Music

John Lennon's priceless Rolls-Royce has arrived back on British tarmac for the first time in more than 40 YEARS. The 'carparazzi' have been lining London's streets and visiting hotel car parks this summer to take photos of the exotic motors owned by Middle-Eastern playboys. But the rarest and most valuable car to arrive in the capital could be the 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V first owned by the legendary Beatle. John Lennon’s priceless Rolls-Royce is back on British tarmac for the...

Dignan Porch have put together a stunning new animated video for ‘Golden Beak’. Inspired by the song’s surreal, dreamlike lyrics, the video tells the tale of two brothers who undertake a strange and perilous journey and was directed by the band’s keyboard player Hayley Akins and a few of her animator mates. It's got a Journey / Shadow of the Collusus vibe. Check it out below. Commanding a cult-like following thanks to releases on Faux Discx and the legendary Captured Tracks alongside a long-running...

Soft Fangs has shared his new single, 'Elephant Girl', taken from forthcoming sophomore album, Fractures out 1st September on Disposable America. Gold Flake Paint premiered 'Elephant Girl' calling it "a gorgeous haze of a track, crafting a half-dream shadowiness that recalls Sparklehorse in his most linear form and balancing just the right amount of light and dark for the whole thing to fully intrigue as well as simply charm." Listen below: Soft Fangs is the musical project of Brooklyn-based songwriter, John Lutkevich. Since...

The Shacklewell Arms continues its run of stonking free gigs with a Thursday-night triple-header. LA experimental duo Wreck and Reference round out the night with their unique blend of introspective metal, sounding raw and intelligent through a caustic mix of samples, synthesisers and drums. Schlocky support comes from the cloak-shrouded, smoke-obscured Blackmoon 1348, who base their set in spectacle and hypnotic chanting. Think the Witches of Eastwick with more melodica and you're halfway there. A proper show for a freebie...

Following the release of their acclaimed debut Citadel in 2015, Memnon Sa return with Lemurian Dawn, a cosmic journey through space, time and myth. The guitar driven sound of Citadel has been replaced here by a myriad of analog synthesisers, ancient world instruments, throat singing and strings. Lemurian Dawn channels New Age meditational works, film soundtracks and cosmic jazz from the 70s and 80s. The result could be the soundtrack to a lost 1970’s European sci-fi film, warm analogue sounds...

Today Lomelda, who toured the UK earlier this year as support to Pinegrove, has released "Interstate Vision," the lead single from her upcoming album, Thx. Stereogum, who premiered the track and named Lomelda a Band To Watch, are saying that the track is "rooted in folk music in a way that feels timeless, but Lomelda is very much engaged with the present." Hannah Read, who performs under the moniker Lomelda, makes music that is textural and spacious. Her words are...

UK festivals are overwhelmingly more popular than overseas festivals, according to a new survey. Nearly half (50%) of people say they prefer UK festivals, compared to just 8% who say they prefer to get their festival fix abroad, The survey of festival-goers, conducted by events and ticketing agent, Skiddle, puts to bed the rumour that overseas festivals such as Tomorrowland in Belgium and Outlook in Croatia are the more popular choice with UKfestival-goers. Skiddle Co-Founder and Director Ben Sebborn, commented: “Whilst many festival-goers choose to travel abroad to see what the rest of the world...

Protomartyr have released the first single, and indeed first track, from their upcoming album. ‘A Private Understanding’ is the opener for their fourth full-length, and was pegged as the album's opening statement the second it was finished. At once beautiful and brutal, it mutates from drum-led oddity to unlikely anthem, with some of Casey’s most potent lyrical work at its centre: “Sorrow's the wind blowing through/Truth is hiding in the wire.” The video, shared today, was inspired by a recent...

Bleakender III @The Shacklewell Arms 7.7.17 Last weekend saw Night Terror's third edition of their Bleakender events, boasting a range of underground acts over three nights in the cosy confines of the Shacklewell Arms' gig room. The events are always free, always packed and always loud as all hell. TLE got down on the Friday night to catch Es, Housewives and surprise guests Spectres in all their blaring psych-out glory. Es Es Es Spectres Spectres Spectres Housewives Housewives Housewives Housewives...