‘Mercy Of The Crane Folk’ is the beautifully accomplished second album from Athens GA’s Immaterial Possession. A theatrical soundscape littered with subconscious flashbacks, retro keyboard flurries, wandering Morricone-esque guitar and dreamy Sumac-like harmonies.
Bas Jan announce limited edition red vinyl reissue of the agit pop four-piece’s second album, 'Baby U Know'. Newly revisited, and out today, it includes an unreleased RAGGS ‘Profile Picture’ remix from prolific post-punk guitarist, Rachel Aggs. This new remix brings a heady dance-floor touch to their up-beat off-kilter track.
Presenting their unique pop music that defies categorization, Death And Vanilla today release new single ‘Looking Glass’ from their new album Flicker set for release on 17th March on Fire Records. New track ‘Looking Glass’ unzips with a slow paced intro, it’s organic, a grower that goes modal and multi-layered behind Marleen Nilsson’s evocative vocals; like a fevered Fleetwood Mac dream, lingering in the sub conscious with luscious melodies from the post-future.
We've had an amazing year with releases by The Lemonheads (Rough Trade's Reissue Of The Year), Black Lips (Rough Trade's Albums Of The Year), Marina Allen (Rough Trade's Albums Of The Year), Hater (Rough Trade's Albums Of The Year), Pictish Trail, The Dream Syndicate, Jane Weaver's side project Fenella, Air Waves, Yosa Peit, Immaterial Possession, Lucy Gooch, Kristin Hersh's side project 50 Foot Wave and Modern Studies
Death and Vanilla return with ‘Flicker’, presenting their unique pop music that defies categorisation. Housed in a beautifully austere post-ironic de-constructed sleeve; ‘Flicker’ is a modern reflection on these difficult times
New track ‘Stay’ is a shimmering snapshot, a requiem of desire and commitment; a blurred memory about the moment when you open your eyes and realize you don’t even know why you suffered so much and for so long. “It’s basically about the end of a healing process and the beginning of a new chapter.” adds Marta
Atlanta natives Immaterial Possession take you on a visual and auditory journey into their surrealist theatrical world on their self-titled debut
Think Laurie Anderson playing chess with Bjork, while a soulful Lorraine Ellison aches and alien messages flutter through an old cathode tube. Think Prince arm-wrestling with Arthur Russell overlapped with the hum of Blue Velvet, its ambience and jarring sound effects splintered like Aphex Twin
Nightshift is the latest addition to our Fire Songs publishing roster. The ensemble from Glasgow, formed in 2019, continue the city’s rich history of blurring the lines between DIY, Post-Punk and Experimental Pop and features artist Eothen Stearn, Chris White, Andrew Doig aka Robert Sotelo and Georgia Harris