New Music: Coves- Cast A Shadow

Up and coming U.K. psych pop band Coves are back with a new (old) song and details of a new album. The new single is called "Cast A Shadow"and is a tune that swoons with psychedelic haze. Actually, this may be the first time I have posted a song twice because Coves already came out with a video for "Cast a Shadow" way back in 2012 (That video has been made private) and it was featured on this blog. The song is so good that it needs to be featured again. Check out the latest video for the track below:

The band will release their debut album Soft Friday on March 31st in Britain and hopefully later in the year in North America.

MBV Release New Album (Finally) + Other New Music Releases and News

If you haven't heard the news yet (you might be living on the moon), 90's shoegaze genius Kevin Shields and his band My Bloody Valentine have finally, after 22 years, put the finishing touches on their new album m.b.v. The album was released on midnight Saturday (UK time) on their website and after initial problems due to their website crashing, I was finally able to download and listen the LP before midnight (EST). The album is absolutely spectacular and should be deemed mandatory listening for all shoegaze fans.. You can purchase the the album here or listen to the entire record on youtube.

My Bloody Valentine- She Found Now

And speaking of My Bloody Valentine, up and coming Canadian/British artist Rachel Zeffira has recorded a  beautiful acoustic cover of MBV's To Here Knows When for her debut album The Deserters which will be released on March 12th. See the studio recorded video for the track below:

Rachel Zeffira- To Here Knows When

Suede share a new track and video: Watch It Starts and End With You is from their upcoming album, Bloodsports, which is out in March. Watch below:

Suede- It Starts and Ends With You

80's synth pop legends Depeche Mode share a new track and video: Heaven is from the band's forthcoming LP, Delta Machine, out March 26th

Depeche Mode- Heaven

Another great 80's synth pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark share a new track, and music video plus announce a world tour that includes a stop in Toronto on July 11th. Atomic Ranch is taken from the LP English Electric which comes out April 9th.

OMD- Atomic Ranch

Former goth king Nick Cave shares a new video for the track Jubilee Street. The video is directed by Cave's friend John Hillcoat and features English bad ass actor Ray Winstone. The track appears on The Bad Seeds new album Push The Sky Away which is out February 19th.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Jubilee Street

British indie rock band Coves share a great new song and video:

Coves- Last Desire

Tame Impala psychedelic side project POND share a new track: The band have a new album coming out this spring titled Hobo Rocket.



New York indie rock band Caveman share a new track from sophomore LP. In The City will appear on the band's new s/t album, out April 2nd via Fat Possum.


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Finally. so sorry to here about the death of Troggs lead singer Reg Presley. The frontman died today at the age of 71 after suffering from lung cancer. This song is awesome:

The Troggs- I Can't Control Myself

New Music: Coves- Wicked Game (Chris Issak Cover)

Chris Issak's Wicked Game was a guilty pleasure when I was growing up. Not only was it a really beautiful, haunting song, but the music video with a half naked Helena Christensen running around on an exotic beach made for a pre-internet treat, with MuchMusic playing it in heavy rotation.

There have been a number of covers of Wicked Game over the years and now British band Coves have taken the track and turned it into a dreamy, psychedelic haze of guitars, building on the haunting beauty of the original song. Listen to the track below:

Coves play an ATP show at the Sebright Arms in London on October 29th. Coincidentally, Chris Isaak plays Massey Hall in Toronto on the same night.

New Music: Coves- No Ladder (Toy Remix) + Cast A Shadow

New British duo Coves have only been around for a year and they have already garnered some serious attention from BBC tastemakers Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens, Don Letts and Lauren Laverne. The pair have also been handpicked to support Echo & the Bunnymen on their upcoming tour.

Coves released a brilliant EP last May titled Cast A Shadow. Their sound has a definite 60's influence and can be best described as indie rock that is awash with psychedelic swirls.  One of the tracks on the EP, No Ladder, has been re-mixed by another one of Britain's best up and coming bands, Toy, who we featured on the blog last month. 

Download the re-mix for No Ladder below and watch the music video for the title track of the EP.

The EP for Cast A Shadow is available to stream on Soundcloud. You can also purchase the EP from iTunes.

The re-mix of No Ladder will be released on October 8th via Cross Key Records.