Mysterious post rockers Nordic Giants have returned with ‘Symbiosis’, the follow-up to 2015’s ‘A Sèance of Dark Delusions’ and their highly acclaimed documentary/soundtrack project ‘Amplify Human Vibration’. The new record finds them exploring all kinds of sounds (and emotions) from across the spectrum of life. The opener ‘Philosophy of Mind’ kicks off the record with…
Despite only forming in early 2020, Yard Act have already gained a loyal following through with their tongue-in-cheek and sometimes scathing observations on today’s society. Now, they’re set to release debut album ‘The Overload’ with frontman James Smith saying: ‘I just hope it makes people laugh at the peculiarities of human nature. The world feels…
As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d take a look at some of the records that have soundtracked our past 12 months. As ever, we’ll remind you that music is not a competition and there is so much to discover out there – and with the government’s (in the UK, at least)…
The Divine Comedy has shared the video for new single ‘The Best Mistakes’ ahead of the release of compilation album ‘Charmed Life – The Best of The Divine Comedy’ on 4 February, 2022. It’s a song that finds Neil Hannon looking at the tumultuous and uncertain nature of life and how it all combines in…
Blanketman have shared new single ‘The Signalman’ ahead of a physical 7″ release (along with the other A-side ‘Yard Sale’) on 11 February. The song, inspired by the 1976 BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens mystery, finds the art-poppers looking into the day-to-day life of guitarist Daniel Hand and drawing parallels with the protaganist of…
Cheekface have shared new single ‘Featured Singer’, a song that was inspired by a daydream lead member Greg Katz had during the pandemic about being a featured singer on an EDM song: ‘I was thinking about how hard it is for a band to reach people, especially in the middle of the pandemic, and my…
Babeheaven have shared new single ‘Don’t Wake Me’ ahead of what’s set to be a big 2022 for the West London five-piece. A song about feeling – and losing – connections with both loved ones and your possessions, it’s a sublime slice of melancholic dream pop that has elements of both London Grammar and The…
After releasing two of the most vibrant songs of the year – and featuring on so many Top Tips for 2022 lists – Wet Leg have shared the video for new single ‘Too Late Now’ and announced details of their debut album, also called ‘Wet Leg’, which will be out on 8 April via Domino.…
Fatherson have shared a live recording of new track ‘Honest to God’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Normal Fears’ on 25 February via Easy Life Records. While the piano-led song focuses on a dark period in 2019 when the trio struggled to figure out their next steps (Ross Leighton says it’s ‘about one…
Dexy has shared the video for new single ‘I Don’t Think I Turned Out Right’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Sleeping Through Summer’ on 28 January, 2022. Filling the gap between Cheap Trick and Fountains of Wayne, the new single is ‘About never feeling like you found your way, or managed to fit…
