Girls Names to Release 'Arms Around A Vision' in October

Girls Names are back with a new album this year which will be out in October. The album will be entitled 'Arms Around A Vision' and it will be their third studio album and a follow up to their brilliant 'New Life' album from 2013. 'Arms Around a Vision' is expected to be more widescreen and  also more direct and aggressive. Conceptually, the album acts as a love letter to European elegance – Italian futurism, Russian constructivism, Germany’s Zero Group and both Neubaten and Bowie’s Berlin. (from the Press Release). The album is set for release on October 2nd on Tough Love. "Reticence" is the first track out of 12 which was premiered on Quietus. 

Dimension Gondry: Radiohead- Knives Out

A new dimension Gondry episode is here. It's the video for Radiohead's song "Knives Out" which was released in 2001 and which was taken from their album 'Amnesiac'. The video features Thom Yorke in a hospital by the bedside of a woman.. The whole video was shot in one take, quite remarkable considering the scene changes required. Attempts to interpret the surreal imagery and fit it with the song lyrics were dashed when Gondry eventually revealed that the video was autobiographical. Some may find thematic parallels with Gondry's later film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The "Knives Out" video was not included in Gondry's compilation DVD 'The Work of Director Michel Gondry'.

Beck's Summer Opener "Dreams" out Now

Beck is back! He does not seem to have taken much break after releasing his brilliant album 'Monrning Phase' last year for which he also won the Grammy for the best album of 2014. He has also left his somber sound behind and decided to come back with more funky disco guitar driven pop which recalls his early 00's hit "Tropicalia", but bit more upbeat. "Dream" is officially out now and what a way to start the summer! 

Duran Duran's Album 'Paper Gods' set for Release in September

So a quick update on the new Duran Duran album release. The album will be entitled 'Paper Gods' and for now there are only five songs confirmed.The producer line will include some old and new names including Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson as well some new collaborations which are yet to be announced. The band signed a world wide deal with Warner Bros and the album is expected to be released on September 14th.

Next Wave: Trust in Love

Trust in Love is a brand new music project by Adriana Alba. She is referring to it as a secret love project and it is inspired by colour, movement and dimension. Currently she is Brooklyn based and beside music she also busy directing music videos and has worked among others with Xiu Xiu and Xander Harris. Her debut EP 'Obliquity Series' was released last week on AMDDISCS and features five electro dimensional pop songs. 

Check out the following pages for more info: 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trust-in-Love
http://cargocollective.com/adrianaalba
 

WAW: Class Actress- More Than You

Class Actress will return with a brand new EP this month. This is their first follow up, studio release to their debut album 'Rapprocher', which was released in 2011. The new EP is entitled 'Movies' and it will be out on 'Casablanca' records. Their brilliant video for the song 'More Than You' was premiered on Youtube on June 2nd. 

Bananarama to Release a Singles Box Set with 33 Singles

Edsel music have announced the release of a brand new Bananarama compilation entitled 'In A Bunch – The Singles 1981 – 1993'. The compilation includes every single released from their 1981 debut "Aie A Mwana" to 1993’s "More, More, More" with each remastered CD single presented in an individual card sleeve replicating the original vinyl artwork. The box set will also includes a 48-page booklet featuring full lyrics, discography and new sleeve notes. The Singles 1981-1993 box set will be released on 31 July 2015. 

WAW: Blur- There Are Too Many of Us

In the recent years, Damon Albarn has been pretty much active in music and this year his band Blur returned with a brand new studio album 'The Magic Whip'. This is their first album in more than ten years and a direct follow up to 'Think Thank' which was released in 2003. One of the outstanding tracks from the album certainly is "There Are Too Many of Us" which was premiered in March on Youtube. The video for the song was shot during the rehearsals and was directed by the band. 

Azure Blue to Release their Third Studio Album in June

Azure Blue have announced the release of a brand new album the next month. The new album will be entitled 'Beneath the Hill I smell the Sea' and it will be the third album release for Tobias Isaksson's Azure Blue which will also close the the trilogy that started with 'Rule Of Thirds' in 2011 and continued with 'Beyond The Dreams There’s Infinite Doubt' in 2013. The album releases was preceded with the release of the Every Ending Story EP, released in April which also included track remixes by Marsheaux. The album is expected to be released on June 15th. 

The Comsat Angels' Deluxe Album Reissues Announced

Edsel Music have announced the reissue of Comsat Angels' classic albums released during the 80's decade. This deluxe reissue includes the albums 'Waiting for the Miracle', 'Sleep No More', 'Fiction', 'Land', '7 Day Weekend' and 'Chasing Shadows'/'Fire On The Moon', out of which the 'Chasing Shadows' has been long time out of print. We are still waiting for the official release dates and the albums are already available on pre-order through Amazon. As a quick reminder her comes one of their memorable songs from 1980.

Retroviosion: Thomas Leer- Heartbeat

 Thirt years ago Thomas Leer released his single "Heartbeat", which was also a last single for him as a solo artist. The song was taken from Leer's third album 'The Scale of Ten'. He later joined Claudia Brücken from Propaganda to record an album under The Act moniker. Thomas Leer is best know for his debut single "Private Plane" which was one of the first experimental DIY minimal-synth songs that was released by a solo artist and recorded in his home. After several years outside the music world, Leer returned in 2001 with a new album and since then he is musically active.

Sally Dige- Hard to Please LP Out Now

Sally Dige has released the long awaited debut album 'Hard to Please' on Nightschool records. She is already a familar face on Burning Flame, but for those who do not know she is Candadian/ Danish decent currently based in Berlin working as desginer/artist and also recording as Cult Club with Laszlo Antal. Back in 2011, we featured her debut video for the song "Immacualte Deception" and since then we have been following up with her work. He music recalls the early Propaganda's music with a great blend of DiY artistery and dark synth-driven artpop. The songs were written and performed by Sally Dige and produced by Laszlo Antal.