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The Band’s Cover Album of The Blue Nile's Hats is Out 12/18 On Better Company
Dec 01, 2020
By Caleb Campbell
Portland indie pop duo Pure Bathing Culture is releasing their cover of The Blue Nile’s “The Downtown Lights,” premiering with Under the Radar. The song is the first released from the band’s cover album of The Blue Nile’s 1989 classic Hats and marks the second release from Better Company, the Brooklyn-based record company owned by Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Allen Tate of San Fermin. The band first covered the record in 2018 for a limited vinyl release, but they have since recorded new versions for wide release. More
Crystal Castles, Yuck, Fear of Men, HÆLOS, Micachu and the Shapes, Caveman, and More on List
Oct 20, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
SXSW (aka South By Southwest), the annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas, has announced the first round of artists to be performing during the music portion (there’s also film and interactive portions) in 2016 (its 30th year). The list is short on big names, but a huge part of SXSW is discovering new artists. More
Plus: Nils Frahm, J Fernandez, Keep Shelley in Athens, Pure Bathing Culture, Tyler The Creator, Neneh Cherry, The Haxan Claok, and More
Sep 30, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Here’s a mix of other news today that weren’t able to do full news items on. Included in this news mix are summary items on Antony and his comments on the Pope, Daughter’s new album and video, John Carpenter’s live debut, Flying Lotus’ short film trailer, Trent Reznor and The Haxan Cloak’s Moog documentary, a new song from Nils Frahm and Ólafur Arnalds, J Fernandez’s video, Keep Shelley in Athens’ new song, Pure Bathing Culture’s live video, Tyler The Creator’s animated show, an unreleased Neneh Cherry song, Ty Segall’s new band, and more. More
Walker In A Winter Wonderland is Out Now Via Pink Smoke Records.
Dec 19, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Listen as Pure Bathing Culture turn “Good King Wenceslas” into an echo-filled folk tune that wouldn’t sound out of place on the pair’s debut full-length, Moon Tides. More
Including Pure Bathing Culture, White Hills, and Larry Gus
Aug 15, 2013
By Scott Dransfield
Several new albums are streaming in advance of their release next week. More
Reviews
Mar 19, 2014
By Laura Studarus
We begin this recap of SXSW 2014 with a classic caveat: It’s not you, it’s me. Really. More
Aug 23, 2013
By Austin Trunick
Vetiver refugees Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille have created one of the few bands to compare themselves to Cocteau Twins and actually hit somewhere near that mark. More