coup de main - noun
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Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Listen: Sea Bed - 'Pretender'.

Brighton-band Sea Bed have released 'Pretender' - their first new single since expanding to the three-piece of Jim Corbin (guitars/programming), Lizzie Massey (vocals/bass/programming), and Flavia Aliverti (percussion/synthesizer).

About the song, the band say: "Pretender is a song about betrayal and forgiveness. It's about the discovery and the eventual letting go of deceitful relationships, whether that be to a lover or a drug, or the relationship we each have with ourselves."

Listen to 'Pretender' below...

Surprise, surprise: Matty Healy meme-d his way through the 2017 NME Awards.

The 1975 might have won Best Live Band at the 2017 NME Awards tonight, but really, we, the people of the Internet are the true winners, having been blessed with a plethora of new Matty-Healy-content.

Here’s the top 5 things that Healy got up to on his lonesome:

#5. Matty and Slaves met Louis Theroux.

#4. For a hot second, Matty fronted Bastille.

NZ: Kane Strang - 'Oh So You're Off I See'.

Ahead of his upcoming New Zealand tour at the end of this month, Kane Strang has shared the first single from his forthcoming album (that is due out later this year on U.S. label Dead Oceans) - showcasing his new collaborative approach to recording and writing with his band on new song, 'Oh So You're Off I See'.

Upcoming NZ tour dates:
Fri. Feb. 23 – Dunedin, NZ @ None Gallery
Fri. Feb. 24 – Auckland, NZ @ Cassette 9 *co-headline with Fazerdaze
Sat. Feb. 25 – Wellington, NZ @ Caroline *co-headline with Fazerdaze

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