WATCH: CIEL – ‘The Shore’ (Live Session)

To celebrate the physical release of their debut EP Movement on 7″ vinyl, Brighton-based CIEL have shared a live video of their single ‘The Shore’. Released via Manchester label Box Bedroom Rebels, the alt-pop band have included a bonus track on the EP titled ‘Wasn’t Enough For Me’, written and recorded by the band while in isolation.

Formed of Dutch musician Michelle Hindriks and the friends she made when she relocated to Brighton, CIEL enlisted the help of Producer Jack Wolter (Penelope Isles) to help them create the atmospheric sounds on their debut EP. Lead single ‘The Shore’ is a dreamy rumination about seizing the moment and not letting life pass you by, with Hindriks’ pensive vocals floating above beguiling guitars, snappy beats and blissed out synths, reflecting the waves of thought she sings about.

The Movement EP comes in a double sided sleeve, one of six different designs, with a gate-fold insert, one of ten numbered Polaroid photos, a CIEL postcard, sticker set, personalised confetti and a small signed A5 poster. You can order your copy here.

Watch the live video for ‘The Shore’ below and follow CIEL on Facebook and Spotify for more updates.

Photo Credit: Jantina Talsma

Kate Crudgington
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Get In Her Ears 13.08.20

Kate was back in the studio this week with her no.1 fan (see pic above) playing 2 hours of new music!

Highlights include MJ Guider, Fraulein, New Pagans, Jessica Winter, Circe, LibraLibra, Bitch Falcon and more.

Listen back here:

Tracklist
Madonna – Hung Up
Jessica Winter – Sad Music
Chelsea Peretti feat. Kathleen Hanna – BDR
Evil House Party – Wicked
MJ Guider – FM Secure
Circe – Ten Girls
LibraLibra – Lonely Girl
Calva Louise – I Wish
Indigos – Silhouette Of You
Belako – Truth
Bitch Falcon – Gaslight
Despicable Zee feat. Tiiva – We Won’t Stop (Remix)
Notelle – Bugs
Lido Pimienta – No Pude
Medicine – Time Baby III
HOLE – Awful
KIN – L.O.V.E
Arlo Parks – Cola
Gillie – Winter Girl
Magick Mountain – Infinity X2
REWS – Today We’re Warriors
Noga Erez – NO News On TV
Girlpool – Like I’m Winning It
New Pagans – Admire
Mothercanyouhearme – Knowing You
Jess Locke – Fool
Molly Payton – Warm Body
Robyn Harris – Sunburn Season
Ria Rua – Red
Fraulein – Mary
Faith Evans – Love Like This

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LISTEN: Emily McNally – ‘Pretty Girl’

A carefree tune about having a summer crush, Brooklyn-based folk-pop artist Emily McNally has shared her latest single ‘Pretty Girl’. Recorded, mixed, and mastered on her iPhone, McNally has created a charming tune that celebrates the joys of queer relationships.

Released via Corkscrew Records, a teenage-run label devoted to amplifying marginalized voices, ‘Pretty Girl’ playfully explores feelings of yearning through sweet vocals, cute lyrics and upbeat instrumentation.

Creating all her sounds from her bedroom, McNally hopes to share a time capsule of the emotional whirlwind of queer adolescence in order to ease the sense of loneliness in others and herself. Listen to ‘Pretty Girl’ below and follow Emily McNally on Instagram and YouTube for more updates.

 

 

Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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Track Of The Day: Byenary – ‘Princess Give A Fuck’

Set to release their self-titled debut album later this month, Byenary – Chuck SJ and Jodi Freer – are set on bringing trans experiences to the forefront.

Taken from the album, new single ‘Princess Give A Fuck’ races with a seething energy, as it rages against society’s preoccupation with gender norms and stereotypes. A formidable slice of queercore punk driven by an unrelenting angst-fuelled power and the fierce, visceral refrain “I’m not your fucking princess”. An absolutely essential listen right now, smashing through the confines of heteropatriarchal binaries and pushing for trans liberation, at a time when voices like these need to be heard more than ever.

Of the upcoming album, Chuck SJ asserts: “I wanted to write a record that makes trans people feel empowered. When we talk about trans issues, we tend to talk about the violence that we experience. We spend more energy educating cis people than we do creating spaces to lift each other up. We’re an incredible community capable of extraordinary things, we need more spaces where we can celebrate each other.”

 

Byenary, the new album, is out 28th August via Hell Hath No Fury. 

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