Florist have shared ‘Moon, Sea, Devil’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Jellywish’ via Double Double Whammy on 4 April, 2025. The stripped-back two-minute piece of majestic alt-folk finds Emily Sprague questioning how our actions can ripple across alternative worlds – she talks about making memories and being invested in chaos – before celebrating…
Edinburgh duo No Windows have shared ‘Return’, the first single to be taken from upcoming EP ‘The Great Traitor’ (released on 9 May via Fat Possum Records). Described in the press release as ‘A slow burning mixture of 90s alt rock and pastoral indie that sounds like something Buffy would have swooned to at the…
Michael Cera Palin, an Atlanta trio made up of Elliott Brabant (vocals/guitar), Jon Buncic (drums – Chad Miller joined after the album’s completion) and Jon Williams (bass), release their debut album ‘We Could Be Brave’ via Big Scary Monsters on 7 March, 2025. A clattering of drums and Kinsella-esque guitar noodling signals the start of…
Moreish Idols release their debut album ‘All in the Game’ on 7 March 2025 via Speedy Wunderground. Produced by the label’s Dan Carey, the record is inspired by iconic US indie rockers including Pavement and Sonic Youth but also has elements of contemporary art rock that offer something quite fresh and unique. Album opener ‘Ambergrin’…
Following their hugely acclaimed ‘Heady Metal’ EP and tours with Everything Everything and Bombay Bicycle Club, Nottingham quartet Divorce are all set to release their debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ via Gravity/Capitol on 7 March 2025. Produced by Catherine Marks (boygenius, Wolf Alice, Foals), the record invites you to join the band in their fantasy…
We can talk for hours about how Jeffrey Lewis is one of the world’s finest storytellers, with his songs ranging from zipping tales about zombies and pigs to powerful self-referencing takedowns. See the handclap heartbreak of ‘Broken Broken Broken Heart’ or when he corrects himself on ‘Don’t Be Upset’. When Jeffrey releases new material, it’s…
Cheekface surprise release their fifth album ‘Middle Spoon’ and it again finds vocalist/guitarist Greg Katz, bassist/vocalist Amanda Tannen and drummer Mark ‘Echo’ Edwards offering hilarious and important observations on every aspect of modern life – ‘Brother, did you know Tame Impala is just one guy?’ – over sugar-sweet power-pop hooks ‘Living Lo Fi’ kicks off…
25 years after the release of their debut album ‘Lost Souls’ (still an all-time Top 10 for us), Doves return with ‘Constellations for the Lonely’, a record filled with ten songs that find the band in the role of narrators, offering contemplations on shattered images of a world in flux. Andy Williams, drummer, vocalist and…
Ben Kweller has shared the video for new song ‘Dollar Store’, the second single to be taken from upcoming album ‘Cover the Mirrors’ (out on 30 May). The album is Ben’s first since his son Dorian Zev died in 2023 and ‘Dollar Store’ finds him talking about walking away, hiding and facing panic attacks –…
Phoebe Green has shared ‘Rage of a Kid’, the opening song from forthcoming EP ‘The Container’ (out on 21 March via The Green Dream Machine). Blending a fragile, fractured electronica beauty with elements of London Grammar, Air and Imogen Heap, this subtly stirring song finds Phoebe healing from past trauma and suppressed emotions (‘I’m pushing…
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