Beth Shalom Records signings Marigolds have shared new single ‘Nerves’. Combining the hazy emo stylings of Delta Sleep with the folk tendencies of The Tallest Man on Earth, the track finds Lydia White tenderly asking ‘Will you still remember me?’ and listing a number of anxieties that sum up songwriter Joe Maguire’s complex feelings of…
Culture Abuse have shared sweet new song ‘Goo’ ahead of a US tour with Tony Molina. Clocking in under two minutes, it finds David Kelling melancholically singing about how much he cares about his beloved and all the things he’d do to make their life easier: ‘I wish I could ride a bike, I’d ride it…
Ahead of a European tour and the release of debut album ‘Happy to Be Here’, Brooklyn five-piece Barrie have shared ‘Geology’, a sun-drenched piece of dream pop inspired by Best Coast’s chillwave sound (and Bethany Cosentino’s love of ’90s teen movie soundtracks). Its gliding guitars and harmonies combine with the personal lyrics about wondering what’s coming…
Petrol Girls’ latest single ‘Big Mouth’ is all about how marginalised groups are faced with attempts to silence them whenever they speak out and put their points across. A timely and important four minutes, it features a spoken-word sample of Poly Styrene’s voice from the iconic intro to X-Ray Spex’ ‘Oh Bondage! Up Yours!’ (recorded in…
Port Noir have shared new single ‘Champagne’ ahead of the release of new album ‘The New Routine’ (out on 10 May via InsideOutMusic – pre-order here) – and it’s one you’ll want to raise a glass to. The album marks a brave new sound for the Swedish alt-rockers and ‘Champagne’ gives a taster of what…
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…
Quiet Lions have shared the visually stunning video for ‘Echo Chamber’, the first single to be taken from their debut album ‘Absenteeism’ (out on 14 June via Lonely Voyage Records – pre-order here). Loosely inspired by the role of digital media in both the Trump and Vote Leave campaigns, ‘Echo Chamber’ has a seething political…
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 her debut EP ‘Spring Demos’ (released via our friends at Fox Food Records in 2017), Canadian singer-songwriter Dana Gavanski has signed to Full Time Hobby and shared new single ‘One By One’ ahead of its release on 7″ vinyl on 26 April (pre-order here). Three and a half minutes of heartbreak and isolation, the…
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…
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