'Vomit' directed by Austin Rhodes [1966 Ford Mustang Convertible graciously donated by Matthew Kelleher]

On September 13th, 2011, San Francisco’s Girls released 'Father Son Holy Ghost'. The band holed up in a basement recording studio located in San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin district, where the din of daytime street life forced Christopher Owens to record his vocals during quiet nights, whispering his own stories alongside those of the city.  The studio proved an eclectic environment full of warmth, history, and an array of instruments and esoteric recording gear from each of the last five decades. With seven of the album tracks include accompaniments by a gospel trio, according to Owens, 'the title does come from a religious place, but it’s more about acknowledging the fact that music does have a spiritual quality you can’t put your finger on'. Domino Publishing represent the songwriters as part of their relationship with Ribbon Music.

SIMONE WHITE ‘SILVER SILVER’ out 7^th May 2012 on Honest Jons (Domino Publishing). Animation by Hideyuki Katsumata.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S NEW ALBUM – CENTIPEDE Hz – Monday 3rd September 2012 (UK)/Tuesday 4^th September 2012 (US)

Brooklyn’s Black Dice reveal the self-directed video for “Rodriguez”, a track off their new LP Mr. Impossible out now on Ribbon Music.  Black Dice are currently on their Electric Mind Monsters Reader tour in the US and will be returning to London to play to play at London’s Birthdays on the 4^th of October.

Stephin Merrit performs of 'Andrew In Drag' from The Magnetic Fields 'Love at the Bottom of the Sea' is now live on The Guardian – complete with story of how the track was written.

Felix the band release Oh Holy Molar (Kranky) 23rd April 2012

Here’s a trailer for ‘I Kontact’, the first single from  a new project by Domino Publishing's Sam Mehran (ex of Test Icicles) coming out fully on April 16th.  The underground US label Hippos in Tanks are putting it out in the states and it’s a low key Weird World (Domino Records) in Europe.

Although now firmly settled in New York City, Young Magic’s three members came together through equal helpings of openness and fortuity. In 2010, singer and producer Isaac Emmanuel had left his home continent of Australia to travel across Europe, over to New York, and down through Mexico, all the while creating and recording music with whatever instruments he found along the way. While in Mexico, Emmanuel kept a tight correspondence with fellow Australian expat Michael Italia, who for months had been similarly traveling across Europe and South America with portable recording gear in tow. They decided to meet up in New York, where their good friend from a few years prior, Indonesian-born vocalist Melati Malay, had been living and making her own recordings. In early 2011 the three friends, who had initially bonded over their broad musical palettes, began recording together and contributing songs to the record, culling influences and finding their own footing among them.

Young Magic release their album Melt on 14th February 2012 on Carpark Records. More information