Turin Brakes have returned with ‘Spacehopper’ – their first new music in over three years and 10th studio album overall. The record found the band heading back to Konk Studios, where they recorded debut album ‘The Optimist’ for the first time in a quarter of a century with Olly Knights saying: ‘We honestly don’t normally…
With influences ranging from Neil Young and Yo La Tengo to Lomelda and Lambchop, Friendship’s new album ‘Caveman Wakes Up’ promises a delicious cacophony of poetry, pain and alt-folk – with a dollop of heartbreak and longing thrown in for good measure. Written by Dan Wriggins while he crashed at MJ Lenderman and Wednesday’s Karly…
Arm’s Length explore the power and perils of personal trauma, love and loss in their new album ‘There’s a Whole World Out There’. Primarily written solo by vocalist and guitarist Allen Steinberg (‘the songs aren’t written for anyone else at all’), with input from the rest of the band bringing the songs to life, this…
Ada Lea has shared new single ‘baby blue frigidaire mini fridge’ ahead of the release of forthcoming third album ‘when i paint my masterpiece’ via Saddle Creek on 8 August. Ada says the song was inspired by ‘The Chantal Akerman film where the camera moves in slow circular pans around her apartment. Then what if…
LA-based singer-songwriter Will Paquin has shared new single ‘Hahaha’ ahead of his first shows in the UK and Ireland. Power-pop hooks that have elements of Cake and early Ben Kweller are mixed with the energy of Bleachers as the proudly independent Will talks about unattainable lust – ‘You let me get so close to you,…
Frankie Cosmos have shared new single ‘Bitch Heart’ and announced details of a world tour ahead of the release of new album ‘Different Talking’ vis Sub Pop on 27 June. The breezy (it clocks in at scarcely over 2 and a half minutes) slice of slacker-style indie-pop harks back to a time when we weren’t…
Tor Maries, also known as Billy Nomates, is set to release her third album ‘Metalhorse’ via Invada Records on 16 May, 2025. This is the first Billy Nomates album to be made in a studio with a full band – bassist Mandy Clarke (KT Tunstall, The Go! Team) and drummer Liam Chapman (Rozi Plain, BMX…
Exeter trio Soot Sprite will release their debut album ‘Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon’ via Specialist Subject Records on 16 May, 2025. Elise Cook (lead vocals/guitar) says the album is ‘about embracing empathy over apathy, despite the constant stream of worldly horrors. If we have empathy we can have hope, and with hope then…
9Bach have shared new single ‘Llaw – 101 Mix’ exclusively on Bandcamp ahead a run of headline shows. This is the first song to be released showcasing their collaboration with Andy Gangadeen, an artist who’s worked with acts ranging from Chase & Status to Lava La Rue. With big beats and a touch of acid…
Panic Shack have announced details of their debut self-titled album and shared lead single ‘Girl Band Starter Pack’. The record will be released on 18 July via Brace Yourself Records and promises to capture the vibrant energy of their phenomenal love show. ‘Girl Band Starter Pack’ is an instantly relatable and zesty piece of pop-punk…
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