Ex-Bauhaus/Love & Rockets man David J to release very limited 7″ for RSD19

For those who followed the alternative music scene in the 80s, David J. is someone who’ll need no introduction.

The one-time Bauhaus/Love & Rockets man has continued to make music over the decades and now has ten solo releases to his credit.

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Marty Willson-Piper to release limited edition vinyl for Record Store Day

Lots of people will recognise Marty Willson-Piper as having been an important member of All About Eve, joining the band for their third LP ‘Touched By Jesus’ and subsequently adding his talents to a couple of their more overlooked records.  You might also know Marty from his extensive work with Aussie alternative rock legends The Church.

Much less celebrated is Willson-Piper’s solo career.  Between 1987-2008 he released six solo discs, all of which have gained a cult fanbase.

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Watch: The Arthur Brothers unleash new animated video for ‘Violet Hum’

On their new single, indie-pop act The Arthur Brothers have thrown everything they know into a blender and hoped for the best.   The results are fun, belwildering, catchy and annoying all at once.

The track features a few great pop hooks and some even better multi-tracked vocals on loan from Brian Wilson via Jellyfish and Eels, serves those with some solid indie jangle and even prefaces them with a near spoken vocal that’ll surely divide opinion.  It could’ve been a mess.

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