Bruce Springsteen has marked the release of his 19th studio album ‘Western Stars’ by sharing the Thom Zimny-directed video for the title track. Following his record-breaking stint on Broadway where The Boss admitted the persona of ‘Bruce Springsteen’ is as much of a facade as ‘Ziggy Stardust’ or ‘Lorraine Kelly’ and that he’s never actually…
Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Harry Harris has shared the video for ‘Apocalypse’, a song that will feature on his upcoming album ‘I Feel Drunk All the Time’ (out on 21 June). Filmed at Home Farm Festival by Stephen Rötzch-Thomas, the video is a live illustration by the political cartoonist and former Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell. The sparse,…
When a press officer references Stars in their pitch, you know a band are going to be worth checking out. This was the case with Minneapolis four-piece Graveyard Club. The band also list Arcade Fire, The Cure and New Order amongst their influences on their Facebook page and this all shines through on the synth-heavy…
Liam Gallagher has swaggered back into the spotlight with ‘Shockwave’ and now the former Oasis frontman has shared a video (directed by the award-winning Francois Rousselet) for the single that literally sees him burning down the house as he walks through America’s deep south. It even gives a cheeky nod to THAT viral video of…
We’ve all been eagerly awaiting the debut album from Quiet Lions for quite some time now and recent singles ‘Echo Chamber’ and ‘Wasteland’ have just whet the anticipation even more. Based around social and political issues, they hinted at the overriding theme of isolation and dissociation in today’s digital world that can be found throughout…
Hailing from just north of Birmingham, Super Lemon Days have already released a couple of EPs and played shows with emo heroes including Drug Church, Radiator Hospital and Apologies, I Have None. Now, they’re set to release ‘No Slackin”, a three-and-a-half-minute song that wonderfully blends in elements of slacker pop (of course) and more experimental…
Jordan Moser’s ‘The Devil’ is a folk- and country-tinged piece of storytelling that will hit you right where it hurts. Opening with acoustic strums over an eerie dream pop aesthetic, Jordan reveals all about his return to a loved one without changing his ways: ‘So you take me back as I am, not as you’d…
LA-based indie-poppers Cosmo Gold have shared the video for ‘Drown the Fly’, a song that appears on their new EP ‘Waiting on the City’. With shotgun guitars at the forefront, a danceable samba-inspired rhythm section and plenty of cowbell that would fit nicely next to Two Door Cinema Club, Barrie or Future Islands, it’s a…
(Sandy) Alex G has shared the stunning Zev Magasis-directed video for new single ‘Gretel’ and announced details of his ninth (!) album ‘House of Sugar’. His third LP to be released via Domino, it will be released on 13 September. ‘Gretel’ finds the Philadelphia native dipping into elements of psychedelia, shoegaze and emo with idiosyncratic…
‘Box’, the new single from Seattle trio Dude York opens with Peter Richards proclaiming: ‘It started with a kiss, who’d have thought it would end like this in a total eclipse? You broke my heart with your ruby lips’. It’s a power pop-infused three-and-a-half minutes that throws together elements of Guided by Voices and early…
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