Moshi Moshi Records in London has always been one of Team Poule’s favorites and so it came with great joy when they recently announced the relaunch of their infamous Singles Club that – alongside Kitsuné – shaped the early days of this Poule d’Or enterprise over a decade ago. The first band they decided to put out this time, is buzzing new and all lowercase London quintet pencil.
Their phenomenal debut track titled The Giant carefully wraps itself in a cleanly struck violin melody and crisp vocals creating the feel of a haunting yet warm and positive night out. The track tells an almost post-capitalist story of the pain of growth – growing up, growing apart, growing old.
Reason enough for Team Poule to get our little notebooks out and inquire about an all new photo-interview with the five of them. So hit play below on this wonderful track and read through the visual story they tell.
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Few musicians on this Earth manage to catch the attention of Poule headquarters like main man Dougie Poole out of New York here does. His wonderful riffs and dreamy lyrics ranging from on- and offline romance, freelance jobs and waiting for your MacOS to unfreeze, to journeying back home for a funeral neatly capture this particular moment in Western metropolitan history, while coming in hot and heavy, wrapped in laid back, crisp indie country sounds.
He released a great debut album in 2017, but really found his verve and rhythm on The Freelancer’s Blues that came out in 2020. This year he followed up with a fantastic record going by The Rainbow Wheel of Death. For the first time ever, he will be playing a European tour this month, kicking off in Paris, Oct 24, at Les Nautes. Further dates include Copenhagen, London, Bristol and whole bunch more of UK dates – all right here.
Attached below is the beautiful track Beth David Cemetery, off his current album The Rainbow Wheel of Death, out now on Wharf Cat Records. Tickets are on sale now.
It’s been a hot minute since the Swedish quartet of FEWS took their talents to the streets and toured this part of the globe. But as the seasons change, so will this state of affairs. The group released a smooth album earlier this year by the name of Glass City – featuring some stellar artwork the talented Joe Edward, out via the indie grandseigneurs of Welfare Sounds and Records – and will take the tunes on a grand old tour covering Germany, the Netherlands, France and finally the UK.
Their steamy single Massoit is attached below. So go see them play in Hamburg, Rotterdam, Groningen, Bordeaux, Rennes, Paris, London and more, from October 18th onwards. Find all dates, conveniently listed in order of appearance right here.
London and Cape Town’s Honeymoan here fuse one of the finest renderings of dreamy alternative music heard this side of the 2010s. The group has been at it for some time, gathering around their common interests and desires to produce something unique. For their new album they neatly combine funky jazzy elements with their keen eye for pop melodies and acceleration. Good things happen to those who stay true to themselves, so the group is now getting to play their prized tunes for audiences across the globe, enjoying the ride.
Next week, the team will be packing their little minivan and start touring relevant parts of Europe, with Glasgow, Manchester, London, Hamburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and many more on the itinerary. Find all dates through the end of the month, nicely listed here, in order of appearance.
Attached below is their steaming single Pickup, Don’t Pickup that came out last week as the opening track of their new self-released album titled Sorry Like You Mean It. Get it.
VILDE here is about to release his 8th studio album in the form of a collection of songs wrapped under the mantle of Hope. Across its 8 tracks his songwriting and electronic production neatly light the different angles of the flakey subject. Reason enough for Team Poule to inquire in a new edition of our prized photo-interview series capturing the visual hope if you will of Thomas Savage, the man behind the moniker.
Having moved countries eight times in the past 12 years, taking him from Australia as far as Sweden, Germany, England, and lately Scotland, his musical style nicely keeps evolving, too. His latest album is a clean cut anthem that was more than two years in the making. And if you picture the green hills of Scotland, and the North Sea steadily fighting its way with the rocky cliffs, you can hear the rhythm of the waves crashing on almost every song. Something very secluded but warm and optimistic about his music shines right through.
Time has been always played a crucial part in his works, for example with a lovely project that saw him write, produce and release a song every month for a full year, culminating the album Study / Dance in September 2017. About his new album Hope he said: “As an impatient person with no attention span, I gave it patience and attention. When I couldn’t do so, I walked away.” Glad he did not walk away from this photo interview – so hit play on the latest single Piñata below and enjoy! Hope is out August 18, planet wide.
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The lovely dressed up people above have been making stellar tunes as Alexandria for some time, and just had an amazing set of live session titled Silver Session out on YouTube. If you are into music and art and life in general, do not sleep on this.
Meanwhile, they are also busy working on an EP that will be out later this summer. Attached below is the first product of their creative break, titled Explicit Engravings. If you happen to be in Stockholm, May 19th, go see them play at Patricia and they will be live at LIVS restaurant on May 25th.
Find this wonderful tune and many more on the official Poule d’Or playlist on Spotify.
