Released via Run for Cover and Keeled Scales, Sun June’s second album finds the Austin, Texa-based five-piece expanding on the ‘regret pop’ (their term) that served them so well on the ‘Years’ LP. Focusing on how love evolves and shapes our lives, the band describe the new record as ‘prom’ music: ‘Prom isn’t all rosy…
Possibly the longest month yet during this pandemic? At least there was some great music to keep all of our spirits up – from the New Year’s Day release of a new album from The Dirty Nil to the gorgeous new single from Loney Dear and the industrial art pop of Albertine Sarges. Here’s a…
Gold Baby have shared ‘Dorego’ ahead of the release of their debut EP ‘Rabbits’ on 26 March. The song finds Siân Alex laying bare her feelings about feeling overwhelmed in the overstimulating and always-on modern world. The press says it’s ‘about feeling overstimulated and inadequate, about wanting to smash and crush and grind your smartphone…
Leeds-based four-piece Bad Idea are the latest band to sign with our friends over at Rose Coloured Records and ‘Winter’ is a potent blast of lo-fi anxiety pop with emo tendencies and sugar-sweet hooks – think Muncie Girls meets Tellison. Lead singer Sarah first discusses money worries and playing the fool before declaring ‘I do…
Good Good Blood have returned with new single ‘Keep My Powder Dry’. Opening with refined and hushed guitar hooks that recall the mid-noughties cult hero Adem, the song finds James Smith contemplating how ‘You steal my soul’ before blended harmonies end with him asking if anyone knows what they’re looking for. There’s a claustrophobic feel…
Rosehip Teahouse have shared the video for their new single ‘No Gloom’ ahead of an appearance at this year’s virtual SXSW event. The video features singer songwriter Faye Rogers’ dog, Chucky, in a starring role while the song itself sits somewhere between the emo-tinged chamber pop of Great Grandpa and a dreamy shoegaze sound. Faye…
Adeline Hotel, the psych-folk project led by Dan Knishkowy, have shared the sublime instrumental ‘Reliable Feelings’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Good Timing’ via Ruination Records on 19 February. Sparse and subtly powerful, the new single is reminiscent of old folk heroes and their music-based storytelling but sprinkled with some kaleidoscopic elements. It’s…
Berlin-based artist Albertine Sarges explores the concepts of growth, self-fulfilment, sexuality, gender and the importance of mental health on ‘The Sticky Fingers’. The record, named after her pet name for her closest friends and band mates, also celebrates the importance of companionship: ‘So much of this album is about the experience of togetherness vs. fighting…
Sub Pop Records signing Yuno has shared the video for ‘Somebody’, his first new material since 2018’s critically acclaimed ‘Moodie’ album. Inspired by lockdown and the way it brought back all those nostalgic feelings, Yuno says ‘I grew up as somewhat of a loner–spending most of my time isolated in my bedroom, and I wanted…
Half Waif, the project of Nandi Rose, follows up 2020’s stunning ‘The Caretaker’ album with new 7″ single ‘Orange Blossoms’. Nandi says the song ‘feels like the next chapter in that story’ and was inspired by how she found herself taking care of someone who was struggling with addiction and ended up feeling their pain…
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