My Little Empire Records signing Alf Whitby has shared ‘Mountain (For Change)’, the final track to be released ahead of his eagerly awaited debut record ‘Sistine Dreams’ (out on 13 March). Opening with Hayden Thorpe-style piano stabs, the short and emotional 2 and a half minutes finds Alf pondering the surprising (to him) end of…
New Take This to Heart Records signing Snarls have just released new album ‘Burst’ and it’s one that is sure to delight fans of mathy art pop in the vein of Hop Along or Dutch Uncles. The Columbus, Ohio four-piece describes the band’s sound as ‘glitter emo alt rock’ and if that doesn’t sell them,…
Surrey-born singer-songwriter Second Hand Poet has shared new single ‘Heartstrings’. Opening with poignant Nick Cave-style atmospherics, the song veers into Keaton Henson-meets-Elliot Smith territory as Jamie reveals his innermost thoughts amidst intricate instrumentation: ‘It’s only dark when you’re not with me’. It’s a powerful 3 minutes and 20 seconds with evocative lyrics about emotions and…
Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Jeffrey Silverstein has shared ‘Cosmic Scene’ ahead of the release of debut full-length album ‘You Become the Mountain’ via Arrowhawk Records on 3 April. Jeffrey says the record is ‘heavily inspired by the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, long-distance running, meditation and my work as a special education teacher’ and ‘Cosmic Scene’…
The Airborne Toxic Event have shared ‘Come on Out’ ahead of the release of ‘Hollywood Park’ – the band’s first new music in five years (pre-order HERE). The band’s frontman Mikel Jollett has also announced details of his memoir, also called Hollywood Park, which finds him looking back on an incredible personal journey which takes…
Boy Scouts has shared ‘Wish’ ahead of appearances at this year’s SXSW and Pitchfork Music Festival. The song, her first new material since last year’s ‘Free Company’ album, finds Taylor Vick looking back on the past and ‘sorting through waves of nostalgia, and hoping for a future in which reflecting on the past can feel…
Brighton-based fuzz rockers Beach Riot have signed to Alcopop! Records and to celebrate this exciting news they’ve shared new single ‘Tune In, Drop Out’. A song about having ‘the freedom to do what you want’, it’s a grunge-infused 2 minutes and 50 seconds of power pop that will sit nicely alongside Dinosaur Pile-Up and Woahnows…
Influenced by acts as diverse as Ariel Pink, Lana Del Rey and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Gloomies are set to released sophomore record ‘Are We Getting Better?’ on 6 March. The band were formed by Southern California resident Andy Craig and have received praise from so many indie music outlets over the past five years.…
Orlando Weeks, former frontman of The Maccabees, has shared his debut solo material in the form of ‘Safe in Sound’. The single comes ahead of the release of his first solo album later this year. Written early in 2018 as Orlando and his partner anticipated the birth of their son, the restrained shoegazey melodies are…
Elizabeth Powell’s Land of Talk have announced details of new album ‘Indistinct Conversations’ (out on 15 May via Saddle Creek – pre-order) and shared new single ‘Weight of That Weekend’. Elizabeth says the song ‘is a recognition of having been on the receiving end of a lifetime of sexual coercion, assault, boundary violations, and subsequent…
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