Bloody Thursdays! (6) – Japanther, Black English…

  Jungle International

Lily & The Parlour Tricks – Requiem

Americana/indie pop band Lily & The Parlour Tricks are a six-pieces group from New York with influences by The Andrews Sisters, The Everly Brothers, NIN and The White Stripes. Their first EP was recorded live at Daptone Studios in Brooklyn, and they are currently working on a followup. Their single, “Belle Gunness” was featured in a BMW commercial. Lily & The Parlour Tricks’ “Requiem” song sounds convincing, direct, honest, harmonious, sweet, romantic, inspiring, and a long list of adjectives that I could keep saying without breathing until drop in the floor. Gorgeous!!! Lily & The Parlour Tricks will be playign at SXSW.

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Night Flowers – Neverlands

Taken from the four track EP by the London band Night Flowers, due out April 7th via Dirty Bingo Records. Night Flowers formed in 2011 and consist of Zeb Budworth, Chris Hardy, Sam Lenthall, Greg Ullyart and Hester Ullyart. Video directed by Iain Marcks.

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Japanther – Vicious

The “Japanthers” 😉 have a new album, “Instant Money Magic“,  out April 11th worldwide via Seayou Records. And they have a new video and single, “Do It (Don’t Try)” as well.  The album is a fourteen-track collection of remarkable songs as “Common Born“, “Take me In And Let Me go“, the single “Do It (Don’t Try)”, or “Vicious“, one of my favourites. Japanther’s new album is as colourful as it’s cover art, and it is a never desapointing bet if you are fan of the sound and work of the New Yorker duo. Another set of wonderful songs to add to their live repertoire, already fullfilled with the very best of the band. Don’t miss them if they play by you.

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Katie Bulley – Up & In

Recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis with Johnny Cash’s late bass player David Roe and percussionist John Argroves. The video by Katie Bulley is an homage to Bob Gruen, photographer of John Lennon, and capturer of Bob Dylan, Debbie Harry, Ike & Tina and New York Dolls. If you want to contribute to Katie’s full album, please follow this link.

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Secret Colours – It Can’t Be Simple

Secret Colours are not a UK band but a 4-piece band from Chicago, IL, with influences by early 90’s British music as Blur, The Stone Roses and Oasis. “It Can’t Be Simple” has nevertheless a retro psychedelic organ sound more close to 60’s brit pop. The band has announced the release of their new album “Positive Distractions” on May 5th, 2014. Secret Colours will be playing at SXSW and also performing at Austin Psychfest in May. Watch the video for “It Can’t Be Simple” here.

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Tashaki Miyaki – Cool Runnings

Los Angeles trio Tashaki Miyaki released a new video for Cool Runnings, the A-side form their 7″ vinyl, released on February 25th, 2014. Video directed by Juan Iglesias.

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Black English (NO) – Leave The Door Wide Open

New video by Los Angeles band Black English (NO) for their new single Leave The Door Wide Open, from their debut album El Prado. El Prado was released earlier this year on Arts & Crafts and it’s cover art, and the video as well, are inspired in Magritte’s surrealism. NO is now touring with The Darcys and they will be playing at SXSW. Video directed by Jordan Blady. You can read the interview we had with them last year here.

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Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! – We’re Manicals!

Hamburg electropop band Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! (FALD!) are releasing their debut album Atlas on 28th April 2014 via Audiolith. With influences by Foals, Friendly Fires or East India Youth, the German band goal is focused on making their audience to dance at their shows, instead of having people standing around at the venues and acting like ‘gig zombies’. Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! formed in 2009 and have already played at SXSW, debuting in 2012 with the EP Lovers Arcade. Video directed by Tim Glaesener.

  Jungle Spain

Virginia Labuat – Night & Day

New video by Virginia Labuat for Night & Day, track that gives name to the third album of the singer-songwriter from Linares, Spain, Virginia Maestro. Recorded, mixed and masterized by Bernardo Calvo at Studio B, the album was released in March 2013 via Sony Music and reached the possition 11th of the Spanish chart.

  Jungle Brasil

Os Dentes De Rubel – Mascarados

Carioca band Rubel performs “Mascarados” with the band Os Dentes (The Teeth), in a delightful collaboration called Os Dentes De Rubel (Rubel’s Teeth). You can also enjoy their performance for “O Velho E O Mar (The old man and the sea), another gem from their disc “Pearl” arranged and recorded live together for this collaboration.