I KNOW IT’S ONLY MISTLETOE (BUT I LIKE IT) SPILL MAGAZINE DIGS DEEP INTO SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2024 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) Well, it is that time of year again, to gather friends and family and get together for Christmas, the most [...]
THE NATIONAL ROME 4AD The National have had a busy few years, encompassing two albums, a well-received Glastonbury headline slot, and a much-needed return to the top table of indie rock. This, then, doubles as a celebration of that re-ascension [...]
KIM DEAL NOBODY LOVES YOU MORE 4AD When you hear the words “Kim Deal’s first solo album”, you’d be forgiven for expecting to hear more of the same clattering rhythms and incongruous lyricism that made her a behemoth of the alternative rock scene [...]
THE NATIONAL ANNOUNCE ROME RECORDED LIVE AT THE HISTORIC PARCO DELLA MUSICA ENNIO MORRICONE OUT DECEMBER 13 4AD The National have announced today the December 13 release of Rome, a 21-track digital and two-LP set recorded live (without overdubs) [...]
CUMGIRL8 SHARE “AHHHH!HHHH! (I DON’T WANNA GO)” SINGLE + VIDEO 4AD LABEL DEBUT LP THE 8TH CUMMING OUT OCTOBER 4 After coming-of-age with their introductory self-titled EP (2020), experiencing their own end with their [...]
FUTURE ISLANDS RELEASE ONE-OFF SINGLE “GLIMPSE” LATEST ALBUM PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE OUT NOW ON 4AD Baltimore’s Future Islands have shared a brand-new song, “Glimpse”. Recorded during the People Who Aren’t There Anymore [...]
KIM DEAL ANNOUNCES DEBUT SOLO ALBUM & SHARES “CRYSTAL BREATH” ALBUM OUT IN NOVEMBER VIA 4AD Kim Deal announces her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You More, due November 22nd on 4AD. She recently shared “Crystal Breath,” a [...]
HAROLD BUDD, ELIZABETH FRASER, ROBIN GUTHRIE, SIMON RAYMONDE THE MOON AND THE MELODIES 4AD The Moon And The Melodies is a collaboration between four very talented artists, three of which were the three members of The Cocteau Twins. Harold Budd [...]
KIM DEAL RELEASES NEW SOLO SINGLE “COAST” 4AD “Coast” was written in 2020 after being at her friend Mike Montgomery’s wedding when the house band, The Grape Whizzers, jammed Jimmy Buffett’s 1977 “Margaritaville” with [...]
CUMGIRL8 ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, AND UK TOUR DEBUT LP PHANTASEA PHARM DUE LATER THIS YEAR VIA 4AD Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 announce a string of forthcoming North American, European, and UK tour dates, kicking off this October and [...]
CUMGIRL8 SHARE “QUITE LIKE LOVE” STAND-ALONE SINGLE VIA 4AD DEBUT LP PHANTASEA PHARM DUE LATER THIS YEAR Stand-alone single “quite like love” by Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 arrives following of a string of recent US headline shows [...]
ADRIANNE LENKER BRIGHT FUTURE 4AD Big Thief lead singer Adrianne Lenker’s newest solo album, Bright Future, is her first solo release since Songs and Instrumentals, which were both released on October 23, 2020. Since then, Lenker has [...]
CUMGIRL8 SHARE “GLASSHOUR” SINGLE ON 4AD UPCOMING SHOWS AT SXSW + SUPPORTING BRATMOBILE IN NYC Kicking off 2024 with a bang, Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 have returned with a brand new single entitled “glasshour,” [...]
FUTURE ISLANDS RELEASE VIDEO FOR “THE THIEF” | ANNOUNCE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE 4AD On the heels of last week’s release of its seventh album People Who Aren’t There Anymore (4AD), Future Islands have unveiled [...]
FUTURE ISLANDS PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE 4AD It’s been a long wait for Future Islands’ latest effort, with it being four years since their last release, the acclaimed As Long As You Are. Thankfully, it only takes a few bars of title [...]
FUTURE ISLANDS SHARE NEW SONG “SAY GOODBYE” ALBUM PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE OUT JANUARY 26 VIA 4AD At the end of this month, Future Islands will release their highly anticipated new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore (Jan, 26, 2024 / [...]
THE BREEDERS RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “DIVINE MASCIS” | LAST SPLASH (30th ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL ANALOG EDITION) OUT SEPTEMBER 22 4AD The Breeders have released a track from their upcoming reissue of Last Splash (out on Friday), “Divine [...]
THE NATIONAL LAUGH TRACK 4AD You wait four years for a new album from The National, and two come along at once. Hot on the heels of the excellent First Two Pages Of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is a surprise release from the Brooklyn-based gloom [...]
THE BREEDERS ANNOUNCE 30th ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL ANALOG EDITION OF LAST SPLASH + SHARE UNRELEASED TRACK “GO MAN GO” 4AD A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year. Recorded by the ‘classic’ Breeders [...]
The National First Two Pages Of Frankenstein 4AD With its latest album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, The National continues to prove why it is one of the best alternative rock bands working today. First Two Pages of Frankenstein features [...]
Daughter Stereo Mind Game Glassnote Records/4AD After seven years, Daughter has released another album. It was worth the wait. Stereo Mind Game features poetic lyrics, stunning instrumentation, and powerful vocals. Each track is incredibly [...]
U.S. GIRLS NEW ALBUM BLESS THIS MESS COMING FEBRUARY 24 ON 4AD | NEW SINGLE/VIDEO FOR “FUTURES BET” OUT NOW ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS The highly anticipated eighth album by U.S. Girls, the nom de plume of North American [...]
Dry Cleaning New Long Leg 4AD Story has it South London-based Dry Cleaning has its origin in a long-ago karaoke night and a small garage in which guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton, and Lewis Maynard would collaborate together. After [...]
Future Islands As Long As You Are 4AD Nearly three years after releasing The Far Field (2017) and six years after their breakout album Singles (2014), Future Islands have returned with another beautiful new wave synth-pop album called As Long As [...]
