For a full list of Biophilia tour dates click here.

Pre-order the EP here.

The trio of Joe Pernice (Pernice Brothers), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and drummer Mike Belisky (The Sadies) are currently recording a debut album for release in early 2014.

For now, and by way of an introduction, the ‘Australia 2013’ E.P. boasts three new compositions, an unexpected and lovely INXS cover, and revisits Teenage Fanclub’s ‘I Don’t Want Control Of You’ and The Pernice Brothers ‘Amazing Glow’ for good measure.

The New Mendicants bring a two-man show (Norman & Joe) to these shores for live dates in July.

Click here for a full list of live performances.

The release comes with two great remixes. The first is the gorgeous Acoustic Ukulele Mix (Heidi taught herself to play the instrument last year) and the second is a typically great, experimental remix from audiovisual outfit Plaid.

Click here to buy this single from iTunes.

The themes of ‘Imaginature’ have resulted in a new kind of HK119 live show, with a more organic, acoustic feel. Heidi performs with a band (including Roisin Murphy and Scroobius Pip collaborator Alastair McNeill Brown) who accompany her on keyboards, laptop, ukulele and accordion.

HK119 performs at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen on 10th July and at Secret Garden Party on 27th July.

Click here to see videos from HK119’s ‘Chorus Series’ – a collection of shorts inspired by songs from ‘Imaginature’.

You can watch the advert here.

The event is free and open to AIM member labels and music fans. Places are going fast, so be sure to sign up to the guestlist over here.

Ásgeir has also just announced that he is main support to Of Monsters and Men throughout their UK and European tour this summer and will also be playing festivals across Europe. He is currently touring the UK with John Grant. Click here for a full list of dates.

At only 20 years of age Ásgeir has made a huge impression on the Icelandic music scene - his debut album ‘Dyrd i Daudathogn’ became Iceland’s biggest selling debut album by a domestic artist on it’s release last September, going double platinum and winning him no less than 4 Icelandic Music Awards and a nomination for the Nordic Music Prize earlier this year.

American artist John Grant, currently resident in Iceland, became a huge fan and has collaborated with Ásgeir on an English language version of the album - More news on this soon.

Watch ‘On That Day’, the second video from ‘The Toe Rag Accoustic Sessions’ below.

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A brand new album follows in the autumn.

Still in their teens, Samaris combine downtempo electronica and bold, percussive beats with haunting chant-like vocals - the lyrics culled from nineteenth century Icelandic poems. The result is simultaneously ancient and modern – an ethereal sound filled with dark spaces and alien atmosphere.

Formed in January 2011, within months they had won both the Icelandic Músíktilraunir (past winners include the likes of Of Monsters and Men) and Kraumur Award.

Pre-order Samaris from the OLI store here.

Samaris play their first UK show on 13th of June at Servant Jazz Quarters, London.

Watch Joe and Norman plays a version of ‘Finding You’ by The Go-Betweens.

The band play UK dates as a duo (Norman & Joe) in July as follows:
 
7th      Dublin, Whelans 
8th      Cambridge, Cambridge Portland Arms
9th      Bristol, Colston Hall 2
10th     London, The Lexington
11th     Nottington, The Glee
12th     Birmingham, The Glee
13th     Manchester, Deaf Institute
14th     Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
15th     Glasgow, Mono
 
The other big news is that - having renewed their acquaintance in 2011 - a brand new Scud Mountain Boys album, ‘Do You Love The Sun’ will be released via the label in August, more details soon.
 
It will be preceded by a re-issue of ‘The Early Year’ (also 8th July) a double cd compiling the band’s first and second albums – ‘Dance The Night Away’ and ‘Pine Box’ (originally released by Sub Pop in 1997).
 
A new Pernice Brothers album is also rumoured to be in the works!

We can think of no better way to celebrate than to bask in the glory that is the video. Thanks for the votes!

Click here to listen.

Woodentops frontman Rolo McGinty explains his eagerness to “fuse hi energy old school rock and roll with futuristic block beat”, with the resulting mix “sounding like an apocalyptic carnival… pounding industrial hammering before the gradual reintroduction of chopped, frantic, danceable rhythms”.

Split across 3 CDs in a fold out sleeve, ‘Before During After’ marks the definitive Woodentops retrospective. CDs 1 & 2 feature their two albums ‘Giant’ and ‘Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway’ re-mastered from the original tapes as well as rare, unreleased material whille CD3 collates alternate and remixed versions. The package also includes Rolo’s new commentary to accompany the track lists.

Before During After is released on May 27th.
Pre-order from the OLI store.

The Woodentops will be playing a single UK live date on June 23rd at London’s Dingwalls.

Buy tickets here.