Oasis’ seminal debut record ‘Definitely Maybe’ turned 25 years old back in August and to belatedly celebrate this – and the band’s incredible career in general – we asked fellow superfan Luke Barham of Super Fan 99 Records to list his top 5 songs by the Manchester Rock & Roll Stars. We also couldn’t resist giving…
Blackpool’s political punks Those Fucking Snowflakes make their views of the current state of the world clear with ‘Stop Being Dickheads to Each Other’. Formed by members of Dinosaurs Are Shit Dragons, Oceans Over Alderaan, and Goonies Never Say Die, the band’s sound fits somewhere between the abrasive yet melodic nature of Girl Band and…
Jamie Tipson’s Second Hand Poet project has shared the stunning video (starring his son!) for new song ‘Dust to Dust’. Already a favourite with BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio, Frank Turner and Jonah Matranga, this song was recorded at Jamie’s home before being passed on to collaborator Mark Beazley (Keaton Henson) who mixed, mastered and added…
Bellevue Days have shared the video for new single ‘Shotgun’ and announced details of their eagerly awaited debut album ‘It Can’t Possibly Go Wrong Ever’ (out 22 November – pre-order here). Already a live favourite, ‘Shotgun’ was the result of a jam session that the band describe as ‘sludgy as hell’. Sitting alongside contemporaries including…
Fell (the alias of Nicolas Burrows and his band mates Jon Rulton, Dav Shiel and Matt Giraudeau) has already been praised by Lauren Laverne, Tom Ravenscroft and our friends over at For the Rabbits. Now the Lost Map Records signing has shared the video for the psychedelic ‘For the Pickling’ – the title track from…
Hideout (a band featuring Cults guitarist Gabriel Rodriguez and Scarlett Stephenson-Connolly) have shared wistful new single ‘Rose’. A piece of jangly yet off-kilter pop in the Belle and Sebastian or Rilo Kiley vein, the three minutes find the band looking back over what are now considered perfect moments from an imperfect relationship: ‘I don’t wanna…
Quiet Lions have shared a video of a special reworked acoustic performance of their ‘Absenteeism’ album favourite ‘Youth in Question’. Filmed in the stunning Two Woods Estate in Pulborough, Sussex, the band have added a string section to the song while also managing to strip the sound right back offering more focus on Michael Williams’…
Toronto musician Dana Gavanski follows up the excellent ‘One by One’ with new single ‘Catch’. Available as limited edition 7″ via Dana’s Bandcamp, the song was produced by Mike Lindsay (a member of Tunng and Lump alongside Laura Marling), Dana describes the song as ‘an attestation to the daily struggle to be inspired and how…
Seattle dream pop duo Night Hikes have shared ‘Avila’ ahead of a West Coast tour. Named after a beach in California, the song finds Olivia Godby celebrating the joys of everyday acts of love (‘You’re the only one who ever made my coffee right, you’re the only one who saw the magic out of sight’)…
Seattle musician Cataldo (Eric Anderson) has shared the Cheers-referencing ‘Ding Dong Scrambled Eggs’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Literally Main Street’ (out 27 September – pre-order here). Taking the mantle of a woman stuck in a dead-end job in his hometown of Iowa, the track finds her looking over one-night stands and revealing…
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