A one-man band formed in James Brown’s bedroom in Birmingham just last year, Mutes has wowed people across the country with a solo show made up of loops, pedals, samples and reverb and now he releases his debut self-titled EP via One Note Forever Records. Echoed vocals open the EP on the strongly titled ‘Hope,…
Little Matador’s self-titled debut album was full of hooks, choruses and a refreshingly bold rock aesthetic. Now, ahead of a few festival appearances and support slots to Biffy Clyro this summer, the band will release their new single ‘Reasons’ on 16 June. The video to the track is partly inspired by Rocky and finds frontman…
Four albums in and Manchester Orchestra’s ‘Cope’ continues their rise to the top of the alternative rock scene. Hitting number 13 on its week of release in the US Billboard 200, ‘Cope’ has also been a huge success across Europe, with sell-out shows at London’s Scala and an autumn tour culminating in a show at…
Evoking ‘The Back Room’-era Editors or the latter-day Maccabees, Sons & Lovers are a band who are already well on the way to big things, having established themselves as a BBC Introducing favourite, toured with The Naked and Famous and even sold out the Camden Barfly. Now they release the video to their new single…
Alcopop! Records are all set for their 100th release, which in itself is enough reason for celebration, but the fact that the release will be Len’s seminal pop classic ‘Steal My Sunshine’ is sure to raise a smile for anyone who’s ever bought a record from the label with the tagline ‘Fuckin’ Indie’. Over the…
Already a favourite with all the trusted BBC presenters, Sam Airey is set to release his debut album later this year, but first he will drop the first single in June, the title track ‘Station Approach’, via Hide & Seek Records. Recorded and mixed by Whiskas from ¡Forward, Russia! and mastered by the Leeds band’s…
Monument Valley is a one-man band (known as Ned Younger to his friends and family) and he’s already gained praise from many of the top names in the music press. His latest single ‘Tattooed Fists’ is a deeply personal, hard-hitting but surprisingly warm-hearted list of observations about modern life. From tourists to toilet circuit venues…
A five piece hailing from Macclesfield and already playing a prestigious slot at Radio 1’s One Big Weekend festival, unsigned Racing Glaciers have released the first single, ‘First Light’, from their third EP ‘Don’t Wait for Me’, which will be released in the summer by the brilliant Killing Moon label. Opening with stadium-sized guitar lines,…
Already a favourite on XFM and 6 Music, and with festival performances at the Secret Garden Party and Bestival lined up, it’s fair to say Happyness are well on their way to being one of the year’s success stories. The London trio will release their debut album ‘Weird Little Birthday’ on 16 June, but for…
Two years in the making, Cheerleader’s ‘Perfect Vision’ mixes Tegan and Sara-style synth pop with the bouncy hooks of The Hold Steady or even the Beach Boys. The five-piece, originally from Connecticut but since regrouped in Philadelphia, also have the essence of a slightly calmer Phoenix based on this four minutes. A genteel track that…
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