Dorking four-piece (and Boileroom regulars) Vinyl Staircase have released new single ‘On the Radio’ ahead of a UK tour. Premiered by John Kennedy on Radio X, the self-produced song follows support slots to the likes of Wolf Alice and Sunflower Bean and appearances at festivals including Truck and Boardmasters. The two-and-a-half minute song opens with…
‘staying up late’ was one of the highlights from cheerbleedrz’ debut EP ‘faceplant’ (released last year on Alcopop! Buy it digitally from Bandcamp here) and now the London trio have unveiled a magical Sabrina the Teenage Witch-inspired video for the song. Illustrated and animated by Jono Ganz, the video follows a cheerbleedrz fan as they attempt…
Heist or Hit Records signing Pizzagirl has unveiled ‘Blossom at my feet, flower’, the final single to be released from his upcoming EP, ‘Season 2’ (out 30 November). The dreamy sad song would perfectly soundtrack a prom scene where everything goes wrong in an ’80s teen film and has a wistful tone amidst all the…
Bristol trio Sœur have already played at countless major festivals and are currently in the midst of a comprehensive UK tour to support the release of their second EP, ‘Fight’. ‘Quiet It’ opens the EP with Tina and Anya’s soulful and distinct vocal styles interlocking in style over brooding drums as they deliver personal and…
Bristol three-piece Sœur have unveiled the video for the title track to their upcoming ‘Fight’ EP (self-released on 17 November). The song’s intro recalls some of Reuben’s more reflective moments as Tina and Anya ponder past mistakes and question why they followed something so blindly – and how they’re now determined to rise against it:…
Failure by Design and Alcopop! Records co-signings itoldyouiwouldeatyou have unveiled details of their debut album ‘Oh Dearism’ and released a video for lead single ‘Gold Rush’ (directed by Chevy Blazer and produced by Clumsy Bodies). The song opens with a thrilling combo of Tellison-style melody, clattering drums and midi keyboards before Joey Ashworth delivers a…
Following a world tour supporting The Cure and ahead of a UK run of dates with Mogwai (whose Rock Action label they recently signed to), The Twilight Sad have released a VHS-inspired video for recent single ‘I/m Not Here [missing face]’: The 5-and-a-half-minute song finds James Graham laying his anxieties bare as he discusses his…
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,…
Idles are an increasingly vital presence in today’s fractured world and we’re all eagerly awaiting the release of their second album ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ at the end of August. ‘Samaritans’, the third song to be aired from the record, opens with chunky riffs and ferocious drums before Joe Talbot spits out lyrics…
Tomberlin (or Sarah Beth Tomberlin to her family and friends) has released a video for ‘Self-Help’, a song that will appear on her forthcoming album ‘At Weddings’ (released via Saddle Creek on 10 August – pre-order here). The sad song is full of looped guitars, subtle drone-led noises and lilting vocals. It fits in the…
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