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Video: Nimmo – UnYoung
London-based five-piece Nimmo today unveil a striking, starkly urban video for new single ‘UnYoung’, produced by Boxed In and out now via Columbia Records. It’s the perfect visual accompaniment to the track, a taut, nocturnal take on hedonistic dance which channels Nimmo’s natural energy as a live band into their most infectious work to date.
Lyrically, the band describe ‘UnYoung’ as “a song about the fear of our parents or loved ones in general dying, and only being remembered in photographs on a mantelpiece. As the instrumentation progressed, ‘UnYoung’ became a celebration of your family and just being alive.”
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Nimmo – UnYoung (Lone Remix)
Following the announcement of their new single ‘UnYoung’, London-based five-piece Nimmo unveil a ravey piano house remix courtesy of R&S’s Lone, “who throws his signature twinkling keys and phased synths over chunky, rolling bass drums” in the words of FACT.
Produced by Boxed In (Oli Bayston), ‘UnYoung’ is a taut, nocturnal take on hedonistic dance, channelling Nimmo’s natural energy as a live-band into their most infectious work to date. Lyrically, the band describe ‘UnYoung’ as “a song about the fear of our parents or loved ones in general dying, and only being remembered in photographs on a mantelpiece. As the instrumentation progressed, ‘UnYoung’ became a celebration of your family and just being alive.”
‘UnYoung’ is out now via Columbia Records. Lone & Paul Woolford remixes available from January 29th.
Nimmo are a unique electronic five-piece who can be traced back to the decade-long friendship of co-vocalists (and football-obsessives) Sarah Nimmo and Reva Gauntlett. Filtering the band’s shared childhood exposure to garage, jungle, drum n’ bass and ’80s pop (Tears for Fears, New Order), Nimmo have immersed themselves not only with the sounds of the club culture, but also located the moods of aggression, energy and heartache within that which would add depth to their songwriting. If their pristine sportswear and tomboyish tailoring wasn’t an additional clue, Nimmo are far from your typical breakout band.
Following an early, acclaimed EP via Kitsuné, Nimmo have since picked up support across Radio 1, 6Music, XFM and KCRW – also collaborating with the likes of Tim Goldsworthy (DFA) and their old school mate Maya Jane Coles. From two disobedient, North-West-London schoolgirls to a thick-as-thieves five-piece, Nimmo are now poised for a breakout year ahead.
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Wet – Don’t You LP
Acclaimed trio Wet’s forthcoming album Don’t You is now available for pre-order on iTunes here. The band’s eagerly anticipated debut is scheduled for a global release on January 29 via and will be made available in all formats – digital, physical, and vinyl. Wet’s new single “All The Ways” premieredon Apple Music’s Beats 1 ‘World First’ with Zane Lowe and can be streamed now below. Fans who pre-order Don’t You will automatically receive an instant download of “All The Ways” as well as “It’s All in Vain,” “Deadwater,” “Don’t Wanna Be Your Girl” and “Weak.”
Wet is also bringing their intimate, signature sound to their first ever headlining tour, which includes a homecoming show on January 24 in their native Massachusetts (see full list of UK & EU dates below). The trio most recently came off a hugely successful 23 city North American fall tour in support of Canadian singer/songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr.
Hailed for their boundless emotional pop well documented by the New York Times, Spin, the Guardian, NPR, all of the below-mentioned tracks have been greeted with a rousing response. “It’s All in Vain” soared to #1 on Hype Machine and cracked the upper tier of the Spotify Viral 50 chart, with Entertainment Weekly noting the track in its ‘12 Songs To Hear Now.’ Complex named “Weak” among the ‘Best Songs of 2015’ and Disco Naivete anointed the evocative song as the #1 ‘Best Song of 2015.’ “Deadwater” was included on NPR’s prestigious ‘Favourite Songs of 2015’ list, with the radio network highlighting the band on NPR’s World Café 2016 Preview, citing their music as “profoundly emotional.”
Don’t You includes 11 tracks and was recorded in a rented house in the wooded confines of Hadley, Massachusetts. The trio is comprised of the enigmatic Zutrau and multi-instrumentalists Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow.
Wet met through mutual friends as college students in New York City in 2007. After a few years of informal collaboration (Zutrau came to New York to study painting), they didn’t declare their official musical intentions until the summer of 2012. After releasing a few songs on SoundCloud, including the acclaimed “Don’t Wanna Be Your Girl,” the band began attracting a diverse and loyal following. Their critically hailed self-titled debut EP garnered industry-wide attention and paved the path for their forthcoming major label release, Don’t You, to be made available everywhere on January 29.
Wet Headline UK & EU Tour:
Fri 11 March Paradiso Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
Sat 12 March Studio 672, Stadtgarten, Cologne
Mon 14 March Kantine am Berghain, Berlin
Wed 16 March Le Pop-Up du Label, Paris
Fri 18 March Patterns, Brighton
Sat 19 March Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Mon 21 March Broadcast, Glasgo
Tue 22 March The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wed 23 March Scala, London
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Nimmo – UnYoung
London-based five-piece band Nimmo have released their new single ‘UnYoung’, via Columbia Records.
Produced by Boxed In (Oli Bayston), ‘UnYoung’ is a taut, nocturnal take on hedonistic dance, channelling Nimmo’s natural energy as a live-band into their most infectious work to date. Lyrically, the band describe ‘UnYoung’ as “a song about the fear of our parents or loved ones in general dying, and only being remembered in photographs on a mantelpiece. As the instrumentation progressed, ‘UnYoung’ became a celebration of your family and just being alive.”
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Nimmo – Dilute This (Maya Jane Coles Remix)
Fresh from their sold out show at London’s Oslo venue, rising five-piece Nimmo have enlisted their old school friend Maya Jane Coles for a powerful, moody remix of their new single ‘Dilute This’ – out now on Columbia Records.
Fronted by harmonic co-vocalists (and best friends since childhood) Sarah Nimmo and Reva Gauntlett, this idiosyncratic and visually-striking young band describe ‘Dilute This’ as “a song about the fear of love becoming mundane, and no longer unique. We didn’t discuss the subject before writing it but we always tend to go through the same sort of thing mentally at the same time, and often find ourselves writing about similar things we’re paranoid about.”
The pent-up frustration of ‘Dilute This’ follows Nimmo’s debut, Kitsuné-released EP ‘Others’, and last year’s ‘Jaded’ single. Inspired by the dark electronica of New Order or the heartfelt pop of Everything But The Girl and Fleetwood Mac, this tightknit five-piece have since picked up plaudits spanning Radio 1, 6Music, XFM and KCRW.
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Paul Kalkbrenner – Cloud Rider (Solomun Remix)
Paul Kalkbrenner will release his new album, the aptly titled “7”, this August (more details here). Below you can stream the amazing remix of the LP’s first single, Cloud Rider, by Mladen Solomun. Out soon on Columbia Records.
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Video: Paul Kalkbrenner – Cloud Rider
Paul Kalkbrenner will release his new album, the aptly titled “7”, this August. Below you can watch the official video for the LP’s first single, Cloud Rider. This is the first installment of the music-video trilogy FLORIAN. The series follows a fictional character named Florian, a young foreigner who compulsively shares the music he loves. Written by: Alexander Nowak, Felix Richter / Droga5 NY. Directed by: Bjoern Ruehmann / Furlined.
Tracklist
01. Battery Park
02. Cylence 412
03. Cloud Rider
04. Shuffleface
05. Tone & Timber
06. Channel Isle
07. Feed Your Head
08. Papercut Pilot
09. Mothertrucker
10. A Million Days
11. Align The Engine
12. Bright Roller
Columbia Records and Sony International will release 7 on August 7th, 2015. Pre-Order: http://hyperurl.co/PK7.
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Wet – Deadwater
Columbia Records is proud to announce Don’t You, the long-anticipated album from the trio of friends known as Wet. An astonishingly lucid and heart-wrenching collection of 11 tracks, the album is slated for a Fall release. The lead single, “Deadwater,” debuted on Annie Mac’s influential BBC Radio 1 show and is now streaming online via The FADER. The publication also spent a few days with the band and featured them in an in-depth magazine story which can be read here.
“Deadwater” is the first musical offering from the forthcoming project and the follow up to their auspicious debut, the Wet EP.
Wet, comprised of singer-songwriter Kelly Zutrau, and multi-instrumentalists Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow, make songs that resist easy categorization and invite every listener to bask in its intimate glow. But despite their wide-ranging sensibilities, Wet never compromises its core: sturdy pop songwriting and piercing lyrics.
The album, almost entirely self-produced, was written during a period of solitude in a rented house in Western Massachusetts last year. Wet works together as a trio on every aspect of the album; Joe and Marty work on all aspects of the album’s instrumentation; they take Kelly’s demos and arrange them to perfection.
The trio met through mutual friends as college students in New York City in 2007. After a few years of informal dabbling, they began officially making music as Wet during the summer of 2012, an especially aimless and emotionally turbulent period.. After releasing a few songs on SoundCloud — like “Don’t Wanna Be Your Girl,” a weak-kneed but strong-headed breakup ballad — they quickly began attracting attention, sometimes from unexpected places before releasing their critically acclaimed debut EP Wet in May 2014.
For additional information on Wet please visit www.kanyewet.biz.
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Odysseus feat. Ruby Goe – Used To Be My Friend (Village Remix)
Whilst Odysseus‘ identity might be under wraps, his music is increasingly getting the mainstream recognition it deserves with releases on Black Butter, Moda Black and now Columbia Records.
Forthcoming single ‘Used To Be My Friend’ features the vocal talents of Ruby Goe, who’s emotive delivery adds that special something to Odysseus‘ bouncy house production. The result is a track that pulls at the heart strings, whilst simultaneously rousing the feet into frenzied action. The EP comes with a host of remixes from the likes of Just Kiddin, Isaac Tichauer and Village, who turns in a stunning rework, tapping into the originals emotional undercurrent with forlorn keys, before ramping up the energy with frantic drum work and drops. You can stream Village’s version below.
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