Doves have made a welcome return with ‘Renegade’, the first single to be taken from upcoming sixth album ‘Constellations for the Lonely’ (out, appropriately enough, on Valentine’s Day, 2025). Described by drummer Andy Williams as ‘’Blade Runner’ set in our home city’ (Manchester), there is a cinematic and – at times – dystopian quality to…
Eight albums into their career and Maximo Park continue to delight with their intelligent brand of indie pop. ‘Stream of Life’ finds the band trying to make sense of what life is and what things mean when you are in your 40s… There’s that distinctive guitar sound on album opener ‘Your Own Worst Enemy’ that…
Oso Oso follow up 2019’s smash ‘Basking in the Glow’ and 2022’s ‘Sore Thumb’ with ‘Life Till Bones’ – a collection of 10 songs that find Jade Lilitri looking back over past loves and experiences with fondness and frustration. ‘Many Ways’ opens the album with what might rank as the most famous and special three…
Militarie Gun have shared ‘Thought You Were Waving’ – their first new music since the release of their debut album ‘Life Under the Gun’ in 2023. The song – created with Zachary Dawes (Lana Del Rey, Sharon Van Etten) – finds the Los Angeles-based four-piece in a scuzzy and desperate mood from its opening moments:…
Porridge Radio have shared ‘Sick of the Blues’ ahead of the release of their fourth album ‘Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There For Me’ on 18 October via Secretly Canadian. Described by Dana Margolin as a song ‘about being heartbroken and taking back some joy, remembering that you’re the source of your…
Bright Eyes have shared ‘Bells and Whistles’ ahead of the release of their tenth studio album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’ on 20 September via Dead Oceans. With its whistling, stomp-along intro, ‘Bells and Whistles’ is a jaunty song that celebrates the little details in life that can form your destiny. From not feeling well and…
Nottingham quartet Divorce have shared ‘My Room’ alongside details of a full UK tour in October this year (dates below). Described by vocalist and bassist Tiger Cohen-Towell as ‘An ode to unconditional love’, ‘My Room’ finds Divorce in an emotionally vulnerable space – especially in its sparse opening moments as they talk about plans, meeting…
The legendary Mercury Rev have shared ‘Patterns’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Born Horses’ on 6 September via Bella Union. On the themes of the track, the band said: ‘When we gaze up at the stars in the sky at night, the flickering lights seem random. If we could zoom out and see…
Masca’s ‘Stage Fright’, the latest release from forthcoming EP ‘Teen Dream Dealer’ (out on 5 June) finds vocalist and guitarist Tina Maynard confronting the demons that arrive when it comes to performing in front of people. Opening with scuzzy Reuben-style riffs, Tina sings about having butterflies and trying to cope with bright lights before explaining…
Spielmann’s ‘Just Like Everybody Else’, taken from the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming debut EP ‘Fifteen Minutes with Spielmann’ (out on 31 May), is described as ‘an anthem for the modern person who wants to have it all, but is probably realising something has to give’. Over a sea of synths and emotional vocals, the self-proclaimed ‘Harry Styles…
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