Basht – ‘Poor Advice’ album review


Dublin-based Basht are set to release their debut album ‘Poor Advice’ via LAB Records on 9 October, 2026. Produced by Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Lime Garden, Sorry), the band tackle the unease between church and state, boardrooms and barracks, and so much more, in their homeland throughout the 10 tracks… ‘Terror TV’ opens in a…

The Lemon Twigs – ‘My Golden Years’


The Lemon Twigs have shared brand new single ‘My Golden Years’. A song about ‘making every minute count and living up to your potential’, it’s a jangly and breezy three minutes that recalls The Band or Love with its freewheeling harmonies, irresistible sense of nostalgia and self-confidence pep talk: ‘I know of only I try…

Frog – ‘Doom Song’


Frog’s new album – and first since 2019 – ‘Grog’ is now out in the wild and features the curiously captivating ‘Doom Song’. Opening with loose, slacker-style guitar riffs, the song transforms into a slow marching beat with assertive vocals, talk about fever dreams and a perfectly pitched stop-start finish – all in just under…

Slash Fiction – ‘Gender, Trauma & Friendship’ album review


Sheffield band Slash Fiction’s debut album ‘Gender, Trauma & Friendship’ tackles all three subjects in its title with aplomb as the band’s three songwriters openly discuss transformation, loss and queerness. ‘Pick My Stitches’ opens the album in melodic Hotelier-style fashion as chanted group vocals discuss how there’s ‘an earthquake in my chest’ and how this…

Bad Athlete Do You Want Me Now?

Bad Athlete – ‘Do You Want Me Now?’


Norman, Oklahoma-based four-piece Bad Athlete have shared new single ‘Do You Want Me Now?’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Super Bad Athlete’. Full of fuzzed-up guitar hooks and swirling shoegaze-inspired melodies, the song is packed with advice about calming down and taking the time to breathe while also looking for someone to take…

Jeffrey Silverstein Torii Gates music EP review

Jeffrey Silverstein – ‘Torii Gates’ EP review


Portland, Oregon-based songwriter Jeffrey Silverstein follows up last year’s ‘You Become the Mountain’ album with new EP ‘Torii Gates’, which takes its name from the traditional entryways to Japanese temples. The six songs on this new release explore the boundaries between the mundane and sacred while also reflecting on the joys and benefits of meditation…