Post-punk specialists announce new album details and issue storming lead track Alt. rock mavens
Maximum Sorrow! due for release on July 2nd.
The first new material from the London band since 2019s rapturously received
In Search of the Miraculous the album is being released through storied indie label Fierce Panda.
Signalling a change in direction from their previous work, the quartet have issued a formidable lead track from the set, Fault. Swerving away from the jangling arpeggios of earlier releases, Rob Hardy supplies atmospheric guitar textures backed by Simon Drowner’s insistent bassline and Caz Helbert’s propulsive drumwork. Led by Jo Bevan’s superlative vocals, the track hinges on its chorus “
Bedroom polymath Daniel McBride has journeyed through a personal hell - and come out clutching treasure Illness, physical assault, recurring anxiety and depression, Kiwi alt. pop auteur Daniel McBride, aka
Sheep, Dog & Wolf, has gone through some awful shit since his 2013 debut album
Egospect garnered much critical buzz. He has used the long stretches of enforced isolation to craft something truly beautiful.
Every single note of his follow-up collection
Two-Minds has been sung, played, produced and arranged by the man himself. And it is released into a world that now has an inkling of what it feels like to be cooped up against your will, with your thoughts running haywire. While it was born out of immense pain and suffering, much of the music, at least, seems to point towards recovery and a happier place.