Daniel P. Carter’s favourites Press Club have toured with bands as varied as Joyce Manor, Cloud Nothings and The Smith Street Band and now the Melbourne band have signed to the ever-reliable Hassle Records to release their debut album, ‘Late Teens’. There’s an anthem-in-waiting on the opening ‘Crash’. It’s packed with feedback, resounding drums and…
Talented drummer Kyle Crane (he’s toured with Neko Case, M. Ward and was the drum double in Whiplash – we’re sure he knows the difference between rushing and dragging) is set to self-release the debut album from his Crane Like the Bird project. Kyle’s father, Jeff, was a coast guard lieutenant out of Humboldt Bay,…
Already a thrilling live prospect and now a must-see fixture at festivals across the country, Black Peaks prepare to release their second album ‘All That Divides’ on 5 October. A wall of feedback and frantic drumming signal the start of album opener ‘Can’t Sleep’. Already a consistent part of Black Peaks live set, it finds…
‘Megadead’ is the new album from now Melbourne-based polymath Benjamin Shaw. Released through Audio Antihero in the US and UK and Kirigirisu Records in Japan, it’s a concept album of sorts about a party where everyone is having a good time except you (as a teetotaller, that’s something I can associate with only too well)……
Foxing’s third album, ‘Nearer My God’, has been three years in the making. It will be released ahead of a UK tour with Pianos Become the Teeth and an eagerly anticipated performance at this year’s ArcTanGent Festival. Produced by Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) and Foxing’s own Eric Hudson, with help from Joe Reinhart,…
Comprising of Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay of Tunng, LUMP release their debut album via the always-special Dead Oceans Records. The seven-song folktronica-infused album combines moog synths, spaced-out guitars, flutes and Laura’s special voice and has been influenced by everything from 20th century surrealism and absurdist poetry to Mike’s time living and working as a producer…
New Trouble in Mind signings The Love-Birds are a San Francisco band with a love for the best jangly pop acts of the ’70s and ’90s and their debut LP ‘In the Lover’s Corner’ follows a hugely popular EP and varipus shows in both DIY spaces and established venues around the Bay area. Recorded with…
Now back on their original home of Infectious Music, Ash present their seventh album, ‘Islands’. One of the finest singles bands of the past 25 years, this album finds Tim Wheeler and co talking about love, loss, friendship, betrayal and buzzkills. Ash have always had strong album openers and ‘True Story’ is no exception. It’s…
Kermes are a queer indie-punk quartet from Leicester who are signed to Robot Needs Home. They’re set to release their debut album ‘We Choose Pretty Names’ on 13 April and it’s a record that – like their soon-to-be tour mates itoldyouiwouldeatyou – tackles important and timely subjects ranging from mental health and misoginy to gender…
Manchester band The Maple State release their first new material in almost a decade with new album ‘The Things I Heard at the Party’ (via Far Out Records). In the band’s hiatus, the members have found themselves spread across the globe and worked in industries ranging from universities to wildlife conservation and environmental projects. But…
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