Cardiff-based Silent Forum are set to release new single ‘Safety in Numbers’ on 10 May via Libertino Records. An ode to community and ‘the importance of looking after your friends’, it’s a piece of art pop that sits somewhere between Talking Heads, new wave, shoegaze and Tall Ships. It has a conversational tone as Richard…
We were big fans of Blackpool-based math rockers Oceans Over Alderaan’s debut single ‘Sevenfour’ and new song ‘Falters’ is just as powerful. It’s available via the band’s own label The Recording Industry is Dead Records now. Recorded with Alpha Male Tea Party’s Tom Peters, the song tackles issues of male mental health, depression and suicidal…
Charly Bliss have shared the video for ‘Hard to Believe’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Young Enough’ on 10 May (Lucky Number – pre-order here). While the video is inspired by A Perfect Circle’s ‘Judith’, the song itself is an exuberant and spirited blast of power pop that is sure to raise your…
Following shows with Franz Ferdinand, Garbage and The Breeders, Pip Blom has shared the video for new single ‘Ruby’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Boat’ on 31 May (Heavenly Recordings – pre-order here). Already a firm favourite on 6Music, ‘Ruby’ has the spirit of Kim Deal rushing through it with a killer bass…
The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has shared the video for his recent single ‘Fast Times’ ahead of various festival performances this summer. One of the highlights of fifth solo album ‘Francis Trouble’, the song is a refreshing blast of guitar-driven indie pop with nostalgic and playful lyrics about school being out, getting high and…
Neil Hannon’s The Divine Comedy have shared new single ‘Queuejumper’ and tour dates ahead of the release of new 16-song album ‘Office Politics’ on 7 June. A piano-led hoedown that starts with a jaunty oddball drumbeat, the single finds Neil with tongue firmly in cheek: ‘I jumped the queue ’cause I’m smarter than you, I…
Hayden Thorpe, formerly of Wild Beasts, has shared the Alexandra Liveris-directed video for new single ‘Love Crimes’ ahead of the release of his debut solo album ‘Diviner’ on 24 May (Domino). The song’s spacey and atmospheric opening recalls his old band as Hayden lays his heart bare and gives an honest admission of where his…
After a four-year hiatus, Norway’s premier indie-poppers Team Me reunited with an extended line-up back in February and have now released ‘The Future in Your Eyes’, the second single since their most welcome return. Released via Propeller Recordings, the song tells the Wall-E-esque story of two cyborgs fighting to hold on to a love they…
C Duncan’s third album ‘Health’ (out on 29 March via FatCat Records) finds the Scottish multi-instrumentalist working with other producers, engineers and musicians for the first time. His most personal work yet, it tackles issues of relationships, mental health and sexuality with honesty and humour – and wraps them all up in swaying harmonies delicious…
Alcopop! Records have added another fine band to their roster with the signing of Bury St Edmund trio Gaffa Tape Sandy. The band have also shared ‘Headlights’, the first track to be taken from their forthcoming EP – which will be released in time for the festivals. Gaffa Tape Sandy have already played shows with…
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