Montreal punks NOBRO have already gained praise from Kerrang! and slayed stadiums with The Distillers and Alexisonfire and now they’re releasing new EP ‘Sick Hustle’. There’s a stomping glam rock feel to the opening ‘Don’t Die’, a belter filled with tales of both debauchery and the more mundane aspects of modern life: ‘Who are these…
New York-via-Los Angeles singer-songwriter Cotillon (Jordan Corso) has shared the sublime ‘Memories (of a seaside vertical city)’ – the second single to be taken from his forthcoming third album ‘Cruiser’ (out on 15 May via Anniversary and Dinosaur City Records). The album was written while Jordan was working in an A&R job that took him…
Remember the FM-friendly (yet still sometimes sweary) commercial rap of the ’90s? We’re talking Will Smith, Coolio, Sisqo, Prast etc. Well, on new single ‘Love Hurts’ Acab Brik captures the essence of these acts with contemporary references (Awkwafina, Timberlands and MySpace – OK, that last one isn’t so relevant nowadays), dark humour and a lo-fi,…
Public Body have played shows with Squid and already earned praise from The Line of Best Fit, 6 Music and Clash. Now they’ve released new single ‘Naughty On My Bike’ – a song that is both a love letter to cycling and a scathing criticism of the UK’s over-priced and unreliable public transport system. The…
Wallflower were due to record the video for ‘Eat Away at My Heart’ from their debut album ‘Teach Yourself to Swim’ (out on 5 June) on 29 March but, as with so many plans at the moment, this was curtailed by the COVID-19 restrictions. However, the band marched ahead and still filmed a DIY video…
New post-punk band TV Priest have shared their debut single ‘House of York’. It comes ahead of what will hopefully be a busy year for the four-piece that is scheduled to include a show with Egyptian Blue and many more exciting plans. Packed with angular riffs, frenetic drums and seething anger about the ‘approach to…
On the date they were supposed to be playing the first of two nights at the Barrowlands and ahead of Tim Burgess‘s Twitter Listening Party (#timstwitterlisteningparty) tomorrow night (Friday 17 April at 10pm), The Twilight Sad have shared live album ‘It Won/t Be Like This All the Time Live’ and made it available on a…
Canadian singer-songwriter Evening Hymns (Jonas Bonnetta) has shared new single ‘I Can Only Be Good’ – his first new material under this moniker since 2015’s ‘Quiet Energies’. Evening Hymns has played with acts including Agnes Obel, Lou Doillon and Mount Eerie and this heart-wrencing song features Destroyer saxophonist Joseph Shabason. Jonas anticipates the end of…
If, like us, you’ve been listening to Lauren Laverne’s 6Music show every day of this lockdown, you are bound to be familiar with Pottery’s Foals-esque single ‘Texas Drums Pt 1’. Now, the Montreal band have shared ‘Hot Like Jungle’ – the closing track on forthcoming album ‘Welcome to Bobby’s Motel’ (released on 26 June via…
Roxy Girls have announced details of new EP ‘A Wealth of Information’ (out on 5 June via Moshi Moshi Records) and shared the lead single, ‘Dirtier’. Clocking in under two minutes, there is a sense of the calm before the storm as jaunty guitar hooks gradually join the sole drums in its first 30 seconds…
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