Our Song of the Day comes from Vienna-based band DAWA who release their “Put It Away Remixes” EP tomorrow (16th June) via Las Vegas Records. Some of their influences are José Gonzalez, Junip, Fink and Santana. Take a listen.
Recorded in two days immediately following the completion of Buena Vista Social Club with many of the same musicians, ‘Introducing….Rubén González’ now gets a welcome reissue on double 180gm vinyl.
This week Aguirre Records release Terry Riley’s Persian Surgery Dervishes, available again on vinyl (double LP) for the first time since the 70s. The release features two live performances, one recorded in Los Angeles and the other in Paris.
Our Song of the Day is ‘Fine Horseman’ from Lal and Mike Waterson’s 1972 folk-noir masterpiece Bright Phoebus which will be reissued by Domino on August 4th including a deluxe version containing 12 demos for the album.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan announce news of Chori Chori Remixes EP which will be released on June 24th. Listen to the remix of ‘Chori Chori’ by Irish alt-folk and electronica alchemist Seamus Fogarty.
After his critically acclaimed debut album under the moniker Det Stora Monstret (2014), singer-songwriter Jacob Johansson returns with a brand-new venture to sit alongside it: Mount Song. Watch the latest video Here it Goes.
Listen to ‘The Hold Up’ by Whetherman, a song on which he merges the parallels of financial instability with gun violence. It features on his forthcoming album ‘This Land’ which pays homage to the collective messages spread by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.
Iron & Wine will release Beast Epic, his first new material in over four years, on 25th August via Sub Pop. He has also delivered a video for the lead track, “Call It Dreaming,” which stars the singer and was directed by J. Austin Wilson. Watch it here.
NPR announce full album stream of Fleet Foxes Crack-Up, one of the most highly anticipated album releases of the year. Also, watch their latest video If You Need To, Keep Time on Me. The album is due for release this month on 16 June.
Headland came into being in 2013 to soundtrack super8 film fragments depicting surfing and coastal culture in and around Lennox Head, Australia in the 1970s. Their new release slow-motion footage by award-winning filmmaker Stephen Jones overscores each track…watch Beneath the Eyes
PJ Harvey and Ramy Essam have come together to write and record ‘The Camp’ (our Song of the Day) which they hope will raise awareness and much needed support towards the health and educational well-being of displaced children in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon.
