Ultimate Painting

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

This week in Bill's Indie Basement: his favorite albums of the last decade, focusing on classic indie, college rock, and more.

The UK band, lead by James Hoare (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls), release their fifth album in February.

Modern Nature, the new group that includes Jack Cooper (Ultimate Painting, Mazes) and Will Young (BEAK>, Moon Gangs) and Aaron Neveu (Woods), just released their excellent debut album, ’How to Live’.

This week: reviews of new albums by Tropical Fuck Storm, Modern Nature (mems Ultimate Painting, Beak>, Woods), and Ghost Funk Orchestra, plus Teardrop Explodes reissues.

Listen to new songs by Rick Ross, Aura Noir, Jaden Smith, Brooke Candy (ft. Charli XCX & Maliibu Miitch), Alessandro Cortini, Modern Nature, Column (mems Twin Peaks & Post Animal), and more.

Modern Nature are Jack Cooper of Ultimate Painting and Will Young on Beak> and their debut album will be out in August.

This week: Swervedriver's new album ’Future Ruins’, plus Robert Forster, Proper Ornaments, an amazing new Beak> video, and a reissue of Mark Stewart & The Maffia’s 1983 debut.

"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.

Ultimate Painting are back with their fourth album, titled Up!, on April 6. It's their first album for Bella Union after three in three years for Trouble in Mind...