Forming through the wonders of Facetime and Dropbox, Black Surf immediately grab your attention with the line ‘I’ll just ponder every thought I’ve ever known’ in their new single ‘Army of Sheep. Slackerpop with an addictive chorus which urges you to ‘Say what you will’ and tongue-twisting vocal interplay, there are hints towards Pavement while…
Ahead of their eagerly awaited new album ‘Dust and Disquiet’, available from Big Scary Monsters in September, Caspian have unveiled incredible new track ‘Sad Heart of Mine’. Very piano-driven to begin with, there is over a minute of subtle build-up as drums weave gently into the soundscape. There’s a cinematic quality to the song, drawing…
Masters of friendship and sadness itoldyouiwouldeatyou have unveiled the first song from their next EP, due to be released by our friends over at Rose Coloured Records in the near future. Twinklier than previous releases, ‘All Unwritten Classics’ retains the melodic emo stylings of Moose Blood but with the sense of humour and pop-punk ethics…
Another fine addition to Super Fan 99’s ever-growing roster, Winter are a Los Angeles-via-Boston-based band with a fine line in powerful pop melodies. With an album titled ‘Supreme Blue Dream’ coming very soon, the band have unveiled ‘Someone Like You’ to offer a tempting taste of what is to come. Having played with the likes…
We’ve been big fans of Latvian teenagers Carnival Youth ever since we first heard them around this time last year. Since then, they’ve brought their sun-drenched folk-pop to a number of major festivals around Europe and received praise from the likes of Steve Lamacq, the Guardian and Huw Stephens. A sound that was made to…
The second part of our look back over Our Lost Infantry’s career. To read about the band between 2008 and 2010, head here. 2011 Our Lost Infantry had followed up the release of ‘The Arsonist’ with ‘Parkin’ – a song named after the drummer – and 2011 saw them continue to self-release a succession of…
Earlier this week, Our Lost Infantry announced that they would be calling it a day following the release of one final record – ‘Interregnum’ – and a final farewell show at the band’s home from home, the West End Centre in Aldershot on 24 July. 2008 Formed from the ashes of a twelve-legged indie-folk band…
We asked Joey Ashworth from itoldyouiwouldeatyou, Our Lost Infantry and Death of the Blogger to review the new album from Connecticut punks Sorority Noise. The album is released in the UK via Topshelf Records on 29 June. Here are Joey’s thoughts: When Forgettable came out, what I loved was the slapdash production, the sloppy playing…
We recently posted a stream of Cotillon’s (or Jordan Corso, to give him his real name…) ‘Call Me Up’ and it showcased a songwriter with immense promise. Now you’ll have the chance to hear his self-titled debut album. Released by Super Fan 99 Records in the UK, we suggested before that ‘Call Me Up’ could…
Although Oceansize only split up in 2011, it seems far longer ago. A lot has changed in the life of Mike Vennart since the end of the much-loved cult band. Joining Biffy Clyro as a further guitarist (and later being accompanied by fellow Oceansize member Richard ‘Gambler’ Ingram to form Biffy-size…), he’s become accustomed to…
