Why We Love – ‘Surrender’ We fell for Why We Love – signed to our friends over at My Little Empire Records – when they released ‘Lucky One’ a month or two back and now they’re back with ‘Surrender’. With a keen eye for melody, the song takes in influences ranging from The Stone Roses’…
Yr Poetry, Alexei and Junior from Johnny Foreigner’s pop-punk side project, have just released their new EP ‘Rocket Season’ over on Bandcamp. Available as a download or limited edition, handmade CD, it finds the duo in fine form. Opening with the Airplane-referencing ‘don’t call me Shirley’, its six tracks are full of riffs, hooks and…
With a touch of early Blur of Pavement in its spiky intro, The Orielles ‘Jobin’ is a song that has instant appeal. Throw in some distorted vocals as the song moves into an altogether more shoegazey sound and you can see why this band is signed to the esteemed Art Is Hard label. The words…
Out in the United States this week but not until 29 April in the UK and Europe, the new album from Into It. Over It. ranked as one of our most eagerly awaited releases of 2016. Ever since ‘Intersections’ saw Evan Weiss’ project take to another level, fans have been wanting to hear more Into…
Brighton’s Fear of Men are all set to release their second album – ‘Fall Forever’ – in June and before setting off on a jaunt to SXSW and then New York, they had the opportunity to road-test this new material as they supported Eagulls on a run of gigs that took in some towns and…
Ahead of shows in New York and at SXSW, Fear of Men will be heading on a UK tour of venues that are ‘slightly off the beaten track’ as they support the highly acclaimed Eagulls – and there’s a show at Aldershot’s West End Centre on 5 March which we hope to see you at.…
Basia Bulat is a cult favourite who has gathered fans all over the world due to her autoharp playing and folk-tinged, deeply personal songs. When she unveiled ‘Fool’ on Soundcloud a few weeks ago, it was a surprise to many as she appeared to have gone into a more soulful and ‘60s-inspired place – and…
Since arriving in Toronto in 2012, Merival has been a figure on the Canadian indie scene and has collaborated with artists including Torquil Campbell from Stars and Darren Seltmann from The Avalanches. ‘Lovers’ is her debut EP and in her words is ‘shaped by relationships and reflection, finding beauty and transformation in heartache’. All written…
A Bristol quartet with a penchant for bubblegum-sweet melodies, Why We Love’s ‘Lucky One’ opens with the line ‘Begging for forgiveness from the one you used to hold’ amongst some absolutely delicious hooks. Signed to our friends at My Little Empire Records, there’s a timeless quality to the song and also some brilliantly geeky references:…
When we received an email from one-man band Zebrafi, Rafi Cohen mentioned that his songs were influenced by Pavement and St. Vincent and in ‘I am the Saviour’ he manages to effortlessly combine these very diverse acts into something fresh and exciting. Full of fun, the song has the Soundcloud tag #LaptopRock and is a…
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