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Another rockin' return, this time it's Portland, OR’s The Thermals with their seventh full-length album, 'We Disappear' which is due out 25th March via Saddle Creek. The trio – Hutch Harris, Kathy Foster, and Westin Glass – debuted new song “Hey You,” today, have a listen here. 

A pre-order of multiple formats of We Disappear – including a run of clear vinyl limited to only 400 copies – is now available via the Saddle Creek webstore. The album will be available for pre-order via iTunes tomorrow, 7th January, and will include “Hey You” as an instant download with purchase.

Produced by Chris Walla (formerly of Death Cab For Cutie), with whom the band has worked frequently, We Disappear was recorded in Portland at Kung Fu Bakery and in Seattle, WA at The Hall of Justice. 

Hutch Harris talking about the record said; “Technology, love and death are the three obsessions of the record. Our privacy used to be so important to us and now everything has changed - we freely offer once private information about relationships and reveal everything about our day-to-day lives. We’re trying to preserve our life digitally so when we’re gone people won’t forget us. We’re using technology to become immortal. You can even set up Facebook and Twitter accounts to continue updating after you die! We Disappear is about how humans fight the inevitable.”

European live dates are in the pipeline for later this year.

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Austin quartet White Denim have announced Stiff, their sixth studio record and the band also return to the UK next month, where they'll headline London's Islington Assembly Hall and Manchester's Deaf Institute.

Heading into the studio with an external producer to oversee a whole album for the first time - and even writing a tune with Cass McCombs (‘Thank You’) - the band teamed up with the Ethan Johns  to produce their first truly live record. With drummer Joshua Block and guitarist Austin Jenkins now pursuing other production ventures, Petralli and bassist Steve Terebecki have now teamed up with new guitarist Jonathan Horne and drummer Jeffrey Olson. It's a rockin' return!

Stiff is available to pre-order via the White Denim website here or via iTunes here. Tickets for February's Manchester and London shows will be available from 10am on Friday 15th January. A pre-sale will be live at 10am on Wednesday 13th January here. 

 

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Brooklyn-based folkies Paul Meadow share the video for "I Love This Town," the latest single from their Cheap & Easy EP, a five-song collection.  Available now, the limited edition 10" vinyl celebrates "the fall of mankind", according to Paul Meadow. "'I Love This Town' was originally from a jingle called I Love {This Town}, "This Town" being a place holder for any two syllable municipality that we were pitching it to," explains band member Stirling Krusing. "Utility companies loved it. For legal reasons we shouldn't disclose any of the cities' names, but we can tell you they were all shitholes. Naturally, we came up with the idea of loving a town so much you cleanse the filth by purifying it with fire. Never one to let a good thing go, we shilled it on Paul. He ended up thinking he wrote it. "

Watch"I Love This Town" 

Paul Meadow is the creation of Sunset Park, Brooklyn's Stirling Krusing and Chris Lee.  "I met Chris Lee and Stirling Krusing in a drinking establishment after they lost their jobs writing jingles at a notable advertising firm," Meadow explains. "After a couple hours of drinking and discussing these matters I decided to work with 'the boys' to write songs exclusively for me."

Track Listing for this sweet EP soaked with some fine giutar is;

01. I Love this Town
02. Heart of a Dog
03. Cheap & Easy
04. Killer of Dreams
05. Devil you Know

You can stream or buy the EP HERE

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Cambridge Live has announced that it plans to commemorate the life of Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett with a piece of public art that will be displayed at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, the location of his final ever live concerts.

The organisation, which runs the Cambridge Corn Exchange and Cambridge Folk Festival following a transfer from Cambridge City Council on 1st April 2015, applied to Cambridge City Council for Section 106 local devloper funding to enable a piece of public art to commemorate his last ever public perfomances, which was granted at its Community Services Scrutiny committee on 8th October 2015.

The public art piece will be commissioned in collaboration with Syd Barrett’s family who will work with Cambridge Live on the project. The piece will be unveiled in 2016 which marks both the 10th anniversary of Syd’s death as well as the 70th anniversary of his birth.

Syd Barrett played his last ever live concerts at the Cambridge Corn Exchange in 1972 as part of the  band Stars with his final ever live appearance supporting Nektar at the venue in 1972.

Using the public art funding provided by Cambridge City Coucil, Cambridge Live plans to work with Syd’s family and the local art community to commission a piece of art to commemorate his life and work and also his association with the venue. The art, which could take the form of a painting, sculpture or installation, will be displayed for the 200,000 people who visit the venue each year to see.

Neil Jones, Operations Director for Cambridge Live said “Syd Barrett is integral to the musical heritage of the city. His contribution to the psychedelic early sound of Pink Floyd is immense and we wish to celebrate his life and work and remember the fact that he played his last ever live appearances at the Cambridge Corn Exchange”.

Carina O’ Reilley, Executive Councillor for City Centre & Public Places said “It is fitting that the life and legacy of someone as creative as Syd Barrett is remembered through a publically accessible piece of art and particularly in a place where he made his last public performance. Cambridge City Council is pleased to help enable this commemoration to the memory of the city’s most famous musical son”.

Speaking on behalf of the Barrett family Syd’s sister Rosemary Breen said “We welcome this opportunity to commemorate Roger (Syd). He was bright, funny, quirky and witty and was an artist not just in terms of ‘music’ or ‘paintings’ but in a much wider sense. We look forward to working with Cambridge Live to create a lasting memory of an inspiring man”.

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Wednesday 6th January marked what would have been the 70th birthday of Syd Barrett, founder member of the Pink Floyd and one of the most influential musicians in British pop history.

To mark the occasion, Syd Barrett's new official website was launched HERE. Celebrating his unique life and career, both of which continue to inspire and enthral, it is a unique resource that offers an unrivalled insight into this enigmatic musician.

The website has been created by those who knew him best - his family and friends. The clean, modern design offers an intimate experience for Syd's fans, incorporating his favourite colour indigo and offering previously unseen, restored family photographs.

Going forward, regular updates will reveal even more exclusive material, photographs and information. Featured songs will receive detailed analysis alongside reviews, essays and images from a range of celebrity guest writers.

Syd's nephew Ian Barrett says "2016 promises to be an exciting year for Syd Barrett's fans and we hope that in keeping with my uncle's talents, this online resource will act as a springboard, inspiring a new generation of artists - both musical and visual."

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Released via Sheffield's Anklebreka record label, Eastern Seaboard Radio Station have released a prog lovers gem with 'Black Moon' 

"So I worried all night long, about the things I could not find,

Seems a Black Moon ain't no good, to soothe a worried mind.

We want everything at once, but it's gonna take some time".

and over time Eastern Seaboard Radio Station should be delivering some more true gems.

You can buy 'Black Moon' HERE for £2

You can also watch the video HERE

 

 

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