Live4ever’s New Tunes Guide feat. Rare Monk, Primitive Parts and more

Live4ever’s New Tunes Guide is back this week with highlights from Rare Monk and Primitive Parts.

Rare Monk combined their love of 90s rock and pop stylings with producer Wally Gagel in Los Angeles. The Portland band release a limited edition 7” double A-side single via B3SCI Records on February 17th. Primitive Parts have all the alternative credentials being made up of Sauna Youth’s Lindsay Corstorphine and Male Bonding pair Kevin Hendrick and Robin Christian. Their own double A-side single ‘Open Heads’ / ‘Signals’ is out a week earlier than their fellow New Tunes highlight on February 10th.

These and eight other picks of the week can be found by scrolling through our latest collection, and you can catch up with all our previous editions by clicking on the New Tunes Guide logo below.

To celebrate another week of great music, the Live4ever Ezine is very excited to partner with Manchester’s Ei8htball to offer one lucky reader a new pair of their EX811 in-earphones! Once you’ve been through this week’s tracks, check out all the competition details below.

“London based singer-songwriter Molly Beanland released her debut single ‘Night Dreams’ on the 20th January 2014. ‘Night Dreams’ has been produced by Kyle Vento.”

“Athenian punk/noise rock duo Noise Figures released their debut LP via Inner Ear Records on November 18th.”

“The Sounds have played alongside such bands as the Panic! At The Disco, Paramore, No Doubt and Foo Fighters, – band member Jesper Anderberg describes their new album thus: ‘Weekend is more of a back to basics album. I was primarily looking for a groove when I started writing this album – a groove based on five members who have been playing music together for a long time. We weren’t looking to over think the song writing, and especially wanted to make it sound like we just hit the switch on the amps and just started playing the songs.’”

“On 24th February, Poeticat will release their new single ‘3rd Arm’. Hailing from London, Lisbon and Basildon, Poeticat have played festivals such as Glastonbury, Latitude, Bestival, The Big Chill, Kendal Calling, Beat-Herder, E4 Udderbelly and have supported Kate Nash, Ed Sheeran and Jamie Woon.”

“Last autumn, Au Revoir Simone released their fourth album ‘Move in Spectrums’; their first album in four years. Having announced a European tour for February just before the end of 2013 including a NME Awards Show at London’s The Garage, Au Revoir Simone now confirm their next single will be ‘More Than’ – due Feb 24th through Moshi Moshi Records.”

“Rare Monk will release a limited edition 7” double a-side single ‘Splice’ / ‘Sleep Attack’ via B3SCI Records on 17th Feb. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Rare Monk recorded in Los Angeles with producer Wally Gagel (Best Coast, Muse).”

“Magic Eight Ball have been gigging since 2006. Having previously released 2 EPs and 2 singles, on 8th November 2013 they released their début album ‘Sorry We’re Late But We’re Worth The Wait’. The album features guest appearances from Jason Bowld (Bullet For My Valentine) and Donnie Vie (Enuff Z’Nuff).”

“Ava Luna share brand new track ‘Daydream’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Electric Balloon’ which is set for release on March 10th via Western Vinyl. ‘Electric Balloon’ was recorded by Carlos Hernandez and Julian Fader. The album was later mixed by Jimmy Douglass.”

“New East London three-piece Primitive Parts, made up of Sauna Youth’s Lindsay Corstorphine and Male Bonding’s Kevin Hendrick & Robin Christian, will release AA-side single ‘Open Heads’ / ‘Signals’ as 7″ and digital download on SEXBEAT Records on 10th February, 2014.”

“Fielded, moniker of Brooklyn-based Lindsay Powell, reveals her new single ‘City of the Dazed’ with Impose Magazine. A self-release of her forthcoming EP ‘Universally Handsome’ is expected in mid-late 2014. Originally one half of sister duo Festival and part of Ga’an, Powell now stands on her own.”

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It’s all about the sound really.

The skitter of a drum machine, the romance of the 808 kicking “Manchester” into life, the howling feedback that links The Who to Jesus And the Mary Chain…to Napalm Death, the jangle that stretches from the Beatles to Arctic Monkeys, the soul groove that pulls back from Alex Turner’s Sheffield lads to Marvin Gaye and rebounds to Robin Thicke.

What you need is something that can handle all of those sounds. Something that will cope with whatever mood you’re in. Something that will be true to what you need to hear.

ei8htball. It’s all in your head.

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