Labels
Trouble in Mind
Trouble in Mind are a super dedicated couple (trio if you like to count their daughter) from Chicago. In the past year they've released records by bands as good as Ty Segall and The Fresh and Only's and their current "label bundle" - 'cause you know you'll want all four - features gory noises from Hex Dispensers, Seattle psychkids Night Beats, dusty power pop from Sticks N Stones and The Pets' sideproject Tropical Sleep. Read on »
Past Perfect: Germs of Youth
Like, why were bands better in the past? Why don't more bands sound like Felt and come on, why the hell are the government making it so hard to be on the dole? Read on »
Wichita is 10
Wichita Records celebrates its 10th birthday with a series of parties this week so we've had a think about the label and our favourite moments in their history. Warning: contains personal memories. Critical analysis can F-off in this case. Read on »
Alien Label: Italian Beach Babes
Italian Beach Babes is a cool label and distro run from Conan Roberts' flat in Dalston. We asked him to tell us some rad things about it and he did. The truth is out there. Read on »
Tough Love Records
Tough Love is a record label based in London, but birthed in the slightly less glam town of Coventry (home to Two Tone, The Enemy and not much in between). In the last five years they've released records by the likes of HEALTH, Eat Skull and Male Bonding and with their night Old Money in some of the capital's least swanky bars, played host to many more. We spoke to Stephen from the label (because he's got the biggest ego) about the whys and where's of making it happen. Read on »
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One Thing: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
We're kicking off a brand new series here at Neu!. Having spent the best part of the morning stumbling over names, we've finally settled on "One Thing", for that's what it is: a bunch of bands telling us the one thing they think everyone should know about them. A sort of mission statement, if you will.
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Beck’s Launch Green Box Project
The Green Box Project will help fund a total of 1,000 pieces of independent art.
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Air France: It Feels Good To Be Around You
You just swan off for three years, then you come marching back and expect us to take you back with open arms? Who do you think you are? Oh. Well. Go on then.
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Loney Dear: What Have I Become
Some days we feel that we could add 'Swedish' as a legitimate menu bar item on Neu and be done with it, but then with tracks as good as this offering from Loney Dear to catch up on, who could blame us.
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Field Day: Times & Planner
You'll catch us being more than a bit obsessed with the tombola in Victoria Park on Saturday, but otherwise we might be watching everyone from Wild Beasts through to Star Slinger and Electrelane.
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One Thing: Pure X
We're kicking off a brand new series here at Neu!. Having spent the best part of the morning stumbling over names, we've finally settled on "One Thing", for that's what it is: a bunch of bands telling us the one thing they think everyone should know about them. A sort of mission statement, if you will.
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MGMT Curate LateNightTales, Cover Bauhaus
Do you ever forget MGMT exist? We're hardly short of bands who sound More Than A Bit Like the unicorn licking duo, but seems there's activity in the offing with the band set to curate the latest LateNightTales compilation.
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Watch: Young Man Reveals Debut Details, New Video
Colin Caulfield will release the debut album for his new "concept project" Young Man this autumn; 'Ideas Of Distance' is due out on 27th September, via Frenchkiss Records.
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jj: We Can’t Stop (Feat. Ne-Yo)
As part of the Adult Swim Singles Program, Ne-Yo sent over a new, original song which was then sent on to jj to play with. The result is 'We Can't Stop' - which you can check out here.
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Music Math: Modeselekor + Thom Yorke = This (& Shipwreck)
German duo Modeselektor are lucky types. They don't get to boast just one Thom Yorke collaboration on their forthcoming album 'Monkeytown' - they get two.
