We caught Ross Leighton of Fatherson performing an acoustic set ahead of the band’s main stage performance at 2000 Trees over the weekend and it was stunning. The exquisite setting and quiet crowd were a complete joy and we can’t wait to hear the band’s third album ‘Sum of All Your Parts’ (out 14 September).…
Muncie Girls have made a welcome return with ‘Picture of Health’; a 3-and-a-half-minute song about being so preoccupied with other people’s state of mental health that you forget about your own well-being. Lande Hekt opens the song singing about ‘Seven days of fucked-up dreams’ before further elaborating that ‘I’ve been having a hard time lately looking…
London’s indie dream-poppers Night Flowers have released ‘Hey Love’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Wild Notion’ on 13 April. It follows well-received tours supporting The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Japanese Breakfast and comes ahead of what are sure to be special shows at London’s Lexington and Indietracks festival. The…
Pip Hall – ‘Fire’ My Little Empire Records signing Pip Hall releases ‘Fire’ – the latest single from her forthcoming album (out this summer). Produced on her laptop, this song finds the Preston-based singer-songwriter laying bare her fears, anxieties and worries while criticising some of the choices she has made over the years: ‘My head…
On ‘Nunhead’, the opening track on Happy Accidents second album, guitarist Rich is talking about meeting by a cemetery in an attempt to block out the noise – both physically and mentally – and the song has a deliciously lo-fi vibe with its Casio keyboard effects, Lemonheads riffs and big bass sound. It’s a fine…
Indoor Pets, the artists formerly known as Get Inuit, have returned with a song surprisingly bursting with positivity and pride. Frontman Jamie Glass is a self-confessed cynic but even he gives in to the power of love and this 2-and-a-half minute burst of power-pop captures all the joys that come with falling for someone as…
Guildford/Bridgwater four-piece China Bears have been turning heads since they formed in 2015 and have played countless shows all over the country with previous single ‘Hydra’ becoming a real favourite. New single ‘Meet Me in London’ is their most accomplished song yet. Opening with the commanding lines ‘Meet me in London, I’ll be there tonight.…
Birmingham trio Maybe Don’t have signed to the awesome Odd Box Records to release ‘At Owl Mansion’, a three-track EP which will be released as a limited edition EP (only 100 are being made!). Following on from their self-released cassette last year, it’s also available to stream and download via Bandcamp. With talk of dirty…
Bruising – ‘What It Feels Like’ Released via Too Pure Singles Club ahead of a tour with Menace Beach, Bruising’s ‘What It Feels Like’ is a song that couldn’t be more of a contrast to their aggressive name. Short and sweet with gliding vocals and guitar hooks that bring to mind some of the early…
Yr Poetry, Alexei and Junior from Johnny Foreigner’s pop-punk side project, have just released their new EP ‘Rocket Season’ over on Bandcamp. Available as a download or limited edition, handmade CD, it finds the duo in fine form. Opening with the Airplane-referencing ‘don’t call me Shirley’, its six tracks are full of riffs, hooks and…
