Bella Union signings Pom Poko met while studying at Trondheim music conservatory and claim their distinctive sound has a ‘Norwegian punky sweetness’. Following appearances at The Great Escape and plays on Radio 1 and 6 Music, their debut album ‘Birthday’ lands on 22 February and promises to be quirky, creative and unpredictable… ‘Theme #1′ combines…
Hailing from Ohio, Jetty Bones have toured extensively with the likes of The Early November and Hot Mulligan and now they’re set to release their second EP ‘-‘ (hyphen) via Take This to Heart Records on 22 February. Opening with the Tigers Jaw-indie pop of ‘Better’, the EP finds Kelc Galluzo celebrating being there for…
Southampton native Chapman Lee has unveiled ‘Mona’, the first song and title track from his DIY bedroom pop project Cult Film’s debut EP. You can pre-order the tape via new label Devil Town Tapes here. It’s a poignant and powerful slow-burning piece about love and loss with Chapman first asking Mona how it felt when…
Despite being fairly elusive, North London’s Sistertalk have already gained a stellar reputation for their incredible live shows and now they’ve finally released debut single ‘Vitriol’. Sitting somewhere between Shame, Girl Band and Goat Girl, the angular post-punk anthem is written from the perspective of a jaded musician and finds them rallying against the worst…
Stina Tweeddale has announced details of the third Honeyblood album ‘In Plain Sight’ and released new single ‘The Third Degree’. Produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen), the album will be accompanied by an extensive UK tour. ‘The Third Degree’ has a soulful Basia Bulat-style intro with ’60s-tinged drumbeats as Stina gives herself a…
Following a five-year absence, Ben Kweller has made a welcome return to music with slacker-pop anthem ‘Heart Attack Kid’. It will appear on forthcoming album ‘Circuit Boredom’. It has huge drums to open and fuzzed-up grungey hooks that are immensely appealing from the very first listen. There’s a defiant tone throughout the whole song as…
Scottish rock royalty Idlewild have announced details of new album ‘Interview Music’ (out on 5 April via Empty Words) and unveiled its opener ‘Dream Variations’ as their new single. The five-minute song opens with woozy guitar effects before the more traditional Idlewild riffs come in alongside perfectly pitched piano, gorgeous vocal harmonies and Roddy Woomble’s…
North London indie-rockers Daze have released ‘Big’ – a song inspired by the classic Tom Hanks film of the same age. Full of shoegaze guitars that bring to mind bands like Ride, The Maccabees and The Walkmen, the anthemic piece has fuzzy atmospherics and a tender tone as Sam Hong sings about all the ups…
Fontaines D.C. have shared the video for new single ‘Big’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Dogrel’ on Partisan Records on 12 April. It follows a tour supporting Shame and comes ahead of a sold-out headline tour and shows with label mates Idles before their own headline tour later in the year. The…
Dorking four-piece (and Boileroom regulars) Vinyl Staircase have released new single ‘On the Radio’ ahead of a UK tour. Premiered by John Kennedy on Radio X, the self-produced song follows support slots to the likes of Wolf Alice and Sunflower Bean and appearances at festivals including Truck and Boardmasters. The two-and-a-half minute song opens with…
Toronto indie rockers Only Yours have recently released their debut album ‘Overrun’ and ‘Surely I’ is the perfect introduction to their unashamedly anthemic and emotive sound. Lead by Lowell Sostomi, who has a Berninger-esque baritone voice, the bittersweet song is packed with pop hooks and self-examining lyrics that can’t fail to give you goosebumps: ‘Surely…
Los Angeles-based Hand Habits have announced details of their new album ‘placeholder’ (out via Saddle Creek on 1 March) and released a stunning video for the poignant lead single ‘can’t calm down’. An eerie folk song in the vein of Kevin Devine fronting The War On Drugs, ‘can’t calm down’ took around three years to…
