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Several Songs About Fire will be out October 6 via Rough Trade, and A. Savage will be on tour with Sluice later in the fall.

A. Savage’s new single was produced by John Parish and features members of Cate Le Bon’s band, Modern Nature, and more.

Modern Nature, the current musical project of Jack Cooper (Ultimate Painting, Mazes), will release third album ‘No Fixed Point in Space‘ on September 29 via Bella Union

Plus: Nick Cave, The Smile, Defeater, The Marked Men, Chris Stapleton, Desertfest, Big Boss Vette, and more tour and festival news.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new releases from Modern Nature (ex Ultimate Painting), Can, The Bush Tetras and µ-Ziq

‘Island of Noise‘ is out November 19 as a box set that includes an alternate, instrumental version of the album titled ‘Island of Silence,‘ as well as a book.

“Anyone who has worked with us knows that the partnership at the core of this band has always been a very fragile thing, but due to an irreconcilable breakdown we will no longer be working with each other. ” – Jack Cooper.

Jack Cooper pics his Top 10 Records of the year, Max from Cut Worms offers a little levity with “Top ten best ‘top 10 fail videos’ on YouTube”

He’ll also be touring this fall with Ultimate Painting’s Jack Cooper.

Jack Cooper, of Ultimate Painting and Mazes, will release his first solo album, titled Sandgrown, on August 25 via Trouble in Mind. He made the record on his own using a 4-track portastudio, inspired by his hometown of Blackpool and his upbringing on England’s Fylde Coast…