Edinburgh duo No Windows (multi-instrumentalist Morgan Morris and lyricist Verity Slangen) are releasing their latest EP ‘The Great Traitor’ via Fat Possum Records on 9 May, 2025. Drawing on inspirations ranging from Leonard Cohen and George Harrison to film composer Jon Brion, the six songs were written and recorded during a time of personal upheaval…
Florist have shared ‘Moon, Sea, Devil’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Jellywish’ via Double Double Whammy on 4 April, 2025. The stripped-back two-minute piece of majestic alt-folk finds Emily Sprague questioning how our actions can ripple across alternative worlds – she talks about making memories and being invested in chaos – before celebrating…
We can talk for hours about how Jeffrey Lewis is one of the world’s finest storytellers, with his songs ranging from zipping tales about zombies and pigs to powerful self-referencing takedowns. See the handclap heartbreak of ‘Broken Broken Broken Heart’ or when he corrects himself on ‘Don’t Be Upset’. When Jeffrey releases new material, it’s…
Brian D’Addario (The Lemon Twigs) has shared ‘Till the Morning’, the title track from his forthcoming debut album, which will be released on 20 March. Described by Brian as ‘a love song having to do with those fleeting moments when you grasp something real, amidst all the noise and propaganda’, it’s a track that is…
New York duo Frog follow up 2023’s ‘Grog’ with ‘1000 Variations on the Same Song’, out via Audio Antihero Records on 14 February, 2025. This is an eclectic record that takes in themes of parenthood, living and finding yourself in your home city, with Frog singer-songwriter Daniel Bateman saying: ‘1000 Variations on the Same Song…
Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Haley Heynderickx follows up 2018’s sublime ‘I Need to Start a Garden’ with ‘Seed of a Seed’, an album that – you can see this from the title – again takes inspiration from nature and our surroundings. It’s a record that Haley says honours everything from flowers and friends to forests and…
While Dan Knishkowy was writing the latest Adeline Hotel album ‘Whodunnit’ about the breakdown of a marriage, he realised he was actually pondering things on a wider scale – those connections between all of us. Putting together a band of talented friends, he got to work on creating on an all-encompassing collection of songs full…
Just over a year after the release of their debut album, The Waeve (real-life couple Graham Coxon from Blur and Rose Elinor Dougall of The Pipettes) return with ‘City Lights’, a bolder, brashier affair with an even more personal approach. The title track opens the album, landing in the sweet spot where disco meets art…
Haley Heynderickx has shared ‘Seed of a Seed’, her first new solo material since 2018’s sublime ‘I Need to Start a Garden’ album. It’s a song that finds Haley following her ‘desire for simplicity’ and searching for peace in a world that seems to do everything it can to disrupt this. Opening with hushed strums…
Nottingham quartet Divorce have shared ‘My Room’ alongside details of a full UK tour in October this year (dates below). Described by vocalist and bassist Tiger Cohen-Towell as ‘An ode to unconditional love’, ‘My Room’ finds Divorce in an emotionally vulnerable space – especially in its sparse opening moments as they talk about plans, meeting…
