The Glowing Man is Swans’ heaviest piece of music in years — a strong claim considering their infamy as one of the ugliest, most eviscerating, intense and transcendent guitar bands ever. The track is the half-hour […]
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It goes again: Death Grips – More than the Fairy
Industrial noise-rap crew Death Grips only gave away fifth new album Bottomless Pit last month, but they’ve already released a new track out of nowhere – More Than the Fairy, featuring legendary Primus bassist Les […]
In another shimmer: Pantha du Prince – In an Open Space
German techno producer Pantha Du Prince has just released his new album The Triad, and it’s another production that chimes and glistens in all the right places. The Triad is the follow-up to Hendrik Weber’s […]
Sound of the Singularity: Autechre – Feed1
“Stuff this down your earholes,” is how Tom Ravenscroft introduced this new Autechre track on BBC Radio 6 on Friday night. Feed1 is the first studio track the electronic duo have shared in three years, […]
The industrial evolution: Surgical Meth Machine – Tragic Alert
Industrial noise terrorist Al Jourgensen has been on the metal outskirts for 30-odd years, as leader of Ministry, Revolting Cocks and Lard. Uncle Al’s main day job is Ministry, whose albums The Land Of Rape […]
Are you needing a boost? Wire – Fishes Bones
Post-punk pioneers, art-rock veterans and all-round singular force Wire are streaming their 15th studio album, the eight-track, 26-minute Nocturnal Koreans. No mucking about with filler there. The LP – hosted by NPR – arrives a […]
Kanye West is sure to approve Aziz Ansari and Eric Warehim’s spoof video for Famous
We’ll be waiting ages for Kanye West to release an official promo video for Famous — so comedians Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim have jumped the gun with their own production. The pair are filming […]
Here’s the stunning new video for Lisa O’Neill’s Pothole in the Sky
In the countdown to the release of her third album, Pothole in the Sky, Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill has shared the video to the title track, directed by Dublin-based artist Jason Kearney, who also designed […]
Real horror show: John Carpenter – Distant Dream
Master of horror John Carpenter has left an icy chill down most of our spines, with stark masterpieces like Halloween, The Fog and The Thing among the greatest dystopian genre thrillers of all time. It’s also […]
Start the dance: Underworld’s new video for If Rah
Forbidden Fruit headliners Underworld have released the second single off their new album Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future — the mid-paced stomper If Rah. The track has frontman Karl Hyde channelling Mark E-Smith-style […]
Nils Frahms’ new piece for Piano Day – Son
It’s the post-1916 bank holiday Monday, so there’s a good chance you just woke up with your face glued to the pillow and a few plastic Tricolours in your pockets. You need something to soothe […]
dälek return to hip-hop’s outer limits with new track Guaranteed Struggle
We know it’s Monday but allow us to cast some more gloom over things, just to keep you on your toes. New Jersey experimental hip-hop act dälek have released a new track off their first album […]
Quite contrary: Elysia Crampton – Petrichrist
At first this new track by ‘epic collage‘ artist Elysia Crampton may have you wincing at its contrary elements. The trap hi-hats, digital snake hiss, cartoon cackling and 8-bit boss level warning horns can clutter […]
To Die for: Ghostface ft Raekwon – Let the Record Spin
I’m still feeling a bit short-changed over Wu-Tang’s headliner at Forbidden Fruit in Dublin last week — down a few bodies, cutting the set short and jumping into the back of the van with the cheques […]
A riot of our own: Vic Mensa – U Mad ft Kanye West (video)
Last year I saw Vic Mensa pull off a daft support slot in Dublin with Danny Brown – hip-hop cliche bingo every time he asked everybody to say ‘hell yeah’, split the crowd to see if left or […]
