Words by Matt Phelps. Four years on from their debut record ‘Horizons/Rapture’ the genre-defying Brighton experimental three-piece of Samuel Organ, Adam Hutchinson and Dave Morgan are back with another mind-altering collection of new music. Much like their first album, ‘Mercury Fountain’ is intended as a single half hour listening experience in nine parts, rather than…
Smidley – ‘Fuck This‘ Conor Murphy from emo heroes Foxing has announced a new project and it’s far more upbeat than his day job. With an album coming out on Triple Crown and dates with Tigers Jaw in the pipeline, ‘Fuck This’ is a jaunty slice of indie rock and roll, complete with irresistible pop…
Dance to the Radio has long been one of the most respected independent labels around. They returned after a small hiatus last year and their famous compilations have previously included the likes of Sky Larkin, Three Trapped Tigers and Pulled Apart by Horses. DttR are now intent on spreading the word of some of the…
Fizzy Blood – ‘Pawn‘ Unveiled ahead of support tour to While She Sleeps, Fizzy Blood’s ‘Pawn’ is a high-octane blast of fun-filled rock with riffs, hooks and even ‘la, la, la’ singalongs. While Heck and Refused could both be touchpoints, there’s also something altogether more grungey as the band sing about how: ‘It’s time to face the music,…
Broken Social Scene – ‘Halfway Home‘ Broken Social Scene’s first song in seven years is full of the dreamy soundscapes, gorgeous hooks and joyful wonder that makes the collective so beloved. The band sing about being halfway home and the sunrise and all sorts of other things that bring good vibes over a bombastic wall of…
Due to their incendiary live shows, Diet Cig are already a beloved cult favourite and now the New Paltz, New York duo are finally getting set to release their debut album ‘Swear I’m Good at This’ via Frenchkiss Records. The record opens with ‘Sixteen’, a song that finds Alex Luciano recalling her teenage years and the…
Maximo Park – ‘Get High (No, I Don’t)‘ Indie stalwarts Maximo Park are making a welcome return this year and ‘Get High (No, I Don’t)’ is the first single to be unveiled from new album ‘Risk to Exist’. It starts off being driven along by a pounding rhythm and synth section as Paul Smith asks…
Words by Matt Phelps. A lot has changed in the world since British Sea Power released their last album ‘Machineries of Joy’ in 2013. The band have been far from reclusive, having released two film soundtracks plus the magnificent ‘Sea Of Brass’ project in that time, but it seems clear that they’ve been quietly digesting…
Birmingham trio Maybe Don’t have signed to the awesome Odd Box Records to release ‘At Owl Mansion’, a three-track EP which will be released as a limited edition EP (only 100 are being made!). Following on from their self-released cassette last year, it’s also available to stream and download via Bandcamp. With talk of dirty…
The frontman of cult favourites Cursive and The Good Life, Tim Kasher stopped off in Guildford on a European tour to promote his third solo album ‘No Resolution’. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and ably accompanied by Megan Siebe on cello, melodica and backing vocals, Tim had promised he was ready to ‘soft rock…
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