Love Was Always Cruel, It Just Wasn't Cruel To Me is the new song from 19yr-old Mancunian Jordan Bolton . Following on from two EP's - Jazz Hands (2010) and Silver Age (2011) - Love... is the first of three new songs he's set to release over the next three months and is an impressive slice of laid-back, melancholia-tinged indie-rock with enough down-beat Northern charm to keep you entertained throughout. If you like what you hear then head over to his Soundcloud page to [...]
"Always Forever" is a two minute pop gem. Hunx plays SFO on March 21st @ Bottom of the Hill + Seattle on the 23rd at the Crocodile.

Upon first viewing of Xiu Xiu's new video for "Hi", you could miss some of the subtle imagery going on, like Dick Cheney's autobiography being thrown away in Barnes & Noble garbage. I'm sure there are a few more clever actions taking place, but I can't get over Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart lighting his hand on fire. Seems like Stewart didn't like that decision. The new video was directed by David Horvitz and Jamie Stewart and contains more random imagery than you can imagine. Oh, and it gets the point across that the song's title is [...]

Artist : Benjamin Shaw Title : There’s Always Hope, There’s Always Cabernet Label : Audio Antihero Listen : Bandcamp BUY IT Written by Katrina Davidson-Gray When it comes to singer-songwriters, I’m a sucker for heartfelt delivery and honest lyrics. The kind that you can ponder - layers and meaning [...]
Xiu Xiu – “Hi” Always is out 2/24 on Polyvinyl .
El alter ego de Jamie Stewart esta pronto a sacar nuevo disco, Always será el octavo disco de Xiu Xiu y saldrá al mercado el próximo 7 de mayo. Mientras llega ese día han lanzado el video oficial de su primer single "Hi" . El video lo encuentras después del salto.

First batch of advanced copies of the new album from the XIU XIU have been sent out and one of those few journalists who got their hands on it have uploaded her to the internet and now the new long_one from the post-punking duo has taken a leak. ALWAYS D.O.B : March 6, 2012 Label : Polyvinyl / Bella Union Tracklist : 1. Hi 2. Joey's Song 3. Beauty Towne 4. Honeysuckle 5. I Luv Abortion 6. The Oldness 7. Chimneys Afire 8. Gul Mudin 9. Born to Suffer [...]
Hi è il singolo che anticipa l’uscita, il prossimo 6 Marzo, di Always , il nuovo album degli Xiu Xiu .
As many of you might already know, Potholes has launched a label under the name Potholes Music. With a bunch of awesome artists already hopping on board, I am excited to say we will be bringing you a ton of great music in 2012. The first artist up to bat is F.Stokes , who dropped his first single on the label a few weeks ago , and is now set to hit the road for his Love, Always tour. He plans on hitting up a number of cities across the United States, primarily within the east [...]
At its core, Always symbolizes the mutual camaraderie with & deep dedication to each person who has internalized Xiu Xiu’s work, tattooed its name on their skin or soul, & throughout the past ten... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.

Xiu Xiu has announced that they will release a new album, Always , on March 6th. The current line-up consists of Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, Bettina Escauriza, Marc Riordan, and returning member Devin Hoff and marks a decade of existence for the indie staple. The new album was produced by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier (who also contributes drums and vocals to the album) and mixed by John Congleton (Antony and the Johnsons, Marilyn Manson, the Roots). Check out the album's opening track, "Hi", after the jump. Read more »

From XIU XIU upcoming album Always , out next march, this is Hi . Hi by Xiu Xiu

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Xiu Xiu - Always Xiu Xiu have been making music that manages to be earnest, melodic, poppy, strange and harrowing at once (often all in the space of one song) for ten years now. Ten years! Today, the band announced the next album (their eighth in all) will be called Always - it will commemorate the relationship between the band and their intensely devoted fanbase, intended to encapsulate "the mutual camaraderie with and deep dedication to each person who has internalized Xiu Xiu’s work, tattooed its name on their skin or [...]

Capa de "Always", novo disco do Xiu Xiu que sai dia 6 de março O Xiu Xiu se prepara para lançar mais um álbum, intitulado Always e, ao que parece, continua a primar pelos temas obscuros e melancólicos e uma sonoridade fortemente influenciada pelo gótico dos anos 80. Hi , faixa que abre o disco é marcada por linhas de baixo e sintetizadores que podem facilmente ser confundidos com o Sisters of Mercy ou Clan of Xymox , as letras também trazem a desolação marcada [...]
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Tweet Synkro does an awesome job of whichever genre he turns his hand to. Not everyone can do that. This is his garage remix of Submotion Orchestra 's Always : Give this writer a chopped up female vocal and I'm yours, basically. That one is really nice. Out now on Exceptional Records.

Matthew Britton is our human blog-music aggregator, kind of like Hype Machine but with feelings and shit. Every week he goes, puts on his rubber gloves and trawls the darkest sewers of Soundcloud , reporting back to TLOBF with his findings. Sometimes he strikes gold, sometimes just faeces, but one day, maybe, just maybe, a band covered here will play an actual gig in front of human people. We continue to live in hope. Unbelievably, it’s October already. You probably know already, like, given that the changing of month seems to be the [...]
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Tweet It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since Portland folk group Blind Pilot released its 2008 debut "3 Rounds and a Sound" which, while incredibly enjoyable, had a tendency to sound incredibly similar from song to song and come across as too long. But instead of rushing to complete a mediocre follow up, the group come back leaner and more well-versed in the pop sensibilities that would have elevated Blind Pilot's debut from good album to great album. [...]