We’ve all been eagerly awaiting the debut album from Quiet Lions for quite some time now and recent singles ‘Echo Chamber’ and ‘Wasteland’ have just whet the anticipation even more. Based around social and political issues, they hinted at the overriding theme of isolation and dissociation in today’s digital world that can be found throughout…
Wild Beasts were a very special band and we enjoyed their brand of peculiar – and later downright horny – indie-pop. So many fans were sad when they decided to call it a day last year but the band have left a legacy of five records that still leave you ‘hooting and howling’ whenever you…
Heather Woods Broderick has released her latest album ‘Invitation’ via Western Vinyl. A member of Sharon Van Etten’s touring band, the album is full of poignant and powerful pieces of baroque pop. ‘A Stilling Wind’ opens the record with swaying vocals about being ‘thick with fear’ and a powerful build-up as Heather asks ‘How did…
Idlewild made a welcome return with 2015’s ‘Everything Ever Written’ – an album that hit the top 20 and saw them play the biggest venues in their career to date. Now the Scottish indie legends are back once more with ‘Interview Music’, a record they started to scrobble down ideas for shortly after the release…
Released via Big Scary Monsters in the UK and Dine Alone Records in Canada and the United States, Pkew Pkew Pkew’s new album ‘Optimal Lifestyles’ finds frontman Mike Warne examining whether living a ‘lively’ punk-rock life and enjoying so many killer parties has had a positive effect on him and his bandmates’ lives – and…
Bella Union signings Pom Poko met while studying at Trondheim music conservatory and claim their distinctive sound has a ‘Norwegian punky sweetness’. Following appearances at The Great Escape and plays on Radio 1 and 6 Music, their debut album ‘Birthday’ lands on 22 February and promises to be quirky, creative and unpredictable… ‘Theme #1′ combines…
Hailing from Ohio, Jetty Bones have toured extensively with the likes of The Early November and Hot Mulligan and now they’re set to release their second EP ‘-‘ (hyphen) via Take This to Heart Records on 22 February. Opening with the Tigers Jaw-indie pop of ‘Better’, the EP finds Kelc Galluzo celebrating being there for…
