California indie-rockers Fialta have shared ‘OMG’, the third single to be taken from their upcoming full-length album. Inspired by the nerd rock sound of bands including Weezer and Phantom Planet, the band say the song is ‘about Millennial malaise – about our generation waking up and realising we aren’t so young anymore, just kind of…
Ever since Idles released their debut album ‘Brutalism’ in 2017, the Bristol five-piece have inspired a community of like-minded fans to rally against close-mindedness while also choosing love and collaboration as much as possible. This sense of togetherness – and need for a fairer society – runs throughout their eagerly awaited third album ‘Ultra Mono’.…
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…
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…
Martha Hill follows up the success of ‘Grilled Cheese’ with ‘Landslide’ – the second single to be taken from her upcoming ‘Summer Up North’ EP (recorded in lockdown and out on 23 October). Martha says the song is ‘ultimately about not feeling right. When you’re down, it’s hard to imagine the up, and when you’re…
Dutch indie-pop four piece Snow Coats have released their new EP ‘Pool Girl’ via Alcopop! Records and it’s sure to bring some sunshine into your September and beyond. Opening with the vibrant power pop hooks of the the title track, the EP finds vocalist Anouk van der Kamp celebrating being an outsider: ‘If I can’t…
Shame have shared new single ‘Alphabet’ – their first new material since 2018’s ‘Songs of Praise’ album. Frontman Charlie Steen sayss the James Ford-produced track is ‘a direct question, to the audience and the performer, on whether any of this will ever be enough to reach satisfaction’. Clocking in at the three-minute mark, the song…
Maxïmo Park have returned with ‘Child of the Flatlands’ – the band’s first new music in almost four years. The release is accompanied by a visual art piece from Greg Hodgson. The melancholic slice of arty dream pop has a kaleidoscopic feel as Paul Smith looks back on his youth in Teesside and laments the…
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