Editors frontman Tom Smith’s debut album finds hope and positivity, even in the most troubled of times. Recorded with producer Iain Archer, the album celebrates the strengths we can find – even when things look doomed. Sparse Nick Drake-style acoustic strums open the record as Tom sings about things happening ‘in the wake of December,…
Hitchin’s queer indie rockers Brutalligators have released second album ‘Still Here’, a collection of songs about survival, identity and moving forward while grappling with complex emotions, divisive culture wars and everything else life throws at you… The title track kicks off the album in uptempo fight pop style – instantly reminding you of Martha as…
On his latest (ninth!) album ‘Parader’, Keaton Henson turns the guitars up but still doesn’t hide away from personal issues and ‘what it feels like to be this age and a musician’…. There’s a slow, smoky and atmospheric build-up on album opener ‘Don’t I Just’, a song that finds Keaton asking a number of rhetorical…
Hotel Lux follow up their highly acclaimed 2023 debut album ‘Hands Across the Creek’ with ‘The Bitter Cup’, a song that found them writing in a more collaborative way as they head into their mid-20s in an increasingly tumultuous world. Gentrification, inter-generational divides and battles with mental health are just some of the subjects they…
With Mark Hoppus and Matt Healy amongst their fans, The Maple State’s 2018 comeback album ‘The Things I Heard at the Party’ was a long-awaited triumph. Now, after a not-quite-as-long wait they return with the aptly titled ‘Don’t Take Forever’. ‘Winner Part II’ kicks off the album with Ben Folds-esque piano as the band sing…
Camp Trash follow up their 2022 debut LP ‘The Long Way, The Slow Way’ with ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ – a concept record of sorts that brings together a motley crew of con men, mobsters and cult members with one thing in common: $200,000. They could be spending it, owing it or losing it… Whatever…
Self-described as ‘London prog’, The Orchestra (For Now)’s ‘Plan 76’ EP finds the seven piece attempting to ‘refine rather than complicate’ their distinctive fusion of baroque indie hooks, post hardcore breakdowns and touches of jazz. ‘Impatient’ opens the album in stop-start fashion before delving deep into the avant-garde orchestral dramatics that have served the band…
Covering seeds, ideas, loves, fears and hopes, Adults describe their sound as ‘noisy awkward pop songs’ and new album ‘The Seeds We Sow Are Sprouting Buds Nonetheless’ finds the four-piece navigating their way through a ‘world which wants to crush all hope’. Mae Shi-style vibes signal the start of album opener ‘Dead Red’, a quirky…
After gaining a tremendous live reputation, Birmingham four-piece The Clause are all set to unleash their debut record ‘Victim of a Casual Thing’, an album full of stories about following your dreams, wanting more, fleeting connections and faltering romances… A bell sounds to kick off the ‘Prologue’ of the album amidst swathes of synths and…
Dan Knishkowy returns with ‘Watch the Sunflowers’, the latest release under his Adeline Hotel moniker. Written in a way where Dan would revisit songs he’s previously written and adapt them depending on his perspective at the time(s), it promises to be a fragile and fascinating listen. Swaying and smooth Sufjan-style guitar opens the album with…
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