Jeffrey Lewis – one of the world’s finest cult songwriters and storytellers – returns with the fuzz-fuelled ‘Sometimes Life Hits You”, the first song to be taken from the aptly titled new album ‘The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis’. The album was recorded by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo) in just four days in Nashville…
Orchards have shared ‘Groan’, the fourth song to be taken from upcoming album ‘Bicker’, which will be released by Big Scary Monsters on 28 March. Inspired by a therapist asking her ‘Why do you feel the need to fix this?’, Lucy Evers weaves between feelings of frustration and catharsis as she realises the only person…
Atlanta’s emo superstars Michael Cera Palin have shared ‘Wisteria’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘We Could Be Brave’ via Big Scary Monsters (UK) and Brain Synthesizer (US) on 7 March 2025. The song finds vocalist Elliott Brabant trying to make sense of a breakup and the emotional mess it left behind amidst…
Young Knives return with a new album, appropriately titled ‘Landfill’, on 24 January 2025. The record finds the duo looking at the scene they rose to prominence in right in the eye – as they endeavour to figure out what it means to define your own legacy. There’s a slow-burn intro to album opener ‘A…
Newcastle upon Tyne-via-Leeds duo lots of hands (Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden) release their debut album ‘into a pretty room’ via Fire Talk Records on 17 January 2025. It’s a thoughtful collection of songs that cover everything from tragedy to triumph, taking in grief and growing up along the way. ‘Alive’ opens the record with…
London-based singer-songwriter Sophie Jamieson releases her second album ‘I Still Want to Share’ via Bella Union on 17 January. The record is packed with observations on the inescapable and often repeated nature of loving, losing and longing… ‘Camera’ opens the record with evocative piano and strings as Sophie sings about ‘letting go of all you’ve…
Jasmine.4.t releases her debut album ‘You Are the Morning’ via Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records on 17 January. Produced by boygenius, the album is a celebration of queer friendship and how it helped Jasmine deal with the lack of acceptance shown towards her after coming out as trans… There’s a very introspective sound as almost…
Composer/producer Paul Russell (Axes/Tough Glove) returns with ‘Thank You’, the fourth album to be released by his Human Pyramids project. Featuring members of Axes, Suicide Bid and Modern Studies, the album was recorded all over the world and mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens/Animal Collective). Gentle feedback and breezy, chiming percussion combine in the early…
Portland, Maine indie rockers Little Oso release their debut album ‘How Lucky to Be Somebody’ via US label Repeating Cloud and UK label Safe Suburban Home on 17 January 2025. According to vocalist and guitarist Jeannette Berman, the album ‘chronicles all of the multiple truths of what if feels like to exist, and how at…
Great Grandpa have shared ‘Junior’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Patience, Moonbeam’ on 28 March via Run For Cover Records. The new album will be the five-piece’s first album since the stunning ‘Four of Arrows’ in 2019 and follows a period of personal and professional upheaval for all the band members. ‘Junior’ is…
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