New York-based singer-songwriter and visual artist Joanna Sternberg has always lived a life surrounded by music – from humming the entire melody of ‘Oh What a Merry Christmas Day’ from Mickey’s Christmas Carol at just 2 years old to piano lessons at the age of 5 and learning guitar and bass at 11. Their education…
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…
Seattle-based singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen has announced details of new album ‘Lover’ (out on 23 August via Cooking Vinyl – pre-order HERE) and shared the video for emotional new single ‘Robin Williams’. Written after watching a Robin Williams documentary and being inspired by the much-missed actor and comedian’s spirit and enormous talent, it’s a song that…
Former Wild Beasts songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tom Fleming has shared ‘One True Pairing’, the first glimpse of his solo material to be released under the same name. A synth-heavy track that falls more in line with his old band’s latterday material, the song is all about keeping hopeful no matter how much shit life…
As soon as Bobby Bentham announces ‘I’m the fucking triceratops’ on the opening ‘Vicious’, you just know that Strange Bones are going to live up to the potential of their incendiary live show on the ‘Blitz Pt 1’ EP. The first of a handful of EPs to be released by the Blackpool four-piece this year,…
Annabel Allum has shared new single ‘When the Wind Stopped’, an indie rock anthem bursting with positivity that encourages you to never give up on your dreams, or as Annabel eloquently puts it: ‘Less moaning, more chasing’. With new wave stylings and crisp guitar hooks, Annabel demands that if you’re stuck in a rut, you…
It’s crazy to think that Frightened Rabbit’s ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’ turns 10 years old this year. Like for so many others, it quickly became one of the most important records of my life and is one I continue to return to again and again. I first saw Frightened Rabbit when Our Lost Infantry supported…
Named after a Nick Lowe song, Born Fighters are London-based Luke Barham (who you will know from Stagecoach/as Uncle Luc) and Los Angeles native Peter Maffei. Although the friends live over 5,000 miles away from each other, their shared love of power pop inspired them to write ‘Little Green Tree’ during a meet-up while Luke…
The Dears frontman Murray A. Lightburn has shared the video for ‘Changed My Ways’ (directed by Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene) ahead of a UK and Ireland tour to promote recent album ‘Hear Me Out’ (Firebird Records). The song has a grand, cinematic feel with a number of orchestral elements thrown into the mix…
Heavenly Records signing Mattiel has shared ‘Food for Thought’ ahead of an appearance on the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival this year and an extensive UK and European tour. One of the highlights from last year’s ‘Satis Factory’ album, the brassy, short song opens with a catchy bass and off-kilter pop melodies as Mattiel Brown…
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