Our favourite purveyors of pop-folk from Latvia, Carnival Youth, have returned with the indie-anthem-in-waiting ‘Words Like Birds’. Sure to whet anticipation for debut album ‘No Clouds Allowed’, it sees the teenage four-piece dip into a more polished sound than perhaps we’ve seen before – but that’s not a bad thing, especially as they’re keen to…
A math-rock band hailing from London, Quadrilles recently released their new EP ‘Isotypes’ on very reasonably priced vinyl from Lonely Voyage Records. Friends of Olympians (in fact, their EP artwork is by Michael Parkin – the man also responsible for the knights you can see above), they share a label with Polymath and Lost in…
A three-piece hailing from Brighton, HEATH specialise in indie anthems that have a touch of 80s darkness. Having released their debut EP ‘February’ via Kiling Moon earlier this year, things are already looking positive and there should be a bright future ahead… ‘Give Me Over’ effortlessly combines Maccabees-style vocals and anthemics with electronica that Dave…
We first covered Dialects back in July last year when they unveiled their video for ‘Unknown Orbit’. Now they finally release this song as part of their debut EP ‘LTKLTL’ – or ‘Let the Kids Light these Lanterns’ if you’re not a fan of acronyms. Based in Glasgow, the experimental four-piece have recently been on…
Last year we reviewed Salvation Bill’s ‘FML (Feel My Lump)’ which showcased the quirky troubadour pop that one-man band Ollie Thomas (ex-Ute and the Old Grinding Young) specialises in so much. With b-side ‘Tony Blair Extraordinaire’ offering an intimate political edge, we were excited to hear what the Oxfordonian would come up with on his…
Ahead of a debut album, ex-Stagecoach drummer and nicest man in music Matt Emery has unveiled a new song called ‘L for Luna’. A real soundscape in the vein of Jon Hopkins or Olafur Arnalds, it’s been given a reworking by Turtle which only adds to the emotive feel. Opening with gorgeous string arrangements, there’s…
We first came across Beach Slang when we heard they were touring across the States with Cursive. Now, any band playing with Tim Kasher and co has to be worth checking out – and we were even more excited to learn that the Philadelphia three-piece will be releasing their first two 7” singles on one…
Reading singer-songwriter Matt Maltese is set to release his new single ‘Even If It’s a Lie’ on 27 April, coinciding with shows with both Racing Glaciers and Tom Williams and the Boat. In ‘Even If It’s a Lie’, a gentle and swooning piano glides underneath Matt’s winsome vocals as he opens his heart about how…
Following their long-awaited – and critically acclaimed comeback album ‘Everything Ever Written’, Idlewild have unveiled their video for new single ‘Every Little Means Trust’. An anthemic and folky piece, the video stars none other than Jay Baruchel – the Canadian actor who appeared in This is the End, Knocked Up and How to Train Your…
Instrumental math rockers Space Blood wowed us with their ‘There Will Be…’ EP last winter and now the Chicago two-piece have returned with a split EP with the rather brilliantly named New York band Hannibal Montana. Released on very limited edition cassette tape, you can download it now via Bandcamp for the bargain price of…
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