Collapsing Cities - Strangers Again

Out now: the Collapsing Cities album Strangers Again. And how good is this video? Really fucking good.

Lawrence Arabia The Sparrow 6 July

Finally Lawrence Arabia week is upon us, with the release of his third album The Sparrow this Friday. Download the first single for free. It's real good. So's the entire album.  And take a look at www.lawrencearabia.com for forthcoming local and international tour dates, blog, more music and news.  

 

We've Got the Ocean, Got the Babes, Got the Sun, We've Got the Waves

Fireworks. Watermelon. Convertibles. Beaches. Babes. Wavves.  Girls just like to have fun and so do Best Coast - whose recently released The Only Place is ranking up there in our top albums of twentytwelve.

The video accompaniment to the first single from the album is an unashamed love letter to summer.  This Ace Norton directed clip has Bethany and Bobb getting up to all sorts of no good:

So there's a bit of a competition happening on our Facebook.  Post a postcard to our wall of your Only Place for a chance to win stuff.  Only half a year till summer's back here again...

Trusty Dolphins, Lesser Flamingos

Psych-power-popsters Sherpa release their debut twelve track technicolour experience of lovely melodic ooze, Lesser Flamingo, on Monday.  Latest single 'In Dolphins He Trusts'  is accompanied by a montage of super 8 footage from a 70s holiday. Watch and you'll surely become a dolphin disciple. We're so converted.

Good As Bogans

Great song, amazing video...Head Like A Hole's 'Glory Glory' from the album Blood Will Out.  Hell yeah!

Black Bananas - TV Trouble

A Danny Perez Video: Black Bananas "TV Trouble" from Drag City on Vimeo.

Safe for our work, but maybe not yours?!

Blog Love

We take a peep at this blog quite regularly.  It's called The Label.  There's a bunch of stuff going on over there today:

A stream of The Morning Benders 'Excuses' (Golden Filter Remix), the latest Adele clip - what a fantastic song - plus news (and video) of the new Iron & Wine album (so exciting!).  Oh, and there's also a Warpaint MP3.

So what are you waiting for?  Much as we'd like you to hang around here, get over there and have a look.

See ya!

(Disclaimer:  Rhythmethod releases lots of stuff The Label promotes.  And we love it!).

Ladi 6 #1 on Indie Chart

Ladi 6's The Liberation Of... has landed at #1 on the Independent Music NZ Chart.  And for that matter, stormed in at #6 on the other chart, ahead of Stan, Rod & Leonard.  Big congratulations from your Rhythmethod friends!

Aloe Blacc v Michael Jackson

One of the best cover versions of a Michael Jackson song that we've ever heard. Check out Aloe Blacc getting seriously soulful & bluesy on this stripped back version of Billie Jean. His new album, Good Things, also featuring the outstanding single I Need A Dollar, is due to drop in August on Stones Throw.

New Belleruche video

Clockwatching is the first single to be lifted from the new Belleruche album, forthcoming on Tru Thoughts. This talented 3-piece have been lifting eyebrows & feet in the RM office since their debut Turntable Soul Music - so we're definitely looking forward to checking the album when it drops!

In the meantime, enjoy this clip & another wicked groove from Belleruche.

Can We Still Say Shizzle? (As in: "This is the...")

It's only Monday, sure, but could this be the best new video of the week?

Yes. Yes, it could.

Cobra Khan 'Liquid Separation' - YUMMY!!!