We Are Scientists have made a welcome return with ‘Please Don’t Say It’, the first single to be taken from upcoming ninth album ‘Qualifying Miles’, out on 18 July via Groenland Records. Complete with a fog-laden video that takes you back to the ’90s – with just a touch of Meatloaf – the anthemic song…
Brotherly duo Icons of Elegance recently released ‘Friday’ – a sun-kissed anthem that celebrates the joys that can be found amidst the monotony of the daily grind With influences including The Beatles and The Lemon Twigs and a touch of Efterklang thrown in for good measure, this is a joyous piece of chamber pop that…
Dexy has shared the video for new single ‘I Don’t Think I Turned Out Right’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Sleeping Through Summer’ on 28 January, 2022. Filling the gap between Cheap Trick and Fountains of Wayne, the new single is ‘About never feeling like you found your way, or managed to fit…
Fightmilk’s second album, ‘Contender’ (released via Reckless Yes) finds the South London four piece dipping into more of a power pop sound than ever before. During the writing and recording process, each member stepped up to add something new – whether that was playing their instruments in a different way, experimenting with drum machines or…
Royal Mountain Records (Mac DeMarco, Orville Peck, Pottery) founder Menno Versteeg is set to release the debut full-length record, ‘Strangers Like Us’, under his Mav Karlo moniker. Menno says: ‘The goal with the album was to take a good hard look at myself and my behaviour and really get to the heart of the matter.…
High On Stress describe themselves as a ‘power pop rock & roll band out of Minneapolis’ and their sound has already been praised by The Replacements manager Peter Jesperson (‘this is exceptional work’) and James Alex of the one and only Beach Slang (‘This record is F*CKING KILLER’). Their new record ‘Hold Me In’ is…
International indie-pop duo Born Fighters – Luke Barham from London and Peter Maffei from California – celebrate the release of bittersweet new single ‘Shadow’ by sharing their favourite duets with us. Luke: Rockpile – ‘Teacher Teacher‘ Rockpile in many ways is the blueprint for Born Fighters. Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds would both bring songs…
Super Fan 99 Records signing Rooftop Gardens has shared new single ‘Circles’ and its melodic ’70s-inspired hooks sound something akin to the result of a hazy jamming session between Neil Young, Avi Buffalo and Teenage Fanclub. Peter Maffei, the man behind Rooftop Gardens, sings about discontent fading by the afternoon, getting his shit intact and…
Following numerous festival appearances and a UK tour with Foxing, Norway’s favourite alt-anthem trip Spielbergs are following up one of the albums of 2019 with a new EP called ‘Running All the Way Home’ (out on 25 October via By the Time It Gets Dark Records – pre-order here) – and they’ve also shared the…
Although ‘Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?’ is Dead Oceans (Phoebe Bridgers, The Tallest Man on Earth, Mitski) signings Bleached’s third album, it’s the first that the sisters have written from a place of sobriety. When it came to writing the tracks, the duo decided to go back to basics with Jessie Clavin handling the…
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