‘My body is a temple but I treat it like my neighbour’s house. All boarded up and completely worn down’ is repeated twice at the beginning of queer Philadelphia duo Coping Skill’s ‘Bagel Fruit Water’. The band state it’s their ode to the way we treat our bodies like shit when we feel bad and…
Mastersystem – the supergroup featuring two sets of brothers from Frightened Rabbit, Editors and Minor Victories – have released new single ‘The Enlightenment’ ahead of their debut album, ‘Dance Music’ (out on 6 April via Physical Education). With a fantastically fuzzy and lo-fi sound that matches a thunderous bass line with Grant Hutchison’s ferocious drumming…
Ahead of shows with No Age and Jeffrey Lewis and their debut album ‘Left Hand’ (out in June on Upset the Rhythm), Glasgow’s Vital Idles have unveiled a stream of ‘A Premise’. Combining elements of anti-folk with Life Without Buildings-style riffs and an almost spoken-word delivery from Jessica Higgins that takes in everything from thinking…
After a few years away, Snow Patrol have made a welcome return with ‘Don’t Give In’ – the first single from forthcoming album ‘Wildness’. Kicking off with Gary Lightbody’s heartfelt vocals stating the title of the track, the song was originally written for a friend of Gary’s who was going through a tough time. It…
Annabel Allum continues to go from strength to strength with ‘Rascal’ first being premiered on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show and then being featured on the Independent. After a few punkier single releases, this song finds the talented Guildford singer-songwriter in more reflective mood as she examines how she can never find the right balance…
Ahead of a short run of dates with Black Peaks (we’ll see you at the Westy in Aldershot, yeah?), Brighton’s InTechnicolour have unveiled the latest single from their as-yet untitled new album. The huge riffs that mark the opening of the song are ones their tour mates would be proud of and then the powerful…
Manchester band The Maple State release their first new material in almost a decade with new album ‘The Things I Heard at the Party’ (via Far Out Records). In the band’s hiatus, the members have found themselves spread across the globe and worked in industries ranging from universities to wildlife conservation and environmental projects. But…
Before we start talking about the new Black Foxxes album, it’s important to know that its title – ‘Reiði’- is the Icelandic word for rage. Following the success of 2016’s ‘I’m Not Well’, the Exeter three-piece played many major festivals and toured relentlessly. After finishing the promotion schedule, Mark Holley was itching to get out…
The latest EP release from our friends at Fox Food Records is Fairy Godmother’s ‘Attic Space’. Available on limited-edition cassette, it contains six lo-fi songs full of heart and honesty. Opening with a burst of ambient noise and chatter that sets the scene perfectly, you first hear Alyssa Thomas’s lilting vocals on second track ‘Tell…
As a touring member of Bastille, Charlie Barnes has played to arena-sized audiences all over the world in the three years since his debut record ‘More Stately Mansions’. The follow-up ‘Oceanography’, again released via the ever-reliable Superball Music, was written in various hotel rooms during this period. The album opens with a short intro that…
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