Free Download: New Bailterspace Single 'No Sense'

Beyond exciting! A new Bailterspace album, Strobosphere, their first in thirteen years, is to be released in NZ on Arch Hill. Standby for further information, and get 'No Sense' for now.

Download Beach Pigs + Hear Latest Beach House

Quickly following posts on Wavves and Best Coast, today finds Beach House and Beach Pigs lined up next on the big ol' to-do-list white board.  Thematic, yes, but truly not on purpose. But if this was one of  those marketing meeting bingo boards you'd be putting a big X over the 'synergies' square. Why not break it up with a new 'found around the warehouse', a hot chip report or a big dose of label love you say.  Because we're an impatient bunch when it comes to putting stuff on here that we like, so today you get a twofer.  No cheap merchandise here mind you, top quality items only.  It's what we do.  Like a rising tide that lifts all boats.  Or something.

So here you go with Arch Hill band Beach Pigs.  A free download of their new single 'Catch Up In the Sun', plus (crazy 21st party at the beach action) accompanying video:

 

And if that isn't enough, it sure as hell isn't for us, Rackets and Beach Pigs are taking their CHAOTIC FULLY SICK RAUCOUS PARTY to the road on a two isle tour all the way to Invercargill and (hopefully) back.

Beginning 17 May for four weeks they aim to play anywhere and everywhere. Every day at least two shows a day, and not all slots are filled yet.  So if your house, hall or high school needs a shindig they can bring it - get over to Arch Hill and enquire, they'll sort you out.

Dates confirmed so far:

MAY
17th Thurs: Palmerston North - Bad Cave
18th Fri: Wanganui - Space Monster
19th Sat: Wellington - House Party (deets tbc)
20th Sun: Mapua - The Tap
23rd Wed: Christchurch - Dux Live
24th Thurs: Dunedin - Refuel
25th Fri: Queenstown - Dux De Lux
26th Sat: Invercargill - Louies Bar
27th Sun: Riverton - The Long Room
29th Tues: Fox Glacier - Cook Saddle
30th Wed: Franz Josef - Blue Ice
31st Thurs: Barrytown - Barrytown Hall

JUNE
1st Fri: Westport - Star Tavern
2nd Sat: Wellington - Mighty Mighty
5th Tues: Rotorua - Pheasant Plucker
6th Wed: Thames - Speakeasy
7th Thurs: Raglan - Yot Club
8th Fri: Baylys Beach - Funky Fish
9th Sat: Auckland - Kings Arms

Office favourite alert, and constant on the upstairs big-boy stereo (read: can be heard all over the building) is 'Bloom', the new Beach House album. Following on from 2010's gorgeous 'Teen Dream' this album is ten songs of lo-fi airy synths, swoony electric guitar and alluring, romantic but dark reverb soaked vocals. Listen:

Means

We've been waiting sooooo long, and now it's here.  Street Chant's Means album is out today. In case you didn't know, the band is Emily Littler, Billie Rogers and Alex Brown.  They formed in 2007 with Mikey Sperring (now of the Drab Doo Riffs) on drums; and came to the attention of the underground with the pop-grunge nugget Scream Walk, which was on the Real Groove's Awesome Feeling II comp.

Sperring was replaced by Alex, the band changed their name from Mean Street and things really kicked off...

Means (recorded by Bob Frisbee) is released on Arch Hill via us.  Today.