Martha Hill has played shows all over the country (including a well-received set at last year’s Westival) and her singles have already gained her a loyal fan base. After tackling issues including mental health and conformity, ‘Reborn’ is her account of how it feels when you move on to better things after having your heart…
Hailing from Southampton, The Manatees are a fine indie-pop band with a penchant for catchy hooks and heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics. Their new single ‘What If’ (out on 8 March via Kerosene and Vox Humana Records) has been mixed by Spring King’s Tarek Musa and follows praise from Steve Lamacq and Spotify. Tackling the anxieties and stress…
After its premiere on Daniel P. Carter’s Radio 1 Rock Show, Sœur have shared new single ‘No Show’ and announced details of a UK tour. Recorded while touring their ‘Fight’ EP, Sœur’s dual vocalists Anya and Tina have different views on what ‘No Show’ is about; Anya believing it to be about depression and ‘the…
The Xcerts have shared a video for ‘You Mean Everything’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘Wild Heart Dreaming’ (out 22 March via Raygun Records) and to round off the promo trail for last year’s ‘Hold On to Your Heart’ album. Put together by the band’s close friend and photographer Thomas Brooker, the video…
Indoor Pets have been one of our favourite bands since the release of their first EPs (under previous name Get Inuit) on Alcopop! Records. We’ve seen them live in venues ranging from the Boileroom and Westy to main stages at major festivals and it feels like their debut LP ‘Be Content’ has been a long…
Art Brut returned to Guildford for the first time in 15 years – and for their first ever show at the Boileroom – to promote new album ‘Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out’. As the band launched into the classics ‘Formed a Band’ and ‘My Little Brother’ to open the set, Eddie Argos updated the…
Connecticut’s Atheists have shared new single ‘Hallways’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Trying’ on 18 April (order via Bandcamp now). The lo-fi, almost ambient ballad shares the same kind of emotional spirit as Mount Eerie or Loney, Dear and combines this with the passion of I Like Trains. It has touching lyrics (‘Waltzing…
Opening with serene strings and pleasing handclaps, The Mostar Diving Club’s ‘Leave Me to Fly’ soon veers into a Villagers-esque direction as Damian Katkhuda pleads with a loved one to ‘stay by my side, stand by me’ (complete with a nod in the bass line to the classic Ben E King song’). He promises: ‘I’ll…
Orchards follow last year’s ‘Losers/Lovers’ EP with the release of new single ‘Young’ (out on 7″ with ‘Mature Me’ via Big Scary Monsters on 29 March). The new songs will follow shows at New York’s New Collosus Festival and SXSW and accompany a UK tour. The alt-pop banger opens with Sam Rushton’s trademark upbeat mathy…
Paws have announced details of their fourth album ‘Your Church on my Bonfire’ (out 26 April via Ernest Jenning Record Co) and shared the video for lead single ‘Not Enough’. Following tours with Death Cab for Cutie, The Cribs and Japanese Breakfast, the record has been produced by Frightened Rabbit’s Andy Monaghan and is their…
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