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Destroy This Place – “The Bees”

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Destroy This Place have just shared “The Bees” music video, the visual accompaniment the world of beehive hairdos has been waiting for. “The Bees” is the lead single from Destroy This Place’s upcoming album, Animal Rites, set for release on October 23rd via Forge Again Records (Child Bite, Old Gods, Hospital Garden). We think you will like the talking faces – freaky but cool!

William Elliott Whitmore: “Civilizations”

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“Deep within that haunting, old-fashioned sound is the spirit of a plugged-in punk rocker, eager and ready to make some noise.” writes American Songwriter of the fiery singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore and his album Radium Death. Here is the new video for the track “Civilizations” of which Whitmore says, “This song is for everyday folks trying to get along in an increasingly chaotic world. Societies crumble, but people persevere. “

“Civilizations” took several months to create and delivers an artfully animated performance of the song by Whitmore set within an evocative sepia tone world and written images of the song’s lyrics. The clip was co directed by Joel Anderson and animator Matt Scharenbroich. The initial inspiration came from Anderson, who after watching Whitmore perform the song live, took note of how the lyrics conjured images of the rise and fall of humanity and history repeating itself. Whitmore also gives much credit to Scharenbroich for driving this video home with his very impressive animation skills.

U.S. Girls – “Sororal Feelings”

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Ater releasing 4AD debut Half Free less than two weeks ago, U.S. Girls has now shared a video for opening track ‘Sororal Feelings’.

Filmed by Lulu Hazel Turnbull and edited by Meg, the gripping footage represents the constant artistic evolution of Meg Remy, finding Half Free’s striking portrait dismembered and dismantled as her signature blond locks are shaved off by Jennifer Hazel. The video represents the artist’s ongoing conversation with both gender and genre, as reflected throughout Half Free’s acclaimed collection of songs.

U.S. Girls is currently on tour and you can see the current dates below.

October
14th – Palace St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
15th – Saali, Basel, Switzerland
16th – Covo Club, Bologna, Italy
17th – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18th – Botanique – Rotonde, Brussels, Belgium
22nd – La Boite, Madrid, Spain
23rd – Lux Fragil (Black Balloon), Lisbon, Portugal
24th – Primavera Club, Barcelona, Spain
25th – Whelan’s, Dublin, Ireland
26th – Headrow House, Leeds, UK
27th – Broadcast, Glasgow, UK
28th – Corsica Studios, London, UK
29th – Monarch, Berlin, Germany
30th – King Georg, Cologne, Germany
31st – Cocotte Club – Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France

November
12th – La Vitrola, Montreal QC, Canada
13th – Alphaville, Brooklyn NY, US+
14th – Mercury Lounge, New York NY, US+
15th – O’Briens Pub, Boston MA, US+
16th – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA, US+
17th – Comet Ping Pong, Washington DC, US+
18th – Neptune’s Parlour, Raleigh NC, US+
19th – 529, Atlanta GA, US
20th – The End, Nashville TN, US
21st – Empty Bottle, Chicago Il, US

# w/ Peaches
+ w/ Escape-Ism (Ian Svenonius)

Bully: “Too Tough”

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Bully has just released their video for single “Too Tough.” Directed by David Kleiler, the video is some excellent junk yard rock and has plenty of Bully screen time!

Bully is currently on their US headlining tour which will run through the end of October. The band will then immediately head overseas for an appearance at Pitchfork Paris, followed by UK and European dates both headlining and opening for FIDLAR. All of their dates are below.

TOUR DATES
*w/ FIDLAR
#w/ Rolling Blackouts

Oct 01: Rock & Roll Hotel – Washington DC
Oct 02: Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
Oct 03: Brillobox – Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 05: Pilot Light – Knoxville, TN
Oct 07: Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
Oct 08: Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
Oct 09: Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
Oct 10: The Mill – Iowa City, IA
Oct 11: The Frequency – Madison, WI
Oct 12: 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
Oct 13: The Aquarium – Fargo, ND
Oct 15: Badlander – Missoula, MT
Oct 16: Barboza – Seattle, WA
Oct 17: Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
Oct 19: Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
Oct 20: Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA
Oct 21: The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 23: The Hideout – San Diego, CA
Oct 24: Alt AZ School d’AZ – Mesa, AZ
Oct 25: Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
Oct 27: Pitchfork Opening Night – Paris, FRANCE
Oct 29: Botanique Witloofbar – Brussels, BELGIUM
Oct 30: Merleyn – Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS
Oct 31: London Calling – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Nov 02: Bleach – Brighton, UK
Nov 04: The Garage – London, UK
Nov 05: Belgrace – Leeds, UK
Nov 06: Leadmill – Sheffield, UK
Nov 07: Spanky Van Dyke’s Eatery and Fun House – Nottingham, UK
Nov 09: Whelans – Dublin, IRELAND
Nov 10: Bistol O2 Academy – Bristol, UK*
Nov 11: Ritz – Manchester, UK*
Nov 12: Garage – Glasgow, UK*
Nov 14: The Forum – London, UK*
Nov 15: The Institute – Birmingham, UK*
Nov 17: Postbanhof – Berlin, GERMANY*
Nov 21: Motorbooty Live Party – Hamburg, GERMANY
Nov 24: Eldorado – Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Nov 27: Mexefest – Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Dec 09: Oxford Art Factory – Sydney, AUSTRALIA#
Dec 10: Howler – Melbourne, AUSTRALIA#
Dec 11: Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre – Meredith, AUSTRALIA#
Dec 12: Wooly Mammoth – Brisbane, AUSTRALIA#
Dec 13: Disconnect Festival – Perth, AUSTRALIA#
Jan 08: Club Helsinki – Hudson, NY

Wet Ashes: “Spot On The Sun”

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Wet Ashes is a Chicago rock band with influences ranging from Post Punk to Brit Pop and New Wave to Shoegaze. Their beginning goes back to 2009, when singer/guitarist Angel Soto presented a few of his compositions to Raul “Picho” Torres. Soon, the ideas between the two of them began to flow naturally and it was inevitable that Picho would produce and create the musical arrangements for Angel’s songs.

They have just released their new video for “Spot On The Sun” in support of their self-released effort, Acoustronic Tales, that came out this week.

Bandcamp Artists: Discover, Support & Share – Volume 25

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Summer is winding down but the great music keeps on rolling. Our August Bandcamp features a group from Siberia, several artists from sunny California, lo-fi … Read more

Bandcamp Artists: Discover, Support & Share – Volume 20

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Spring is around the corner and hopefully the March Bandcamp edition will hit you like a Lion! This month we have a psych-folk group from … Read more

Bandcamp Artists: Discover, Support, Share – Volume 17 (November/December 2014)

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Welcome to the holiday season and our final Bandcamp feature of 2014. Good things await your ear as The Fire Note spotlights bewitching songs from … Read more

Bandcamp Artists: Discover, Support, Share – Volume 16 (October 2014)

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October is almost gone which means that it is time for The Fire Note’s monthly Bandcamp feature! Here are 10 artists that should be on … Read more

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