South London’s ME REX have shared a brand-new animated video for their single ‘Heart of Garbage’, taken from their most recent EP ‘Stegosaurus’. Talking about the track, lead singer Myles McCabe said: “The central metaphor is of a plant trying to grow in a poisonous environment. The song is about digging out space, providing light […]
Christchurch, New Zealand based musician Emily C. Browning has released her new single ‘I Wasn’t Into You Anyway’. Of the single, she said: “Everyday for a month I wrote in my journal: I want to write a song about feeling rejected. But I couldn’t figure out how to keep it light and funny, it can […]
London-based songwriter Jamie Myers released the first taste and title track of his debut EP, ‘Midnight Marquee’ back in February and now he’s returned with brand new single ‘Shade’. Jamie Myers Twitter | Facebook Jamie Myers · Shade
Mr Ben & The Bens bring news of a new six-track EP ‘Melody Shed’ released May 21st via Bella Union. Alongside it comes its a first track titled ‘How Do I Get To You?’ Speaking about the track, band-leader Ben Hall says: “This is the song that completely changed the course of the entire EP. […]
A third release from Remember Sports’ recent LP ‘Like a Stone’ has been unveiled. ‘Out Loud’ is their offering and guitarist Jack Washburn said vocalist, Carmen Perry got to go “full Ariana Grande” on it with diva-leagues vocal chops on display. “The whispering she does on that last chorus is one of the most special […]
Manchester-formed Bones Shake have released their second single, ‘Hey Hey’, from their forthcoming second LP. It was recorded just before lockdown with subsequent overdubs recorded remotely. The band explain: “The mantra lyrics and persistent pounding grooves provide a meditative soundtrack and distortive mental and aural stimulation during this period of inactivity.” Bones Shake Facebook
Matthew Dear had announced ‘Preacher’s Sigh & Potion: Lost Album’, out 18 June via Ghostly. He shares two of its lead tracks ‘Muscle Beach’ and ‘Supper Time’. Speaking of the album and the lead tracks, Dear says: “Thinking about this album’s material recently, I realised the benefit of having so much time away from these […]
British-Italian artist Piers Faccini has released a new animated video directed by La Blogotheque/Fantômes’s Hugo & Rodolphe Jouxtel. The track, ‘All Aboard’ features Ben Harper and Abdelkebir Merchane and is the latest to emerge from Faccini’s new album ‘Shapes of the Fall’, Faccini’s seventh album in a career spanning over twenty years. Speaking about ‘All […]
A brand new track ‘The Melting Of The Sun’ has been released by St Vincent. Watch the video below. ‘The Melting Of The Sun’ is the second track to be released in advance of St. Vincent’s forthcoming ‘Daddy’s Home’, out May 14th on Loma Vista Recordings. St Vincent Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
The latest single from Farmer Dave & The Wizards of The West’s self-titled album ‘Babe Got Plans (For Me)’ has been released. Farmer Dave had this to say about the song: “‘Babe Got Plans (for Me)’ is a song of love and loss and ultimately the sense that as painful as it gets, letting yourself […]
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EP REVIEW - THE HOLY GRAIL: BILL CALLAHAN'S "SMOG" DEC. 10, 2001 PEEL SESSION
FEATURE - EARPLUGS: A GUIDE TO HEARING PROTECTION
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 29 NOVEMBER 2024
GIG GUIDE - DECEMBER 2024
ALBUM REVIEW - THE UNTHANKS: IN WINTER
ALBUM REVIEW - THE INNOCENCE MISSION: MIDWINTER SWIMMERS
LIVE REVIEW: THE ROYSTON CLUB - LIVERPOOL ACADEMY 19/11/24
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 22 NOVEMBER 2024
ALBUM REVIEW: KIM DEAL - NOBODY LOVES YOU MORE
ALBUM REVIEW - FATHER JOHN MISTY: MAHASHMASHANA
