It's been a long time coming, but today we're excited to finally announce Miserable's debut LP Uncontrollable! The album will feature nine songs, including "Oven" (listen now via SoundCloud). Noisey premiered it today and calls it, "desperately sad, and blissfully lovely".
Succeeding a string of EPs (Halloween Dream and Dog Days), Uncontrollable follows as Kristina's most complete and nuanced work. Written and recorded over the course of a year, this debut LP is consequentially the most emotional, and quite frankly, saddest release in her history as an artist. Wrestling with insecurities, grief, and the lingering feeling of lack of control, Uncontrollable compiles nine songs drenched with feeling.
Uncontrollable will be released on April 29th, both digitally and on limited edition vinyl.
Pre-order Uncontrollable on the following formats: – Vinyl – MP3 – Starter Pack (including past Miserable releases)
We're thrilled to announce that The Native Sound will release Plastic Flowers' Heavenly worldwide on April 22nd! The eleven track album features the single "Diver" (listen now via SoundCloud or YouTube). Clash Music premiered it today, and calls it "nostalgia-laden dream pop" and liken it to Galaxie 500 and My Bloody Valentine.
Plastic Flowers is a Dream Pop band from London, UK, formed in late 2011 by multi-instrumentalist George Samaras. We will be releasing Heavenly on vinyl, as well as digitally. Track & Field Records will be helping us out with a tape release. Digital, vinyl, and tape editions of Heavenly are currently available for pre-order at our webstore. All orders include an instant download of "Diver".
Pre-order Heavenly on the following formats: – MP3 – Vinyl – Cassette Tape
More on Heavenly:
Plastic Flowers is a Dream Pop band from London, UK, formed in late 2011 by multi-instrumentalist George Samaras. He has recorded two full length studio albums Evergreen (2014) and Heavenly (2016).
After graduating from high school he experimented with drone sounds and worked closely with other musicians, including former band member Angelos Paschalidis. During his college years in Thessaloniki he begun recording under the name Plastic Flowers and quickly released a series of EP's and singles that received praise for their lo-fi feeling and warmth. The hazy atmosphere created with the heavy use of soft guitars and multilayered synth patterns are some of the main characteristics of Plastic Flowers' sound.
BBC described his music as "very ethereal soundscapes accompanied by warm vocals" while DIY Magazine labelled him as a "Greek wunderkind musician." After a prolonged period of writing and experimentation, his second full length album entitled "Heavenly" will be released April 22nd, 2016 through The Native Sound. Recordings took place between October and December 2015 in North West London.
Today we're releasing Koji's brand-new single, "Keeping Count"! Head over to Alternative Press to stream it and read an interview with Koji regarding the song's influence (er, Donald Trump).
“Keeping Count” also marks the second entry in our Private Press series. Pressed on made-to-order hand-numbered square 7” lathes, “Keeping Count” will be on sale for a one week period. At the end of that week we will press the exact amount ordered, and that’s it. No repressing ever. This is your only chance to ever own this 7”, so if you want it, order by February 15. All orders should ship about three weeks later.
Pre-order Keeping Count on the following formats: – 7" Lathe Cut – Starter Pack (including past Koji releases)
Upcoming tour dates: 3/25 - Harrisburg, PA @ The Millworks (Keeping Count release show) 3/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Chapel (Keeping Count release show) 3/27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Aviv (Keeping Count release show) 3/29 - Oneonta, NY @ House Sho 3/30 - Scranton, PA @ The Other Side 3/31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Black Forge Coffee 4/1 - Akron, OH @ Kling Thing 4/2 - Detroit, MI @ Assemble 4/3 - Lansing, MI @ Robin Theater 4/4 - Muskegon, MI @ Temple House 4/6 - Chicago, IL @ Township
Vow is back, and today Noisey is streaming "Withdraw". It's the first single off their forthcoming debut album, out this Spring. "Withdraw" also marks the first entry in our Private Press series. Pressed on made-to-order hand-numbered square 7” lathe cuts, “Withdraw” will be on sale for a one week period. At the end of that week we will press the exact amount ordered, and that’s it. No repressing ever, one and done. This is your only chance to ever own this 7”, so if you want it, order by February 3rd. All order should ship about two weeks later.
Oh, and Nick Steinhardt of Touché Amoré has joined Vow as a permanent member on guitar. And Elliot Babin, his bandmate from Touché recorded drums on "Withdraw" as well. "Withdraw" marks a departure from the synth-pop of their former life, and focuses more on the indie rock elements we'll all hear on their upcoming album.
Pre-order Withdrawon the following formats: – MP3 – 7" Lathe Cut – Starter Pack (including past Vow releases)
FLOOD Magazine just premiered the music video for Funeral Advantage's "Gardensong"! The song comes off this past fall's Body Is Dead LP, available on vinyl, tape, and digitally. On the video FLOOD says, "The idyllic suburban setting and the precociousness of the footage itself lightly recall parts of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood in their high regard for the genuine and sweet sense of possibility kids still believe themselves to have. It’s hard not to cheer for the guy when he makes the move from the driveway to the skate park."
Here are some words from Tyler on the video: "I’ve wanted to make a skate video since I was 11 years old. My friends and I would spend all of our time filming and talking about what music would go with what parts, etc. We didn't have much planned beyond that, it was just going to happen, and that was that.
I don't normally look back fondly on my childhood, but even so, "Gardensong" turned out to be about appreciating the things you used to dream about when you were younger. We never made the skate video, but I like to think this is close to what it would have turned out as. I'm only about 13 years late finishing it."
Upcoming tour dates: 03/16 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East w/ Modern Lives 03/17 – Albany, NY @ Fuze Box w/ Modern Lives 03/18 – Windsor, ON @ Milk w/ Modern Lives 03/19 – Toronto, ON @ D-Beastro w/ Modern Lives 03/20 – Ottawa, ON @ Pressed w/ Modern Lives 03/21 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo w/ Modern Lives
