Local Natives have released the Jamie K Wolfe-directed animated video to ‘Statues in the Garden (Arras)’. Arras is the name of the town in France where the band first demoed the song while the swirling sound captures the thought process of someone who is struggling to keep up with changes both in his personal life…
Gulfer have shared ‘Heat Wave’ ahead of their new self-titled record’s release on 16 October via Topshelf Records and Royal Mountain Records. Over the past decade, the band has played shows with the likes of PUP, Foxing and Into It. Over It. – and you can hear elements of all of those fantastic bands in…
Rosehip Teahouse have signed to Big Indie Records (Eliza Shaddad, Weird Milk, Childcare) and shared new single ‘I Meant What I Said’ ahead of the release of a new EP this winter. Inspired by a difficult time in Faye Rogers’ life when they were acting on pure emotion, the short and sweet song (just two…
Beabadoobee has shared the video for new single ‘Worth It’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’ on 16 October via Dirty Hit. The singer-songwriter says the song ‘is simply about teenage infidelity and the mistakes one can make when they’re tempted to do things’. Opening with a blast of drums that…
Martha Hill follows up the success of ‘Grilled Cheese’ with ‘Landslide’ – the second single to be taken from her upcoming ‘Summer Up North’ EP (recorded in lockdown and out on 23 October). Martha says the song is ‘ultimately about not feeling right. When you’re down, it’s hard to imagine the up, and when you’re…
‘Figure’, the fourth Into It. Over It. record, finds Evan Weiss reflecting on his past decisions and learning all kinds of important life lessons as he allows himself to grow into a stronger person: ‘It’s about trying to make peace with poor decisions that I’ve made and how I can try to reconcile as much…
Mercury Prize-nominated Porridge Radio have shared brand new song ‘7 Seconds’ ahead of the release of a live session, filmed by El Hardwick, on Thursday 17 September. The new song, produced by Marta Salogni, finds the Brighton four-piece in reflective mood. Sitting somewhere between the swirling synth sound of ’80s icons Soft Cell and a…
‘I’ve often been told I am weird – like that’s a derogatory word,’ says Glasgow singer-songwriter Carla J Easton. ‘Let’s be clear – normal doesn’t exist. The things that make me weird are the things that make me, me.’ It’s fitting that Carla’s new album – written over the course of a year spent sofa-surfing…
Phoenix have shared ‘Identical’ – their first new material since 2017’s brilliant ‘Ti Amo’ album’. The song features on the soundtrack for Sofia Coppola’s new film ‘On the Rocks’, starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans. The band have also written the score for this film. ‘Identical’ opens with stop-start synth beats before Thomas…
Pillow Queens follow up the success of ‘Handsome Wife’ with ‘Holy Show’. The stirring and spine-tingling new single comes ahead of the release of debut album ‘In Waiting’ on 25 September and you can watch the video, directed by Kate Dolan, below. It’s an emotive, ready-made festival anthem about the insecurities and intimacy that comes…
