Monthly Archives: May 2012

Alpines – new single released in June | Music News

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Following the releases of the ‘Night Drive’ EP, ‘Cocoon’ and their recent collaborations with Maya Jane Cole, Craze + Hoax and Darksky, Alpines announce the release of their new single ‘Empire’ on June 11th.

With support from Grimmy, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and 6 music through to Pitchfork, Fader and Abeano among others, Alpines also found a fan in Florence Welch when she asked them to support Florence and The Machine on their recent sold out Alexandra Palace shows in March; “they sound like The xx crossed with Kate Bush”.

Listen to the new single below:

 

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Free Cymbals download | Music News

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Following the recent release of their mini album, out now on Tough Love Records, Cymbals have released a free download via their soundcloud page. The song is a remix of their recent single ‘No Bad Decisions’ by US psychedelic pop maverick Lazy Hurricane.

 

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Bullion: new EP released 7th May, listen in full here | Music News

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Acton “chillwave” artist Bullion his new EP ‘Love Me Oh Please Love Me’ on May 7th. The 6 track EP features 5 songs written by Bullion along with a cover of ‘The Age of Self’ by Robert Wyatt. The mini-album features Bullion only on drum machines, guitars, synths and vocals. The record is available to pre-order here and to listen to below:

 

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Female & British | Friday Five

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A new feature and a simple one. It’s Friday. You should be working but you can’t be bothered. Frost will introduce you to five brilliant acts that if you’re not listening to already, then you ought to be. This week the brief is British and Female.

 

Es Muss Sein – a young female singer from Kent., first seen supporting Glasvegas at their recent London show. This track is a live version of ‘Sail’ from her recent ‘Es Muss Sein’ EP.

 

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She Makes War – in her own words she’s a “London-dwelling gloom-pop solo artist” and one who recently covered Madonna in collaboration with Hope and Social. Below is ‘Exit Strategy, the lead track from her recent ‘Little Battles’ LP. If you’re quick you can catch her on tour now.

 

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Evans The Death – a slice of Babes in Toyland-esque speed-pop from a great new London band:

 

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Eliza Newman – ok so she wasn’t born here, or indeed born Newman. When I first saw her live, with previous outfit Bellatrix, she was under the name Eliza Geirsdóttir but let’s not split hairs over a voice this good. Originally from Iceland, now resident in London she writes beautifully complex pop songs. ‘Pie In The Sky’ is the title track to her 2nd solo album, released last year.

 

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Scout Niblett – originally from Nottingham, now resident in Portland, Oregon, Ms Niblett has been rocking her minimalist sound for over a decade to critical acclaim. This track, ‘Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death’, is a superb mix of drums and vocals. Splendid!

 

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THQ CONFIRMS DEVELOPMENT OF SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – ENTER THE DOMINATRIX

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Thank heavens April Fools day jokes are long gone – otherwise one could be forgiven for thinking this latest announcement from THQ Inc was a prank but isn’t.  THQ and Volition, Inc have announced the development of Saints Row: The Third – Enter The Dominatrix, a standalone expansion to Saints Row: The Third.

Slated for an Augsty/ Septemberish release date on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, Saints Row: The Third – Enter The Dominatrix looks to take the award-winning, over-the-top action of Saints Row: and mix it up a little by throwing in super powers.

Executive Vice President of THQ Danny Bilson, stated in a recent press release “Faster than a speeding cyber jet bike, more powerful than a chromed-out SUV, able to leap flying aircraft carriers in a single bound… That’s the power you’ll find inside the Dominatrix. Use it for good. Use it for evil. Use it for whatever you want. As always in Saints Row, it’s up to you,”

With a franchise of reportedly more than 11 million units shipped globally so far, it looks like an incredible amount of fun for Saints Row fans and most importantly as it’s a standalone expansion will give users good reason to hold on to their copies and not trade them in just yet.

Enter the Dominatrix picks up immediately following the events of Saints Row: The Third with a story just as wacky and fun. For those of you not up to date with Saints Row, it is kind of like a mix between Grand Theft Auto and…erm something very very different. Put it this way, it has long been regarded as the guilty pleasure of gaming. Very tongue in cheek and serious at the same time, wrestlers, gangsters, guns and hitting people over the head with a huge bright pink dildo. This expansion sounds like it will add something very Matrixy to the mix and increase its longetivity.

More details and a first look at Saints Row: The Third – Enter the Dominatrix will be available this summer stay tuned to Frost for more details.

She Makes War + Hope And Social cover Madonna in collaboration | Music News

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London-based singer She Makes War has taken time out from her UK tour with Chris TT to join Leeds rockers Hope And Social on their Crypt Covers project. The songstress joined the band to record a cover of Madonna’s ‘Dress You Up’ and you can watch the video below. The song is the 2nd installment of the project, which last month saw them team up with Ellen & The Escapades to record a cover of Robert Palmer’s “Addicted To Love”. A full album from the project is due later this

Catch SMW on tour now. Details here.

 

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Toots and the Maytals confirmed as Beacons Festival headliners | Music News

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Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals have been confirmed to headline the Stool Pigeon stage of Yorkshire’s Beacon Festival. The festival, will runs from 17th-19th August, will play host to the band on the final night.

As if the band need an introduction, but we’ll give you one anyway. They started releasing records from their base in Kingston, Jamaica in the early 1960s, working with the likes of Prince Buster and getting their first major hit, ‘Monkey Man’ in 1970. Their influence is cast far and wide, beyond the immediate world of roots music and into the punk and ska revival of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, through to modern songwriters like the late Amy Winehouse. Toots isn’t just about nostalgia, though; he continues to record and release new music, bringing sunshine everywhere he performs.

 

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Fellow bands at the festival include Roots Manuva, Wild Beasts, Patrick Wolf and Ghostpoet. Tickets are available here.

Black Dice unveil new video | Music News

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Brooklyn’s Black Dice reveal the self-directed video for “Rodriguez”, a track off their new LP Mr. Impossible out now on Ribbon Music.  An exclusive 7-inch for “Rodriguez” featuring b-side “Pissed In A Cave” with art by band member Bjorn Copeland will be available exclusively via Ribbon Mart.

Have a watch of the video below.

 

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The band are currently on tour in the US but head to Europe in September including a show in London. Details here.