WAW: Sondre Lerche- Soft Feelings

We stay in Norway for our current We are Watching (WAW) video. This time, we would like to present a brand new video by Sondre Lerche for the song "Soft Feelings". The video is taken from their upcoming album 'Pleasure' which is going to be released in April. The video was directed by Johannes Greve Muskat.

The Wake Release 'Testament'- Best of Compilation

Factory Benelux has released 'Testament', a comprehensive 'best of' collection by influential Glasgow group The Wake. 'Testament' includes tracks recorded for cult labels Factory and Sarah Records. It combines key album tracks with singles including "On Our Honeymoon", "Something Outside", "Talk About the Past", "Of the Matter" and "Crush the Flowers". 

Also included are a previously unreleased 7" edit of 'Pale Spectre' and 2012 studio outtake Clouds Disco. The vinyl edition includes an exclusive 54 minute bonus CD featuring 21 early live and demo recordings from 1981/82, preserved in the tape archive of Joy Division/New Order manager Rob Gretton. Among these priceless lost recordings are 7 songs never before heard even on bootlegs. 

The matt reverse board artwork is based on the artwork for an unreleased cassette edition of 'Here Comes Everybody', designed by Peter Saville. 

Follow the link for the track lists and additional information

www.factorybenelux.com/testament
 

WAW: Terror Bird- Waiting for Nothing / The Wrong Way

Nikki Never from Terror Bird has teamed up with Sally Dige for few videos sessions. Nikki in front and Sally behind the camera directing the videos for the songs "Waiting for Nothing" and "The Wrong Way". This would mean two new videos in Sally's video directing series if we include her own from few years back. Both videos express great DIY sense and a good play of shadow and light, vintage TV screens and dope bedroom indie pop. 

Next Wave: Quimper

'Unreasonable music for unreasonable people' is the parole of our new Next Wave duo from London. Consisting of Jodie Lowther and Johnny Vertigen, Quimper write ethereal, electronic songs that veer between dreams and nightmares, lullabies and hysterics. Coupling psychedelic and surreal visuals with their music, they create haunting yet beautiful soundscapes. 

 After the success of their previous 'Overgrown EP' released Autumn 2012 (available here), Quimper have spent the first part of the year 2013 mulling over sounds, playing a gig or two, stroking their collective chins and eventually committing to (digital) tape a follow-up EP entitled 'Aleph Null'.

More info about the group:
quimper.bandcamp.com/album/aleph-null
www.facebook.com/Quimperband
www.softbodiesrecords.co.uk/artists/quimper

Colourbox To Release 4 CD Box Set

Colourbox are celebrating the 30th anniversary this year. On this occasion 4AD is to release the ultimate Colourbox compilation. Entitled simply 'Colourbox' it is a 4 CD box set of all their released studio recordings and mixes which has been sequenced by Martyn Young. CD1 is the 1985 album, 'Colourbox', and includes all the tracks from the free album that was included with the original 10,000 LPs. The second disc is the 7" singles and the third is the 12" mixes. The final disc has the 4 track mini-album, 'Colourbox', an unreleased early mix of Arena and eight tracks recorded in session for the BBC. More info here

 

Out This Week: The Shins- Port of Morrow

The Shins are releasing their fourth studio album 'Port of Morrow' this week. The album is out on March 20th and features the single "Simple Song" which was released in January. They have also confirmed "It's Only Life" to be their second single to be taken from the album. 'Port of Morrow' is the first studio album in 5 years, following the release of 2007's 'Wincing the Night Away' and their first album to be distributed by Columbia Records.

Electronic Rumors Bring You The Best in Electro

Electronic rumors blog (electronicrumors.com) that has been serving up the latest and greatest news and tracks in the world of Electro/Disco/Indie/Dreamwave/Synth/Stuff/Thing/Pop has teamed up with respected Us ElectroPop label Ninthwave Records (Heaven17/White Town/The Modern) to release electronic rumors Volume 1, featuring of some of the best artists making Dreamwave, Nu-Disco, ElectroPop and Indie-Electro in the last twelve months including exclusive tracks from Ride The Universe (Dreamwave supergroup acclaimed, for their reMixes, with their début original), the much hyped Show Your Shoe, Futurecop!, beaumont, Substatic and Echoes and the first time on CD for Queen Of Hearts and Ronika, both tipped by the mainstream press for chart dominance in 2012. They feature alongside some of the most exciting electronic music that broke out in 2011.

  

WAW: Animal Collective- My Girls

A video for 'My Girls' from Animal Collective's new album 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'. Out now on Domino.

Notwist- The Devil, You + Me

"The Devil, You + Me" is the sixth studio album by German pop-electronic outfit The Notwist. It was released on 2 May 2008 in Europe and 17 June 2008 in the United States. The album contains eleven 11 tracks and features collaborations with the Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra. The first single will be "Where in This World" and a promo video has been released to the media.

Paul Weller- 22 Dreams

'22 Dreams' is the ninth solo studio album by Paul Weller. It was released on June 2, 2008.The album is a double LP and single CD. Oasis stars Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer feature on the album, as does Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.

The first release from the album will be a double a-side single "Echoes Round the Sun" - which features Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer from Oasis, and "Have You Made Up Your Mind", which is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2008.

Instant Hit: The Beloved- A Hundred Words

"A Hundred Words" was the first single for the British duo the Beloved which was released in 1986. Back then, the band was formed by Steve Waddington and Tim Havard and the duo went under the name The Journey Through. The band started with guitar driven indie sound and later adapted new elements and became The Beloved that we know today.