Following the loss of a studio to a mudslide, Santa Barbara musician Erich Tomkinson (formerly Dot Plaza) relocated to Los Angeles and got to work on his new Glossies project. Released via Super Fan 99 Records, the debut Glossies single ‘Popular’ is a playful and irreverent piece of bedroom pop that recalls the great Western…
We’ve already shared our top full-length records of the past 12 months, now it’s time to look back over our favourite shorter releases… Spielbergs – ‘Distant Star‘ The Norwegian trio’s EP marked them out as ones to watch with its Guided by Voices-meets-Beach Slang power pop. Sœur – ‘Fight‘ The Bristol band are already a…
Indie legends Helen Love have released festive single ‘Glitter Star’ and – following a Twitter feud with Kirstie Allsopp two years ago – dedicated it to the ‘queen of making a pile of useless middle class tat into a popular TV series’ and her ‘tinsel-tasselled followers’. Opening with Bis-style chants of ”G-L-I-T-T-E-R, come and make…
‘Lonely This Christmas’, ‘Last Christmas’, ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’… All of the best festive songs have an air of melancholy and sadness running through them and now Pizzagirl has contributed his effort, the aptly titled ‘Pizza for Christmas’. Pizzagirl’s trademark ’80s synth beats open the song before a voicemail recording of a loved one…
2018 has been another fine year in the world of music and we’ve devoured so many new records over the course of the past 12 months. Which albums have you had on repeat? Idles – ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance‘ https://youtu.be/fMg9kvWYHfU Where better to start than with the Bristolian punks’ second effort? Timely, witty,…
It’s December and Bubble & Squeak (Girl Ray’s Poppy Hankin and The Boy Least Likely To’s Jof Owen) are here to get you in the festive spirit with a cracking hit called ‘The Christmas Stick’. Released on Moshi Moshi, the slacker-style duet is in the vein of the label’s previous Christmas songs by artists including…
North London’s Gold Baby contacted us after seeing our review of flirting.’s recent RP and we were so delighted when we had the chance to listen to their new song, ‘Maggots’. Flitting somewhere between the grungey nature of Joanna Gruesome and the charm of early Maccabees indie-pop, the song finds the four-piece giving an honest…
We’re delighted to be premiering the new video for ‘Much to Me’ by Marigolds. Signed to our pals over at Beth Shalom Records, the Norwich-based five-piece have come up with a song fans of Delta Sleep, Evan Weiss and TTNG will instantly fall for. It opens with lyrics about trying to find happiness in a…
The Good, The Bad & The Queen (Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong) 11 years after the release of their self-titled debut album to ask what it means to be British in a time of great division and uncertainty – due to the foolish decisions made by those in power – with…
Jade Bird has unveiled a new video for ‘Love Has All Been Done Before’. It comes ahead of her eagerly awaited debut album early next year and tops off a phenomenal 2018 which found the singer-songwriter performing at major festivals in the States and making appearances on Later… with Jools Holland, The Late Show with…
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