Noise rock quartet BLKE came up in the London underground, before relocating to Berlin, so it is no wonder that they came up with an amalgam of shoegaze a la the Jesus and Mary Chain and early 70s Krautrock. Satellite, the lead single for self-titled album, is a gnarly excursion through noise and surf-inspired melodies, a clash that could have become a major trainwreck, but became an off-kilter sonic journey instead.
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The Fake Friends: "Hyperconnection" video
The Fake Friends made a video for Hyperconnection, a track from their latest album Let's Not Overthink This. The Montreal based dance punk rockers are all over the place on that album, but there are some gems on it as well, including this one. The clip was made by David Hughes.
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Dez Dare: When I'm Alone (I Forget You're Real)
Darren Smallman expanded his one-man trash punk band Dez Dare to a trio for his new single When I'm Alone (I Forget You're Real), enlisting Mike Gale (Black Nielson, Co-pilgrim) and Maria Marzaioli (YOU&TH, Slum of Legs): to help him out with the backing vocals. He tries to get a grip on the weirdness of time, which seems to be shifting a bit, throwing him off course as he reaches out his hand to a helper who might be real or not.
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