Liverpool-based duo Her’s have unveiled details of their debut album proper ‘Invitation to… Her’s’ and unveiled a stream of album track ‘Low Beam’. The record will be released via Heist or Hit Records on 24 August. Capturing the smooth spirit of Har Mar Superstar and blending it with jangly ’80s pop hooks, the new song…
New Trouble in Mind signings The Love-Birds are a San Francisco band with a love for the best jangly pop acts of the ’70s and ’90s and their debut LP ‘In the Lover’s Corner’ follows a hugely popular EP and varipus shows in both DIY spaces and established venues around the Bay area. Recorded with…
We’re very excited about the World Cup that kicks off in a month or so and we’ve decided to ask some football-loving bands, blogs and readers to offer their takes on what to expect in Russia next month – an an evaluation of how their club teams’ seasons have gone… Who will win the 2018…
Following the release of their ‘Long Distance Celebration’ EP (available here), Joe from I Feel Fine has talked through five songs that influenced the band and five that he’s enjoying right now… Top 5 Influences Adventures – ‘Promise‘ It’s literally off of the only EP that we really like from this band but it’s just…
Now back on their original home of Infectious Music, Ash present their seventh album, ‘Islands’. One of the finest singles bands of the past 25 years, this album finds Tim Wheeler and co talking about love, loss, friendship, betrayal and buzzkills. Ash have always had strong album openers and ‘True Story’ is no exception. It’s…
After playing a stripped back set for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, James Alex was inspired to release an album full of alternative versions of Beach Slang hits. Ditching the fuzz and riffs in favour of cello and piano, he said where his day job finds him fawning over The Replacements, Quiet Slang is more…
We’re almost halfway through another year and yet again our friends at Alcopop! have kicked it out of the park. To celebrate this (and the upcoming World Cup), they’ve put together a goal-den sampler compilation of songs from their 2018 releases. Available as a pay-what-you-want download from Bandcamp, the release also gives you the chance…
Punk trio Slowcoaches have unveiled ‘Found Down’, the first song to be released from their second album, due to be released later this year via Leisure & District. A seething rally against the way the media glamorises the struggles artists fave on a daily basis, whether they be mental, financial or something else, the 2-and-a-half-minute…
Ahead of the release of new album ‘Magic Gone’ on 15 June (Run for Cover Records), a US tour with Camp Cope and an eagerly awaited UK tour, Petal has unveiled ‘Tight Rope’. The song opens with Petal (Kiley Lotz) singing: ‘I saw a strange light in the sky. A fireball burning brightly’ before then…
Following the recent release of ‘Human’, Wyse (aka Chloe Lockyer) has announced she will be releasing her next single with our good friends at Rose Coloured Records this summer. The talented singer-songwriter from Petersfield has also just released a live video for ‘Human’ which you can watch here: Already supported by BBC Introducing in the…
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