In This Issue: This week begins and finishes with a Ben, featuring artists fond of numbered titles and the return of heavyweights Faith No More, we've got you covered from the fast and loud, to the electronic, to some more laid back releases and live features.
Ben Khan
22-year-old musician, vocalist, visual artist and producer Ben Khan has his forthcoming 1000 EP due for release on 8th May via Caroline Australia / Blessed Vice.
Glass Ocean
Sydneyʼs new export Glass Ocean hit the road in support of sleepmakeswaves this week in the lead up to their release of the new EP II on 8th May.
HEADS
Two native Germans and one wandering Australian form HEADS. and have their self-titled debut LP HEADS. up for release on May 8th on This Charming Man Records /Heart of The Rat Records. The record is set to be raw, dark and brutally honest.
God Damn
Wolverhampton band God Damn release their debut full-length album Vultures on May 11th via One Little Indian Records. The album is promising a blend of barbed wire guitars, lung-shredding vocals and drums that run away like wild horses.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
San Francisco rock legends Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are pleased to announce the release of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Live In Paris on May 8th through Abstract Dragon/ [PIAS].
Faith No More
Sol Invictus, Faith No More’s highly anticipated follow-up to Album of the Year, their first new album since 1997, arrives on May 15th via Reclamation Recordings/Ipecac Recordings/ [PIAS].
The Tallest Man On Earth
Dark Bird Is Home is the fourth album from The Tallest Man On Earth, captured in various countries, studios, and barns, it will be released on 8th May through Dead Oceans and Inertia.
Paul Weller
Paul Weller releases his 12th studio album Saturns Pattern on May 8th on his new label Parlophone encompassing his usual passion, progression, languid grooves and, as ever, spine-tingling rock’n’roll.
Roisin Murphy
Roisin Murphy returns with her new album Hairless Toys on 8th May through Play It Again Sam Recordings. The album brings out the dark disco of European house music, Casablanca Records and Grace Jones, while seamlessly taking in the freedom and organic spirit of jazz, country and gospel.
Listen to the first track "Gone Fishing" here: https://soundcloud.com/miss-roisin-murphy/gone-fishing/s-jUKBs
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell’s new album, The Traveling Kind, will be released May 8th on Nonesuch Records, set to a nostalgic, chugging beat, the record floats from Memphis grooves to classic, country-infused folk ballads.
Jeff Beck
Packed with more than an hour of music, Jeff Beck Live+ will be available from Atco Records, an imprint of Rhino Entertainment, on May 8th.
Ben Salter
Australian singer songwriter Ben Salter is set to release his second album, The Stars My Destination on May 8th via ABC/Universal Music. Listen to "Boat Dreams" here: https://soundcloud.com/abcmusic/boat-dreams