Bleech 9:3 have shared their third single ‘Cannonball’, a song that vocalist and guitarist Baz Quinlan says is ‘a reflection of how bad worship in the form of a lover has made life itself into something else’. Starting with shoegazey guitar hooks before morphing into something heavier in the vein of Oceansize, it finds Baz…
Nottingham trio Bloodworm have shared ‘Bloodlust’ ahead of an extensive tour of the UK supporting Suede – after being personally invited by guitarist Richard Oakes after he caught one of their London shows. With a devilishly brooding bass line and darkly tinged lyrics – ‘You come for me, I’ll come for you’ – this is…
London’s The Leaf Library have shares ‘The Reader’s Lamp’ ahead of the release of fourth studio album ‘After the Rain, Strange Seeds’ on 20 March 2026 via Fika Recordings. There’s a touch of Delgados in the song’s gentle guitar tones while Kate Gibson’s vocals glide over in style. Described as ‘a hymn to the strangeness…
The Just Joans, sibling duo David and Katie Pope, are set to release their new album ‘Romantic Visions of Scotland’ via Fika Recordings on 23 January. The album finds them casting their eye on the ridiculous moments of romance and everyday disappointment… ‘Think Fast, Make Conversation’ opens the album with super-sweet Orange Juice hooks and…
Halifax-based singer-songwriter Ellur has shared ‘Dream of Mine’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘At Home in My Mind’ via Dance to the Radio on 6 February, 2026. A song about ‘feeling selfish for wanting to pursue a career that requires a lot of sacrifices’, it finds Ellur ruminating on the insecurities that come…
Torrance, California emo legends Seahaven have shared ‘Long Goodbye’ ahead of extensive US and UK tours Clocking in at just 2 minutes and 16 seconds, it finds the band reminiscing about watching someone cry at the end of a relationship – ‘Undeserving – someone left you in a lonely way’; ‘Tired eyes, lost time and…
The Orielles have returned with the release of double single (they used to be called double A-sides) ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ and ‘To Undo the World Itself’ ahead of the release of their fourth studio album ‘Only You Left’ via Heavenly on 13 March, 2026. ‘To Undo the World Itself’ finds the…
Music City have shared new single ‘Pretty Feelings’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Welcome to Music City’ on 6 February, 2026. A song with romance at its core, frontman Conor Lumsden describes it as ‘About giving in, letting yourself disintegrate into particles of light in the presence of love’. With this approach…
Rosie Carney has shared ‘Sixteen’, the fourth and final single to be taken from her fourth studio album ‘Doomsday… Don’t Leave Me Here’ (out on 27 February, 2026). Nostalgic and contemplative, it finds Rosie looking back on her youth and how she was ‘better off leaning on my sisters than some idiot who probably wouldn’t…
After five years away where they reconnected as brothers and friends rather than bandmates, The Cribs are back with their ninth album ‘Selling a Vibe’. Produced by former Chairlift member Patrick Wimberly (Solange, Lil Yachty), the Jarmans have promised their most open and personal record to date… ‘Dark Luck’ opens the record with stop-start, scuzzy…
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