One of London’s burgeoning musical minds, James Mathé (who goes by the moniker Barbarossa) was recently picked up by Memphis Industries. To celebrate the signing, new single “The Load” was just issued. Watch the video for the track below.
One of the many projects of the Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, Future Bible Heroes will be putting out their first LP in 11 years Partygoing on June 4 via Merge. If you were wondering how the FBH crew is doing these days, watch the recently commissioned video chat with Merritt, Claudia Gonson and Christopher Ewen below.
The February release of We The Common (Ribbon) has vaulted Thao & The Get Down Stay Down into prominence, most recently exemplified by her Funny Or Die appearance. The clip features NPR’s Ira Glass and author/humorist John Hodgman. Watch Thao deal with eager-beaver journalists in the clip below.
Los Angeleno Robert Fleming and his band Victory make rugged pop/rock. The group’s first full-length LP, Victory Is Music, is out now via Reserva Records. For fans, as well as newcomers to the rising band, we are proud to premiere its new video today on magnetmagazine.com. Watch the clip for “Bad Man” below.
Hailing from the lands of Austin, Texas, the Sword has cranked out four albums in the past six years. The band’s latest video is for “Cloak Of Feathers,” the second track off of 2012′s Apocryphon. Watch the clip, directed by Rich Ragsdale, below.
A once-defunct project between New Yorkers Craig Hartley and Eli Friedmann is now a flame rekindled. Pianist/songwriter Hartley reached out to guitarist Friedman to request his assistance in performing some newly written tracks. This reacquaintance has been translated into an album being released under the moniker Small Multiples. The self-released/self-titled LP drops tomorrow. We are proud to premiere the stick-figured video for “Makeup” today on magnetmagazine.com. Watch it below.
Thanks to the Veils for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out their latest album, Time Stays, We Go. Watch a video for LP track “The Pearl,” recorded live at London’s famed Abbey Road, below.
The Baptist Generals will be putting out their first release in 10 years on May 21 via Sub Pop, and it’s titled Jackleg Devotional To The Heart. However, their latest single and video is for a non-album track called “Fly Candy Harvest.” The clip was directed by the band’s Jason Reimer. Watch it below.
The Dandy Warhols are known for their eccentric videos, and the latest one lives up to the standard. This clip for “Rest Your Head,” off This Machine (The End) and directed by Jean-Francois Rivard, shows the members of the Dandys getting their heads blown off in a robot factory. Watch it below.
Swedish quintet Shout Out Louds put out fourth release Optica on February 26 via Merge. The band has been cruising the States on tour since May 7, when it played the 9:30 Club in D.C. The trek wraps up in Washington state for the Sasquatch Festival. View the band’s latest video, for “Illusions,” below.
After being around for nearly 30 years, it’s hard to believe that Glasgow alt-rockers in the Pastels are still able to make such infectious music. The video below is for their track “Check My Heart,” which is surely one of the better pop/rock singles of 2K13. Their latest album, Slow Summits, is out May 28 via Domino.
Get geared up the beautiful and sticky summer months by listening up to the tunes by Tullycraft. The band’s latest LP, Lost In Light Rotation, is out now via the Magin Marker and Fortuna Pop! labels. Watch the good-vibed vid for “Dig Up The Graves” below.
Residing in the city of Los Angeles, Torches provide their fans with smooth and driving indie rock. Their latest EP, If The People Stare, was just released 6 as a fee download. Sample the tunes of Torches by feasting your eyes on their video for “When You Wanna.”
Thanks to Fitz And The Tantrums for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out the band’s latest album, More Than Just A Dream. Watch the video for “Out Of My League” below.
Budding Northern Ireland-based producer the Cyclist makes tranced and chopped dance music. His album Bones In Motion was just released via Stones Throw/Leaving Records. Get lost in the abstract video for the title track below.
The sounds of Gunslinger are spearheaded by the electronic talents of Anthem and Vidal. The duo originally met on the internet and built on each other’s ideas by bouncing files back and forth. Their new video for “Breaking Through” is a macabre road-trip story that’s probably not suitable to watch at work. MAGNET is thrilled to premiere this cutting-edge clip, which you should watch once you’re in the comfort of your own abode.
Indie-rock four-piece the Boxer Rebellion will be dropping its latest LP, Promises, on May 14 via Absentee Recordings. The album follows its well-received 2011 release, The Cold Still. To check out the developments of the Boxer Rebellion, watch the band’s new video for “Diamonds,” the first single off of Promises.
Woodsist signees the Babies released Our House On The Hill last November. The Brooklyn psych/pop band consists of members from Vivian Girls, Woods and Bossy. Watch the Babies’ video for “Mess Me Around,” which was directed by Bob’s Burgers writer Scott Jacobson, below.
Hailing from London, Carmen Villain put out her Smalltown Supersound debut, Sleeper, on March 12. Villain’s music career is expanding beyond her U.K. homeland, most recently to the west for her first NYC concert at Pianos on April 23. Watch her latest video, for “Easy,” below.
This past Record Store Day, Moby put out a limited edition seven-inch for “The Lonely Night,” a track he did with Mark Lanegan. Watch the time-lapse video for the song, which was directed by Colin Rich, below. See the Golden State in a whole new perspective.
Thanks to Beth Hart for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out her latest album, Bang Bang Boom Boom. Watch the video for the title trackbelow.
London roots-rock band Treetop Flyers has announced a June 25 release date for debut album The Mountain Moves (Partisan). Acquaint yourself with Reid Morrison, Sam Beer, Laurie Sherman, Matthew Starritt and Tomer Danan by watching their video for “Things Will Change.” Check it out below.
Nashville four-piece the Features will be dishing out their self-titled fourth album on May 14 via Serpents And Snakes/BMG). See a parrot and a break-dancer in their new video for “This Disorder,” the lead single off the LP. Check it out below.
British composer and producer John Parish is known for his illustrious career as a solo and collaborative musician. The Thrill Jockey label just released Screenplay, an album that features an assortment of Parish’s songs from film scores and soundtracks. The video below shares segments from these tracks, while simultaneously showing clips from movies Parish has scored.
Fiery Furnaces songstress Eleanor Friedberger‘s new LP, Personal Record, will be dished out to the humanoids on June 4 via Merge. To get the vibe of the album’s sound, you can dig her new video for “Stare At The Sun.” Watch Friedberger dance and sing with animals below.
Bay Area post-punk fivesome the Soft Moon released Zeros last year via the Captured Tracks label. The band just made a video for one of the darker tracks off the LP, “Want.” This clip captures the tenacity and macabre elements that the song displays. Watch the video below.
Watch the day of an innocent gymnast get a wee-bit hazy in the new video for “People Of The Sticks,” by psych collective the Besnard Lakes. The song is the third jam off of their latest album, Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO (Jagjaguwar). Experience the new sounds of the Besnard Lakes by checking out the clip below.
Thanks to Thalia Zedek for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out her latest album, Via. Watch the video for “Winning Hand” below.
Bassist from MAGNET’s hometown heroes the War On Drugs, Dave Hartley recently issued his second album under the moniker Nightlands. View the hazy video for the LP track “Born To Love” below. If you need another fact about Hartley to be convinced of his boss status, he just competed in the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association’s 2013 Match-Play Championship in Pittsburgh.
There’s no room for sleep today in the industry. Ask British folk/blues duo Jessica Davies and Katherine Blamire, who perform and record under the moniker Smoke Fairies. Whether it’s touring more than 3,000 miles across the continental U.S. or putting in those extra hours in the studio, these evocative music-makers put their time in. We are proud to premiere Smoke Fairies’ new video for the title track off Blood Speaks (Year Seven), today on magnetmagazine.con. Watch it below.
Hailing from MAGNET’s home state of Pennsylvania, the Fleeting Ends just released Our Eyes Are Peeled (Milkboy). The 11-song effort was produced by Philadelphia’s own Tommy Joyner. Experience the undeniable development of this trio by feasting on its video for “I’m Like That.” We are proud to premiere the clip today on magnetmagazine.com. Watch it below.
Hailing from Warwickshire, England, Lucy Rose has come a long way since she sang with Bombay Bicycle Club. Her U.S. debut, the Middle Of The Bed EP, has proven successful in not only her native country, but has captured attention in the States, especially because of her stint as this year’s SXSW festival. Watch Rose’s video for “Middle Of The Bed” below.
Sub Pop duo Still Corners will be releasing sophomore LP Strange Pleasures on May 7. See band members Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray work a roller rink as a coupla’ young bucks fall in love by watching their video for first single “Berlin Lovers.” Also, catch Still Corners on tour starting in the U.K. May 3 through 11, and then picking up in the U.S. on May 27 at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, Ariz.
Experimenters of all things electronic, Brooklyn trio Liars will be strutting European lands starting May 23 at La Cartonerrie-Reims in France. Coinciding with this upcoming tour, Liars have also released an abstract video for “The Exact Color Of Doubt,” their latest single off of WIXIW (Mute). Watch it below.
Thanks to Spacehog‘s Royston Langdon for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out his band’s latest album, As It Is On Earth. Watch the video for Spacehog’s 1996 number-one U.S. hit “In The Meantime” below.
