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Geoff Barrow (Portishead, BEAK>) scored new episodes of ‘Black Mirror’ (which debuts in October)
He and his composing partner Ben Salisbury also worked on the score to the new film by Alex Garland (Ex Machina) and more.
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Anika covered Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” as no-nukes protest (listen), playing SXSW with her new band Exploded View
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Primavera 2016 lineup (Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Brian Wilson, Drive Like Jehu, Suede, more)
Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival returns from June 1-5, and as always, the lineup is pretty amazing. They've got Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, The Last Shadow Puppets, Air, Brian Wilson (performing Pet Sounds), Beach House, Suede, Beirut, Animal Collective, Pusha T, Action Bronson, Explosions in the Sky, Moderat, John Carpenter, Vince Staples, Drive Like Jehu, Deerhunter, Dinosaur Jr, Richard Hawley, Kamasi Washington, Neon Indian, Battles, Ty Segall, Julia Holter, Destroyer, Thee Oh Sees, Titus Andronicus, Tortoise, Mudhoney, Boredoms, Royal Headache, Shellac, Dungen, Beach Slang, Venom, Unsane, The Chills, Holly Herndon, Psychic TV, Mbong...
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BEAK> share creepy “The Broken Window” video and streaming whole new EP
As mentioned, BEAK>, the trio which includes Portishead's Geoff Barrow, have a new EP out this Friday (7/31) which is a split with themselves, with one side being credited to "alter egos" < KAEB (the trio + collaborators like Jonwayne)...
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BEAK> releasing split EP with themselves — watch videos for “The Meader” and “When We Fall” (featuring Jonwayne)
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Night Beats releasing new LP, made a video, going on tour, playing Levitation France fest (dates, streams)
Seattle's Night Beats are back with a new album, Sonic Bloom, that's out September 24 via Reverberation Appreciation Society. It's thirteen tracks of groovy, garagey psych and perfect for your next head trip...
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’80s UK psych band Loop reforming, playing and curating ATP “End of an Era” fest ++ other shows
Existing for a barely five years, UK psych band Loop were one of the most perfectly-named bands ever. Rarely bothering with verse-chorus-verse song structure, the South London group took a riff and added layer upon layer till it had its own gravitational field...
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Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters announce US tour, including ‘Celebrate Brooklyn!’ (dates & video)
While Led Zeppelin's appearances last year were limited to press conferences and late-night TV interviews, Robert Plant will be going on a tour this year with his new band, The Sensational Space Shifters...
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Anika releasing new EP in April
BEAK> just played NYC last night and here is some related news involving Berlin artist Anika who has a new EP out in April. Signed to Geoff Barrow's Ivada record label (and Stone's Throw in America), Anika's 2010 debut was produced by Barrow and featured BEAK> as her backing band, 2/3rds of whom were also in her touring unit...
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BEAK> played Bowery Ballroom w/ Chrome Canyon (pics, setlist)
"This is a b-side to a single that none of you have ever heard," was Geoff Barrow's introduction to "Kenn," which is the flip to last year's "Mono" 7"...