Glaswegian four-piece Lucia’s ‘Summertime’ will help you see out what’s been a glorious season in marvellously melancholic style. Lucia Fairfull reminisces about holiday romances and the carefree joys of being a teenager: ‘I only love you in the summertime and summertime’s nearly done’. Produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele) and mixed by Craig Silvey…
Idles offer scathing and darkly humorous observations (‘Islam didn’t eat your hamster, change isn’t a crime) on what the likes of Brexit and Trump have done to communities across the world in pro-immigration anthem, ‘Great’. The fourth song to be released ahead of their second album ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ (out 31 August),…
Uncle Luc releases a new double A-side single (which you can order – complete with an enamel badge and guitar pick – here) of ‘Sticking to the Rules’ favourite ‘Bones of the Days’ and new song ‘Forever a Fan’. Written just a few weeks ago, ‘Forever a Fan’ is a nostalgia-fuelled piece of bedroom pop…
After seven years away, Art Brut have made a welcome return with the enthusiastically titled ‘Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!’. Now signed to Alcopop! Records, the song opens with Eddie Argos stating ‘I’m just looking for a party’ and it’s one you’ll want to be at. Amidst Gang of Four-esque guitar work, a chanty…
Foxing’s third album, ‘Nearer My God’, has been three years in the making. It will be released ahead of a UK tour with Pianos Become the Teeth and an eagerly anticipated performance at this year’s ArcTanGent Festival. Produced by Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) and Foxing’s own Eric Hudson, with help from Joe Reinhart,…
Ahead of the release of new album ‘Thunder Follows the Light’ in September, Transgressive Records signing Mutual Benefit (multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordan Lee) has shared not one but two tasters of what we can look forward to. ‘Come to Pass’ is a gorgeous 2 minutes and 42 seconds all about the futile nature of nostalgia…
Released on 10 August via the ever-reliable Saddle Creek Records, Sarah-Beth Tomberlin’s debut album ‘At Weddings’ is one you’ll want to hold dear. It’s a transcendant and poignant record about learning to love oneself, even when everything seems to be caving in on you. The gentle folk of ‘Any Other Way’ opens the record with…
‘The American Dream’, the third album by Sydney, Australia’s Trophy Eyes finds the band stepping into new and exciting territory. Inspired by frontman John Floreani’s experiences living in Burleson, Texas, the album promises to be their most expansive and anthemic yet A huge, glowing burst of Gaslight Anthem-meets-Menzingers guitar signals the start of album opener…
After performing with so many talented musicians including Lomelda and The Walkmen’s Peter Matthew Bauer, Ryan Von Gonten is set to release his debut solo record via our friends at Human Noise Records this autumn. The dream-like ‘Anthem’ offers a tantalising glimpse of what is to come. The record was written following Ryan’s relocation from…
Idles are an increasingly vital presence in today’s fractured world and we’re all eagerly awaiting the release of their second album ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ at the end of August. ‘Samaritans’, the third song to be aired from the record, opens with chunky riffs and ferocious drums before Joe Talbot spits out lyrics…
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