Rosie Tucker releases their third album – and first for Epitaph Records – ‘Sucker Supreme’ on 30 April. The record finds the LA-based singer-songwriter examining their own place in the world amidst personal and political observations – with plenty of wry humour throughout. The record opens with ‘Barbara Ann’, a bouncy and breezy piece of…
Fresh’s latest EP, ‘The Summer I Got Good at Guitar’, finds the four-piece tackling a number of important issues – from self-acceptance to the prevalence of misogyny throughout the music industry and beyond. The title track kicks off the EP with a burst of Hotelier-meets-Guided by Voices hooks before Kathryn Woods offers a statement full…
‘Like A Stone’, Remember Sports’ third album for Father/Daughter Records, finds the Philadelphia-based indie rockers examining how it feels to break away from old versions of yourself while trading instruments throughout – resulting in a dynamic and shape-shifting sound that dips into all kinds of genres. The record opens with recent single ‘Pinky Ring’, a…
Toby Hayes releases ‘Red’ – the final instalment in a run of three EPs under his Laundromat moniker. Released via Brace Yourself Records, it opens with recent single ‘Flat Planet’, with Toby saying: ‘I kinda hear it like a St. Vincent song or something like that. Some tongue-in-cheek (but not) apocalyptic pop. An eye-roll pointed…
SPQR have made a welcome return with the release of new single ‘Fault Lines’ and news of a tour with JOHN later in the year. Self-produced, the new song had been around for a while before songwriter Peter Harrison decided to revisit it: ‘It’d been around for a long time and never felt right, but…
Villagers have shared the video for new single ‘The First Day’ and announced details of upcoming fifth album ‘Fever Dreams’ (out on 20 August via Domino – pre-order the album here). With a theme of escapism running through the songs on the new record, ‘The First Day’ finds Conor O’Brien in reflective mood as he…
Spellling, Bay Area-based artist Chrystia Cabral’s all-encompassing project, has shared new single ‘Little Deer’ ahead of the release of new album ‘The Turning Wheel’ via Sacred Bones on 25 June. Chrystia has self-produced and orchestrated the album – which features an ensemble of 31 collaborating musicians. Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s painting ‘Wounded Deer’, ‘Little Deer’…
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Maple Glider, the project of Tori Zietsch) has shared the video for new single ‘Swimming’ ahead of the release of her debut album ‘To Enjoy is the Only Thing’ via Partisan Records on 25 June (pre-order here). While the album offers observations on loss, longing and faith, ‘Swimming’ is a song about falling…
Canadian duo Softcult (Ontario-based twins Phoenix and Mercedes Arn Horn) have shared the video for ‘Take It Off’ to celebrate the release of their debut EP ‘Year of the Rat’ (available now via Easy Life Records). The EP finds the twins rallying against some of the misogynistic experiences they’ve had to put up with in…
Ducks Ltd. (formerly Ducks Unlimited) have announced they’ve signed to Carpark Records and shared news of a re-release of last year’s debut EP ‘Get Bleak’ – now featuring three new songs. They’ve also shared the video for one of these new songs – ‘As Big as All Outside’ – and its one that finds the…
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