Singles of the Week (01//22)

1) Lazy Queen - Bed/Head

  

digital release 5/11/2021 new mini/album (12") A Human Reaction out 18/3/2022 

Lazy Queen entered the Norwegian music scene like a breath of fresh air by way of New York, and today, the four-piece led by Henrik Gacía Søberg (they/them) have returned with a stunning cacophony of introspection on new single “Bed/Head”. Powered by their unique amalgamation of guitar structures from Brooklyn’s DIY scene and bouncy slacker pop melodies, the new track (produced by long-time Lazy Queen collaborator Morten Øby at Taakenheimen Lydriket in Oslo) sees the band take a tongue-in-cheek look at the causality between coping mechanisms and isolation, while knowing life continues all the same. Speaking on the track, Henrik explains “Bed/Head is what your room smells when you haven’t gotten out of bed for a week straight. It’s feeling like your friends have forgotten you exist, and you’ve given them every reason to. It’s forgetting the sound of your own voice. It’s isolation and looking for a way out. It’s also a noisy pop song.” VIDEO Directed by: Johan Lundsten Starring: Lazy Queen, Ida Alamaa & Hanna Tebrand Makeup: Märta Dahlberg & cast Special thanks: Helene Myhre / Hendrix Hair MUSIC Artist: Lazy Queen Title: Bed/Head ISRC: SEXCG2105001 Music: Henrik García Søberg, Jørgen Natland Apeness, Petter Enger Anderdal, Jon Bernhard Hunskaar, Morten Øby Lyrics: Henrik García Søberg Label: Icons Creating Evil Art Publishing: ICEA, CMG Holding AB (STIM) LC Code: 83762

 

 

 
(video - Icons Creating Evil Art)

2) Oh Hiroshima - Humane

 

 

Swedish post-rock duo new single from album Myriad out 4/3/2022 

Following their latest magnum opus, Oscillation (2019), Swedish post-rock masters OH HIROSHIMA return with their fourth studio album, Myriad, slated for a release on March 4, 2022 via Napalm Records. Due to the ongoing pandemic lockdowns, the band had more time to devote to delivering an epic successor, unquestionably raising the bar and excelling with grandeur! It’s a mixture of emotions – from infinite sadness to moments of clarity, and heart-rending melodies blending into a rumbling volcano of aesthetic noise and a ferocious power, but also the unique use of trumpets, cello and trombones throughout – that sees OH HIROSHIMA outclass and grow renowned not only in post-rock circles but beyond. Every track stands out from the others, while the band incorporates a lot more influences from different genres than they’ve done previously. Now being a duo since early 2021, after former bassist Simon Forsberg left the band, surely had a major impact on their new album‘s process but also a challenging chance to step up their songwriting game. There is still a lot of post-rock on Myriad, but it seems the brothers Jakob Hemström and Oskar Nilsson managed to kick down the creative walls of the band and made use of a much broader musical palette. The band has always been masters of dramatic ambience, which songs such as the beautifully crafted “Humane” perfectly emphasize while gradually building into a mesmerizing track, before eventually exploding into a sonic ascension of grace and breathtaking power. The mournful key-based intro of “All Things Pass” leads into the dark and bleak facets of OH HIROSHIMA’s epic sound universe, whereas songs such as the haunting “Ascension” – with its glistening guitar lines and the otherworldly voice of Jakob Hemström – leave you lost in a sphere of sadness mixed with light and hope, matching the imposing sonic melancholy of the track and throughout the record. Recorded by Kristian Karlsson (pg. lost, Cult Of Luna ), and once again mixed and mastered by Cult Of Luna’s Magnus Lindberg, with Myriad, OH HIROSHIMA demonstrate outstanding ability – melding captivating melody with epic, fulminating fervency, and delivering a majestic masterpiece which will undoubtedly be an early album of the year contender! 

 

(digital, video - Napalm)

3) Give My Remains to Broadway - Beyond the Gates of Xouztoth

 

 

 Give My Remains to Broadway is a dark-wave band from Toronto, Ontario. 

The groups chilling, yet captivating instrumentals are composed by Deegs, while Cartoon Ben contributes haunting vocals. Their debut 5-track project, "Beyond the Gates of Xouztoth", releases January 5th, 2022, and tells a dark tale of a mortal soul lost to forces of evil & chaos. Give My Remains to Broadway' debut 5-track project, "Beyond the Gates of Xouztoth", releases January 5th, 2022, and tells a dark tale of a mortal soul lost to forces of evil & chaos. 

credits released January 5, 2022 Vocals: Cartoon Ben Executive Producer: Deegs

 

 
(EP - Give My Remains to Broadway)

4) Lights & Motion - The World I Remember

 

 

News from Gothenburg, Sweden ambient, post-rock Christoffer Franzén 

Official Visual for the new single and title-track from the upcoming Lights & Motion album The World I Remember. 

Album will be released on February 4th through Deep Elm Records.

 

(digital - Deep Elm)

5) THE MAZE CAB - New Ways

 

 

New single from noise-pop / post-punk Berlin, Germany band 

 

(digital - The Maze Cab)
 

vinyl:
EPs:
Angy Kore · Gabriel Padrevita - Shameless /EP/
Robin Guthrie - Springtime /EP/
Blurgundy - Be Well /EP/
R. Missing - Placelessness and Saturnining /EP/
Miserable Things - 2022 /EP/
Suddenly We Stopped Dreaming - Because of You /EP/
Bungle - Forms /EP/
digi single, video:
Postcards - Summer
Casino Garden - Michael Fuzzbender
STOMP TALK MODSTONE - I'll Believe
Desmond Doom - I Hope I Never See Your Face Again
Love Cave - Honey Drips
Low - I Can Wait
Let's Eat Grandma - Happy New Year
Orbital - Are We Here? (30 Something) /Remixes/
alt-J - Hard Drive Gold
The Districts - Outlaw Love
Husbands - Wishbone
Guided By Voices - Excited Ones
Gentle Party - God Complex
G.I. BILL - Not In My Backyard
Qlowski - Folk Song
Thom Southern - She's So Precious
EVNTYD - Parisian Fur
Jesse D'Kora - the Fourth Day of November
Anna Vaverková - Roztomilá Holka
flu flu - Atmosphere (feat. Anton Sapristi)
The Florist - Red Lights
Velvet Cathedral - Thirds
The Smile - You Will Never Work In Television Again
Diegetic - Untitled
Seasoning - Friends