Titus Andronicus have released new single ‘Tumult Around the World’ ahead of the release of their new Bob Mould-produced album ‘An Obelisk’ (out 21 June via Merge). The closing song on the album, ‘Tumult Around the World’ is a power pop-infused ode to compassion, collaboration and cooperation – all things that are much needed in…
Spy From Moscow’s new single ‘Priests of London Fields’ is a poignant and evocative ode to times gone by. Poignant and powerful, it opens with haunting Jeff Buckley-style falsetto as SFM states: ‘We are the priests of London fields, heaven help us all’ and ‘I have been lost and I’ve been found drifting on a…
Ahead of a European tour and the release of debut album ‘Happy to Be Here’, Brooklyn five-piece Barrie have shared ‘Geology’, a sun-drenched piece of dream pop inspired by Best Coast’s chillwave sound (and Bethany Cosentino’s love of ’90s teen movie soundtracks). Its gliding guitars and harmonies combine with the personal lyrics about wondering what’s coming…
Petrol Girls’ latest single ‘Big Mouth’ is all about how marginalised groups are faced with attempts to silence them whenever they speak out and put their points across. A timely and important four minutes, it features a spoken-word sample of Poly Styrene’s voice from the iconic intro to X-Ray Spex’ ‘Oh Bondage! Up Yours!’ (recorded in…
Port Noir have shared new single ‘Champagne’ ahead of the release of new album ‘The New Routine’ (out on 10 May via InsideOutMusic – pre-order here) – and it’s one you’ll want to raise a glass to. The album marks a brave new sound for the Swedish alt-rockers and ‘Champagne’ gives a taster of what…
Paws have shared new single ‘Joanna’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Your Church On My Bonfire’ (out 26 April via Ernest Jenning Record Co). Produced by Frightened Rabbit’s Andy Monaghan, the song is a three-minute anthem that brings to mind the likes of ‘The Remote Part’-era Idlewild or R.E.M. as Phillip Taylor pleads…
Cardiff-based Silent Forum are set to release new single ‘Safety in Numbers’ on 10 May via Libertino Records. An ode to community and ‘the importance of looking after your friends’, it’s a piece of art pop that sits somewhere between Talking Heads, new wave, shoegaze and Tall Ships. It has a conversational tone as Richard…
We were big fans of Blackpool-based math rockers Oceans Over Alderaan’s debut single ‘Sevenfour’ and new song ‘Falters’ is just as powerful. It’s available via the band’s own label The Recording Industry is Dead Records now. Recorded with Alpha Male Tea Party’s Tom Peters, the song tackles issues of male mental health, depression and suicidal…
The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn shares new album ‘I Need a New War’, a record he claims to be the final part of a trilogy of collections of songs about the smaller moments in life: people trying to find connections and stay afloat financially and emotionally in today’s world. Each song focuses on a…
Heather Woods Broderick has released her latest album ‘Invitation’ via Western Vinyl. A member of Sharon Van Etten’s touring band, the album is full of poignant and powerful pieces of baroque pop. ‘A Stilling Wind’ opens the record with swaying vocals about being ‘thick with fear’ and a powerful build-up as Heather asks ‘How did…
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