Silent Forum have shared ‘Yes Man’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Domestic Majestic’ on 23 February. Opening with a group vocal harmonising instructions to ‘keep your head down’, the song – about working under a psychopath – veers into a sound akin to Modest Mouse grappling with Bombay Bicycle Club, over a bed…
Villagers have returned with ‘That Golden Time’, the title track from Conor O’Brien’s forthcoming sixth album – out on 10 May via Domino Records. The song – which ‘touches on a theme that keeps cropping up, of romanticism versus realism’ – opens in genteel and sparse fashion as Conor recalls the romantics of a more…
Ducks Ltd. have shared ‘Train Full of Gasoline’ – the third single to be taken from upcoming album ‘Harm’s Way’ (out on 9 February via Carpark Records). Featuring backing vocals by Ratboys Julia Steiner and Moontype’s Margaret McCarthy, the subject of the song was inspired by a train full of crude oil exploding in a…
Katy Kirby had shared ‘Hand to Hand’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Blue Raspberry’ via ANTI- Records on 26 January. The song – written while ‘witnessing the gory breakdown of several relationships/couples at the same time’ – starts in a sparse and evoking fashion that recalls Lomelda or Adrianne Lenker as Katy discusses…
Experimental post-pickers Folly Group have shared new single ‘Pressure Pad’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Down There!’ on 12 January. Inspired by the grand cinematic sounds of Massive Attack and Gorillaz but with the added math rock stylings of Youthmovies or early Foals – plus a healthy dose of Afro-Cuban rhythms –…
The Lemon Twigs have shared brand new single ‘My Golden Years’. A song about ‘making every minute count and living up to your potential’, it’s a jangly and breezy three minutes that recalls The Band or Love with its freewheeling harmonies, irresistible sense of nostalgia and self-confidence pep talk: ‘I know of only I try…
Hundred Reasons have shared new single ‘The Old School Way’ ahead of the release of new album – and first in 15 years – ‘Glorious Sunset’ on 24th February via SO Recordings. Taking aim at those who don’t take responsibility for their own actions, the song opens with Colin Doran urging the subject to change…
As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d take a look at some of the records that have soundtracked our past 12 months. As ever, we’ll remind you that music is not a competition and there is so much to discover out there – and with the government’s (in the UK, at least)…
Luke Sital-Singh has shared the video for ‘Blind Missiles’, his first release on Nettwerk Records (Passenger, Old Sea Brigade, Joshua Radin). Co-written with Dan Croll, the song finds the now LA-based singer-songwriter examining the effects of isolation and searching for empathy during times of conflict: ‘It is a song about polarization, feeling tired with the constant…
Indigo De Souza has signed to Saddle Creek and announced details of a vinyl reissue of her 2018 debut album , ‘I Love My Mom’. Inspired by Sparklehorse, Arthur Russel, The Microphones and Happyness, the album was released with little fanfare but the songs soon racked up millions of streams on Spotify. The album title…
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