Experimental post-pickers Folly Group have shared new single ‘Pressure Pad’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Down There!’ on 12 January. Inspired by the grand cinematic sounds of Massive Attack and Gorillaz but with the added math rock stylings of Youthmovies or early Foals – plus a healthy dose of Afro-Cuban rhythms –…
With parenthood, redundancy, job hunting, a very busy new job and a steam-powered laptop all taking up time, we’ve not been able to post anywhere near as much as we’d like to throughout 2023 – but we still love music and what’s December without some Top 5s. Here is five of our favourite tracks of…
As mentioned in our Top 5 Songs of 2023 post, there are a number of reasons why we haven’t posted as much as we’d like over the past 12 months – and these equally apply to our lack of gigs. We did still make it to a few unforgettable shows though – here are our…
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…
Chalk have follows up their ‘Best Live Act’ victory at the Northern Irish Music Prize with the release of new song ‘The Gate’ via Nice Swan Records. Already a favourite with the indie press and 6 Music, this new track – produced by Chris Ryan – is a deliciously noisy and pulsating piece that marries…
Five years ago, Haley Heynderickx and Max Garcia were strangers meeting for the first time but it didn’t take long for these two talented artists to form a bond and write the ‘Among Horses III*’. 15 million streams later and the duo have reunited to write a new single each to celebrate the anniversary of…
‘In many cultures children born with a dominant left hand were taught not to use that hand, and were told that using the right hand was ‘normal’ and ‘correct.’ Similarly, queer children are often times told that it’s not ‘normal’ for them to love who they love and that they need to change’. ‘Left Hand’,…
Written collaboratively from start to finish in Seattle, ‘The Window’ is the fourth album from Chicago’s Ratboys – and it finds the four-piece ruminating on love and grief. ‘Making Noise for the Ones You Love’ opens the album with a burst of intense feedback and pulsating drums that recall Deerhunter or The Walkmen. Julia Steiner’s…
Fatherson have returned after fifteen months away with new single ‘Piece of Mind’ – a song that Ross Leighton says combines his love of The Rat Pack with Radiohead in an ‘Ode to friendship and knowing that people have got your back even if you feel like you’ve got ten brains and haven’t figured any…
After two packed days, there was no sign of anything slowing down as the sun shone – and the rain later hit – in style on Upcote Farm for the Friday and Saturday of 2000trees 2023. Friday 7 July We opened our Friday morning with some Wonder Years-style emo pop courtesy of Beauty School, whose…
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