Katy J Pearson follows up the success of lockdown anthem ‘Take Back the Radio’ with the Jamie Thaves-directed video for ‘Something Real’. The new single comes ahead of the release of debut album ‘Return’ via Heavenly Records on 13 November. Katy opens the song by reminiscing on a past relationship – ‘Thought of you the…
The Antlers have shared ‘Wheels Roll Home’ – the band’s first new material since 2014’s ‘Familiars’ album. Lead singer and songwriter Peter Silberman says the track is ‘a simple song about the hopeful promise of reunion after a long time gone’ and from its very first note, it radiates warmth and charm. Deliberately understated and…
‘As cliché as it sounds, being our first release I wanted ‘Skeletons’ to really show the bare bones (no pun intended) of the band. We ended up making the record between my bedroom and Thomas’ attic as I wanted the EP to feel as DIY as the songs. It ended up being a pretty fun…
After three decades playing with Ride. Hurricane #1, Oasis, Beady Eye and Ride again, Andy Bell releases his debut solo album ‘The View from Halfway Down’ this month. The album was engineered by former Oasis bandmate Gem Archer and mastered by Hebra Kadry and has been in the works since the death of David Bowie…
Firestations have released ‘Small Island’ – ‘a song about finding ways to escape when the dominant narrative seems to be stuck in slow motion or on repeat’ – ahead of the release of the first EP in their ‘Automatic Tendencies’ project (an album split into three EPs/collections) via Lost Map Records on 6 November. A…
Canadian indie rockers Kiwi Jr have announced they’ve signed to Sub Pop Records and shared a video for timely new single ‘Undecided Voters’. The jangly and melodic indie pop sound, reminiscent of early ’90s heroes including Pavement and Teenage Fanclub, surrounds Jeremy Gaudet’s astute and amusing observations on the state of society and the way…
Lande Hekt has shared the video for ‘Whiskey’ ahead of the release of her debut solo album ‘Going to Hell’ via Get Better Records on 22 January, 2021. The single is about Lande coming to terms with her sexuality and realising that she couldn’t pretend she wasn’t gay forever, especially when she found love. The…
Following many years of releasing sad and beautiful music under his own name, singer-songwriter Benjamin Shaw moved to Melbourne, Australia and started a new project under the moniker, Megadead. ‘Audio Visual Metro Computers’ is his second EP of the year and it follows a time of upheaval in his personal life… ‘Slowdead’ has a psych-yet-tender…
Beth Shalom Records signing Bryony Williams has shared ‘Dive’ ahead of the re;ease of new EP ‘State I’m In’ on 30 October. Written after a three-month backpacking world adventure, the song is described by Bryony as her ‘most delicate piece of work to date’ as she talks about making the difficult decision to be a…
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…
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