[News] Tame Impala Bassist Nick Allbrook Announces Departure from the Band

Nick Allbrook, second from the right.

Success can be a lot to deal with, and this past weekend we saw evidence of that. Australian psych rock band Tame Impala have been a runaway success since their debut album Innerspeaker was released back in 2010, continuing even further with last year's Lonerism. The band's bassist Nick Allbrook has decided that he will be taking a step back from the limelight, announcing his departure in an official statement. It states that he "is hopping off the Tame Impala band wagon so that he can try and screw his head back on, and make an attempt to assimilate back into society. A task the rest of us fear we will one day have to perform..."

As Allbrook bows out gracefully, his shoes will be filled by Cam Avery, a member of fellow Australian pysch rock outfit Pond. Funny enough, Allbrook is the frontman of Pond. While the departure may seem sudden, it is an understandable decision: "All bands and projects and stuff will keep going, it's just hard to keep them all going if you're touring all the time. The only bad part will be not seeing my mates every day. I love them more than anything," [said Allbrook to NME].

Allbrooks final show with Tame Impala was this past Saturday, but the band will continue touring throughout the summer.

[Listen] Smith Westerns Summery Ballad "3am Spiritual"

Smith Westerns return with another cut from their upcoming third album Soft Will, due out on June 25th. This new song, titled "3am Spiritual," sees the trio tapping into the sunshine-soaked ballads of the 1960's, complete with melancholic yet hopeful lyrics and upbeat instrumentation. This is one to play during those summer road trips. Stream it below.

[Album Stream] Laura Marling - 'Once I Was An Eagle'

It's safe to say Laura Marling has a damn solid back catalogue, three up until this point, and she's preparing to release her fourth shortly following up 2008's Alas, I Cannot Swim, 2010's beautiful I Speak Because I Can and 2011's A Creature I Don’t Know. On the 28th of May she will drop Once I Was An Eagle, her third album in 4 years! She managed to record the entire new record in 10 days with vocals and acoustic guitars being laid down in just one take! Pretty impressive. You can stream the new effort, which shows another step forward for the ever maturing artist, in all its glory below courtesy of The Guardian. 

[Watch] Palma Violets - "Best of Friends" (Official Video)

Last August we got a video from Palma Violets for their track "Best of Friends", and since then they've picked up a lot of attention on both sides of the Atlantic. With that in mind they've offered up a brand new video for the incredibly catchy track, which shows them running around the city and performing a rather uncomfortable looking gig to a handful of people including some angry suit wearing gents. It ends in carnage. Check it out above.

The band’s debut album, 180, is out now.

[Watch] Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)

Ever wanted to see Action Bronson do a cartwheel?! Well here's your chance! He's just dropped the entertaining clip for the first track from his collaborative album with producer Harry Fraud, Saab Stories. "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" features a host of Bronson related activities including a cake that looks just like the man himself. I'm lost for words. Check it out at the top. More news to come on Saab Stories as and when we have it.

[SKOA Premiere] Findlay - "Off & On" (Romare Remix)

We introduced you to Manchester's Findlay last September via her track "You Gave Me Grace", and since then we've been eager to get more raw sounding material from her in your face blues. Her latest single, "Off & On", is every bit as great as we'd expected and today we've got a great little treat to offer up to you guys. It's a mind boggling remix of that track from Romare, who you may of heard of via his great sounding remix of Alt-J's "Breezeblocks".

Taking the original and cutting it up into smaller portions, he warps the foot stomping track into a frenzy of chopped samples and dance inducing early morning club sounds. The kind of early morning sounds you'll find yourself rocking back and forth after a few too many beers at 4am, except the rocking is brought on entirely by Romare's remix. Wonderful stuff, and perfect for your Tuesday afternoon. Grab yourselves the free download below.

For more information about the wonderful Findlay, why not check out her official website, on which you can grab a download of "Off & On" in its original state.

[Watch] Queens of the Stone Age's 15-minute '...Like Clockwork' Short Film

Queens of the Stone Age have done a damn good job of keeping fans wanting more with their recently released animated video series. So now that we've seen all 5 videos they've compiled them into one easily digestible 15 minute clip of awesome. As mentioned before, the clip(s) was created by UK artist Boneface with the help of animator Liam Brazier and the results are a treat to behold. "Kalopsia", "I Appear Missing", "Keep Your Eyes Peeled", "If I Had A Tail" and "My God Is The Sun" will all feature on the band's stunning new album ...Like Clockwork which is released on June 4th via Matador Records. You can pre-order a copy over here.

Before you do that though, take 15 mintues from your day and hit play at the top.

[Watch] The National - "Don't Swallow the Cap" Live on Letterman

This week saw The National release their fantastic new album Trouble Will Find Me and what better way to celebrate than with a visit to the Ed Sullivan theater and an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. The band delivered a stunning rendition of "Don’t Swallow the Cap" complete with strings that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up to attention.