Wednesday 25th January 2012
WEIRD DREAMS ANNOUNCE ALBUM RELEASE AND FREE MP3

Following their two EPs and recent single “Holding Nails”, East London’s psych-pop four-piece Weird Dreams are set to release their debut album, Choreography, on April 2nd through Tough Love. The album will be available on CD and digital formats, as well as limited edition white vinyl (with download code). Pre-orders will be available early March. A full tracklisting is below.

Yesterday, NME.com premiered a free MP3 of album track, “666.66″. You can download the song from that link or at the bottom of this page.

Thanks to Gordon Armstrong for providing all of the artwork and Sean Carpenter for the photography.

Tracklisting
1. “Vague Hotel”
2. “Hurt So Bad”
3. “Holding Nails”
4. “Faceless”
5. “Little Girl”
6. “Suburban Coated Creatures”
7. “666.66″
8. “River Of The Damned”
9. “Velvet Morning”
10. “Summer Black”
11. “Michael”
12. “Choreography”

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Weird Dreams – “666.66″

Tuesday 24th January 2012
BLOG POST: WAR – “BRODERMORDET”

Iceage and Sexdrome throw a jagged curveball in the face of those who thought they had the latter pegged.

The sound of a glass held to a squat wall, the terror and ecstasy of the other side filtering through with barely suppressed desire.

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War – “Brodermordet”

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Friday 20th January 2012
WEIRD DREAMS TO SUPPORT WAR ON DRUGS ON UK TOUR

Weird Dreams have been confirmed as support on The War On Drugs’ forthcoming UK tour. All dates are listed below, alongside their four shows next week.

In related news, the band have a few T shirts available featuring the artwork from their latest single, “Holding Nails”. Buy here and listen to that song below.

January
25 – Vice tour @ Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds
26 – Vice tour @ Old Blue Last, London
27 – Vice tour @ Green Door Store, Brighton
28 – XFM X-Posure Live @ The Barfly, London
February

23 – The Kazimier, Liverpool w/ The War On Drugs
26 – Stereo, Glasgow w/ The War On Drugs
27 – Sound Control, Manchester w/ The War On Drugs
28 – Electric Ballroom, London w/ The War On Drugs
29 – Concorde 2, Brighton w/ The War On Drugs
March
1 – Thekla, Bristol w/ The War On Drugs

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Friday 20th January 2012
BLOG POST: BECOMING REAL – “PARAMNESIA”

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep.

From the mountains of faith to the river so deep. I must be looking for something, something sacred that I lost. But the river is wide and it’s too hard to cross.

And even though I know the river is wide, I walk down every evening and stand on the shore and I try to cross to the opposite side. So I can finally find what I’ve been looking for.

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep.

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Tuesday 17th January 2012
BLOG POST: TOPS – “TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND”

Edwyn Collins sex change.

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Tops – “Turn Your Love Around”

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Tuesday 17th January 2012
BLOG POST: VIRALS – “MAGIC HAPPENS”

Former Lovvers main man Shaun Hencher leaves behind the bile and instead skips back into earshot to merrily lead us all down the river(s cuomo) of golden dreams.

And Sexbeat are releasing it on 7″ on 30th January. You don’t need me to tell you what to do. But if I were to, you’d be guided towards this buy link right here.

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Monday 16th January 2012
BLOG POST: DAVE LONGSTRETH/BANG ON A CAN ALLSTARS – “MATT DAMON”

This is the sound of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck holding one another’s gaze for longer than either heterosexual can bear.

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More info here.

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Wednesday 11th January 2012
BLOG POST: HORRID RED – “CELESTIAL JOY”

Yet more Californian’s in thrall to the psychic rain of the 80s, sulking and screaming as if caught in the gray fade of old Europe.

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Horrid Red – “Celestial Joy”

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Tuesday 10th January 2012
BLOG POST: WEIRD RIVERS – “SOMETHING OF A SECRET”

Get me a hotline to indie Hollywood.

There’s a Noah Baumbach film missing a song.

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Weird Rivers – “Something Of A Secret”

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Monday 9th January 2012
BLOG POST: BLACK DICE – “PIGS”

Black Dice barge back into view with some Liars-inflected weirdo-disco skronk.

You can dance to it, but you’ve probably not enough limbs. Or you’ve too many. Either way, best of luck to you.

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Black Dice – “Pigs”

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