Track Of The Day: Belako – ‘Lungs’

Spanish indie rockers Belako effortlessly combine slick riffs, pounding drums and lush vocals on their latest single ‘Lungs’, providing a musical breath of fresh air. The track is taken from their upcoming album Render Me Numb, Trivial Violence, which is set for release on 23rd February via Primavera Sound’s in-house label El Segell.

The Basque country-based four piece have said their new record is going to be a “head twisting mix of punk, techno, indie, folk & electro,” and they’re expected to embark on a tour shortly after the album’s release, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for future Belako gig dates.

Listen to ‘Lungs’ below and follow the band on Facebook for more updates.

Kate Crudgington
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Track Of The Day: La Lune – ‘He Breathes Colour When I Feel So Grey’

Let the sweeping electronic soundscapes of Brighton-based song-writer La Lune melt your ears this Saturday. The elusive 19 year old has shared her debut EP Bliss with us recently, and we’ve been playing the opening track ‘He Breathes Colour When I Feel So Grey’ on repeat.

Inspired by the likes of The Japanese House, Lorde, James Blake & Bon Iver, La Lune has been creating her own music for just over a year. Her understated, gentle, cleanly produced sounds are a soothing balm for ears conditioned to the sound of chaos and we can’t wait to hear more from this exciting newcomer.

Listen to ‘He Breathes Colour When I Feel So Grey’ below, and follow La Lune on Facebook & Spotify for more music updates.

Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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Track Of The Day: Sink Ya Teeth – ‘Pushin’

Having blown us away with their completely captivating live performance at The Finsbury, Norwich duo Sink Ya Teeth are fast becoming one of our favourite bands. With the addictive, pulsating beats and ‘80s-inspired dance-pop hooks of previous singles ‘If You See Me’ and ‘Glass’, they’ve received acclaim from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Pitchfork and The Guardian, and now they’ve shared a brand new track.

Produced in the living rooms of Gemma Cullinford and Maria Uzor, ‘Pushin’ is propelled by pounding beats and funk-fused bass hooks with shades of the likes of the thumping electro-punk of LCD Soundsystem. Add Uzor’s smooth, soaring vocals into the mix and the result is an utterly infectious, whirring soundscape that’ll have you up on the floor in no time.

Of the track, Maria explains:

“It’s about addiction… not necessarily to drugs, more about just looking for a way out when things get a bit ropey. And then that almost spiritual feeling you get when the pressure is released. You gotta be able to dance it off… ‘Dance till you feel better’ as James Brown said.”

 

‘Pushin’ is out today, ahead of the release of Sink Ya Teeth’s debut album later this year.

 

Mari Lane
@marimindles

 

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Track Of The Day: Susanna – ‘Perfect Day’

Norwegian artist Susanna has shared a beautiful interpretation of Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day’. It’s the third track to be shared from Go Dig My Grave, Susanna’s 12th album; a project between Susanna, Swiss baroque harp player Giovanna Pessi, accordion player Ida Hidle and fiddle player/folk singer Tuva Syvertsen. The quartet has reworked ten songs from seemingly disparate worlds of old English ballads, traditional American folk music, poetry, and interpretations of modern classics such as ‘Perfect Day’.

Susanna’s version is slow and ethereal, cutting to the emotional core of the song. It starts off like the soundtrack to a fairytale, with just her voice and the harp strings. As the song progresses, there is slight discord under the beauty, slowly introduced by the instruments. This expresses the alternative reality in the song; the sadness in the vagaries of life – “I thought I was someone new; someone good.” The evocative instrumentation behind Susanna’s voice artfully lifts and seduces, leading us to the moment of reflection in the finale, “You’re going to reap just what you sow.”

With an accompanying video depicting a Perfect Day between a couple on a winter’s day in Oslo before Christmas, this is the perfect song and video for a perfect moment in time, allowing us to pause and enjoy the people in our lives while they are still here with us. Lou Reed would approve of this haunting version of his eternal song.

Go Dig My Grave is out 9th February via SusannaSonata.

Fi Ni Aicead
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