New Saddle Creek signings Disq hail from Madison, Wisconsin and this location plays a part in their potent fision of indie rock and power pop. ‘Collector‘ is the five-piece’s eagerly awaited debut album and it does not disappoint. Combining the jangly melodies of The Magic Gang with the fuzz of early ben Kweller, recent single…
Super Fan 99 Records signing Rooftop Gardens has shared new single ‘Circles’ and its melodic ’70s-inspired hooks sound something akin to the result of a hazy jamming session between Neil Young, Avi Buffalo and Teenage Fanclub. Peter Maffei, the man behind Rooftop Gardens, sings about discontent fading by the afternoon, getting his shit intact and…
Phoebe Bridgers has shared the video for ‘Garden Song’, her first new solo material since 2017’s phenomenal debut album ‘Stranger in the Alps’. In the years since, Phoebe has played shows all around the world and formed two extraordinary ‘side’ projects – boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker and Better Oblivion Community Center with…
Mush’s new album ‘3D Routine’ has already received praise from the likes of DIY, Louder than War, The Line of Best Fit and seen the band played on shows on 6 Music, Radio 1 and Radio X. It comes ahead of a tour with Roxy Girls. Tackling many of the issues we’re facing as a…
Night Flight have shared ‘ATM/Delusions’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘White Noise’ on 27 March via CRC Records. Described as ‘a cynical examination of the sacrifices made while seeking acclaim and success’, the two-songs-in-one approach is ‘a homage to the great amalgamation of songs at the end of Abbey Road by The…
New Jersey math rockers Vasudeva have shared the video for ‘Breaks’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Generator’ (out on 10 April via Skeletal Lightning – pre-order HERE). Opening with a burst of white noise and almost ambient piano sound, ‘Breaks’ has a crisp production that helps enhance the sound with some of the…
Pictish Trail has shared the claw-some video for ‘Lead Balloon’, a song that features on fourth album ‘Thumb World’ (out now). Sitting somewhere between the experimental tones of The Beta Band, the heartfelt nature Mercury Rev and the melodies of The Magic Gang, the slice of psychedelic pop finds Pictish Trail playing with vocoders, synths…
Brendan Benson has announced details of ‘Dear Life’, his first solo album in almost seven years, and shared the video for new single ‘Good to Be Alive’. The album will be released via Third Man Records on 24 April. Brendan says the song ‘is kind of weird, to be honest’ and you understand where he’s…
October Drift have shared the video for new single ‘Oh the Silence’, one of the highlights from last year’s fantastic ‘Forever Whatever’ album. The video features a continuous shot of singer Kiran running along an abandoned runway that matches the energy and intensity of the anthemic three and a half minutes. Kiran opens the song…
New Big Scary Monsters signings Honey Lung have shared ‘Be My Friend’ ahead of what’s sure to be an exciting year. The band were formed following frontman Jamie Batten’s Gumtree advert requesting ‘like-minded individuals to help create sonic hell’ and have already played festivals including SXSW, Reading and Leeds and Latitude and received acclaim from…
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