Great Grandpa – ‘Junior’


Great Grandpa have shared ‘Junior’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Patience, Moonbeam’ on 28 March via Run For Cover Records. The new album will be the five-piece’s first album since the stunning ‘Four of Arrows’ in 2019 and follows a period of personal and professional upheaval for all the band members. ‘Junior’ is…

Sun June – ‘Somewhere’ album review


Released via Run for Cover and Keeled Scales, Sun June’s second album finds the Austin, Texa-based five-piece expanding on the ‘regret pop’ (their term) that served them so well on the ‘Years’ LP. Focusing on how love evolves and shapes our lives, the band describe the new record as ‘prom’ music: ‘Prom isn’t all rosy…

Petal – ‘Tightrope’ stream


Ahead of the release of new album ‘Magic Gone’ on 15 June (Run for Cover Records),  a US tour with Camp Cope and an eagerly awaited UK tour, Petal has unveiled ‘Tight Rope’. The song opens with Petal (Kiley Lotz) singing: ‘I saw a strange light in the sky. A fireball burning brightly’ before then…

new music april 2016 A Dead Forest Index

An April new music round-up


Real life has meant we haven’t had much time on weeknights to delve into our overflowing inbox. The positive of this is that when we do finally have the chance to work our way through the various email, there’s an electrifying selection of music from new bands and old favourites to wrap our ears around.…