Hell is for Heroes frontman Justin Schlosberg has unveiled his August Spies (named after the 19th century Mayday union activist from Chicago) solo project and is all set to release his debut EP ‘Corruption of the Human Heart’ on 6 May. A drum machine opens ‘This Is How It Ends’ before the song veers into…
Following shows with Idles and ahead of three performances at The Great Escape in Brighton, The Murder Capital have shared the video for new single ‘Green & Blue’ and announced an extensive UK tour. Opening with a brooding bass line, the darkly evocative six minutes has elements of shoegaze, post-punk and a gothic feel that…
Cassels have shared ‘A Snowflake in Winter’ ahead of tour dates with Brutus and an appearance at Truck Festival this July. Inspired by Trump and Brexit, the song finds Jim Beck examining his own thoughts and behaviour and how he found himself ‘deep inside an echo chamber’ of liberal thinking that everything would turn out…
Beth Shalom Records signings Marigolds have shared new single ‘Nerves’. Combining the hazy emo stylings of Delta Sleep with the folk tendencies of The Tallest Man on Earth, the track finds Lydia White tenderly asking ‘Will you still remember me?’ and listing a number of anxieties that sum up songwriter Joe Maguire’s complex feelings of…
Culture Abuse have shared sweet new song ‘Goo’ ahead of a US tour with Tony Molina. Clocking in under two minutes, it finds David Kelling melancholically singing about how much he cares about his beloved and all the things he’d do to make their life easier: ‘I wish I could ride a bike, I’d ride it…
Titus Andronicus have released new single ‘Tumult Around the World’ ahead of the release of their new Bob Mould-produced album ‘An Obelisk’ (out 21 June via Merge). The closing song on the album, ‘Tumult Around the World’ is a power pop-infused ode to compassion, collaboration and cooperation – all things that are much needed in…
Spy From Moscow’s new single ‘Priests of London Fields’ is a poignant and evocative ode to times gone by. Poignant and powerful, it opens with haunting Jeff Buckley-style falsetto as SFM states: ‘We are the priests of London fields, heaven help us all’ and ‘I have been lost and I’ve been found drifting on a…
Ahead of a European tour and the release of debut album ‘Happy to Be Here’, Brooklyn five-piece Barrie have shared ‘Geology’, a sun-drenched piece of dream pop inspired by Best Coast’s chillwave sound (and Bethany Cosentino’s love of ’90s teen movie soundtracks). Its gliding guitars and harmonies combine with the personal lyrics about wondering what’s coming…
Petrol Girls’ latest single ‘Big Mouth’ is all about how marginalised groups are faced with attempts to silence them whenever they speak out and put their points across. A timely and important four minutes, it features a spoken-word sample of Poly Styrene’s voice from the iconic intro to X-Ray Spex’ ‘Oh Bondage! Up Yours!’ (recorded in…
Port Noir have shared new single ‘Champagne’ ahead of the release of new album ‘The New Routine’ (out on 10 May via InsideOutMusic – pre-order here) – and it’s one you’ll want to raise a glass to. The album marks a brave new sound for the Swedish alt-rockers and ‘Champagne’ gives a taster of what…
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