Night Swimming have announced they’ve signed to Venn Records and shares new single ‘Submarine’, a deeply emotional three minutes that tries to make sense of grief – and how people ‘who have experienced loss will often notice it in others’. Hauntingly beautiful with layers of shoegaze guitar hooks, there’s a fragility in lyricist Meg Jones’…
Free Throw have shared ‘Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend’ ahead of shows with Prince Daddy & the Hyena and a UK tour. A song about feeling misunderstood or how sometimes there is ‘something a little more serious hiding slightly beneath the surface’, it’s filled with irresistible, emo-tinged hooks as Cory Castro sings about how anxiety has…
Divorce have shared the Wallace and Gromit-referencing ‘Wendolene’ to mark the release of the deluxe edition of their debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’. This new release features three brand new songs, early demos and BBC radio sessions – including their cover of Queen’s ‘I Want to Break Free’ Singer and guitarist Felix Mackenzie- Barrow describes…
Pip Blom and Willem Smit of Personal Trainer have joined forces to form Long Fling – and their self-titled debut album of out on 3 October. Debut single ‘Flung’ pulls together elements of Beck, Radiohead and Times New Viking – and layers this over some filthy Krautrock-inspired beats… Long Fling EU / UK Tour 13th…
The Maple State have returned with wiry and energetic new single, ‘Zero Days Since Last Incident’. Drawing influence from cult emo legends Braid and Hey Mercedes but with the zeal and drive of Cloud Nothings, the instant earworm finds Greg Counsell looking back at a tough time in his life and asking over deliriously catchy…
On the eve of the release of ‘More’, their first album in 24 years, we thought we’d take a look at our Top 5 Pulp songs. What are your favourites? ‘A Little Soul’ Following the runaway success of ‘Different Class’, Pulp changed direction on the dark and brutal ‘This is Hardcore’ album. But that pop…
Tor Maries, also known as Billy Nomates, is set to release her third album ‘Metalhorse’ via Invada Records on 16 May, 2025. This is the first Billy Nomates album to be made in a studio with a full band – bassist Mandy Clarke (KT Tunstall, The Go! Team) and drummer Liam Chapman (Rozi Plain, BMX…
We Are Scientists have made a welcome return with ‘Please Don’t Say It’, the first single to be taken from upcoming ninth album ‘Qualifying Miles’, out on 18 July via Groenland Records. Complete with a fog-laden video that takes you back to the ’90s – with just a touch of Meatloaf – the anthemic song…
Fresh off the back of their hundredth gig and rave reviews at SXSW, Man/Woman/Chainsaw release ‘Adam & Steve’. The London-based six piece’s ’bittersweet take on the heart-on-sleeve love song’, it features dual vocals from Billy Ward and Vera Leppänen pining over what could have been: “Now you’re going overseas, why’d you have to up and…
Florist have shared ‘Moon, Sea, Devil’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Jellywish’ via Double Double Whammy on 4 April, 2025. The stripped-back two-minute piece of majestic alt-folk finds Emily Sprague questioning how our actions can ripple across alternative worlds – she talks about making memories and being invested in chaos – before celebrating…
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