Ahead of a US tour and appearance at FEST, Hora Douse have unveiled new single ‘Buried’ (buy from Rose Coloured here). An emo punk song tinged with regret over past mistakes, it finds Tom Lee opening up about his thoughts and feelings. He tenderly sings about how he feels without the love of a significant other…
Brilliantly named Leeds rockers Party Hardly have shared ‘Football’ ahead of the release of their debut ‘Cycle of Life’ EP (out 5 October). The band have already played with the likes of The Magic Gang and INHEAVEN and this song, recorded by MK of Hookworms, finds them tackling the important subject of gender inequality. Opening…
Now signed to Alcopop! Records, Art Brut have announced details of new album ‘Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out’, a UK tour and a cracking new video for ‘Hospital’. The record will be released on 23 November. Inspired by Eddie Argos’ experiences in a German hospital (‘the most undignified month of my life’), it finds…
Tokyo Police Club have shared new single ‘Simple Dude’ ahead of the release of fourth album ‘TPC’ (out 5 October via Dine Alone Records). The band based themselves in a church in rural Ontario for the recording of this record and it was written while they grappled with the idea of calling it a day.…
flirting. are an ‘anxiety pop’ band with so much to say about the world and how we all treat mental health. Their new EP ‘This Would Be Funny if it Were Happening to Anyone But Me’ is released on 5 October via Noise is Therapy (digital) and Hidden Bay Records (cassette). The dark shoegaze of…
Already a thrilling live prospect and now a must-see fixture at festivals across the country, Black Peaks prepare to release their second album ‘All That Divides’ on 5 October. A wall of feedback and frantic drumming signal the start of album opener ‘Can’t Sleep’. Already a consistent part of Black Peaks live set, it finds…
It’s been four years since Sharon Van Etten released the sublime ‘Are We There’ album and in the meantime she’s become a mother, gone back to school to study psychology, written a score for the film Strange Weather and made guest appearances acting in The OA and singing in the Twin Peaks revival. Now, she…
Released by our friends at Beth Shalom, Tea Leaf’s ‘Disappear’ EP is a sparse, stark and honest collection of songs about depression, loneliness and anxiety. Here, Tea Leaf (Tom Lee) talks us through the six honest and affecting songs that appear on this startling EP. ‘Actor’ I don’t know if it’s obvious, but I…
Following the ‘Attic Space’ EP (released by Fox Food Records earlier this year), Alyssa Thomas’ Fairy Godmother project makes a return with ‘Spit It Out’. Based around the pain of a break-up and the comfort that comes with moving on, the EP is full of darkly melodic bedroom pop songs in the vein of Rilo…
Ahead of the release of her ‘Spit It Out’ EP this Friday, we asked Alyssa Thomas (also known as Fairy Godmother) to talk through her Top 5 Influences and 5 songs she’s enjoying right now… INFLUENCES: The Cure– ‘Just Like Heaven’ Truth be told, I didn’t even listen to The Cure until I was like…
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