20 Jan 2015

Jape
Seance Of Light

Faction Records

WE SAY

Deliciously addictive right from the off, we’d be stunned if you hear a more instantly likeable track today than this from Jape, a long-running side-project by Richie Egan from the band The Redneck Manifesto. Reminiscent of Violator-period Depeche Mode with a twist of Hot Chip for good measure, Jape is the only act to have won the Ireland’s Choice Music Prize twice. The latest album This Chemical Sea, which is their first new album since 2011’s awarding-winning Ocean Of Frequency, was mainly written and recorded in the Swedish town of Malmo, where Richie relocated a few years ago. It was mixed by David Wrench, noted for his recent work with Jungle, FKA Twigs and Caribou and early support for the track has come from Radio 1 presenters Huw Stephens, Phil Taggart and Annie Mac. With a European tour starting next week, catch them live at London’s Electrowerkz on February 25. From now until then, if you’ve got any sense, you’ll be wanting this played constantly on a loop.

CONTACTS

Label & Management: Ken Allen, Faction Records [IE]
National Radio & Press: Mel Ruben, Outpost Media, +44 (0)20 7684 5634
Online: Federica Furlotti, Outpost Media, +44 (0)20 7684 5634
Live: Eleanor McGuinness, Pitch & Smith, +46 (0)8-5511 52 50

SEARCH TITLE / ARTIST / LABEL

SEARCH CONTACT

Le Youth - R E A L

Le Youth
R E A L

Epic

Le Youth last scored a UK Top 20 hit with former Record Of The Day Dance With Me featuring vocals from...

more
19 Jan 2015
Disciples - They Don't Know

Disciples
They Don't Know

FFRR

Radio 1’s Track Of The Day today is this supremely cool tune from Disciples, a south London-based trio. Originally premiered...

more
16 Jan 2015
Callaghan - Best Year

Callaghan
Best Year

Green Town Music

From an album titled A History Of Now, set for release in April, here’s the debut UK single from Callaghan, a Lincolnshire...

more
15 Jan 2015
Room 94 - So What

Room 94
So What

Shipwreck Records

In-your-face power pop here from Room 94, a young band from St Albans who look set to consolidate on their...

more
14 Jan 2015
Sizarr - Baggage Man

Sizarr
Baggage Man

Four Music/Sony [Germany]

German trio Sizarr formed five years ago, released debut album Psycho Boy Happy in 2012 when they’d barely finished school...

more
13 Jan 2015
Miles Graham - I Can't Love You Again

Miles Graham
I Can't Love You Again

Westwave Recordings

Heard yesterday in session by the two million listeners of Sir Terry Wogan’s Radio 2 Sunday morning show, Miles Graham...

more
12 Jan 2015
Rosenthal - Heart

Rosenthal
Heart

AfterImages

Sounding like a rather beautiful amalgam of The xx and MGMT, blended with some dreamy Danish vocals, this song is...

more
09 Jan 2015
Tremorheart - Don't Talk About Paula

Tremorheart
Don't Talk About Paula

unsigned

Many people regard the mid 1980s to be a golden age of music. It’s an era that’s inspired newcomers Tremorheart,...

more
08 Jan 2015
Joey Bada$$ ft Kiesza - Teach Me

Joey Bada$$ ft Kiesza
Teach Me

Relentless Records/ Cinematic Music Group/ Pro Era

Premiered worldwide last night as Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record, this cool collaboration sees teenage Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ hook up...

more
07 Jan 2015
Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo - Rhymes

Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo
Rhymes

Virgin EMI

Currently sitting comfortably in the Shazam Pre-Release Top 10, just added to the B list at Radio 1, B-listed too...

more
06 Jan 2015
We Are Z - Knucklehead

We Are Z
Knucklehead

Sputnik Records

The excellent debut single Airbrush from We Are Z was a featured Record Of The Week here in mid-November and...

more
05 Jan 2015
Hozier - Take Me To Church - Record Of The Year

Hozier
Take Me To Church - Record Of The Year

Rubyworks/Island Records

In the week that the song finally cracks the UK Top 20 for the very first time, despite already having...

more
23 Dec 2014
Linden Jay X M.O. - Bugaboo (Re-imagined)

Linden Jay X M.O.
Bugaboo (Re-imagined)

Soundcloud-only

M.O. made Radio 1’s In New Music We Trust playlist and iTunes Top 25 back in August with former Record...

more
22 Dec 2014
Last Lynx - None Of My Friends

Last Lynx
None Of My Friends

unsigned

As the end of the year draws closer, how about some dreamy indie pop from Stockholm to help restore much-needed...

more
19 Dec 2014
Alysha Brilla - Immigrant

Alysha Brilla
Immigrant

Sunny Jam Records Inc.

It’s a soulfully smooth and stylish sound here from acclaimed Tanzanian-Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Alysha Brilla. This excellent track comes...

more
18 Dec 2014
EverYoung - Stuck In This Mess

EverYoung
Stuck In This Mess

Seymour Place Music

Whatever music you now favour, we bet you grew up loving unpretentious, straight-down-the-middle pop songs. They used to be the...

more
17 Dec 2014