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Night Swimming – ‘In the Real World’


Bath/Bristol dreampoppers Night Swimming have shared ‘In the Real World’ ahead of shows with Miki Berenyi and a debut headline UK tour in the autumn. Produced by Peter Miles (TORRES, Orla Gartland) and mastered by Simon Scott of Slowdive, the song is delivered from the point of view of a young person who feels trapped,…

Fly Away Feathers Yukee featuring Rivers Cuomo single artwork

Alcopop’s children’s imprint Pandapop! Records launches with ‘Fly Away Feathers’ by Yukee and Rivers Cuomo


Alcopop! Records have announced the launch of brand new children’s music imprint, Pandapop! Records, with the release of CBeebies star Yukee’s debut single ‘Fly Away Feathers’. The single is available on very limited edition 5″ vinyl. The single features Rivers Cuomo – who voiced Feathers the pigeon who needs to find the beat of his…

Human Pyramids – ‘Thank You’ album review


Composer/producer Paul Russell (Axes/Tough Glove) returns with ‘Thank You’, the fourth album to be released by his Human Pyramids project. Featuring members of Axes, Suicide Bid and Modern Studies, the album was recorded all over the world and mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens/Animal Collective). Gentle feedback and breezy, chiming percussion combine in the early…

Movements – ‘Afraid to Die’


Movements have shared ‘Afraid to Die’, ahead of an EU and UK tour (dates below). Patrick Miranda said the song ‘is so different than anything we’ve ever done, and yet I think it still pulls on the heart strings as a lot of our older music does’. Sitting in a space between Foxing and Minus…

2000trees 2024 – Beyond the Music


We’ve already looked at the smaller acts set to storm this year’s 2000trees festival and picked out our top 5 must-see moments, but this is a festival about far more than just music… We first started going to festivals at the turn of the millennium and the bigger ones did not offer much choice when…

Top 5 new acts to see at 2000trees 2024


2000trees is just around the corner and once again we’ll be making the journey to Gloucestershire to see a bunch of our favourites play sets on Upcote Farm. As ever, there’s a whole selection of smaller and new bands to check out over the four days – here are five we’d recommend listening to and…

Pizza Crunch – ‘Advertised Enlightenment’


Glasgow post punks Pizza Crunch follow last year’s debut EP ‘That Serene Age’ with new single ‘Advertised Enlightenment’. This new song finds Ewan Heards trying his best to find meaning and awakening but only ending with disappointment – something many of us have experienced only all too well over the past few years. Mixing the…