Cats of Transnistria – ‘Tunnel’ Helsinki act Cats of Transnistria’s ‘Tunnel’, which features on their new album ‘Opium’ merge David Lynch/Angelo Badalamenti-esque eerieness with a powerful wall of feedback and drippings of distorted guitar and unnerving harmonies. The opening of the song is quite dreamy but this evolves into Godspeed-inspired post-rock with added string arrangements…
Now signed to Alcopop! Records (and Slumberland in the States), Glasgow four-piece The Spook School are all set to release their third album ‘Could it be Different?’ ahead of a US tour with Diet Cig and various shows throughout the UK. On their last two albums on the much-missed Fortuna Pop, the band tackled social…
Frankie Cosmos – ‘Jesse’ Frankie Cosmos have unveiled ‘Jesse’, a song that will feature on their upcoming 18-song (!) album, which will be released via Sub Pop. Lo-fi and playful, it finds Greta Kline tackling the subject of anxiety and feeling out of place and just wanting things to change: ‘I knew if I thought…
‘She likes the morning. I like the evening for all of the stars that light up the ceiling. I’m an explorer’ are the opening lines of troubadour Adam Barnes‘ ‘Hopeful’ and they perfectly set the tone for this quietly folky heartbreaker. Part of upcoming album ‘Vacancy at NASA’, it has something akin Frank Turner jamming…
The Bull Brothers‘ ‘This Is What Happens’ is a sparse and stunning alt-folk song that has been expertly produced by Matt Ingram (Laura Marling’s drummer). It opens with the brothers explaining how ‘I hate to be the one that shows you this is what happens when you hurt somebody. This is what happens when you…
‘We want to make people feel like anything is possible whilst listening to this record’ is a bold statement for anyone to make, but there’s no band better equipped to ensure this comes true than The Xcerts. 2014’s ‘There is Only You’ saw the trio cement their position as one of the UK’s best bands…
Minnesota’s Tiny Moving Parts have released the video for ‘Applause’. It comes ahead of the release of their new album, ‘Swell’ (which you can order via BSM here). Intelligent math-pop in the vein of Minus the Bear or previous touring partner Into It. Over It., the song has a stop-start celebratory feel in its irresistible…
Guildford/Bridgwater four-piece China Bears have been turning heads since they formed in 2015 and have played countless shows all over the country with previous single ‘Hydra’ becoming a real favourite. New single ‘Meet Me in London’ is their most accomplished song yet. Opening with the commanding lines ‘Meet me in London, I’ll be there tonight.…
‘Finally’ features on Take This to Heart Records signings McCafferty‘s new split EP with Triple Crown’s Heart Attack Man. The pop-rock song is described by the Ohio band as a celebration of their love of alternative music and opens with some melodic guitars and a singalong burst of ‘Wa-oh, wa-oh, wa-oh-oh-oh-ohs’. Singer Nick Harktop opens…
Jeni Magana‘s ‘Golden Tongue’ EP was a hautingly beautiful listen that tackled subjects of loneliness and despair with real heart and soul. Available now via Audio Antihero, it’s an incredible listen for fans of Cat Power and Perfume Genius. We asked Magana to talk us through five songs that have influenced her work and five…
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