Ahead of the release of their debut album on 11 May (via Blank Editions), London-based four-piece Ice Baths talk us through the influences that have shaped their sound… TOM Lubomyr Melnyk – ‘KMH: Section V‘ I think someone recommended this album to me when I was in University. Apparently Lubomyr Melnyk is somewhat of…
Former Now, Now member Jess Abbott’s Tancred project have released ‘Reviews’, the first single from new album ‘Nightstand’. With crystal-clear guitar hooks indicating the beginning of its 3 minutes, the emo-tinged song offers a tantalising combination of melodic Postal Service pop hooks, handclaps and personal lyrics: ‘It takes highs and lows to celebrate you’; ‘They…
New Saddle Creek signing Sam Evian has unveiled ‘Health Machine’ ahead of his album ‘You, Forever’ (out in June). He’s played shows with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Deerhunter and this song has an anthemic alt-rock feel that would be in line with The National or The War on Drugs. It opens with stop-start West Coast-infused…
Spectral Nights favourites Carnival Youth have unveiled new single ‘Love is the Answer’. Following the albums ‘No Clouds Allowed’ and ‘Propeller’, it finds the Latvian indie-pop trio in scintillating form and has a bombastic tone throughout. Sounding somewhat akin to the love child of Grandaddy and Future Islands, it seems tailor-made for festivals and like…
Joe Booley’s new ‘Movements’ EP is an almost-concept body of work that seamlessly fits together five songs full of raw emotion. It was written by Joe as a way of overcoming his own anxieties and heartbreak and finds him opening up his heart to try and help others who are having similar experiences. The EP…
London’s indie dream-poppers Night Flowers have released ‘Hey Love’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Wild Notion’ on 13 April. It follows well-received tours supporting The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Japanese Breakfast and comes ahead of what are sure to be special shows at London’s Lexington and Indietracks festival. The…
‘My body is a temple but I treat it like my neighbour’s house. All boarded up and completely worn down’ is repeated twice at the beginning of queer Philadelphia duo Coping Skill’s ‘Bagel Fruit Water’. The band state it’s their ode to the way we treat our bodies like shit when we feel bad and…
Mastersystem – the supergroup featuring two sets of brothers from Frightened Rabbit, Editors and Minor Victories – have released new single ‘The Enlightenment’ ahead of their debut album, ‘Dance Music’ (out on 6 April via Physical Education). With a fantastically fuzzy and lo-fi sound that matches a thunderous bass line with Grant Hutchison’s ferocious drumming…
Ahead of shows with No Age and Jeffrey Lewis and their debut album ‘Left Hand’ (out in June on Upset the Rhythm), Glasgow’s Vital Idles have unveiled a stream of ‘A Premise’. Combining elements of anti-folk with Life Without Buildings-style riffs and an almost spoken-word delivery from Jessica Higgins that takes in everything from thinking…
After a few years away, Snow Patrol have made a welcome return with ‘Don’t Give In’ – the first single from forthcoming album ‘Wildness’. Kicking off with Gary Lightbody’s heartfelt vocals stating the title of the track, the song was originally written for a friend of Gary’s who was going through a tough time. It…
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