New York City indie rockers Scoville Unit have shared the video for ‘Beach Song’, a track that will feature on their self-titled third album, out on 6 September (pre-order here). The video was directed by Troy Carlton at Crane House Film. Singer and songwriter Gandhar Savur says the song is all about escaping to the…
Seattle’s premier power-pop trio Dude York have made a welcome return with ‘Falling’ – their second album to be released on the esteemed label, Hardly Art. An album all about how you can fall in and out of all kinds of relationships during your life and how sometimes, it all manages to fall into place.…
Saddle Creek signing Ada Lea’s album ‘What We Say in Private’ continually evolved over the course of its writing and recording process, leaving us with a debut to savour. Montreal native Ada is also a painter and visual artist and these passions have added to the colourful collection of songs that make up this record.…
Rosie Tucker has shared the lemon-drenched video for their new single ‘Habit’, one of many highlights from album ‘Never Not Never Not Never Not’. It opens with Rosie laying their heart bare: ‘I wanna tell you I’m sorry but what’s a couple words? Drops in the Pacific between us’ before going on to admit that even…
Hotly tipped disco punks Squid have announced details of new EP ‘Town Centre’ (out via Speedy Wunderground on 6 September/physically on 15 November) and shared the video for new single ‘The Cleaner’. Invoking the spirit of The Rapture with its eminently danceable hooks, the 7-minute beast was inspired by a move to London and the…
Following on from one of THE Glastonbury moments on the Park Stage and ahead of a sold-out tour of huge venues later this year, Idles have shared the animated video for live favourite ‘Never Fight a Man with a Perm’. Put together by the team behind Fluffer Records (Al Brown, Russell Taysom & Stella Belle…
Croydon four-piece Bellevue Days have shared ‘Freakin Out’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘It Can’t Possibly Go Wrong Ever’ later this year. Bursting with scattergun guitars and frantic drumming, the song about ‘a kind of depression that keeps you up all night and makes you question everything’, Alan Smith starts the song by…
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…
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