Self Esteem (Rebecca Lucy Taylor) has shared ‘If Not Now, It’s Soon’, the third single to be taken from upcoming third album ‘A Complicated Woman’ (out on 25 April via Polydor Records). Partly inspired by Rebecca’s pre-fame years – a time when hypersexuality, booze and self-destruction all figured strongly – the song finds her looking…
Panic Shack have made a welcome return with ‘Gok Wan’, a song that tackles the toxic culture of the ‘self-improvement’ shows that blighted TV screens during the mid-noughties. On the inspiration behind the track, Sarah Harvey said: ‘Growing up in the ’00s we were bombarded with constant images of super skinny models and ‘IT girls’…
Ben Kweller has shared ‘Depression’. Written in the wake of his 16-year-old son Dorian’s death, the song is a poignant piece built around a pre-set sound on a keytar that Ben has had since he was 8 years old. Actor Jason Schwartzman guests under his Coconut Records moniker. It will appear on forthcoming album, ‘Cover…
Following a string of sold-out shows and hype from all the good places, Twat Union have released ‘Singer of the Band’. It’s the first song to be taken from forthcoming EP ‘Don’t Look It in the Eye’, coming out via Alcopop! Records on 4 April 2025. Angry art punk with a sensationally squalid jazzy tone…
Based around the theme of reincarnation – and a story shaped by songwriter Reid Bateh about women linked through generations by dreams, snakebites and violence in dive bars – ‘Birthmarks’ is Bambara’s fifth album. Packed with darkness and troubled characters, Reid said ‘I wanted to write about the idea of love surviving after death, or…
Florist have shared ‘Moon, Sea, Devil’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Jellywish’ via Double Double Whammy on 4 April, 2025. The stripped-back two-minute piece of majestic alt-folk finds Emily Sprague questioning how our actions can ripple across alternative worlds – she talks about making memories and being invested in chaos – before celebrating…
Edinburgh duo No Windows have shared ‘Return’, the first single to be taken from upcoming EP ‘The Great Traitor’ (released on 9 May via Fat Possum Records). Described in the press release as ‘A slow burning mixture of 90s alt rock and pastoral indie that sounds like something Buffy would have swooned to at the…
We can talk for hours about how Jeffrey Lewis is one of the world’s finest storytellers, with his songs ranging from zipping tales about zombies and pigs to powerful self-referencing takedowns. See the handclap heartbreak of ‘Broken Broken Broken Heart’ or when he corrects himself on ‘Don’t Be Upset’. When Jeffrey releases new material, it’s…
Ben Kweller has shared the video for new song ‘Dollar Store’, the second single to be taken from upcoming album ‘Cover the Mirrors’ (out on 30 May). The album is Ben’s first since his son Dorian Zev died in 2023 and ‘Dollar Store’ finds him talking about walking away, hiding and facing panic attacks –…
Phoebe Green has shared ‘Rage of a Kid’, the opening song from forthcoming EP ‘The Container’ (out on 21 March via The Green Dream Machine). Blending a fragile, fractured electronica beauty with elements of London Grammar, Air and Imogen Heap, this subtly stirring song finds Phoebe healing from past trauma and suppressed emotions (‘I’m pushing…
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