Track Of The Day: NADINE – ‘Ultra Pink’

Creating melodies that transcend acoustics, Minneapolis/New York trio NADINE have just released their sophisticated debut album Oh My. 

Taken from the album comes new single ‘Ultra Pink’. Oozing the soulful vocals of frontwoman Nadia Hullet (Phantom Posse) and a contagious funk-fused groove, the track is a playful and uptempo offering that’ll get your feet moving and pulse racing in an instant. Filled with twinkling hooks and a jazz-tinged, layered musicality, it’s a totally dreamy and utterly infectious slice of alt-pop.

Listen to ‘Ultra Pink’ here:

 

Oh My, the debut album from NADINE, is out 26th January 2018 via Memphis Industries. Pre-order here.

 

Mari Lane
@marimindles

Photo Credit: Jimmy Magliozzi

Track Of The Day: Drahla – ‘Form Of Luxury’

Fans of alternative, hazy post-punk sounds should listen to the latest single from Leeds based band Drahla. The trio have shared new track ‘Form of Luxury’, giving listeners another “captivating insight” into their forthcoming EP, Third Article. 

The single is another swirling, manic offering from band members Luciel, Rob & Mikey. The  trio have shared stages with Parquet Courts, The Cribs, Buzzcocks, Dream Wife and Menace Beach and they’re currently supporting Canada’s METZ on their European tour.

Drahla look set for big things in 2018, so make sure you catch them before they become uncatchable. Listen to ‘Form Of Luxury’ below.

Third Article, the upcoming EP from Drahla, is out 24th November via their Blank Ad label. Follow Drahla on Facebook for more updates.

Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

Track Of The Day: Permahorn – ‘Into The Dreams (Slut)’

As songs go, it doesn’t get much more forbidding than this. London-based duo Permahorn – consisting of the Scottish-Serbian mix of Saint Pauly and Jexy Pesic – anticipate the release of debut My Blood Carries My Dreams Away with a track that’s just like a clear winter’s evening – as alluring as it is dark.  

The influence of Low pervades ‘Into the Dreams’s whirling guitar intro, never far from falling into a minor key, and its bleepy, glitchy ending. Perhaps that’s not too surprising, given the influence of its producer, Kramer, the “godfather of slowcore”, who worked on the Minnesotans’ second album Long Division.  

The vocals on this track are pure Nico deadpan with the hint of a snarl, but with the backing of the likes of Morphine or Galaxie 500. Listening to it and allowing yourself to soak up its gloomy sparkle leaves you with the same feelings as watching a David Lynch film: beguiled, bewildered and oddly sated.  


My Blood Carries My Dreams Away, 
the upcoming album from Permahorn, is out 1st December 2017 via Shimmy-500.

John McGovern
@etinsuburbiaego

Track Of The Day: Pip Blom – ‘School’

Following last year’s EP Are We There Yet?, Amsterdam-based Pip Blom has now shared the second single from her recent AA-side 7”.

Released alongside single ‘Babies Are A Lie’, ‘School’ is filled with all the scuzzy, whirring hooks and seductively lethargic vocals we have come to know and love from the young Dutch artist. A ‘90s-infused slice of infectious garage rock, Blom’s latest offering showcases her slick, lo-fi melodies and raw songwriting skills perfectly, marking her out as a definite one to watch in 2018.

‘School’ / ‘Babies Are A Lie’, the new AA-side 7” from Pip Blom, is out now on Nice Swan Records. Get your hands on it here. Catch Pip live in the UK:

29th Nov – Peer Hat, Manchester
30th Nov – The Shacklewell Arms, London
1st Dec – Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton