Brighton band Wild Cat Strike have shared a video of a stripped-down live version of album favourite ‘Lemonade’ – featuring the vocal and harp-playing talents of Natalie Evans. The sparse and intimate setting and acoustic rework gives the duet a powerful poignancy as Natalie and WCS frontman Danny discuss developing a fear of drowning, looking…
Lande Hekt of Muncie Girls is all set to release her debut solo EP ‘Gigantic Disappointment’ on 15 November. The songs were written while on the road and recorded with Ben David of The Hard Aches at his studio in Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills in Australia. Lande played all the instruments on each…
Seattle-based guitarist, creative, songwriter and promoter ings releases new album ‘Lullaby Rock’ on 15 November. Influenced by singer-songwriters including Bjork and Ben Folds, the album was inspired by her move to the Emerald City and her experiences within the close-knit local music community. An alluring bass line opens ‘If Not You’, which finds ings delivering…
Beach Slang have shared ‘Tommy in the 80s’, the second single to be taken from new album ‘The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City’ (out on 10 January). It comes ahead of a US tour supporting Goo Goo Dolls and is dedicated to the late power-pop legend, Tommy Keene. Inspired by Tommy’s greatest hits (James Alex:…
Hull punks Life entered the fifth week of a six-week tour by visiting the West End Centre in Aldershot. The run of gigs follows a support slot to Idles and ‘Hollow Thing”s A-listing on BBC 6 Music and the tremendous response to this year’s album ‘Picture of Good Health’. The band prowled on stage with…
Brighton’s alt-poppers Orchards have shared new single ‘Sooner’ and announced details of a UK and EU tour next spring. Drenched in waves of nostalgia, the band say the intelligent pop song is ‘the start of the wormhole into our world’ and how ‘it’s reminiscent of days spent drinking on the beach, jumping in the sea…
We’re delighted to be hosting the premiere of Birmingham art-punks Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam’s video for album favourite ‘All the Way Over the Edge’. A highlight of last year’s ‘Blackout Cowboy’ album (read our review here), the fuzzy and melodic slice of power pop finds the band lamenting how ‘bros don’t talk about anything’ and emphasising…
Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes) has shared ‘Do You Want to Buy a Guitar?’ from his upcoming solo album. The new acoustic record was recorded in full on 7 September, the day that would have been his wedding anniversary. A searingly honest song that captures a tumultous time in his personal life, it finds Bob…
Torres has shared new single ‘Good Scare’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Silver Tongue’ (pre-order here) on 31 January and a run of tour dates across the UK and Europe. The single opens with art pop atmospherics drenched in electronica as Mackenzie Scott opens up about just how scary falling in love can…
Signed to Mama Bird Recording Co (Hayley Heynderickx/Courtney Marie Andrews), Andy Cabic’s Vetiver project returns with new album ‘Up On High’. Written on acoustic guitar over a few springtime days in the high desert of California and recorded with regular engineer and collaborator Thom Monahan, the record is a collaborative effort that takes inspiration from…
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