Sarah Beth Tomberlin follows up 2018’s beautiful ‘At Weddings’ album with her new EP, ‘Projections’. This release follows appearances on Jimmy Kimmel and tours with emo heroes including American Football, Alex G and Andy Shauf. The EP opens in subtle style with ‘Hours’, an understated song that reminded us of Tim Kasher’s solo material with…
Brooklyn-based indie rockers Wild Pink have made a welcome return with a video (starring Schitt’s Creek Emmy winner Annie Murphy, no less) for new single ‘The Shining But Tropical’ ahead of the release of new album ‘A Billion Little Lights’ on 19 February, 2021. The band have also announced they’ve now signed to Toronto-based label…
Canadian indie rockers Kiwi Jr have announced they’ve signed to Sub Pop Records and shared a video for timely new single ‘Undecided Voters’. The jangly and melodic indie pop sound, reminiscent of early ’90s heroes including Pavement and Teenage Fanclub, surrounds Jeremy Gaudet’s astute and amusing observations on the state of society and the way…
Following many years of releasing sad and beautiful music under his own name, singer-songwriter Benjamin Shaw moved to Melbourne, Australia and started a new project under the moniker, Megadead. ‘Audio Visual Metro Computers’ is his second EP of the year and it follows a time of upheaval in his personal life… ‘Slowdead’ has a psych-yet-tender…
We first heard Ailbhe Reddy when BBC 6 Music conducted an interview with her – and played stunning single ‘Looking Happy’ – as part of their Independence Day celebrations last month. Shortly after, we received an email from her PR Matty at Super Cat, and just couldn’t wait to absorb ourselves in her new album,…
Pillow Queens have been established as a part of Dublin’s underground arts scene for a while now and are set to find a whole new world of fans with the release of debut album ‘In Waiting’. The brooding bass and slow-burning emo stylings of ‘Holy Show’ opens the record in style as lead singer and…
Surrey-based singer-songwriter Second Hand Poet (Jamie Tipson) has shared the video for new single ‘I Wanna Watch TV’ ahead of the release of new album ‘An Avenue of Honest News’ on 16 October. Jamie says the song is ‘about having lots to juggle in day-to-day life and feeling selfishly sorry for yourself…” Jamie says his…
Local Natives have released the Jamie K Wolfe-directed animated video to ‘Statues in the Garden (Arras)’. Arras is the name of the town in France where the band first demoed the song while the swirling sound captures the thought process of someone who is struggling to keep up with changes both in his personal life…
Gulfer have shared ‘Heat Wave’ ahead of their new self-titled record’s release on 16 October via Topshelf Records and Royal Mountain Records. Over the past decade, the band has played shows with the likes of PUP, Foxing and Into It. Over It. – and you can hear elements of all of those fantastic bands in…
Rosehip Teahouse have signed to Big Indie Records (Eliza Shaddad, Weird Milk, Childcare) and shared new single ‘I Meant What I Said’ ahead of the release of a new EP this winter. Inspired by a difficult time in Faye Rogers’ life when they were acting on pure emotion, the short and sweet song (just two…
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