Rosie Tucker’s fourth album, ‘Utopia Now!’, finds the talented singer-songwriter asking what an artist’s life looks like in 2024 – a time where people’s (especially trans) rights are being taken away because they’re deemed ‘different’ and capitalism rules over (almost) all. The album opener ‘Lightbulb’ is full of synths stabs and Rosie’s trademark stream-of-consciousness thoughts:…
Pillow Queens have shared new single ‘Like a Lesson’ ahead of the release of their third album ‘Name Your Sorrow’ via Royal Mountain Records on 19 April. With the band claiming the track was sonically influenced by Blur, R.E.M., Semisonic and New Radicals (all of whom we also love), it’s a breezy sound underpinning lyrics…
Winona Fighter celebrate signing to Rise Records with the release of new single ‘I’m in the Market to Please No One’. Completely defiant throughout its two minutes and 40 seconds, the vibrant pop-punk song is a call-to-arms to not accept toxicity in relationships (‘The more you fuck around, the more you find out’) and how…
Wild Pink have made a welcome return with ‘Air Drumming Fix You’, a subtly powerful and sax-infused Antlers-esque piece that finds John Ross ruminating on the potential horrors of a VR world, ‘baby’s breath just like crème fraiche’ and how ‘the good life didn’t look like you thought it might’. With meditative melodies and an…
2000trees – taking place at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham from 10-13 July – has added a number of new faces and returning heroes to its 2024 line-up. Don Broco join The Chats and The Gaslight Anthem as Main Stage headliners while Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Lonely the Brave and – perhaps most excitingly…
China Bears have shared ‘Easy Kill’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Participation Trophy’ (out via Fierce Panda on 12 July). Packed with Fatherson-style heart-on-the-sleeve sensibilities, ‘Easy Kill’ shares innermost thoughts about the power of (unrequited?) love against an anthemic backdrop of hooks, harmonies and heartbreak: ‘You bring out a side of me…
Liam Gallagher and John Squire join forces on a self-titled album that builds on the relationship, bond and mutual appreciation that has been seen at both the Oasis ‘96 and Liam solo 2022 Knebworth shows… A jangly Byrds-style intro signals the start of ‘Raise Your Hands’, an album opener that reminded us of John’s ‘other’…
Grouplove have shared new song ‘Chances’ ahead of a US tour. Written and sung by Hannah Hooper – who is also responsible for much of the band’s artwork – it’s a call to arms to herself to jump out of her comfort zone more often, as this is where she – and anyone else –…
The Reds, Pinks & Purples have shared ‘Learning to Love a Band’ ahead of new album, ‘Unwishing Well’, which is out on 12 April. Following the brilliantly titled ‘Your Worst Song is Your Greatest Hit’, this melodic and melancholy piece finds Glenn Donaldson in a wistful place: ‘Learning to Love a Band’ is about that…
Natasha Khan makes a welcome return with ‘The Dream of Delphi’, the first single (and opening track) to be taken from the upcoming album of the same name, out on 31 May via Mercury KX. Inspired and influenced by the birth of her daughter in 2020, the song captures ‘what happens when you’re stretched physically,…
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