Our favourite intergalactic pop heroes Emperor Yes have revealed the video for their massive-sounding ‘Monkey King’ – and it’s hilarious. Full of cosmic wonder and sure to delight anyone who’s ever loved the idea of space-age chimps, the trio dress as monkeys and dance around a rooftop while psychedelic effects swoosh around them. A fitting…
Based in Fleet, 19-year-old Ethan Attwood-Summers might well be a bedroom genius. Performing under the moniker Son Joan, he has just released his debut EP ‘Menagerie Melodies’ via Quatre Femmes Records and you can own it via Bandcamp. Full of scuzz and riffs, there’s a DIY attitude bursting throughout the opening track ‘A Balancing Act’.…
Having supported Mac DeMarco in the States, Boston trio Vundabar have just finished a tour throughout France (with an extra show at Camden’s Lock Tavern thrown in for good measure) and now they’re releasing their self-titled EP. Specialising in the kind of slackerpop that makes you want to live the life of a student once…
After an unexpected year away from the limelight just when things looked to be taking off, Mt. Wolf have made an equally unlikely return with the simply beautiful ‘Red’, which you can stream below. With the self-referential and rather wry lyric ‘I’m going away for a long time’ engulfing the song, the gorgeous combination of…
Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Celebration Guns introduced themselves as an ‘indie/emo/progressive’ band and while it’s true they do dip their toes into each of those genres, we believe they may be underselling themselves a little. Having just released a split EP with fellow Arizonians B.O.T.S (also well worth checking out, they reminded us of Adventures),…
After 12 years away, The Jazz June are set to make a triumphant return with ‘After the Earthquake’, which will be released via Topshelf Records on 10 November (what a label! Their output this year has been phenomenal). Recorded by Evan Weiss of Spectral Nights favourites Into It. Over It. and mastered by his bandmate…
When The Xcerts released ‘Scatterbrain’ in October 2010, no-one – especially the band themselves – could have predicted that it would be four years before they released another long player. It’s not like the band have been lazy. They’ve toured relentlessly, played with brilliant bands like Biffy Clyro across Europe and became a reliable highlight…
We introduced you to Carnival Youth back in the summer when they released their debut single ‘Never Have Enough’ and now the Latvian folk-poppers have released a new video for ‘Octopus’. With a more electro-tinged feeling than the previous video, the song has the quirkier elements of bands like Wild Beasts and Dutch Uncles but…
After a couple of highly acclaimed albums, many EPs and even a collection LP, Topshelf Records signings Sundials have made a welcome return to the scene with a new 6-song EP called ‘Kick’. Having been around for five years, the trio have firmly established themselves as a favourite in the punk-rock scene and this EP…
With their back catalogue now available for ‘pay what you want’ on Bandcamp, we thought it was a good time to pay respect to the soon-to-be-departed Spring Offensive. One of our favourite bands of the past five years, every single release has something to recommend it – from one of the finest mini albums you’ll…
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