Following a string of sold-out shows and hype from all the good places, Twat Union have released ‘Singer of the Band’. It’s the first song to be taken from forthcoming EP ‘Don’t Look It in the Eye’, coming out via Alcopop! Records on 4 April 2025. Angry art punk with a sensationally squalid jazzy tone…
Keg release their debut album ‘Fun’s Over’ via Alcopop! Records on 14 March, 2025. Known for their infectious live performances, this record finds the seven-piece showcasing a more vulnerable, human side amidst the chaos of synths, trombone and barbed guitars… Album opener ‘Photo Day’ has a long, mathy, post-rock-inspired build up that makes for a…
Public Service Broadcasting make a welcome return with ‘The Last Flight’, an album based around the achievements and final journey of Amelia Earhart – the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 1937, Amelia intended to circumnavigate the globe but after leaving Papua New Guinea, she never made it to…
Sheffield-based art rockers New Ghost release their debut album ‘A Dagger in Every Tide’ on 6 September. Written and recorded following a near-death experience, the record finds the narrator imagining their own demise and then heading on a search for a long-lost loved one… ‘Like Lazarus’ opens the record with twinkly tones and waves of…
Sassiyha pay tribute to Kristen Stewart on their song of the same name. The Skep Wax signings wanted to pay tribute to the actor because ‘She’s grown up in the public eye and has still managed to become the person we absolutely hoped she would – someone proud of her queerness plus she’s really cool…
Isle of Wight duo have announced they’ve signed to Domino Records and shared the video for new single ‘Chaise Longue’. The band – made up of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – have also announced details of live performances at major festivals and shows with Declan McKenna, Sports Team and Willie J Healey. Opening with…
Pottery drummer Paul Jacobs arrived in Montreal six years ago and since then he’s gone on to become a fixture in the Canadian city’s eclectic indie scene. A rocker, painter, animator and home studio specialist, he’s now released a new solo album – ‘Pink Dogs on the Green Grass’ – via Blow the Fuse Records.…
Half Waif, the project of Nandi Rose, has shared the video for new single ‘Swimmer’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Mythopoetics’ via ANTI-Records on 9 July. Directed by Kena Hynes, the video rounds off the story told in all previous releases from this album cycle, while the song itself delves into something incredibly…
Regressive Left have shared new single ‘Take The Hit’, a song ‘about how neoliberalism acts as a shield for irresponsible politicians and greedy profiteers – as we try to disentangle the complex web of capitalism to find the spider at its heart, we end up instead blaming the countless flies that have been trapped along…
The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies) follows up her critically acclaimed debut album with ‘The Art of Losing’ – a self-produced LP that finds her trying to make sense of grief and exploring how we all try to make something from the losses that affect our lives. The record’s title is inspired by the opening…
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