Track of the Day: 'Tongue' by Wife

The second track to appear from the forthcoming Wife album 'What's Between' confirms the view that this looks set to be one of the records of the year. James Kelly's vocals are much further forward in the mix than on 'Heart Is A Far Light' (which you can hear here), and his deep, sonorous tones are a perfect foil to the dark, industrial beats which have been produced with The Haxan Cloak. The album's out in a couple of weeks on Tri Angle Records, and should be on the top of your 'to buy' list.

Track of the Day: 'Brandished' by Wertheimer

This, my friends, is what can only be referred to as a Massive Tune (with a capital M and a capital T). Newly signed to Lex Records (home of Doom amongst others), Wertheimer have created a brooding masterpiece - 9 minutes of dark electronics and massive beats to take you through the long night. Hard-edged but not brutal, this is a tough loner of a record that you'd certainly get out of the way of, if it walked towards you down a dark alley. There's a hint of Burial for sure, and maybe a snatch of Mondkopf, but that's all to the good.



I've been unable to find out anything about the band (the name is pretty-much in-Googleable), even Lex Records, who've signed them, haven't got much on their website. The track is from a 3-track EP that will be released as a limited run of 500 on grey vinyl on 24th February - you can order a copy here.