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Life’s quests forms the central theme in Kathryn Calder’s latest animated video called Slip Away which was directed by Dean Tzenos. As the song title suggests, we don’t always get what we want in our quests. Kathryn had the original idea for the video and the artwork is based on some of her own original work. You can see more her art featured on Are You My Mother (out Aug. …

Sarah Blasko recently performed at The Flowerpot in London, collaborating with Angus & Julia Stone as part of a Communion Club Night. The extension of the Communion umbrella to Australia has resulted in some fine artists joining the ranks for extra exposure in Europe. Sarah Blasko is certainly one to watch out for. Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn And John fame produced her latest album As Day Follows Night. Her …

The weekends have always been about chillin’ and relaxing, taking some time out, enjoying your freedom! Or at least that’s how I remember them from many moons ago. Here’s some Frukie goodness to help you along or to recover from the night before: Blitzen Trapper, one of my favourite tracks – Black River Killer

I recently mentioned about the release of Antony and the Johnsons new album, Swanlights. Here’s a taster from the album. This is Thank You For You Love, if you like it you can sign up to the mailing list and download it for free.

Dark Night Of The Soul is a music and visual art project instigated and helmed by Danger Mouse. This unique, unconventional endeavour unites a wonderful album length piece of music by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and a host of guest vocalists with a collection of original David Lynch photography. David Lynch’s imagery is wholly inspired by and based on the music providing a visual narrative to the record.

Introducing J Irvin Dally. $5 for his new EP, you can’t go wrong! Get Despistado. Dally will be hitting the road in early September on a US west coast tour. Full details are yet to be confirmed but in the meantime check him out.

In tribute to his home state, Casey Shea has covered the Modest Mouse song Florida. You can hear it now and download it for free (see below), maybe play it on rainy days:

Lost in the Trees managed to catch the attention of La Blogotheque. The band recently signed to Anti and have an album due out this month called All Alone in an Empty House which maybe inspired the setting for these videos.

Jasper Sloan Yip is a multi-genre singer/songwriter with a dynamic and versatile band behind him. His musical career began with the release of his solo debut “White Elephant” under the moniker “the Blenheim Street Project” in the summer of 2007. Recorded at home with a single broken microphone, “White Elephant” was the first and only public expression of Jasper’s songwriting. For the release, Jasper built a stage in the backyard …

Silver Apples play The Luminaire in Kilburn, London this Sunday – 8th August. Sonic Boom, will be joining Simeon on stage for a handful of tracks. Silver Apples are a psychedelic electronic music duo from New York City composed of Simeon Coxe III, who performs as Simeon, on a primitive synthesizer of his own devising (also named The Simeon), and until his death in 2005, drummer Danny Taylor. The group …

School of Seven Bells released this video for Windstorm this week which premiered on Facebook. They’ve also released a couple of tracks for full preview. Babelonia is included below. The video was filmed in Brooklyn and was directed by David Altobelli.

Sonny and the Sunset’s vintage-style west coast pop songs tell sordid tales of death, drowning, outcasts, heavenly visions and otherworldly despair. Their newest LP, Tomorrow is Alright radiates with a classic yet indefinable sound, almost like a futuristic 50’s R&B. California native Sonny Smith started his career playing in a blues piano bar nestled in the mountain towns of Colorado at the age of eighteen. He then embarked on a …