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Penned as a “record label made with love” by The Guardian, 4AD was established in 1980 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent as a groundbreaking independent phenomenon, operating as a wide scale, artist-focused behemoth that was born and bred in the heart of London. With a storied longevity, cultural impact and legacy that outstretches many, 4AD have long been a bastion for top-tier indie music, reading as a who’s who of past, present and future stars across alternative rock, folk, post-punk, hip hop, pop, electronica and R&B. From their humble beginnings, the influential imprint drove the rise of the likes of Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Watts-Russell’s own collective This Mortal Coil, Bauhaus and Modern English. More recently, 4AD have released essential cuts from Bon Iver, Future Islands and The National, whilst also expanding to new electronica and hip hop-focused ground, signing Purity Ring, Tkay Maidza, Grimes, Spencer and Gang Gang Dance.
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Bills & Aches & Blues
Various
Tkay Maidza - "Where Is My Mind?" - (2:57) 74 BPM Hot
U.S. Girls - "Junkyard" - (2:59) 100 BPM
Aldous Harding - "Revival" - (2:17) 118 BPM
The Breeders - "The Dirt Eaters" - (3:34) 92 BPM
Maria Somerville - "Seabird" - (4:36) 159 BPM
Tune-Yards - "Cannonball" - (3:09) 125 BPM
Spencer. - "Genesis" - (4:29) 83 BPM
Helado Negro - "Futurism" - (3:10) 155 BPM
Efterklang - "Postal" - (4:00) 82 BPM
Bing & Ruth - "Gigantic" - (5:26) 140 BPM
Future Islands - "The Moon Is Blue" - (4:38) 110 BPM
Jenny Hval - "Sunbathing" - (2:46) 123 BPM
Dry Cleaning - "Oblivion" - (3:50) 90 BPM
Bradford Cox - "Mountain Battles" - (6:24) 154 BPM
SOHN - "Song To The Siren" - (4:45) 152 BPM
Becky And The Birds - "The Wolves (Act I And II)" - (4:30) 105 BPM
Ex:Re - "Misery Is A Butterfly" - (5:08) 72 BPM
Big Thief - "Off You" - (4:04) 99 BPM
Review: Celebrating a generation or more in music - it's something like 41 years now - the 4AD name a label finds itself somewhere between HHV and XL Recordings when it comes to releasing such influential and contemporary music of mass appeal. As we head into a new era Bills & Aches & Blues probably sums it up best for a lot of us right now, with 4AD asking a current crop of artists to cover a song of their choosing from 4AD's past. It sees the likes of New York City's Bing and Ruth take on the Pixies or Becky and the Birds cover Bon Iver's "The Wolves Act I and II". The Birthday Party gets a mention thanks to the U.S. Girls alongside Spencer's version of Grimes "Genesis" next to remakes of Blonde Redhead, Deerhunter, Time Buckley and The Breeders. From generation to generation, long live 4AD.
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4AD 0358DA
02 Apr 21
Indie/Alternative
Platform
Interference - (4:41) 80 BPM
Chorus - (5:54) 61 BPM Hot
Unequal - (5:11) 78 BPM
Morning Sun - (5:20) 85 BPM
Locker Leak - (4:14) 75 BPM
An Exit - (4:58) 112 BPM
Lonely At The Top - (4:31) 63 BPM
DAO - (4:12) 83 BPM
Home - (5:53) 65 BPM
New Ways To Love - (4:37) 64 BPM
Review: Having come to light through her captivating Movement LP and a series of singles for Rvng Intl, Holly Herndon is a shining example of the ground that can be covered through the academic approach to electronic music production. That so much of her distinctive sound is powered by the canny processing of her own voice only adds to the impact, and so it is on her follow up album which lands on indie giant 4AD. The drama and shocking sound design is palpable at every turn, with more noticeably song-based structures coming through at times, only to be side-swiped by brutal drum programming at others. With a style that no-one else could dream of coming close to, Herndon has confirmed herself to be amongst the great electronic artists of our times.
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EAD 3503A
18 May 15
Experimental/Electronic
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