since their breakup in 1999, the verve reunited last fall to perform the thaw sessions on nme.com. displayed as fourteen minutes of sheer unrehearsed brilliance, the band’s jam created the essence of wandering back in time to their hypnotic past and easily getting lost in their sound. recently, the verve performed at coachella, highlighting with memories of bittersweet symphony and tempting the audience with a few new unreleased songs to enjoy.

recorded in 1997, the verve performed live for the black sessions in paris, france, presenting a powerful collection of eight songs shared inbetween the albums urban hymns and a northern soul.

01. a northern soul
02. this is music
03. the drugs don’t work
04. life’s an ocean
05. bittersweet symphony
06. lucky man
07. history
08. come on

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artwork by cheri nelson

after discovering portland’s 31knots (thankyou to sctas), their daytrotter session has truly become a favorite addiction.

corpse & carcass
sanctify
[daytrotter session, 2007]

twisting inside the trio’s complex structure of preacher-like shouting and dissonant lyrics, room-commanding drums, mesmerizing guitar and bass lines, this urgency takes over. to listen for the first time feels like an unexpected climax throughout some of the most intense, bizarre and darkest places ever been to. 31knots sixth full-length album worried well is scheduled to be released on august 19, 2008 through polyvinyl records and an autumn tour is expected to follow. be sure to hear their woxy lounge session and see all the videos.

artwork by mike egan

recently, london based trio south released their fifth album you are here. produced in such an elegant state of mind by sharing soft orchestration to pure rock, south maintain their dreamy pop sound. catered to be kept on repeat, opening song wasted blends in a mixture of acoustic guitar, piano and horns driven to create a type of hazy escape that keeps you secluded and comforted inside the music.