Wichita Recordings

Simian Mobile Disco – Unpatterns Out Today!

Vicky — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:05 +0000

Simian Mobile Disco’s new album Unpatterns is out today on CD, LP and Download. You can purchase the album on all formats on the Wichita store – and you can listen to the album in full here.

SMD will celebrate with an album launch at Fabric on Friday – tickets and info here

Best Coast’s New Album Out Today!

Vicky — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:54:53 +0000

Best Coast’s new album The Only Place is out today and available to buy on CD, LP and Download. The LP comes with an exclusive 7″ of The Only Place backed w/ a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Storms. All formats are available to buy on the Wichita store.

Praise for the album below:

“The Only Place is bolshily briliant” – 4*, The Fly

“A blissful comfort blanket of an album” – 8/10, Clash

“Indie pop infused with the melodrama of The Ronettes and The Shangri-Las” – Uncut

“… indomitable West Coast pop-rock melodies and sugary thrills” – Q

Best Coast return to the UK for a headline tour next month – details below:

June

16 – ABC 2, Glasgow

17 - HMV Ritz, Manchester

18 - Academy, Birmingham

20 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

21 – Coalition, Brighton

22– Isle of Wight Festival – The Garden Stage

Listen To The New Gold Panda Single

Vicky — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:46:37 +0000

Gold Panda has announced details of a new single along with US and European live dates over the summer. The single Mountain b/w Financial district is available to listen to on Gold Panda’s soundcloud.

It is available to buy now digitally and available for pre-order on 7″ vinyl (out 11th June) via the Wichita store.

List of upcoming live dates below.

June
2nd London – Field Day Festival UK
10th Manchester – Parklife Festival UK
23rd Ballinlough, Castle Body & Soul Festival, IRE
30th Evreau, Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats festival, FRA

July
7th Amsterdam – Pitch Festival, NED
29th Portland, Oregon, WTF Festival, US

August
4th Salzburg, Stuck! Festival AU
19th Leicester, Summer Sundae Festival, UK
30th Pula, Outlook Festival, CRO

September
2nd Los Angeles, California, FYFest, US
6th Pula, Outlook Festival, CRO
9th Isle of Wight, Bestival, UK

October
5th Vienna, Waves festival, AU
12th Bologna, Robot Festival, ITA

Cloud Nothings Added To Dot To Dot Festival

Vicky — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:28:06 +0000

Cloud Nothings have been added to the line-up for Dot To Dot Festival, joining the likes of Summer Camp, The Men andPulled Apart By Horses. Dot To Dot Festival takes place in three cities around the UK on consecutive days: Bristol (Saturday 2 June), Nottingham (3 June) and Manchester (4 June). Full info and tickets here

Los Campesinos! Added To Latitude Line-Up

Vicky — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:53:10 +0000

Los Campesinos! will headline The Lake Stage at this year’s Latitude Festival on Saturday 17th July. First Aid Kit will also be playing this year’s festival, along with the likes of Metronomy, Perfume Genius and Zola Jesus. Full info and tickets here.

First Aid Kit Announce UK Tour Dates

Vicky — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:04 +0000

First Aid Kit have announced a run of UK headline dates for November. The band will also be supporting Jack White on his European tour dates next month and will appear at Latitude, Bestival and End Of The Road festivals over the summer. Full list of upcoming dates are below -

June

21 – Brixton Academy, London (w/ Jack White)

22 – Hammersmith Apollo, London (w/ Jack White)
25 – HMH, Amsterdam (w/ Jack White)
26 – Tempodrom, Berlin (w/ Jack White)
27 – E-Werk, Cologne (w/ Jack White)

July

2 – Olympia, Paris (w/ Jack White)

5 – Docks, Hamburg (w/ Jack White)

13 – Latitude Festival, Suffolk

August

9 – Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg

11 – Oyafestivalen, Oslo

31 – End Of The Road, Dorset

September

7 – Bestival, Isle Of Wight

8 – Berlin Festival, Berlin

November

20 – Shepherds Bush Empire. London (Tickets)

22 – Ritz, Manchester (Tickets)

24 – QMU, Glasgow (Tickets)

27 – Academy, Bristol (Tickets)

The Cribs – In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull Out Now + On Tour This Week!

Vicky — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:45:14 +0000

The Cribs’ new album In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull is out now and available to buy here. The band are touring the UK this week and play The Troxy in London tonight. Remaining shows are listed below.

The Cribs

May

8 – Troxy, London
9 – O2 Academy, Bristol
11 – Barrowlands, Glasgow
12 – Academy, Manchester
13 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne

Star Slinger To Support A$AP Rocky On Upcoming Tour

Vicky — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:41:33 +0000

Star Slinger will be joining A$AP Rocky on his upcoming tour dates – details of all shows below

June
5 – London, Electric Ballroom w/A$AP Rocky
6 – London, Electric Ballroom w/A$AP Rocky
7 – Birmingham, HMV Institute w/A$AP Rocky
8 – Manchester, The Ritz w/A$AP Rocky
9 – Glasgow, The Arches w/A$AP Rocky
11 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique w/A$AP Rocky
12 – Paris, Bataclan w/A$AP Rocky
14 – Berlin, Festaal Kreuzeberg w/A$AP Rocky
15 – Amsterdam, Paradiso w/A$AP Rocky
16 – Barcelona, SONAR! Music Festival
23 – Madrid, Dia De La Musica

August
18 Beacons Festival, Yorkshire

Stream The New Simian Mobile Disco Album!

Vicky — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:30:42 +0000

Listen to Unpatterns the new album from Simian Mobile Disco over on The Guardian. The album is out on Monday and available to buy now on the Wichita store.

Watch Cloud Nothings KEXP Session – London Show Tomorrow!

Vicky — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:25:48 +0000

Watch Cloud Nothings’ live KEXP session here. The band will play a headline show at Cargo tomorrow night in London. They are also set to play at The Great Escape festival in Brighton on Thursday. Full list of upcoming European shows below.

May

4 – FZW, Dortmund, Germany

5 – Luxor, Colgone, Germany

6 – 59:1, Munich, Germany

7 – Magnet Club, Berlin, Germany

9 – Cargo, London

10 – The Great Escape, Brighton

11 – Les 3 Elephants, Laval, France

12 – La Rodia, Besancon

13 – exit07, Luxembourg

14 – Molotow, Hamburg, Germany

16 – Revolver, Oslo, Norway

17 – Pusterviksbaren, Goteborg, Sweden

18 – Pop Revo Festival, Arhus, Denmark

19 – Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden

21 – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland

22 – Chocolaterie, Brussel, Belgium

23 – Charlatan, Ghent, Belgium

25 – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands

26 – Le Guess Who? Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands

27 – Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands

28 – Pfingst Open Air Festival, Werden, Germany

29 – Mascotte, Zurich, Switzerland

30 – Locomovtive, Bologna, Italy

June

1 – Shepherds Bush Empire, London

5 – Captain’s Rest, Glasgow

6 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

8 – Le Point Ephemere, Paris, France