Entries by HDD

BY DIVINE RIGHT // ORGANIZED ACCIDENTS

BY DIVINE RIGHT are pleased to announce the release of their 9th album, Organized Accidents, scheduled to be released June 4, 2013. Organized Accidents is the culmination of José Contreras’ songwriting and production pursuits. Written and recorded in a forest just outside of Toronto, Contreras has continued his explorations of ambience and deconstruction with a […]

DUSTED // BRUISES (Video)

DUSTED have a new video for “Bruises” off their critically acclaimed album Total Dust. The shimmering flares of sunlight and soft focus of the video pairs perfectly with Dusted’s fuzzed out guitars and haunting vocals. Director Benjamin Portas, a friend and collaborator of Hand Drawn Dracula (Beliefs’ “Lilly” and “Carousel” videos) and Production Assistant Erica […]

COUSINS // WHAT’S YOUR NAME? (VIDEO) VIA DIY

HDD’s been working closely this past year with Cousins on their new record “The Halls of Wickwire” and it’s a good one! The album was recorded with HDD collaborators Graham Walsh (HOLY FUCK) and engineer Josh Korody (BELIEFS). More news, dates, and a proper press release with all the info soon! In the meantime, watch […]

DREAM AFFAIR // FROM NOW ON (VIDEO)

DREAM AFFAIR | From Now On | from: From Now On EP | directed by Jeremy Jansen “The clip’s dark tone befits the song’s noisy, goth tinged electro-rock mood. We see flashing lights and and a disorienting quick edits while barely recognizable hands and faces emerge from behind some sort of translucent screen, making the […]

DUSTED // UNRELEASED TRACKS & TOUR

  DUSTED shares two early, unreleased tracks… “No Trouble” (the never-before-heard track is available as a free download via Soundcloud) and “In Yr Skull” (originally available at CMJ as an extremely limited edition flexidisc split with METZ). Both tracks feature HOLY FUCK as backing band, with BRIAN BORCHERDT on vocals and guitar, Brad Kilpatrick on […]

BELIEFS // LP STREAM VIA DAZED, EXCLAIM, THE GUARDIAN UK

Beliefs by Beliefs BELIEFS SELF TITLED on smokey vinyl / premium digital (BUY HERE) “First Look: Prepare to get hooked on the glistening new album from fuzzy dream-pop band, Beliefs” – DAZED “using their seminal influences as a catalyst rather than template, “their self-titled debut album is a frighteningly assured and expansive effort, recalls last […]

DREAM AFFAIR // FROM NOW ON

DREAM AFFAIR ‘FROM NOW ON’ 1. From Now On 2. All I Want 3. Torn Apart 4. The Porter 5. Over and Over 6. Jasper Excited about the first release from Hand Drawn Dracula label division ARTIFICIAL RECORDS! DREAM AFFAIR ‘From Now On‘ is a post-punk, synth-laden, stark and industrial statement already earning attention from […]

BELIEFS // BELIEFS (ALBUM) NME – #1 BUZZ

BELIEFS #1 BUZZ in this week’s issue of NME MAGAZINE! Beamed up from the same Canadian hype scene that made good with Grimes and Doldrums, Toronto duo Beliefs are, in a musical sense, the blissed-out siblings of their freaky Montreal buddies. Clinging to the shaky shoegaze train, they manage to not be totally boring – […]