| Carla Geneve - 2001 Rock, Pop, Folk, Alternative Country | 22/02/2019 |
Remote Control Records is proud to welcome Perth artist Carla Geneve to the ever-growing Dot Dash roster. She releases new single '2001' premiered this week on triple j's Good Nights.
Taking its name from Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the track '2001' also references science fiction writer Jack Vance and John Carpenter's film The Thing (1982). Carla explains the song "2001 is about escapism through old movies and books that I loved as a kid. Those paired with songwriting serve as the best form of catharsis for me."
| Huntly - Giving Circle Pop, Electronic, Dance, RnB | 22/02/2019 |
'Giving Circle' is the fourth remarkable single from Huntly’s debut album Low Grade Buzz, to be released on March 15 via Barely Dressed Records/Remote Control.
Opening with a legato wash of dreamy choral harmonies before a beat drops and we find ourselves transported to a world of flawless RnB. Elspeth explains, “Giving Circle is a pop tragedy, combining rawness and intimacy with movement and energy. It’s about dread, loneliness, and how we shift and adjust to our social landscapes after the end of a relationship.”
| Sunset Cities - Oh Baby Hip Hop, Soul, RnB | 19/02/2019 |
Sunset Cities, the collaborative project from So.Crates, Nelson Dialect & Alnitak Kid, release new single 'Oh Baby' from their self-titled album Sunset Cities, out 22 February via Bedroom Suck/Remote Control.
As premiered by Life Without Andy, 'Oh Baby' featuring the soulful vocals of Jace XL (Hiatus Kaiyote) highlights the lyrical heavyweights mastery of Sunset Cities' individual cadence and sound and simultaneously solidifies their union on record as a supergroup comfortable with the allure of boom bap basics and the challenge of great story telling.
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| Art of Fighting - Genie Rock, Folk | 12/02/2019 |
Art of Fighting, one of the most revered and acclaimed Australian bands of the 00s, have returned with their new single ‘Genie’, out now via Remote Control.
Premiered on Double J's Mornings with Zan Rowe, ‘Genie’ is their first new music in twelve years, and is accompanied by a video directed by acclaimed Sydney photographer Mclean Stephenson (Sarah Blasko, Jen Cloher, Jack Ladder, DMA’s) as premiered via RUSSH.
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| Methyl Ethel - Trip The Mains Pop, Rock, Psychedelic | 12/02/2019 |
Pscyhe-pop Perth band Methyl Ethel share new single 'Trip The Mains', from their forthcoming album Triage, out February 15 via Dot Dash/Remote Control.
Methyl Ethel principal Jake Webb says of the track, "behind every eye-twitch, a depleted mainframe barely pulses. 'Trip The Mains' is my moment of short circuiting." The accompanying video, premiered via Brooklyn Vegan, features Webb suspended in time, defying the laws of gravity, and crashing into beds in this abstract fantasy directed by Matt Sav.
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| Sunbeam Sound Machine - Talking Distance Rock, Pop, Psychedelic | 12/02/2019 |
Sunbeam Sound Machine, the recording project of Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick Sowersby, reveals first single ‘Talking Distance’ from upcoming album Goodness Gracious, out May 3rd through Dot Dash/Remote Control.
‘Talking Distance’, premiered on Triple R and Pilerats, builds on a repeating distorted guitar pattern, a hypnotic rhythm section doing the heavy lifting while Sowersby’s vocals float over the top. The song details the feeling of coasting on auto-pilot, attempting to remain immune and keep one’s head above water in a flood of information and opinion.
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| Huntly - Low Grade Buzz Pop, Electronic, Dance | 30/01/2019 |
Huntly release new single ‘Low Grade Buzz’ from upcoming debut album of the same name, released 15 March via Barely Dressed Records/Remote Control.
‘Low Grade Buzz’ is an ethereal ballad that communicates life’s bittersweet ache, a blissful comedown after a euphoric night. Written in Tempelhof airfield in Berlin after a night out, accompanied by a dinky Yamaha keyboard, bought from an op shop and carried around Europe. It’s about fullness and emptiness and being a bit strung out after staying up all night.
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| Jess Ribeiro - Stranger Rock | 25/01/2019 |
Jess Ribeiro releases brand new single ‘Stranger’ premiered via Double J, out now via Barely Dressed/Remote Control Records.
In ‘Stranger’, Ribeiro’s voice travels as a narcotic purr; as she explores infatuation and all the daydreaming that comes alongside it. Referencing the 19th-century French writer Stendhal and his recognition that “this is a love that lives only through the imagination”. The new track was produced by Ben Edwards and recorded as a 3-piece with Dave Mudie and Jade Imagine.
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| Jess Ribeiro - Love Is The Score Of Nothing Rock | 29/11/2018 |
Premiered on Double J's Mornings with Zan, Jess Ribeiro has released her new single ‘Love Is The Score Of Nothing’, out now via Barely Dressed/Remote Control Records.
The new single is something of an indie-rock banger, signalling a new sound for an artist whose previous albums explored a kind of intricate folk-noire. This time round Ribeiro recalls the nonchalant coolness of the great French female vocalists of the 1960’s. Her vocal performance is detached while a delightful jangle of guitars, drums, keys and percussion swirls happily underneath.
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| Banoffee - Bubble Pop, Electronic | 17/11/2018 |
Melbourne-born, LA-based multidisciplinary artist Banoffee releases new single ‘Bubble’ out now via Dot Dash/Remote Control.
Banoffee explains "‘Bubble’ is my combat to bullies. It’s for the underdogs when they lose sight of their power. Being different, being unheard or unseen is so dispiriting. I hope in those moments something like this song is a little pick me up. There’s power in difference. Don’t mistake vulnerability as weakness. What a typical doozy we all make..."
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| Huntly - Wiggle Pop, Electronic, Dance | 17/11/2018 |
Minimalist pop-luxe masterminds Huntly have reached new heights with a single released just in time for summer. ‘Wiggle’ is out now via Barely Dressed/Remote Control.
Premiered Monday night on triple j, 'Wiggle' is a strikingly original and danceable track from Melbourne’s finest. Huntly pair an elastic bass-line with a deep percussive groove to provide the basis for the best pop song they have ever released. Lead singer Elspeth’s typically mellifluous lead-vocal celebrates space and freedom while second singer Charlie’s compelling counter-melodies provide engrossing contrast.
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| Methyl Ethel - Real Tight Pop, Rock, Psychedelic | 17/11/2018 |
Methyl Ethel release new single ‘Real Tight’ from their newly announced third album, Triage, out on Friday 15th February 2019 via Dot Dash/Remote Control Records.
Methyl Ethel's new single and official video featuring lead singer Jake Webb, directed by Matt Sav, was premiered by Noisey who described ‘Real Tight’ as "one of the most pop-adjacent tracks he’s ever made, complete with a swelling chorus and some of the most achingly personal lyrics in the Methyl Ethel canon."
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| Donny Benét - Beneath The Sheets Pop, Electronic, Dance, Instrumental | 09/11/2018 |
Donny Benét is everyone's favourite adult entertainer, hit maker, attentive lover, and awarded performer. Having laid claim to countless stages with years of live shows, he returns to Europe.
To celebrate his return to Europe for the third time, Donny Benét has shared a delicious instrumental titled ‘Beneath The Sheets’, out now via Dot Dash/Remote Control Records.
| Sunset Cities - Black Tapes Hip Hop, Soul, RnB, Jazz | 09/11/2018 |
Sunset Cities, the new musical project of SO.Crates, Nelson Dialect and Alnitak Kid, share their first single from the project ‘Black Tapes’ out now via Bedroom Suck Records/Remote Control.
‘Black Tapes’ is a Neo-spiritual celebrating and lamenting the deep impact technology has on the state of our innocence. For Cazeaux O.S.L.O. as a kid VHS tapes were his campfire, his elder scroll, his suburban electric prophecy. For Nelson Dialect these black rectangle time capsules captured a lot of his imagination and different exposure to music, sport, film and art.
| Jess Locke - My Body Is An Ecosystem Rock, Pop | 19/10/2018 |
Melbourne singer-songwriter Jess Locke has released a new 7” vinyl featuring two new singles ‘My Body Is An Ecosystem’/‘Nothing At All’, out now via Pool House Records/Remote Control Records.
As premiered on triple j’s Good Nights, ‘My Body Is An Ecosystem’ is a perfect slice of Jess Locke’s trademark dreamy guitar-pop. It's about falling short of our own expectations of ourselves inside and out and how terrifying that can be.
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Other tracks by Jess Locke: Nothing At All
| Cyanide Thornton - Hot Air Rock, Folk, Pop | 13/10/2018 |
Cyanide Thornton share their stunning new single 'Hot Air.' The track comes from their self-titled debut album, out November 9 via Bedroom Suck/Remote Control Records.
The band describe the single - "'Hot Air' in a fast moving car on flat ground. Smash into yourself, burst out of yourself. This is a song about difference and distance in close relationships, about trying not to be too self-destructive, and finding different ways to love."
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| Cyanide Thornton - Weight Rock, Folk, Pop | 13/10/2018 |
'Weight' is the first single from the eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album from Naarm (Melbourne) band Cyanide Thornton, out November 9 on Bedroom Suck/Remote Control Records.
While incorporating elements of folk and rock, Cyanide Thornton transcends its composite parts, moving into a space of raw emotion and fierce determination. Thornton’s voice is at once wistful and melancholic, painting narratives with a tender immediacy.
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| Denise le Menice - Heart Pop, Rock | 12/10/2018 |
As premiered on triple j's Good Nights, Denise le Menice releases her remarkable first single ‘Heart’, out now via Barely Dressed Records/Remote Control.
Never has a break-up song sounded so sunny. Ali says “Heart is about being newly single after a long term relationship - the struggles and awkwardness of jumping back into the anxiety provoking dating game.”
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| Courtney Barnett - Small Talk Rock, Folk | 09/10/2018 |
Courtney Barnett shares ‘Small Talk’, an unheard and unreleased track from the sessions which gave birth to Tell Me How You Really Feel, out now via Milk! Records/Remote Control.
The surprise track itself shows Courtney’s stylistic versatility as she winsomely sings over a walking bass-line before launching into joyful a series of ramshackle jams and choruses. It’s a song as skilfully infectious and charming as she’s ever recorded.
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| Huntly - Drop Gear Electronic, Pop, Dance, Industrial | 09/10/2018 |
Melbourne trio Huntly return with the announcement of signing to Barely Dressed Records, celebrating with brand new single ‘Drop Gear’ premiered on triple j, out now via Barely Dressed/Remote Control.
On ‘Drop Gear', Huntly double down on their “doof you can cry to” manifesto, marrying intimate songwriting with forward-thinking dance music to astonishing effect. ‘Drop Gear’ is a song about tension, restlessness and alienation. It secures Huntly a place in the canon of cutting-edge pop.
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