The Holy Knives – Always Gone (Jamie Hince Remix)

New Orleans brothers Kyle and Kody Valentine are The Holy Knives. Their latest single, ‘Always Gone’, is remixed by the legendary Jamie Hince of The Kills.

Frontman Kody, beds his vocals in somewhere between gloomy glory of The National’s Matt Berninger and the husky drawl of Nick Cave. All the while, their guitars re-create the Western styles of Ennio Morricone (God rest his soul) via Portishead’s 4am misadventures.

Instant images of smoke filled pubs and shady characters are built on this single. A bright and cinematic future lies ahead for these brothers.

Harry Stafford - Gothic Urban Blues

Manchester’s Harry Stafford is back with his latest single ‘Gothic Urban Blues’. The title track from his critically acclaimed album. It was produced and mixed by Ding Archer and is available on his Bandcamp page.

The blues is not a genre that gets updated much. In fact, in many circles, it’s frowned upon. Stafford though, has hit the blues in face with a monstrous haymaker on his latest single. Effortlessly cool, it staggers his Mancuninan streets with the danger of Cabbage and the reckless abandon of the Mondays. Meanwhile, his Cave-esque vocals are accompanied by wandering basslines are beckoning the next Peaky Blinders soundtrack.

The album of the same name is out now via Black Lagoon Records.

*Image courtesy of Richard Davis