Silent Forum – ‘Yes Man’


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…

Mythical Motors – ‘Court of the Beekeeper’


Released on Repeating Cloud Records ahead of new album ‘Upside Down World’ on 12 April, Mythical Motors new single ‘Court of the Beekeeper’ sits somewhere between Pup, XTC and The Reds, Pinks and Purples. Melodic garage rock that clocks in under two minutes with moments of pure jangle pop joy, there’s also an element of…

Indoor Pets – ‘London (Love to Hate)’


Indoor Pets make a most welcome return – and announce they’ve re-signed to the mighty Alcopop! Records – with the release of ‘London (Love to Hate)’. As fuzzy, crunchy guitar riffs and ferocious drums stop and start behind him, Jamie Glass takes aim at how hard it is to make ends meet in our capital…

NewDad – ‘Madra’ album review


NewDad release their long-awaited debut album ‘Madra’ (which means ‘dog’ in Irish) this January. A guitar-heavy record that explores themes of self-exploration, destruction, mental health and resistance, it’s one that we’ve been excited about since first hearing them on BBC 6 Music and then seeing them at 2022’s Glastonbury Festival. ‘Angel’ opens the record with…

My Life Story – ‘Running Out of Heartbeats’


My Life Story have shared ‘Running Out of Heartbeats, the opening track from their forthcoming album ‘Loving You is Killing Me’ (out on 9 February). The song – inspired by a quote from Neil Armstrong about how ‘every human has a finite number of heartbeats’ and his subsequent vow not to waste any of his…

English Teacher – ‘Albert Road’


English Teacher have shared new single ‘Albert Road’ ahead of the release of their debut LP ‘This Could Be Texas’ (out on 12 April via Island Records). The ballad opens in sparse and introspective fashion as Lily Fontaine opens up about how it feels to be a mixed-race individual in an increasingly intolerant and divisive…

Divorce – ‘Sex and the Millennium Bridge’


Divorce have shared the video for ‘Sex and the Millennium Bridge’, a song that can be found on their recently released ‘Heady Metal’ EP. While the video finds the band channelling their inner Alice Coopers or Motley Crue, the song itself is more in line with Big Thief or Better Oblivion Community Center – albeit…

bedbug – ‘halo on the interstate’


bedbug – previously the lo-fi DIY project of Dylan Gamez Citron but now a fully fledged indie rock four-piece – have shared ‘halo on the interstate’ ahead of the release of fourth album ‘pack your bags, the sun is growing’ on 15 March through Boston’s Disposable America label. With breezy and potent guitar Real Estate-style…