Signed to Turnstile, highly acclaimed by our friends over at For the Rabbits and compared to both Sharon Van Etten and Cate Le Bon, Martha Ffion is a singer-songwriter from Glasgow that specialises in Americana-tinged indie-folk. Wrapped in atmospheric guitars, there is talk of heartbreak, frustrations and new starts throughout ‘Wallflower’: ‘I know that you…
Featuring former members of the Smith Westerns and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Whitney are signed to Secretly Canadian and will appeal to fans of Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver and Midlake. Slightly haunting keys open ‘No Woman’ before a small burst of brass comes in and makes way for a folky ‘60s sound as the band sing…
We didn’t know what to expect when a Norwegian band called Slutface arrived in our inbox. What we got with ‘Kill ‘Em with Kindness’ was a succulent slice of pop that criticises the music press habit of building bands up and then knocking them down as soon as they start to make their mark on…
A singer-songwriter from Orlando who contacted us after reading about Matt McKee, we were intrigued to hear just what Nicholas Roberts’ sound would be like. Opening with the lyrics ‘Good morning, I love you. Don’t leave if I hurt you, I hope you will understand’ over some guitar work that has some distinctly Death…
Signed to My Little Empire Records (kudos on the Manics reference in the name, by the way), we reviewed Easy Kill’s ‘Mould’ last year and had a lot of time for its take on anthemic indie rock in the vein of The National. Now, theband is returning with a new EP called ‘Sermons’ and you…
Ahead of the release of fourth album ‘Good Advice’, Basia Bulat has unveiled a new single called ‘Fool’. With its big-sounding Phil Spector-esque production it transports you back into the grand tradition of soulful pop a la The Supremes and The ROnettes. She sings about how ‘I’m still your fool’ time and time again against…
Jangly guitars in the vein of The Smiths open the new single from Patsy’s Rats. A Portland duo signed to Super Fan 99 Records, there’s a touch of early Cribs in the guitar works before the song evolves into a song that wouldn’t be out of place alongside The Sundays. There are also more contemporary…
‘I can’t play instruments very well’ is a remarkably honest and self-depreciating opening line. And it was all it took for us to fall for ‘Sleep Talk’ by Diet Cig. Throw in some ‘60s-style drums and even more humour as the two-piece move along before delivering the heartbreaking admission ‘And if I told you I…
When we were looking through the list of albums coming out in 2016, one spring release stood out in particular – the new one from Into It. Over It. We’re sure we don’t have to reiterate what huge fans we are of Evan Weiss and his various musical outputs, but this – the third ‘Proper’…
We love Christmas songs. You love Christmas songs. They’re the soundtrack to the most wonderful time of the year. From the ones you can’t escape from around the supermarket to the more underground hits by the likes of Los Campesinos! and Grandaddy, there’s just something so warming about music that celebrates the special day. Our…
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