on repeat

what’s currently dominating our stereo

  • Wye Oak – Civilian / Hoxton Bar & Kitchen

    This is one of the most beautiful versions of one of the most beuatiful songs you’ll hear all year. If you want to dig deeper you’ll find the original version of ‘Civilian’ on the album of the same name from Baltimore duo Wye Oak. Thanks to www.hauskonzerte.com for capturing this rendition of the track back in February. Catch Wye Oak at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen on June 16th if you’re in London and lucky enough to get a ticket. // more

  • EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints

    EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints

    ‘Past Life Martyred Saints’ is the debut solo album from South Dakota’s Erika M. Anderson or EMA as she is now known. So the story goes Erika moved to L.A. when she was 18 as she “liked Welcome To The Jungle”, as fine a reason as any by us, and went about making music in noise-folk outfit Amps for Christ and then as part of cult ‘genre defying’ duo Gowns with Ezra Buchla. Take a listen to the album’s first, frankly awesome, track ‘The Grey Ship’ recorded half in lo-fi and half in hi-fi and head to her label Souterrain Transmissions for a free download and the album (out now). // more

  • On Repeat: Harry Crampton

    On Repeat: Harry Crampton

    All we know about Harry Crampton at this stage is what his Soundcloud tells us, “Harry has been playing as a solo artist around London for the past year, he has now replaced his acoustic guitar for an electric with his main influences being the likes of Sonic Youth, Pixies and Tom Waits”. What we do know is that we can also hear shades of Kurt Cobain in this exciting new London talent and that we’ll be keeping a watchful eye on where he goes from here.

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  • Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo

    Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo

    One time The War On Drugs member Kurt Vile is back with his fourth album, his second for Matador Records, under his awesome Kurt Vile and The Violators moniker. Smoke Ring For My Halo follows 2009′s ‘Childish Prodigy’ and confirms Kurt as one of the finest young American songwriters out there with Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) perhaps being his main rival for the title right now.

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