Made up of members of Idles and The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, The Plainviews are an in-your-face rock band with ‘songs about nothing’. With one line repeated over and over again – ‘Go and get the gun’ – ‘Bladerunner’ is 2 and a half minutes of unadulterated heavy monster riffs that will make you feel…
itoldyouiwouldeatyou’s video for ‘Get Terrified’ found the band at a prom and following the release of the EP via Failure by Design and Alcopop! Records (order here), we thought what better time to ask Joey Ashworth about their dream prom playlist. But first we had a few important questions… Do you have fond memories of…
Paul Steel has unveiled ‘Music Makes Me Feel So Alone’, the first single from his new album ‘Carousel Kites’ (released via Raygun Records on 13 July). This is a record separated into three distinct parts of five songs, which will be released as three EPs in the build-up to the final LP release date, and…
Luvia, the latest signing to My Little Empire Records, has unveiled the chillingly beautiful ‘For You’. Wrapped up in dreamy atmospherics, this heartfelt song is all about people who are chasing more in life and how they do things that can be a ‘quick fix in lies’, which can sometimes lead to unhealthy addiction. Luvia’s…
Following shows with The Orielles, Hinds and The Big Moon, Quiet as a Mouse have unveiled the video for ‘Modern Belle’ – a song that will feature on their forthcoming part-Creative Scotland-funded album ‘Is it Funny When it Hurts?’ (out on 27 April). Produced by Marcus Mackay (who’s worked with Frightened Rabbit and Snow Patrol),…
Spectral Nights favourites Carnival Youth have unveiled new single ‘Love is the Answer’. Following the albums ‘No Clouds Allowed’ and ‘Propeller’, it finds the Latvian indie-pop trio in scintillating form and has a bombastic tone throughout. Sounding somewhat akin to the love child of Grandaddy and Future Islands, it seems tailor-made for festivals and like…
‘My body is a temple but I treat it like my neighbour’s house. All boarded up and completely worn down’ is repeated twice at the beginning of queer Philadelphia duo Coping Skill’s ‘Bagel Fruit Water’. The band state it’s their ode to the way we treat our bodies like shit when we feel bad and…
Manchester band The Maple State release their first new material in almost a decade with new album ‘The Things I Heard at the Party’ (via Far Out Records). In the band’s hiatus, the members have found themselves spread across the globe and worked in industries ranging from universities to wildlife conservation and environmental projects. But…
Following the release of his new EP ‘Plays with Fire‘, Cloud talks us through the top five influences for the song ‘Mary Goes Mad Again’ and highlights five songs he’s enjoying right now… This is something that an artist should never do, but I’m going to do it anyway. Here are the secret little quotes…
Oslo’s Spielbergs (great name) have announced details of their debut EP ‘Distant Star’ and shared the hook-laden power-pop of ‘We Are All Going to Die’. With its precision drumming and fierce but melodic guitar riffs, it’s a song that instantly gets inside your head and it’s sure to delight fans of Japandroids, Beach Slang and…
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