New Hassle Records signings Press Club have released a video for ‘Headwreck’ ahead of the UK release of debut album on 25 January, 2019. The Australian four-piece have already played shows with Cloud Nothings and Dream Wife and can count Daniel P Carter among their biggest fans (we imagine an appearance on the punk stage…
With their combination of shoegazey twinkling guitars and mathy hooks, The Yacht Club are the perfect new signings to our friends over at Beth Shalom Records. The London four-piece have unveiled a video for ‘Heigham Park’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘The Last Words That You Said To Me Have Kept Me Here…
Long-time readers of this site will know how much love we have for itoldyouiwouldeatyou (in fact, we considered using that photo of a smiling Joey Ashworth when we briefly pondered giving ratings in our reviews). We’ve watched the band grow from Joey as a solo act playing in their hometown of Godalming and supporting The…
itoldyouiwouldeatyou have released a new video for ‘Young American’; a song that will feature on upcoming debut album ‘Oh Dearism’ (order via Alcopop!/Failure by Design here). Created by their regular collaborators, LGTBQIA art collective Clumsy Bodies and Chevy Blazer, the video is based around pranks and how so many things in the modern world seem…
Ahead of a US tour and appearance at FEST, Hora Douse have unveiled new single ‘Buried’ (buy from Rose Coloured here). An emo punk song tinged with regret over past mistakes, it finds Tom Lee opening up about his thoughts and feelings. He tenderly sings about how he feels without the love of a significant other…
Released by our friends at Beth Shalom, Tea Leaf’s ‘Disappear’ EP is a sparse, stark and honest collection of songs about depression, loneliness and anxiety. Here, Tea Leaf (Tom Lee) talks us through the six honest and affecting songs that appear on this startling EP. ‘Actor’ I don’t know if it’s obvious, but I…
Following the ‘Attic Space’ EP (released by Fox Food Records earlier this year), Alyssa Thomas’ Fairy Godmother project makes a return with ‘Spit It Out’. Based around the pain of a break-up and the comfort that comes with moving on, the EP is full of darkly melodic bedroom pop songs in the vein of Rilo…
Hailing from Southampton, new project Sun Spot (featuring members of Gun Shy and Ko_Plune) are an indie-rock quartet that marry the erratic energy of American indie rock with anthemic synth-pop hooks. We are very pleased to be premiering the music video for their Debut single ‘Think Tank’: Having been a secret within the Southampton scene…
Chicago-based Clearance have signed to the ever-reliable Topshelf Records and streamed ‘Had a Fantastic’; a 90-second song that will appear on their forthcoming second album ‘At Your Leisure’ (released on 27 July and available to pre-order here). Combining the slacker pop hooks of Pavement with the emo stylings of Braid, the song finds Mike Bellis…
Ahead of the release of new album ‘Magic Gone’ on 15 June (Run for Cover Records), a US tour with Camp Cope and an eagerly awaited UK tour, Petal has unveiled ‘Tight Rope’. The song opens with Petal (Kiley Lotz) singing: ‘I saw a strange light in the sky. A fireball burning brightly’ before then…
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