The Wolfgang Press, who were one of the quintessential 4AD bands of the label’s classic ’80s/’90s, have reformed for their first official studio album since 1995’s Funky Little Demons. It’s titled A ...
Long-running Michigan experimental, ethereal group His Name is Alive are getting a 6-LP box set featuring their three excellent early-’90s albums for 4AD. Titled How Ghosts Affect Relationships: ...
The rusted implements of underground torture. The sleeping sirens floating in shallows. The aliens made purely of distended eyeballs. The loveless beds, gelatinous hearts, topless flamenco dancers and ...
"It was a fantastic opportunity," reckons Ivo Watts-Russell of British record label 4AD. "For a while, we participated in something pure and unique. Those records will vibrate long after I've ceased ...
When Claire Boucher moved to Montreal from Vancouver to attend McGill University in 2006, she was hoping to study electro-acoustics and the neuroscience of music. The subjects fascinated… By Jon ...
In 1980, 4AD set out to supplant the nihilism of punk with an atmospheric, esoteric new sound. Label alchemist Ivo Watts-Russell wanted his roster to elicit a deeply emotive response and yield music ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Esteemed independent record label 4AD is belatedly celebrating its 40th anniversary with “Bills and Aches and Blues,” an 18-track ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German goth band Xmal Deutschland in Hamburg, 1987 (Credit: Kevin Cummins) Of the two records, Fetisch is less traditional in its ...
The fuzzed-out, percussive New York psych quartet Gang Gang Dance has made the leap from the small NYC label the Social Registry and signed with 4AD, as 4AD's website reports. Later this year, 4AD ...
Future Islands have officially announced their fourth album. The record is called Singles and it’s set to be released on March 25 by way of 4AD, the band’s new label after parting ways with Thrill ...
Torres, the project of singer Mackenzie Scott, has been dropped from her label 4AD, according to a Twitter post on Monday (April 16). By Colin Stutz Torres, the project of singer Mackenzie Scott, has ...