Laura Mary Carter – one half of Blood Red Shoes – has shared ‘June Gloom’ ahead of the release of her debut album ‘Bye Bye Jackie’. Swapping grungey riffs for something more soulful with an Americana tinge and a touch of The National and Basia Bulat, Laura says the song is ‘a bittersweet weather report…
cheerbleederz have shared ‘i deserved better’ ahead of the release of their ‘prove me wrong’ EP via Alcopop! Records on 5 September, 2025. The band say the song is about knowing your self-worth and realising when you’re in a rut, combining Primitives hooks, Los Camp-style heartbreak and self-awareness (‘I feel so lonely all the time’)…
After an extended break to concentrate on real life matters, Alpha Male Tea Party have returned with ‘Battle Crab’ – and now added vocals to their mashup of mathy riffs and gripping grooves. There’s a touch of Million Dead or Glassjaw in the aggressive nature, but also touching sensibilities around anxiety and feeling out of…
The Cribs have made a welcome return with ‘Summer Seizures’, the lead single from upcoming album ‘Selling a Vibe’ (coming out on 9 January, 2026). Working with Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberly (who has produced Solange, MGMT and Lil Yachty),the song finds the band embracing a pop-meets-new wave aesthetic as they sing about ‘love, tragedy and leaving…
We’re excited to premiere ‘Ode to Carl Dennis’, the new single from lo-fi singer/songwriter Alexei Shishkin ahead of the release of new album ‘Good Times’ via Rue Defense on 5 September, 2025. The slacker-pop stylings have a baroque tone and air of sadness as Alexei talks about not answering the phone, because he’s ‘damn sure…
David Balfe returns with ‘Carving the Stone’, the second album to be released under his For Those I Love moniker. While the debut self-titled record offered meditations on grief and loss following the death of his best friend, this record finds David focusing on life in working-class communities, familial life and how Irish capitalism is…
Pip Blom and Willem Smit of Personal Trainer have joined forces to form Long Fling – and their self-titled debut album of out on 3 October. Debut single ‘Flung’ pulls together elements of Beck, Radiohead and Times New Viking – and layers this over some filthy Krautrock-inspired beats… Long Fling EU / UK Tour 13th…
La Dispute have shared the video for ‘Saturation Diver’, a song that features as part of Act IV on forthcoming record ‘No One Was Driving the Car’. Heavily inspired by the film ‘First Reformed’ , this act of the record follows two characters as they move into an otherworldly beyond. This song in particular follows…
Swaggering superstar-in-waiting De’Wayne releases his third album, ‘June’, via Fearless Records today (30 July, 2025). There’s no messing around with this record, opener ‘Lady Lady’ combining Aerosmith-style hooks with copious amounts of funk and one-liners about his love life: ‘Great conversation, I don’t think she’ll be staying’. This is followed by an old-school countdown to…
The Maple State have returned with wiry and energetic new single, ‘Zero Days Since Last Incident’. Drawing influence from cult emo legends Braid and Hey Mercedes but with the zeal and drive of Cloud Nothings, the instant earworm finds Greg Counsell looking back at a tough time in his life and asking over deliriously catchy…
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