Firestations, signed to Lost Map Records, have shared new single ‘The Circular’. An ode to revisionism and owning the past, rather than accepting mythologised versions, it features on the band’s ‘Automatic Tendencies’ project (an album split into three EPs) and reminded us of Grandaddy or Meursault with its gloriously light touch and fuzzed-up guitars. There…
A band steeped in mystery, Camp Trash are getting set to release their debut EP ‘Downtiming’ via Count Your Lucky Stars Records. The distorted pop-rock hooks of ‘Bobby’ opens the EP in refreshing and vibrant style. There’s perhaps a touch of The Lemonheads in the guitar sound as the band plea with the subject to…
South London-via-Buckinghamshire quartet Bleach Lab have shared new single ‘Old Ways’ ahead of the release of their debut EP ‘A Calm Sense of Surrounding’ on 19 March. Inspired by Mazzy Star and Cocteau Twins, the EP examines the five stages of grief with the new single looking at how you can have these same emotions…
Leeds-based post-punk band Yard Act have shared new single ‘Dark Days’. It follows the success of debut 7″ ‘Fixer Upper’/’The Trapper’s Pelts’ – which sold out all 500 copies on its day of release. The new song finds James Smith examining the world we live in and pondering how we’re seemingly heading towards a post-apocalyptic…
Pottery drummer Paul Jacobs has shared the video for ‘Half Rich Loner’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Pink Dogs on the Green Grass’ on Blow the Fuse Records later this year. A garage rock anthem with a rawness and edgy, experimental tones throughout, it never forgets the importance of the melody as Paul…
Released via Get Better Records, Lande Hekt’s (Muncie Girls) debut solo album is a personal piece that not only chronicles her experiences coming out but also at the wider world, the climate crisis and the actions of both society and politicians. Acoustic strums signal the start of album opener – and recent single – ‘Whiskey’,…
Blackpool’s finest, Those Fucking Snowflakes, have signed to Louder Than War records and are all set to release their new EP, ‘Everything is Absolutely Fkkkkkkd’, on 22 January on limited 10″ yellow vinyl. The band have always been against the contempt our leaders treat so many of us with but the events of 2020 ensured…
Melodic art pop-rockers Kiwi Jr. have now signed to Sub Pop and are set to release their latest album ‘Cooler Returns’ on 22 January. The album is full of storytelling and characters that will live long in the memory – taking in everything from true stories of local arson and insurance fraud to the dark…
The Antlers have shared details of new album ‘Green to Gold’ (released via Transgressive on 26 March – pre-order here) and shared the stunning video for ‘Solstice’. Lead singer Peter Silberman says the new single is ‘a flashback to the infinite days of peak childhood summer, innocent barefoot hikes, staying outside all afternoon and late into…
South Carolina singer-songwriter Valley Maker has shared the video for new single ‘No One is Missing’ ahead of the release of new album ‘When the Day Leaves’ on 19 February via Frenchkiss Records (The Antlers, Diet Cig, The Hold Steady). The video was filmed in a coastal marsh preserve that captures the thoughtful nature of…
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