Doves have made a welcome return with ‘Renegade’, the first single to be taken from upcoming sixth album ‘Constellations for the Lonely’ (out, appropriately enough, on Valentine’s Day, 2025). Described by drummer Andy Williams as ‘’Blade Runner’ set in our home city’ (Manchester), there is a cinematic and – at times – dystopian quality to…
With influences ranging from the Breeders and Broadcast to Dolly Parton and ‘Kristen Stewart’ already on its way to becoming a queer anthem, Sassyhiya’s debut record ‘Take You Somewhere’ promises to be a glorious celebration of modern life. The wonky, woozy pop melodies of opener ‘Boat Called Predator’ bring back memories of indie legends Bearsuit,…
Thank release their second – and first via Big Scary Monsters – album ‘I Have a Physical Body That Can Be Harmed’ on 8 November. The album promises to offer a satirical overview of the modern world and all its foibles, delivered against a noisy backdrop of techno squelch, smashed drums and intense riffs. Stabbed…
Count Your Lucky Stars signings Bottom Bracket’s new album ‘I’m So Afraid of Where’ finds the Chicago band looking over the ups and downs of a relationship, with the press release stating the vocals are shot out ‘at a pace that would put the Gilmore Girls to shame’. ‘A Condemnation’ opens the album with Into…
2000trees Festival has announced their first wave of bands for 2025’s festival – including five headliners. Kneecap, PVRIS will co-headline the Thursday 10 July while Taking Back Sunday and Coheed and Cambria appear on Friday 11 July. Alexisonfire will close the festival on 12 July. Other exciting acts are the newly reformed Million Dead, La…
Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, returns with ‘Evergreen’, an album she informed and inspired by loss with the goal of making ‘a snapshot of a moment’s feelings, to portray the sadness or beauty, survival or hope that bobs there’. Breezy and gentle acoustic sadpop strums signal the start of album opener ‘Lost’, a song that…
Bristol-based Lifter – a group featuring former Modern Rituals guitarist Harry Fanshawe and bassist and producer Miles Ward – release their lovingly self-produced debut album ‘Clasping Hands with the Moribund’ on 25 October. ‘The Consul Drinks’ opens the album with gorgeous, crisp guitar tones that have a twinkly emo edge. This laid-back and subtle yet…
The Neon Gate, the fifth album from Halifax, Nova Scotia indie-rockers Nap Eyes finds the band adapting poems from Alexander Pushkin and W.B. Yeats, meditating on everything from philosophy to the surreal and celebrating the joy of video games… ‘Eight Tired Starlings’ opens the record with Nigel Chapman claiming ‘My whole world opened again’ against…
‘Even Us Ghosts’, the debut album from indie-rockers Bottlemoth explores a host of themes as Ethan Proctor navigates life in your 20s – from embracing independence to experiencing heartbreak and facing up to mental health issues. ‘You’ll Always Have Us’ opens the record with jangly pop hooks and lyrics from the heart: ‘I’ve been thinking…
Touché Amoré return with ‘Spiral in a Straight Line’, their fist album in four year. As hinted at by the title, the record finds the band contemplating on the universal phenomenon of spiralling amidst a world of words, memories and pain… A burst of post hardcore riffage signals the start of ‘Nobody’s’, the album’s opener.…
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