Live4ever’s New Tunes Guide feat. PS I Love You, Gringo Star, A Plastic Rose & more!


Looking for some free new music to tide you over this weekend? Well you’re in the right place with the Live4ever Ezine‘s New Tunes guide. We’ve sorted through our packed inbox over the last seven days to offer up the best in mp3s, Soundcloud links and YouTube videos for your viewing and listening pleasure. Check out previous editions of the New Tunes Guide here.

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“…wing-clipped and bound in the bowels of Dalston The Shamefaced Sparrows find ourselves. And it is here two gutter-sparrows combine the savage sonics of Link Wray with the melodic guile of the French Ye-Ye girls. If that sounds like a fanciful notion; consider the dynamics of both: Youthful, Exuberant, Joyous, Dangerous, Daring and Sexy.”

The Madison (Demo) by The Shamefaced Sparrows

These Sickly Flowers (Demo) by The Shamefaced Sparrows

Brooklyn based Indie-Pop quartet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced details of a remix EP in support of Record Store Day, released on Play It Again Sam on limited edition coloured vinyl.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Acid Reflex EP by playitweb

Die Hard‘s sound is a blend of Glasgow’s dark humour mixed with strong melodies + strange textures. Songs that ask questions about the telling of lies, revenge & lust. Formed in 2011, the band spent the first 9 months of the year writing + recording songs in their home studio in the city centre.”

Die Hard by Halleluwah_Hits

‘Pirate’ will be released on 19th March 2012 and follows Professor Penguin’s debut single ‘Pilot’, which won widespread support at radio from Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio One, Lauren Laverne, Radcliffe & Maconie, Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music, Gary Crowley on BBC London, and John Kennedy’s XFM show where the track was playlisted as the “Xposure Big One”.

Pirate by Professor Penguin

“‘Lasan’ is a brand new track from Michael Kiwanuka, produced-by and featuring Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys. Abeano.com, who premiered the track on Friday, said: ‘The gorgeous ‘Lasan’ sees Michael imparting his wisdom by encouraging someone to seize the day… It’s a comforting piano-led gem with The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach stopping by to add his talents and lending a hand in production.'”

Michael Kiwanuka & Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) – “Lasan” by MichaelKiwanuka

“Released in the fall of last year, Summer Camp brought a welcome shot of sunshine and irresistible pop nous with their sparkling debut album “Welcome to Condale”, a gorgeous collection of lushly melodic pop songs woven around a central narrative of an imaginary suburb deep in the heart of America.”

“Kingston, Ontario’s PS I Love You are set to follow-up their Polaris Music Prize long-listed debut album with their second long-player Death Dreams. The eleven-track album will be released in the United Kingdom on May 28th on Paper Bag Records.”

PS I LOVE YOU ‘Sentimental Dishes’ by Paper Bag Records

“After a tremendously busy 2011, A Plastic Rose kicked off 2012 by supporting Snow Patrol at London’s O2 Arena (Feb 11th) and Belfast’s Odyssey Arena (Jan 25th) to crowds of up to 34,000 at two sold out shows. Finally, an opportunity to prove their worth on the biggest of all stages after 5 years of relentless touring, recording, and writing to build their loyal fanbase, known to the band as the APRmy, this is yet another step forward for one of Northern Ireland’s most exciting bands.”

“In the years since signing with Paw Tracks in 2009, Mississippi native Dent May has made music that balances saccharine pop sincerity and campy affectation. His debut LP, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, put wry storytelling at its fore, but imbued each track with sweet strums of the titular instrument and earnest harmonies sure to arrest listeners’ sympathies.”

Fun by Paw Tracks

“Boiling up from the independent musical cauldron Hotlanta has become, here comes Gringo Star with its follow up to 2008′s critically acclaimed debut, ‘All Y’all.’ The band now comes into its own with ‘Count Yer Lucky Stars‘ – a collection of catchy and instantly classic pop music. You won’t be able to stop humming this spate of new and bright tunes, music that lifts the spirit. The album will be released in the UK on 30th April, 2012, preceded by lead single ‘Shadow’ on 23rd April.”

Gringo Star – Shadow (Count Yer Lucky Stars) by Gigantic Music

17–year old wunderkind Amanda Mair made her entrance last year with Doubt – an impressive debut that had UK and US tastemakers entranced. With forthcoming single Sense already picking up plaudits Mair is set to release her eponymous debut album in the UK on June 11th.

Amanda Mair “Sense” by Labrador Records

“Acclaimed electro duo Rendezvous have just released a video for new track Distorted. Filmed live in Tel Aviv, the video showcases the duo’s excellent live chops and their expert mixing of classic analogue synths and live instruments with with a punchy, contemporary electro sound.”


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