Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)’s Keith Latinen has collaborated with Ben Hendricks (Annabel), Gooey Fame (Dowsing) and Joyn Guynn to form Parting – and the band are set to release their debut EP ‘Unmake Me’ on 4 June via Count Your Lucky Stars (US) and strictly no capital letters (UK) records. There’s a…
Roddy Woomble’s fifth solo album ‘Lo! Soul’ finds Idlewild’s frontman in contemplative and gently experimental mode – exploring different sounds to the acoustic folk he’s delved into previously. The new record was recorded remotely between Roddy’s home in the Hebride and producer/collaborator (and Idlewild bandmate) Andrew Mitchell’s studio in Dundee over the course of last…
Holly Macve follows up her stunning 2017 debut album ‘Golden Eagle’ with ‘Not the Girl’, a collection of songs that finds her dipping into darker territory while also aiming high: ‘My vision was big. I knew I wanted to do something more expansive than my first record’. With a more experimental approach – partly influenced…
New Hampshire-based singer-songwriter John Andrews has called up his imaginary band The Yawns once more for third album ‘Cookbook’, a collection of songs inspired by timeless artists including The Mamas and Papas, Joni Mitchell and Carole King… ‘New California Blue’ opens in sultry and soulful style as John delivers lines about fondly remembering shop signs…
Fightmilk’s second album, ‘Contender’ (released via Reckless Yes) finds the South London four piece dipping into more of a power pop sound than ever before. During the writing and recording process, each member stepped up to add something new – whether that was playing their instruments in a different way, experimenting with drum machines or…
Buffet Lunch started recording ‘The Power of Rocks back in early 2020 before the pandemic struck and was finished remotely. This unplanned break gave the Edinburgh/Glasgow four-piece the chance to take stock and add even more ideas to the album’s already varied sound… The woozy and wonky art pop of ‘Red Apple Happiness’ opens the…
Pottery drummer Paul Jacobs arrived in Montreal six years ago and since then he’s gone on to become a fixture in the Canadian city’s eclectic indie scene. A rocker, painter, animator and home studio specialist, he’s now released a new solo album – ‘Pink Dogs on the Green Grass’ – via Blow the Fuse Records.…
Rosie Tucker releases their third album – and first for Epitaph Records – ‘Sucker Supreme’ on 30 April. The record finds the LA-based singer-songwriter examining their own place in the world amidst personal and political observations – with plenty of wry humour throughout. The record opens with ‘Barbara Ann’, a bouncy and breezy piece of…
‘Like A Stone’, Remember Sports’ third album for Father/Daughter Records, finds the Philadelphia-based indie rockers examining how it feels to break away from old versions of yourself while trading instruments throughout – resulting in a dynamic and shape-shifting sound that dips into all kinds of genres. The record opens with recent single ‘Pinky Ring’, a…
Philadelphia’s psych-pop trio Spirit of the Beehive get set to release ‘Entertainment, Death’ – their first album since signing to Saddle Creek and fourth overall. Entirely self-recorded and produced remotely over the past 12 months, the band mixed the album digitally before mastering it to tape with guitarist and vocalist Zach Schwartz saying: ‘We knew…
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