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The latest signing to Domino Records, Canadian bedroom-beat artiste Austra (or Katie Stelmanis) takes the label's usual ear for fresh, saleable young talent and reroutes it into a leftfield world of metronomic menace and dark entrancement on debut single 'Beat and Pulse'. The Knife might be a glaringly immediate reference point, but the motorik chug high in the mix gives an inescapable Krautrock slant to Stelmanis' beguiling vocal, equal parts vulnerable and downright frightening. The single drops on 21st February. Turn off the lights and have a listen below.
Austra - Beat & The Pulse by DominoRecordCo
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Monday, 17 January 2011
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Interview: Shimmering Stars
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Having forthrightly plugged Shimmering Stars’ latest single, ‘I’m Gonna Try’ (released last Monday), which made a late run for one of my favourite songs of the year, I thought it might be an idea to talk to let the charming Vancouver quartet introduce themselves and do some plugging of their own. I caught up with singer/guitarist Rory McClure to get his views on the internet, time travel, and the band’s plans for 2011. Turns out he’s quite a funny chap...
Give people who haven’t heard you the lowdown on Shimmering Stars in 10 words or less...
Dreamy downer pop. Recommended for the heartbroken and the insane.
I started a band because....
Rock and roll needed to be saved and clearly I was the only man for the job.
What plans do you have for 2011? Can we expect a full length record next year?
2011 is either going to be a huge year for us or a huge, embarrassing failure. But one thing I’m sure of is that we’ll be releasing a full length in 2011. It’s 95% done and I’m really happy with it. We’re very hopeful that we’ll be playing SXSW and doing a European tour as well. We’re also very hopeful that Andrew will spontaneously combust on stage, as countless drummers do each year.
I’m told that your influences include “anxiety attacks” and “antisocial behaviour” – please explain.
If my group of friends is any indication, a lot of people in their 20s exist in a weird state of prolonged adolescence where there aren’t any guidelines or expectations as to what we should be doing with our lives. To have this kind of freedom is a mixed blessing. The possibilities are endless, but with all this possibility comes a kind of paralysing anxiety about what to do, who to be, and ‘The Future’. These kinds of themes inform a lot of the lyrics for Shimmering Stars...
This interview was conducted for The Line Of Best Fit. Go here to continue reading the full interview.
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| Shimmering Stars: Rock 'n' Roll saviours? |
Having forthrightly plugged Shimmering Stars’ latest single, ‘I’m Gonna Try’ (released last Monday), which made a late run for one of my favourite songs of the year, I thought it might be an idea to talk to let the charming Vancouver quartet introduce themselves and do some plugging of their own. I caught up with singer/guitarist Rory McClure to get his views on the internet, time travel, and the band’s plans for 2011. Turns out he’s quite a funny chap...
Give people who haven’t heard you the lowdown on Shimmering Stars in 10 words or less...
Dreamy downer pop. Recommended for the heartbroken and the insane.
I started a band because....
Rock and roll needed to be saved and clearly I was the only man for the job.
What plans do you have for 2011? Can we expect a full length record next year?
2011 is either going to be a huge year for us or a huge, embarrassing failure. But one thing I’m sure of is that we’ll be releasing a full length in 2011. It’s 95% done and I’m really happy with it. We’re very hopeful that we’ll be playing SXSW and doing a European tour as well. We’re also very hopeful that Andrew will spontaneously combust on stage, as countless drummers do each year.
I’m told that your influences include “anxiety attacks” and “antisocial behaviour” – please explain.
If my group of friends is any indication, a lot of people in their 20s exist in a weird state of prolonged adolescence where there aren’t any guidelines or expectations as to what we should be doing with our lives. To have this kind of freedom is a mixed blessing. The possibilities are endless, but with all this possibility comes a kind of paralysing anxiety about what to do, who to be, and ‘The Future’. These kinds of themes inform a lot of the lyrics for Shimmering Stars...
This interview was conducted for The Line Of Best Fit. Go here to continue reading the full interview.
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