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yeule Announces New Album ‘softscars’, Shares New Single ‘dazies’

yeule has announced the follow-up to last year’s Glitch Princess. It’s titled sofstcars, and it’s set for release on September 22 via Ninja Tune. The LP will include the previously unveiled single ‘sulky baby’, which made our Best New Songs list, as well as a new song, ‘dazies’. Also out today is its B-side, an instrumental track called ‘fish in the pool’ that interpolates a piece from the Shunji Iwai film Hana and Alice. Check it out below.

“I took the metaphor of the scar to represent each song, and each scar remains soft,” yeule explained in a statement. “Whether you’re healing from emotional trauma or a physical wound, time never heals a scar completely. There’s no more pain, but you can still see the mark afterward. I have a deep feeling that the things my ancestors went through got passed down; there’s some trauma that just sticks. There was always decay and distortion in my life, there’s always been something wrong or ugly. So the scar reminds me that I’m being protected, and I should protect myself.”

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Spencer Zahn Releases New Song ‘Lawns’

Spencer Zahn has released a new song, ‘Lawns’, his take on a tune by California pianist Carla Bley. It’s lifted from his forthcoming album Statues I, which has already been previewed with ‘Two Cranes’. Take a listen below.

Statues I is due out August 11 on Cascine, and will be followed by Statues II this fall. “The first set of music was songs that felt fully formed as solo piano pieces,” Zahn explained in a statement. “I could live in these compositions as they were. The songs encapsulated a precious six month period of my life upstate. Subdued, minimal, solitary moments.”

Loraine James Shares New Song ‘Déjà Vu’ Featuring RiTchie

Loraine James has unveiled a new track, ‘Déjà Vu’, featuring RiTchie of the Arizona rap group Injury Reserve on vocals. It’s set to appear on her upcoming LP Gentle Confrontation, which was led by the single ‘2003’. Listen below.

Gentle Confrontation is due for release on September 22 via Hyperdub.

CMAT Teams Up With John Grant on New Single ‘Where Are Your Kids Tonight?’

CMAT has teamed up with John Grant for her latest single, ‘Where Are Your Kids Tonight?’. It’s taken from her upcoming LP Crazymad, For Me and follows previous singles ‘Whatever’s Inconvenient’ and ‘Have Fun!’. Check out the duet below.

“I wrote this song when I realized I had turned into my mother,” CMAT explained in a statement. “It’s kind of inspired by this image I had of entering a waterfall-like portal from an Irish kids’ show called ‘Foreign Exchange’ where I’m looking at 1988 and 2023 at the exact same time every time I look at myself in the mirror. To quote a TikTok comment I saw recently: ‘The human experience is absolutely fucking wild.’”

Crazymad, For Me is slated for release on October 13 on AWAL.

Cherry Glazerr Announces New Album, Releases New Song ‘Soft Like a Flower’

Cherry Glazerr has announced her new album, I Don’t Want You Anymore, which will be released September 29 via Secretly Canadian. “The songs on this one are songs I’ve dreamed of making,” frontwoman Clementine Creevy said of the follow-up to 2019’s Stuffed and Ready, which was co-produced with Yves Rothman. Check out its lead single, ‘Soft Like a Flower’, below, along with the cover artwork and tracklist.

“It’s a real ‘losing your fucking shit’ kind’ve vibe,” Creevy explained of ‘Soft Like a Flower’. “I wanted this album to be just heart and soul. Completely exposed. It’s also a little bit about loving the anguish and toxicity that comes with being ruined by another person. Letting go and submitting to them but then catching yourself becoming too much like them.”

I Don’t Want You Anymore Cover Artwork:

I Don’t Want You Anymore Tracklist:

1. Addicted To Your Love
2. Bad Habit
3. Ready For You
4. Touch You With My Chaos
5. Soft Like A Flower
6. Sugar
7. Golden
8. Wild Times
9. Eat You Like A Pill
10. Shattered
11. I Don’t Want You Anymore

Another Michael Announce Two New Albums, Share New Songs

Philadelphia’s Another Michael have announced not one, but two new albums. Wishes to Fulfill will arrive on September 22, while Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down is due out in early 2024 via Run for Cover. The band has also shared Wishes to Fulfill‘s lead single, ‘Angel’, as well as the title track from Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down. Take a listen below.

According to a press release, the albums celebrate the deeply personal connection that can develop between a listener and a song they love. “Music is a medium of communication,” bassist/co-producer Nick Sebastiano said in a statement. “It’s not a purposeful decision to talk about music in our songs but it just inherently means so much to us. If something makes your heart sing, the audience is going to hear it.” Vocalist/songwriter Michael Doherty added, “I think good songs are just ones you can find yourself bringing with you all your life no matter where it takes you.”

Another Michael’s last album was 2021’s New Music and Big Pop. Last year, they shared the song ‘Water Pressure’, which appears on Wishes to Fulfill.

Wishes To Fulfill Cover Artwork:

Wishes To Fulfill Tracklist:

1. Guitars
2. Candle
3. Angel
4. Baseball Player
5. Research
6. Water Pressure
7. Common Ground
8. Wishes To Fulfill
9. Piano Lessons

Water From Your Eyes Reimagine Interpol’s ‘Something Changed’

Water From Your Eyes have reimagined Interpol’s ‘Something Changed’. It’s the latest in a series of interpolations of songs from Interpol’s latest album The Other Side Of Make-Believe, which has so far featured contributions from Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, and Jesu. Check it out below.

“The idea was to invert the tone of the song, like a photo negative,” the duo’s Nate Amos explained in a statement. “Reframing change from something foreboding into something encouraging – as well as creating a conversation between Paul and Rachel in order to place the thoughts externally rather than internally.”

Water From Your Eyes released their latest album, Everyone’s Crushed, earlier this year. Check out our Artist Spotlight interview with Water From Your Eyes.

The Drums Announce New Album ‘Jonny’, Share New Song ‘Better’

Jonny Pierce has announced the sixth studio LP from the Drums. Jonny is set for release on October 13 via ANTI- Records, and it includes the recently released tracks ‘Obvious’, ‘I Want It All’, and ‘Plastic Envelope / Protect Him Always’. Check out the new single ‘Better’ below.

“When I finished Jonny, I listened to it, and I heard my soul reflected back at me,” Pierce said in a press release. “It is devastating and triumphant, it is lost and found, it is confused and certain, it is wise and foolish. It is male and female, it is hard and gentle. To encapsulate ones’ whole self in an album, to honor each and every part of you – even the parts that feel at odds with each other, is to make something deeply human, and because my religion is humanism, the album becomes a sacred place for me to worship. Each feeling a different pew, each song a hymn to the human heart.”

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Georgia Unveils New Single ‘All Night’

Georgia has released a new track from her upcoming full-length, Euphoric, which is due out July 28 via Domino. ‘All Night’ follows previous cuts ‘Give It Up for Love’ and ‘It’s Euphoric’. “I want people to feel inspired and empowered listening to this song,” Georgia said in a statemet. “It’s a celebration of life & the world.” Check out a lyric video for it below.

Special Interest Release New Song ‘Disco 1.5’

Special Interest have shared a new single titled ‘Disco 1.5’. They’ve also announced a run of European tour dates for the fall, including a supporting slot on Sleaford Mods’ UK and Ireland shows at the end of the year. Listen to ‘Disco 1.5’ and find the list of dates below.

Special Interest released their most recent album, Endure, last year. Check out our Artist Spotlight interview with Special Interest.

Special Interest 2023 Tour Dates:

Aug 3 – Rees Haldern, DE – Haldern Pop
Aug 4 – Katowice, PL – OFF Festival
Aug 5 – Tasov, CZ – Beseda U Bigbitu
Aug 10 – Oslo, NO – Oyafestivalen
Aug 11 – Gothenburg, SE – Stay Out West
Aug 16 – Porto, PT – Paredes de Coura
Aug 17 – St Malo, FR – Route Du Rock
Aug 20 – Wales, UK – Green Man Festival
Nov 3 – Los Angeles, US – Substance
Nov 9 – Paris, FR – Pitchfork Festival
Nov 11 – Barcelona, ES – Mira Festival
Nov 22 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy*
Nov 23 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy*
Nov 25 – Dublin, IE – National Stadium*
Nov 28 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy*
Nov 29 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse*
Nov 30 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy*
Dec 2 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace*

*with Sleaford Mods