Rosie Tucker’s fourth album, ‘Utopia Now!’, finds the talented singer-songwriter asking what an artist’s life looks like in 2024 – a time where people’s (especially trans) rights are being taken away because they’re deemed ‘different’ and capitalism rules over (almost) all. The album opener ‘Lightbulb’ is full of synths stabs and Rosie’s trademark stream-of-consciousness thoughts:…
Pillow Queens have shared new single ‘Like a Lesson’ ahead of the release of their third album ‘Name Your Sorrow’ via Royal Mountain Records on 19 April. With the band claiming the track was sonically influenced by Blur, R.E.M., Semisonic and New Radicals (all of whom we also love), it’s a breezy sound underpinning lyrics…
Wild Pink have made a welcome return with ‘Air Drumming Fix You’, a subtly powerful and sax-infused Antlers-esque piece that finds John Ross ruminating on the potential horrors of a VR world, ‘baby’s breath just like crème fraiche’ and how ‘the good life didn’t look like you thought it might’. With meditative melodies and an…
China Bears have shared ‘Easy Kill’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Participation Trophy’ (out via Fierce Panda on 12 July). Packed with Fatherson-style heart-on-the-sleeve sensibilities, ‘Easy Kill’ shares innermost thoughts about the power of (unrequited?) love against an anthemic backdrop of hooks, harmonies and heartbreak: ‘You bring out a side of me…
Liam Gallagher and John Squire join forces on a self-titled album that builds on the relationship, bond and mutual appreciation that has been seen at both the Oasis ‘96 and Liam solo 2022 Knebworth shows… A jangly Byrds-style intro signals the start of ‘Raise Your Hands’, an album opener that reminded us of John’s ‘other’…
The Reds, Pinks & Purples have shared ‘Learning to Love a Band’ ahead of new album, ‘Unwishing Well’, which is out on 12 April. Following the brilliantly titled ‘Your Worst Song is Your Greatest Hit’, this melodic and melancholy piece finds Glenn Donaldson in a wistful place: ‘Learning to Love a Band’ is about that…
Natasha Khan makes a welcome return with ‘The Dream of Delphi’, the first single (and opening track) to be taken from the upcoming album of the same name, out on 31 May via Mercury KX. Inspired and influenced by the birth of her daughter in 2020, the song captures ‘what happens when you’re stretched physically,…
Young Jesus has shared the stirring story of ‘Brenda & Diane’ ahead of the release of new album ‘The Fool’ on 24 May via Saddle Creek. Very much in the character-driven Springsteen/Hold Steady space – but with more choice swearing – it tells the tale of an encounter with a couple of down-on-their-luck drifters on…
Released ahead of new album ‘Teeth’ (released via Audio Antihero on 25 March), Jeni Magana’s latest single is a deeply personal piece about grief and mortality: ‘This song is for my friend, who dealt with death too early. These are her words, and I processed them by turning them into a song.’ Sparse and spectral…
Lucky Kilmartin’s ‘Out of Touch’ is a song that will break your heart with its honesty and emotion.
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