Lakes have shared new single ‘Kids’ ahead of the release of the song on a 7″ called ‘This World of Ours, It Came Apart’ via The LP Cafe (UK) and Know Hope Records (US) on 24 July. The song features a guest appearance on vocals from Dan…
Following shows with The Murder Capital, Mush and Flamingods, Sunderland punks Roxy Girls follow up debut mini-album ‘A Poverty of Attention’ with new EP ‘A Wealth of Information’. The EP opens with the angular post punk and relentless drums of ‘Dirtier’. These progress into a spiky attitude that recalls Maximo Park or XTC: ‘When the…
We first saw British Sea Power supporting The Strokes at Alexandra Palace in 2003 and they stole the show. Three weeks later, we saw them play a stunning New Year’s Eve show at Highbury Garage and have continued to be wowed by their albums, gigs and festivals for almost two decades since. Over the course…
Night Hikes have returned with ‘Raven’ – a beautiful piece that finds the duo of Matthew Farrell and Olivia Godby reflecting on the importance, confusion and hesitation that surrounds the climate crisis – and how taking immediate action will lead to a brighter future. To accompany the release, Night Hikes are hosting an online seminar…
Happy Accidents – Phoebe Cross and Rich Mandell – have made a welcome return with third album ‘Sprawling’. Self-produced and self-released, the recent releases of ‘Secrets’ and the title track hinted that the duo would head into new territories beyond the catchy indie-pop that has served them so well in the past Phoebe sings ‘Swallowed…
Following praise and acclaim from BBC 6 Music and Radio 1 and now-cancelled slots at The Great Escape and Live at Leeds, Hull-based quintet Low Hummer have shared new single ‘Picture Bliss’. The fuzzy and amped-up three minutes will delight fans of guitar bands including My Vitriol, Sleater-Kinney and Pup as the crunching riffs come…
Squid have shared new single ‘Broadcaster’ – the AA-side companion to BBC 6 Music favourite ‘Broadcaster’. Now signed to Warp Records, the new song opens with a spaced-out synth sequence that was conceived during a writing session in a woodland cabin by band member Arthur while the rest of the band went for a hike.…
For someone who is so busy and always collaborating, it’s incredible that ‘Serpentine Prison’ will actually be The National frontman Matt Berninger’s debut solo record. Although the album isn’t out until 2 October, Matt has now shared the video (directed, shot and edited by brother Tom) for the title track. The slow-burning and quietly stirring…
Lindsay Munroe follows up the Sharon Van Etten-approved ‘Split’ with new single ‘River’. Both songs will appear on the forthcoming EP ‘Our Heaviness’. Produced by Chris Hamilton (LUMP, Torres), the new track finds the singer-songwriter experimenting with new sounds and the hurt a tumultuous relationship can bring: ‘I was in a long-term relationship that ended…
Local Natives have shared a new version of ‘Dark Days’ from their 2016 album ‘Sunlit Youth’. Now featuring guest vocals from Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath, the song has been remixed by Spike Stent (Madonna, Bjork, Grimes) and its contemplative tone – ‘Dark days in the summer, in the rain the water’s fine’ is perfect for…
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