The Garden have released a video for their latest single, Surprise. The Californian punk duo, formed of twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, released the single on Luv Luv Luv Records late last year. The band, which originally formed in 2011, uses a sparse sound created by the use of just a bass guitar and […]
Pond have shared their new single, ahead of a UK tour which starts this week. The Australian band have also released a colourful accompanying video for Zond, which was filmed in December after an extensive US tour. The track is taken from the band’s sixth album, Man, It Feels Like Space Again, which was released […]
Saint Agnes have shared their new single, A Beautiful Day for Murder. The single by the London duo is available now through Energy Snake Records. Founding member Kitty Austen, who fronts the band with Jon Tufnell, describes the track as “the soundtrack to a dark and beautiful Western where Lana Del Ray stares down Nick Cave in a […]
MUK Records and the Night and Day Cafe have teamed up to launch a new club night, the MUK Klub. The new night will act as a showcase for bands signed to the Manchester based label, with the first night being held on Friday. (February 6) Headlining the first night is Berlin Berlin, a Bolton […]
Italian psych band The Vickers have shared the video to accompany their new single, All I Need. The track is the fourth single to be taken from their EP, Ghosts, which was released by Black Candy Records in March last year. The Florence based four piece are inspired by the psych sounds of the 1960s, […]
Mariachi El Bronx have shared their new single ahead of a UK tour. New Beat is taken from Mariachi El Bronx (III), with both the album and single available now through ATO Records. The seven-piece, who recently supported Gogol Bordello, will play Gorilla in Manchester on Thursday (February 5) as part of the tour. The […]
Big Noble, a collaboration featuring Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler, will release their debut album today. Kessler has worked with electronic musician Joseph Fraioli, also known as Datach’i, to produce First Light, which will be released through Affiliates Sound. The pair first met in 1999, when Kessler was the manager of experimental electronic label Caipirinha, and […]
Sufjan Stevens will play his first ever UK festival show when he headlines End of the Road Festival in September. The songwriter will play the event, which is held at Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire, on Saturday, September 5. He joins the previously announced headliners Tame Impala, who are currently readying their third album and […]
A documentary following synth-pop band Future Islands on the road has been made available online. Road Dawgs follows the three piece on last year’s world tour, after the success of their fourth album, Singles, released through 4AD. The film, which was directed and produced by Jay Buim, who was also behind the video which accompanied […]
The Phantom Band will play the Deaf Institute in Manchester on Friday to mark the release of their new album. The Scottish band’s fourth album, Fears Trending, was released this week, and is the follow up to 2014’s Strange Friend. The six-piece originally formed in 2002, and performed under various different guises before settling on […]