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Sleigh Bells have today shared new track “Rainmaker,” the second single from their forthcoming mini-LP Kid Kruschev due out November 10th, 2017. Following on the heels of the dark, meditative “And Saints”, “Rainmaker” marks a return to the band’s block-party influences, mixing a subtly eq’d sampling of The Soul Searchers’ classic “Ashley’s Roachclip” break-beat (made famous in Eric B & Rakim’s “Paid In Full”), with layers of gritty head-rush instrumental immersion, careening guitars, pep rally stomps and Krauss’s urgent, crystalline vocals to glorious effect.

Says the band’s Derek Miller about the song:  “Some of you might recognize the main synth/chord progression of ‘Rainmaker’ from the trailer we made for Reign of Terror back in 2011. I’ve always loved those chords…only took me six years to find the right spot for them. I’ve also been dying to sample the Soul Searchers ‘Ashley’s Roachclip’ break, which is up there with Funky Drummer in my humble opinion (Miss you, Clyde). I think the two speak to each other, puts me in a good place. And of course I really, really love Alexis’s vocal which sounds desperate in the best way.”

Sleigh Bells – comprised of vocalist Alexis Krauss and producer/guitarist Derek Miller – will release a mini-album entitled Kid Kruschev on November 10th, 2017 via ourselves across Europe and the band’s own label Torn Clean in the US. The collection’s first song, a dark, meditative track entitled “And Saints,” is available now.

Says Miller about the new songs:

“Doesn’t feel like the sky is falling, feels more like it fell. Maybe a long time ago and it’s just more obvious now. Lots of friction and darkness as well as opposition to all that, which has been inspiring to see. Alexis moved north of Brooklyn recently, somewhere with trees and cliffs, providing us with a new space to write and record without pissing off neighbors, so that’s what we’ve been doing. We didn’t want to wait another year or two to release something. We like the idea of putting out shorter records at a more consistent rate, so we’re gonna give it a shot for a while, see how it feels. Thanks for listening. Take care.”

Dream Wife have shared the music video for Fire. Self-described by the band as “Icelandic road trip meets The Craft” and directed by Glashier.

Dream Wife have today also announced that, following their triumphant stateside SXSW debut earlier this year, they will return to the U.S. this November for their NYC and LA headline debuts.   Tickets here.

13/11/2017 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
16/11/2017  Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

Suzi Wu is gearing up for the release of her debut EP, ‘Teenage Witch’ out on Friday 8^th September 2017. Following the Beats1 World Record title track, Suzi today shares her debut music video for her captivating single ‘Taken Care Of’. Suzi explains, “The video is a surreal look at an early morning walk home through London. I wanted to show a disconnect between youth and their parents – what does your little darling get up to at night? I came across a brilliant film maker called SHINY who understood what I was trying to do and really helped to bring my idea to life.”

‘Teenage Witch’ is available to pre-order now, on a limited edition coloured vinyl run of just 300 copies, or digitally here.

Following the recent release of Samantha Urbani’s long awaited debut EP Policies of Power, ‘Hints and Implications’ has today been given the video treatment. Directed by Daniel J. Algarin, the video splices retrograde graphics as Urbani tussles with an alter-self and proves to be the perfect visual accompaniment to the EP’s bold opening track.   In Samantha’s own words:

“The concept of the video was originally meant to be a surrealist inescapable nightmare, a dream within a dream- my favorite Poe poem- as the songs about an impossible communication block & the ontology of interpersonal truth itself- juxtaposed with the absurdity of mundane life – I kept saying “twilight zone x maya deren x clerks” (3 of my favorite and most relatable things ever) – but as the video started coming together more through the edit than the treatment, it related to the sound of the song more than the concept – new wave x nu metal. 

 We tied it into the amazing EP artwork by Brodie Kaman, and held it up to the coloring genius of the video for Lush’s first video for De Luxe & the genius Jean Paul Goude x Grace Jones images… starring my most Edward Furlong self, in my mystic pizza hat.”

“Policies of Power” EP is available to order now, on a limited edition transparent coloured vinyl run of just 300 copies.  The video was premiered by PAPERmag.