INTRODUCING: THE BEAT ESCAPE

Bella Union announce their newest recruits The Beat Escape, an electronic duo hailing from Montreal. Their debut single ‘Seeing Is Forgetting’, will be released on 12″ vinyl via Bella Union on October 21st and is available to order now here on vinyl. You can hear the ‘Seeing Is Forgetting’ below.   Here are some words from the […]
Pavo Pavo is an experimental pop band from Brooklyn, NY. The band started writing together while studying music at Yale, and since then its members have worked closely with indie and classical heavywights such as Here We Go Magic, John Zorn, Dave Longstreth, Porches, Olga Bell, Lucius, Roomful of Teeth, and San Fermin. Hailed by Stereogum […]

PAVO PAVO SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK ‘RAN RAN RUN’

ALBUM REVIEW: ARC IRIS – MOON SALOON

Rhode Island’s Arc Iris released their self-titled debut album way back in 2014 and have been on the rise ever since. Building a fan base through supporting artists such as St. Vincent on tour and working with producer David Wrench (who has worked with big names such as FKA Twigs and Jamie xx) isn’t doing […]
U.S. folk and synth man John Grant unveils the brand new video for “Global Warming”, taken from his latest record ‘Grey Tickles, Black Pressure’ (2015). In what has been an eventful and fruitful past few years for the former Czars member, Grant has brought his “A” game to this frightening and rather poetic video. Directed […]

JOHN GRANT GETTING HOT AND BOTHERED

JAMBINAI ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM ‘A HERMITAGE’

South Korean trio Jambinai sound less like a band than a force of nature, fusing the full dramatic range of post-rock dynamics to Korean folk roots to create an exhilarating, vivid and unique fusion. A Hermitage, the band’s second album and first for Bella Union, was recorded in the South Korean capital Seoul and will be released 17th […]
Manchester five-piece PINS have announced details of a brand new track “Trouble,” released on Record Store Day on 16th April through Bella Union Watch the teaser trailer below The limited-edition red 10” vinyl release will also feature “I’ll Get Mine” – another brand new track – along with a remix of “Trouble” by fellow Manchester […]

PINS REVEAL DETAILS OF RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE

WILD NOTHING ANNOUNCES UK TOUR

Next week Wild Nothing, a.k.a the now LA-based musician Jake Tatum, will release Life of Pause, his third studio album and much anticipated follow up to 2012’s Nocturne, on Captured Tracks (US) / Bella Union (UK). Wild Nothing will embark on a world tour that takes him across North America in April and May and […]
Since Ezra Furman’s fame exploded, delighting audiences in Europe and in the USA, the world is a nicer, kinder place. Ezra Furman is not only a fantastic performer, funny and intense: he is also a very intelligent, unique person who writes incredibly well. So, when he agreed to do a Skype interview with me, I […]
Ezra Furman

INTERVIEW: EZRA FURMAN

PINS TO AUCTION OFF UNIQUE ITEMS & FAN EXPERIENCES

PINS have just announced a series of eBay auctions to help fund their trip to SXSW this year. From 6PM tonight (26th Jan), fans will have a chance to win some rare items and experiences. “Touring the USA is a dream for any band, but my god it’s expensive,” explains guitar Lois MacDonald. “We’ve decided […]
Wild Nothing has unveiled new single, ‘Reichpop’, taken from the forthcoming album Life of Pause, due 19th February on Bella Union (UK) and Captured Tracks (US). The song is now available as an instant-grat download on iTunes, and Spotify. Stream it on Soundcloud below… When Jack Tatum began work on Life of Pause, his third […]

WILD NOTHING SHARES ‘REICHPOP’