Although written well over a year ago, Tugboat Captain’s new single ‘No Plans (For This Year)’ could well have the most fitting title of any song released in 2020. The first song to be taken from the four-piece’s debut album ‘Rut’ (out later this year on Double A-Side Records), it has baroque moments that blend…
Opening with a squelch of Twilight Sad-esque guitar, Fair Mothers’ ‘Harpy’ is a song that grabs your attention from the very first note. It then takes on an eerie folk sound as it builds up and falters around the tantalising combination of Stonehaven resident Kevin Allan’s distinctive words, restrained piano stabs, composer-arranger Pete Harvey’s haunting…
It feels like a long time since Phoebe Bridgers’ debut album ‘Stranger in the Alps’ started soundtracking our lives. Since the release of that record back in 2017, Phoebe has collaborated with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus in boygenius and Conor Oberst in Better Oblivion Community Center; both of which she toured with relentlessly. Now,…
Featuring Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on lead guitar, Kestrels’ new single ‘Grey and Blue’ is the first song to be taken from the Halifax, Nova Scotia bands’ forthcoming record ‘Dream or Don’t Dream’ (out on 10 July via Darla Records) – an album that was largely written on Tim Wheeler from Ash’s sofa. The power…
With a video focusing on human touch that was filmed in isolation with the help of friends, family and strangers and its celebratory tone of togetherness and queer love, Pillow Queens’ latest single ‘Handsome Wife’ is a song that will instantly lift your mood and see the good and hope in people. It combines a…
A three-piece hailing from just down the road from us in Fleet, Drug Store Romeos have shared the video (directed, edited and filmed during lockdown by singer Sarah Downey) for new single ‘Quotations for Locations’. The release follows praise from The FADER and 6 Music and shows with The Big Moon and Soccer Mommy. The…
The brilliantly named Those Fucking Snowflakes have shared the video for ‘Only Weak Men Fear Strong Women’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘Straight Wealthy White Male Suffrage’ on 19 June. The name of the EP was inspired by ‘ some gammon ranting on facebook about the film ‘The Last Jedi’ featuring ‘too many…
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…
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