Man/Woman/Chainsaw have shared the brilliantly titled ‘Goddamn, Lizard Man!’ ahead of their eagerly anticipated debut album ‘Cannonball’ (out on 7 August, 2026 via Fiction Records). The first song released from the album to feature Billy Ward on lead vocals, the gritty track takes a ‘look at the kind of slimy, manipulative magnetism people can carry…
Ezra Collective have made a welcome return with ‘Only Love’, the first song to be taken from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Here Because of Hope’ (released on 18 September, 2026 via Partisan Records). With a bassline and drumbeat inspired by West African and Gambian music, Pa talks through some of the most powerful moments…
Galway-born singer/songwriter Oisin Mod has shared new single ‘Mirror Mirror’, his first new material since his 2022 debut album ‘Honeycomb’. Once again produced by Bill Ryder-Jones, the song is ‘about pretending and observing others doing the same. It’s looking over your shoulder while talking to you in search of a better option…’ With a touch…
Howdytoons – Spectral Nights Jr’s absolute favourite band in the whole wide world – have shared ‘Smilodon’, a song that features on the Toronto band’s debut full-length album ‘Megafauna Metal’. Written by Mike Whitla and his son Jake, the riff-laden song provides an insight into what it must have been like to be one of…
The Anchoress has shared ‘Damsels’, the second single to be taken from forthcoming album ‘As We Once Were’ (out on 7 August, 2026). Regarding the themes of the track, Catherine Anne Davies said she looked to her regular touring partners, Manic Street Preachers: ‘It takes inspiration from the history lessons I got as a teenager…
Brighton four-piece The Stanford Family Band have shared ‘When Lonesome’, a sublime song that captures the spirit of ’60s pop and blends it with C86-inspired jangly guitar hooks – plus a touch of The Carpenters and Queen along the way. There’s talk of ‘confusion and disillusion’ amidst the harmonies and warming flourishes of piano.
New York City duo Widowspeak have shared ‘Soft Cover’, the third single to be taken from new album ‘Roses’ (out on 5 June via Captured Records. A song about infatuation, wanting and daydreaming, there’s a touch of Jesca Hoop in the charming alt-country sound and the driving rhythm section as Molly Hamilton begs to be…
Bodega have returned with new single ‘Pick Up the Check’, a song that guitarist/vocalist (and director of this song’s video) Ben Hozie says is ‘set at an imagined date at a faux fancy restaurant w/ art deco wallpaper and fish-tank ambience. I know too many friends who tolerate unfulfilling relationships (either romantic, platonic, artistic, or…
Los Angeles band Jawdropped have shared new single ‘Monday’ and announced they’ve signed to Transgressive Records/Canvasback. Regarding the subject matter of the song, the band say: ”Monday’ is about treading the waters of anticipation, but deciding to face your feelings head on. The truth will set you free, even if it’s just the Sunday scaries.’…
Los Angeles duo Cosmo Gold have returned with ‘Lemon Drop’, a bass-led, psychedelic and sensual slow-burner that finds Emily ‘Cosmo’ Gold opening up about a queer fantasy with the demand: ‘Show me what a good friend you are, show me what you are’. It’s all wrapped up with an enticing lo-fi aesthetic that’s hard not…
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