Indiana-based musician Kevin Krauter’s follows 2018’s ‘Toss Up’ with ‘Full Hand’ – a record that finds Kevin delving into new soundscapes as he opens up about his personal life and the happiness he feels now he is comfortable in his own skin. Opening appropriately enough with the gently swaying guitars of ‘Intro’, it’s not long…
Self-described as ‘a hypnotic noise punk band from Baltimore’, Baklavaa have shared stages with bands including (Sandy) Alex G and Deerhoof and are now ready to share their third album ‘Sleep Running’ (order here). A warning siren signals the start of album opener ‘Sugar Water’ and doesn’t relent as La Dispute-style vocals and drums with…
Mush’s new album ‘3D Routine’ has already received praise from the likes of DIY, Louder than War, The Line of Best Fit and seen the band played on shows on 6 Music, Radio 1 and Radio X. It comes ahead of a tour with Roxy Girls. Tackling many of the issues we’re facing as a…
Brooklyn-via-Athens, Georgia post-punk band Bambara’s fourth album ‘Stray’ is a record all about death with words and themes ranging from the surreal and dark to the sublime and delicious. Their second album on Wharf Cat Records, it follows acclaim from Steve Lamacq and shows with Idles. The intense and slightly industrial sound of ‘Miracle’ opens…
Ella O’Connor Williams recently released her debut album ‘I Was Born Swimming’ under her Squirrel Flower moniker via Polyvinyl Records. Ella was born on 11 August, 1996 (the hottest day of the year) with a membrane between her and the rest of the world (still inside of a translucent caul suc membrane, surrounded by amniotic…
Self-taught singer, songwriter and producer yllwblly wrote the album ‘Land Lover’ in the mornings before starting his office job while in the midst of a painful break-up and is now ready to share the 13 songs with the wider world. The Boston-based artist counts Elliott Smith as one of his major influences but we also…
Incredibly, ‘The Scenic Route’ (order via Bandcamp here) is Dropkick’s 16th album. Released via Bobo Integral Records, the Scottish band claims it’s their ‘most accomplished, coherent and fully realised collection of songs to date’. With a melody Norman Blake would be proud to call his own, ‘Feeling Never Goes Away’ opens the album with a…
Featuring a self-portrait as its cover, ‘Likewise’ is the debut solo record from Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan and although it has plenty that will appeal to fans of her day job, it also finds her experiementing with more expansive instrumentation and instruments including harps, synths, strings and electronic beats. ‘Piltdown Man’ opens the record with…
Sløtface follow up 2017’s fantastic ‘Try Not to Freak Out’ with ‘Sorry for the Late Reply’, a record that finds songwriter and vocalist Haley Shea sharing her thoughts on being an American living in Norway with American parents and her conflicted feelings about the state of the world today. ‘S.U.C.C.E.S.S’ opens with Haley shouting ‘Why…
Good Good Blood’s new album ‘At Your Mercy’ (order via Bandcamp here) finds James Smith once again offering poignant, emotional words over atmospheric bursts of guitar and piano. Opener ‘All These Days’ has choral vocals and lyrics about waiting for something to happen and trying to find the right thing to say, while the shoegazing…
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