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Lowtide

Southern Mind Remixed

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Following the release of their critically acclaimed album Southern Mind in February this year, Melbourne’s Lowtide return with Southern Mind Remixed. A project born out of boundless knowledge and joint love for the unique and experimental, this is yet another progression for Lowtide. With Ulrich Schnauss, Vive La Void (Sanae Yamada/Moon Duo), Josefin Ohrn and The Liberation, Lost Horizons (Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins + Richie Thomas formerly of Jesus and Mary Chain) and Black Cab taking the controls on a largely guitar-based album the output is inevitably extraordinary.

Rebel Yell

Hired Muscle

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Rebel Yell is a demon-like force producing some of the most mesmerizing, brooding bangers in Brisbane. Fearlessly pushing the boundaries of Australia’s club scene, Rebel Yell is a powerful megahex of techno, industrial and haunting beats, guaranteed to possess the dance floor with heavy bass lines and hypotonic mechanical rhythms.   Steaming out of underground electro-pop outfit 100%, Rebel Yell is Grace Stevenson’s solo project which has been captivating crowds and critics since the release of her debut EP 'Mother of Millions' (Rice is Nice,2016). Rebel Yell is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the most daring, ground-breaking and promising electronic acts in Australia.

Lowtide

Southern Mind

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Following the release of their stunning single 'Alibi', Melbourne’s Lowtide deliver their much anticipated second album Southern Mind via Rice Is Nice. Blending upbeat dream pop with melancholy shoegaze, the band create a complex and compelling sound. Their signature layers of melody belie the ferocious heart within, enhanced by fleshed-out lyrical motifs and mesmerising vocal harmonies. Southern Mind is a startlingly stunning album, bursting with ambition and tension, loud yet restrained, from a band with the elegance and passion to create something truly remarkable.

Rebel Yell

High Authority

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Rebel Yell, aka Grace Stevenson made her mark with her killer debut EP Mother of Millions last year. Now she is back and she means business, as she drops her new single 'High Authority’.  'High Authority' stands on its own, sharing a glimpse of the developed sound for Rebel Yell. From working with an upgraded gear set-up to experiencing a new life as a solo performer, 'High Authority' gets mean. It’s obvious she knows where she stands and is out to get what she wants. Breaking through with a punchy EBM banger, 'High Authority' takes Rebel Yell out of the low-fi production sphere and into a new dance element. Lyrically repetitive in nature, drumming in the fact that Rebel Yell is the boss, she’s your boss.

Angie

Shyness

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One of our most exciting musicians, whose guises include Circle Pit, Southern Comfort, Ruined Fortune and Straight Arrows and with 2 solo LP’s already under her belt, Angie is back with yet another brilliant record titled Shyness, set for release on March 24.  Although fixated on exploring and expanding the rock and roll genre in the 21st Century, Shyness is a quiet aside to an ever expanding body of work from Sydney based Artist and Musician Angela Garrick.  Opening track ‘A Ring’ is the first offering from Shyness and is “a response to non-physical utterances, strange coincidences, objects as emotional metaphors, and spaces in between events and people” explains Angie. The song leads from a loop of three chords, and returns to it time and time again, like a cyclical thought that is calming but slightly haunting. The piano comes to dominate the conclusion, and was improvised in the studio at the suggestion of my amazing engineer and producer Jonathan Hochman.  Continuing the thematic and instrumental questions brought up by Free Agent (released in 2015), Shyness presents a series of compositions formed in and around a grand piano. The record presents quiet moments, improvisations tied down, and an almost folk sensibility centered by piano, acoustic and electric guitar. Recorded by Jonathan Hochman (Holy Balm) the work moves between Satie-esque piano pieces towards Tangerine Dream melodies executed on electrics and through to the more contemporary quiet songform of Cat Power or Nico.  The ever evolving Angie continues...

Den

Den

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Enter DEN: A post-punk group formed in 2014 by Michael Grossman, Steven Hicks, Tomas Nunez and Michael Hassett.   Adopting a strict policy of DIY recording at Grossman’s Marrickville studio, they began to churn out new songs on a weekly basis. Within the same year they were playing shows and releasing music independently. Following appearances at Sydney’s Volumes Festival in 2015, Bad Day Out and BIGSOUND the group managed to attract the attention of independent label Rice Is Nice, who are releasing their S/T E.P November 11.   “an immediate jolt of invigorated musicianship that perfectly encapsulates the hollow-yet-vibrant tonality of this generation’s post-punk.” – Weirdo Wasteland   “an invigorating aural assault.” – Edge Radio   “They are a new band from Sydney with a brand of post-punk that lurches more than your belly post-Saturday night, pre-Berocca. Plenty of snarl and plenty of growl.” – Soundly Sounds "Yeah they can sound derivative of bands like Iceage and The Horrors post punk days, with a little of local heroes Low Life thrown in the mix, but the pastiche is so artfully woven it morphs into something impressive." - Noisey

Straight Arrows

Turn Me Off

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STRAIGHT ARROWS 2016 US TOUR DATES  Nov 10 - Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA w/ Oh Sees Nov 11 - Home Sweet Home, New York Night Train, NYC w/ Jonathan Toubin Nov 12 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC w/Oh Sees Nov 13 - Warsaw, NYC w/Oh Sees Nov 14 - Zuzu, Cambridge, MA Nov 15 - Aurora, Providence RI w/Oh Sees Nov 16 - Wind-Up Space, Baltimore MD Nov 17 - Duke University Coffeehouse, Durham NC Nov 18 - Shanghai Nobbys, St Augustine FL Nov 19 - Will's Pub, Orlando FL Nov 21 - The Earl, Atlanta GA Nov 22 - The Pilot Light, Knoxville TN Nov 23 - Emporium, Chicago IL Nov 25 - Now That's Class, Cleveland OH Nov 26 - Union Pool, NYC

Laurels, The

Sonicology

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It’s been four years since The Laurels released their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Plains’ and many wondered if they’d ever hear from the band again. Their social media accounts were blanketed with questions about the whereabouts of new material and band members were regularly interrogated by drunken concert attendees, culminating in numerous requests to “stop fucking around and release something!”   So what have The Laurels been doing in that time and why has it taken so long for something new to surface? The relentless touring that followed the release of 'Plains' saw the band pushing the limits of what they could achieve as a live band and yearning for a new approach in the studio. Growing particularly fond of golden age hip hop and with classic albums from GZA, Nas and Gang Starr dominating the touring van’s stereo, the rawness and grittiness of hip hop production felt new and inspiring to a band that had become renowned for their lush sonic textures.   Now Rice Is Nice are freakin thrilled to announce Sonicology, The Laurels second record, will be out on October 14. 'Reentry' is the first single to be lifted from the album.   'Reentry' was written and recorded whilst camped out on a friends lounge room floor during the Blue Mountains bush fires of 2013. Forced to leave behind all valuables except for instruments and with the sky glowing red as they loaded up the car, The Laurels aimed to cause some explosions of...

Den

Poltergeist

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Say hello to Rice Is Nice’s newest signing, DEN.  DEN are a post-punk band from Sydney: Michael Grossman, Tomas Cole-Nunez, Steven Hicks and Michael Hassett.  “Yeah they can sound derivative of bands like Iceage and The Horrors post punk days, with a little of local heroes Low Life thrown in the mix, but the pastiche is so artfully woven it morphs into something impressive.”– Noisey  DEN will be releasing their debut EP ‘DEN’ on November 11 through Rice Is Nice and ‘Poltergeist’ is the first single.

Rebel Yell

Mother Of Millions

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Rice Is Nice’s latest signing Rebel Yell has delivered her debut EP “Mother Of Millions” out August 19.  Grace Stevenson is the individual behind Rebel Yell, creating brooding, industrial, electronic music. With a Korg ESX-1 and metal zone pedal amongst others in tow Rebel Yell creates a heavy, haunting experience.  Rebel Yell was formed from multiple influential experiences. One occasion was a showcase with Lucy Cliche, Video Easy and Sarah Spencer which opened Stevenson up to industrial music.  Other influences, friends and allies are Flat Fix, Four Door, Multiple Man, Enderie Natal, M.O.B, Container and Red Red Krovvy.  When asked specifically about new solo project Rebel Yell (Stevenson also plays in Brisbane band 100%) Stevenson talks about finding inspiration from 'dark tech' CDR's and the soundtrack from 'Hackers'  "somehow this real dark, tech started to come out. I probably blame my discovery of the hackers soundtrack which got me into dark tech like underworld, orbital and even the prodigy. Also the home made burnt disc I got from an op shop titled ‘dark tech’ along with discovering the music of absolute body control, Oppenheimer analysis and Autumns"  Debut single 'Never Perfection' was released with the announce of the new signing to an array of support and praise.  “Never Perfection is a crypt of hammering loops and polyrhythms, garnished by distorted orders. Solid enough for a strobe-lit bandroom sway, maybe a restrained fist pump toward the ground or two.” – Beat  “It's both...

Chadwick, Sarah Mary

Roses Always Die

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Following three critically acclaimed solo albums, Sarah Mary Chadwick’s Roses Always Die expands on the quiet intensity of her previous work, exploring memory, grief and personal analysis. Her unflinching approach to songwriting introduces complex, often difficult subject matter as vivid as it is understated. An old immobile organ provides the only accompaniment to her voice, giving the album an eerie consistency that perfectly underpins the diverse, open-ended narratives that run through each song. The second album recorded with Geoffrey O’Connor (Crayon Fields), it has a more organic sound than the wall of synths used on 9 Classic Tracks, with most songs comprised of just one voice and a live ’70s Yamaha analogue organ—a huge, heavy, double-tiered beast with built-in percussion beats and pedal bass —recorded on site in the loungeroom at Sarah’s house in Collingwood, Melbourne. Unembellished and at times brutally sparse, these songs are whittled down to their surprisingly hooky, heartbreaking, wry, bare-boned essentials. The sentiments are personal and the refrains are huge and ambitious, while Sarah’s voice is strong and vulnerable — it croons and croaks and cracks, conjuring grief and memory. “Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new album is a beautiful and insightful collection of songs. Her work achieves a poignancy which is distinct as it is rare.” —Henry Rollins

Summer Flake

Hello Friends

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Summer Flake returns in full force with Hello Friends, the followup to the critically acclaimed 2013 debut LP You Can Have It All. The album marks a new era for Melbourne-via-Adelaide musician Stephanie Crase (whose former credits include No Through Road, Birth Glow, Hit the Jackpot and Batrider), having enlisted the production finesse of Geoffrey O’Connor to propel her idiosyncratically sun-drunk guitar pop into new and more lush territories. Drenched in a timeless reverb, Summer Flake’s transcendent songs float on the ethereal wings of pop, via the Crystals and the Paris Sisters, wander down the lonely byways of Karen Dalton and Laurel Canyon folkies, amble up alongside the hard-edged ’90s alternative rock of Hole and Sonic Youth, before finally emerging into the sunshine of other dream-pop contemporaries like Best Coast or Mac DeMarco. It’s only the second full-length release for Summer Flake but Crase’s output has been prolific over the last four years, with four EPs under her belt that garnered increasing attention in Australia and internationally. Hello Friends continues Crase’s tendency for the thoughtful arrangements, ’90s-tinged frankness and dizzying harmonies that have led her from strength to strength, this time adding a deeper layer of emotional reflection to an already enduring sound. These songs, as delicate as a snowflake on a summer beach, unmoor one from the drudgeries of place and time, and Hello Friends confirms Summer Flake as a band to watch.  “Like Angel Olsen and Waxahatchee? Prefer more nostalgic references, how about PJ Harvey, Look Blue...

Summer Flake

Wine Won't Wash Away

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Second single from “Hello Friends”, the second Summer Flake album, to be released on April 8th by Rice Is Nice Records.  "Like Angel Olsen and Waxahatchee? Prefer more nostalgic references, how about PJ Harvey, Look Blue Go Purple, Hole, and mellow Sleater-Kinney cuts? What's that you say? They're some your favourite musicians! Then (just like Henry Rollins), you'll love Summer Flake." - Catalogue Magazine

Summer Flake

Shoot And Score

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First single from “Hello Friends”, the second Summer Flake album, to be released on April 8th by Rice Is Nice Records.  "Like Angel Olsen and Waxahatchee? Prefer more nostalgic references, how about PJ Harvey, Look Blue Go Purple, Hole, and mellow Sleater-Kinney cuts? What's that you say? They're some your favourite musicians! Then (just like Henry Rollins), you'll love Summer Flake." — Catalogue Magazine  “A hypnotic guitar riff and a steady drum beat create a sound that could lull you to a trance. Then Stephanie Crase’s ethereal voice enters the frame to lead you deeper into “Shoot And Score,” the eerie, transcendent first single off Summer Flake’s upcoming Hello Friends. Summer Flake will be touring with fellow Australian Courtney Barnett this spring, which makes sense; Crase’s band shares Barnett’s affinity for fuzzy, nostalgic-sounding alt-rock guitar figures. This particular riff builds up such hypnotic momentum that when “Shoot And Score” reaches its abrupt ending, it leaves you wanting more. “Shoot and score, take what’s yours,” Crase sings, perhaps forecasting her group’s inevitable rise to prominence.”— Stereogum