A favourite with Goldflakepaint who has signed to Jagjaguwar (Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten), when we first heard Briana Marela we were left with goosebumps by her gorgeous, glacial voice. A Washington native, she headed over to Iceland to record debut album ‘All Around Us’ with Sigur Rós producer Alex Somers. With strings arranged by…
We’ve covered it recently and it’s been on repeat ever since, ‘Ollie North’ opens Donovan Wolfington‘s new record with its drug-reference lyrics, addictive hooks and ‘On a Rope’-style ending – it’s a hell of a way to announce your arrival. Following this up is ‘Basalisk’, a song that showcases a grungier and altogether dirtier side…
A band that seemingly came out of nowhere and is already NME favourites, Zooz are signed to our friends over at Super Fan 99 Records and ‘Surf in Stereo’ is their debut EP. There’s some Shins-style melancholia in ‘Another Day in the Sun’, the opening song which is breezy and full of rhetorical questions, culminating…
Now signed to Saddle Creek records – a label that has been home to the likes of Bright Eyes, Cursive and The Thermals – Hop Along released their eagerly anticipated sophomore album ‘Painted Shut’ earlier this year. A concept album of sorts, it focuses on two fairly unknown musicians, Buddy Bolden and Jackson C. Frank,…
Produced by Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!, you should already be excited to hear this new record from Brooklyn punks Worriers. ‘Imaginary Life’ is full of vigour and vitality and as soon as the oh-so-short ‘Jinx’ opens the record, you’ll know this is a band with something to say. Presented in a Moldy Peaches-style…
Having recently released their debut EP Swimmer via https://www.facebook.com/sportsdayrecords, we’re delighted to offer you a stream of https://www.facebook.com/arbesmusic’ ‘Beach Side’. Hailing from Melbourne, the three-piece mix swirling samba beats with lilting vocals and a slacker style that’s hard not to adore. Still in their teens, the band has a sound that will appeal to fans…
Having played the Great Escape, gained exposure from the likes of GoldFlakePaint and supported the likes of Weyes Blood, things have been getting better and better for Annabel Allum. Now she’s joined forces with Propriety Records (a creative collaboration between Thom Ashworth, who you’ll know from Our Lost Infantry, and Death of the Blogger/itoldyouiwouldeatyou’s Ollie…
A singer-songwriter who played the BBC Introducing Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, there are plenty of high hopes that Will Joseph Cook will bring his quirks and originality to a more mainstream crowd. ‘A Minute of Your Time’ is acoustic based, but has plenty of experimental goings-on to keep anyone interested. Full of outstanding…
Having grown up in London and now travelling around the East coast of the States earning a living by painting houses, Orfeo belies his tender age with the honest and thought-provoking ‘California Rain’. One of the first songs from debut album ‘Purple Thursdays’, it was recommended to us by the head of label Sports Day Records after…
It’s been far too long since we covered one of the bands from the TopShelf Records roster. When we came across Donovan Wolfington and their awesome Into It. Over It.-meets-Alkaline Trio punk racket, we couldn’t resist writing about and sharing their new single ‘Ollie North’. As the words ‘take yourself away’ are screamed time and…
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