Toronto-via-Charlottetown indie rockers Kiwi Jr release debut album ‘Football Money’ via Persona Non Grata Records (Pip Blom). The record, engineered by Aaron Goldstein and mixed by Holy Fuck’s Graham Walsh, follows shows with huge bands including Wolf Parade, New Pornographers and Alvvays. Clocking in at under 30 minutes, the 10 tracks kick off with ‘Murder…
North Londoners Girl Ray’s second record ‘Girl’ finds the trio embracing their love of pop and old-school R&B. The album was recorded with Ash Workman (Christine and the Queens) at Electric Beach Studios in Margate and its release ties in with a support tour to Metronomy. The album opens with title track ‘Girl’, a song…
Olympians are set to release their second album, ‘Lake Mannion’, on 31 October (buy here). It’s a record that finds the band realising how average they are as people – and how that might actually be OK. ‘We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Come to It’ finds Dan Harvey musing about a time that might…
London’s indie dream poppers Night Flowers will release their new album ‘Fortune Teller’ on 25 October via Dirty Bingo Records. The quintet will follow the release with dates supporting Life across the UK. ‘Night Train’, the opening song on the record has crisp production values and a goth-tinged guitar pop sound that fits alongside bands…
Although Jade Lilitri has always veered to a more pessimistic view of life, he’s decided to change his ways on Oso Oso’s new album ‘Basking in the Glow’ (released via Triple Crown Records). ‘Intro’ inevitably opens the album with a burst of feedback before Mac DeMarco-meets-latter-day Vampire Weekend hooks give the song a psychedelic summer…
Seattle’s premier power-pop trio Dude York have made a welcome return with ‘Falling’ – their second album to be released on the esteemed label, Hardly Art. An album all about how you can fall in and out of all kinds of relationships during your life and how sometimes, it all manages to fall into place.…
New York-based singer-songwriter and visual artist Joanna Sternberg has always lived a life surrounded by music – from humming the entire melody of ‘Oh What a Merry Christmas Day’ from Mickey’s Christmas Carol at just 2 years old to piano lessons at the age of 5 and learning guitar and bass at 11. Their education…
