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Photo by Charlie & Charlie London's Man/Woman/Chainsaw are back with a new single off their upcoming debut album. We loved 2024's Eazy Peazy , and its indie rock with string instruments sound. With "Nosedive," they've added a heavy synth element instead of the normal indie rock instrumentation. The result is a rather dance friendly, almost party jam. This feels like a more mature style of dance music, as well as a heavily organic one, even with the synths. "Nosedive" builds and builds from a relatively restrained near pop song into an absolute epic that will have you checking to see if they're playing anywhere near you any time soon. (Unfortunately for us Americans, they currently only have European tour dates.) Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals and synths) says of the band's latest single: “It's is a song about longing for both comfort and freedom simultaneously in a relationship through the metaphor of being an injured bird needing shelter. We tu...

Photo via Facebook To celebrate their fortieth anniversary (a year late), legendary indie label 4AD are releasing a compilation album of current artists covering classics from 4AD's discography. One of the covers is Tune-Yards covering The Breeders' iconic "Cannonball." If you're familiar with Tune-Yards and "Cannonball," you already have a picture in your head of what this sounds like, and if you do you're exactly right. "Cannonball" is one of the more odd 90's alt-rock smash hits, and Tune-Yards weird the song up in a way that only they can. It's more of an electronic version, sped up and a little more frantic. Plus, the famous guitar riffs are performed by Merrill Garbus acapella in a way that is reminiscent of Petra Haden. It's a fun cover that updates the thrill we felt when we first heard this oddball classic. You can listen to Tune-Yards' take on "Cannonball" below. Bills & Aches & Blues  is due out ...