Watch: Orlando Weeks – Blood Sugar
Former Maccabees vocalist Orlando Weeks strides out on his own later in the year with his debut album, A Quickening, and has shared a new single from the album this week. The multi-discipline, multi-instrumentalist flexes his soulful side with “Blood Sugar“, a downbeat piece expressing love, fear and wonder in an overwhelming yet delicate manner. …
Watch: Squarepusher – Detroit People Mover
It has been a ridiculously busy year for electronic musician Tom Jenkins a.k.a Squarepusher already. Not content with the release of January’s Be Up a Hello, the first proper follow up to 2015’s Damogen Furies (Elektrac and All Night Chroma don’t count), last Friday saw the artist drop a five track EP, Lamental. This week? …
Track: East Harbour – Miss The Old You
We need something upbeat in these pressing times, don’t we? Maybe we are at that point where modern pop music is actually a respite from what’s going on around the world. It doesn’t get more unabashed when it comes to a pop single with East Harbour‘s new track, “Miss The Old You.” Formed back in …
Watch: The Elephant Room – Fillipoff
Hailing from Dublin and, by their own admission, rooted within the realms of doing it themselves, indie lo-fi trio The Elephant Room have released their newest single, “Fillipoff.” A melancholic track for a sunny day, “Fillipoff” is a sobering work that manages to create halcyon moments within its melodies. While melodically it may seem downbeat, …
Track: The Streets – Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better
The Streets a.k.a Mike Skinner has dropped the first track from his forthcoming mixtape, None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive, and already has fans and critics alike eagerly awaiting what’s to come – given the breadth of talent involved. Titled “Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better”, Skinner teams up …
Track: Slow Crush – Reel
Shoegaze seems to be a genre that undertook a popular resurgence in the latter part of the ’00s. My Bloody Valentine released new music, a number of musicians took influence from the genre and, in 2018 to be precise, Belgian quartet Slow Crush released Aurora. Such was the appeal of the album that the band …
Track: Biig Piig – “Switch”
Singer, rapper and storyteller Biig Piig has some very powerful fans – support from the BBC aside, current musician du jour Billie Eilish counts herself as a vocal supporter. It’s easy to see why, as the Cork-born, Spanish raised musician has amassed quite the support ever since the release of No Place For Patience, Vol. …
Track: Son Lux’s Ian Chang releases the latest cut from Belonging; “Lion Dance.”
Ian Chang has shared a second track from his debut full-length record; “Lion Dance” a track that highlights his energetic blend of percussive prowess and hyper-sonic electronics by the Son Lux member. “This was the last song I made for the album, so it still feels very fresh to me” Lang remarks about the track. “The initial …
Tour News: Manic Street Preachers to pay tribute to NHS staff.
Iconic Welsh group Manic Street Preachers have announced two shows to take place this December – both to pay tribute to the tireless efforts of NHS staff in Wales. The shows take place on the 4th and 5th of December at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, with the first night a free show for NHS staff and …
News: Matador’s “Revisionist History” continues with Wowee Zowee
Hot off the heels of their announcement of Guided By Voice’s Alien Lanes reissue, illustrious label Matador Records continue with their “Revisionist History” series by celebrating the 25th anniversary of seminal indie outfit Pavement’s Wowee Zowee with a three-song shaped picture disc. Originally released 25 years ago on April 11, 1995, Wowee Zowee was Pavement’s 3rd studio …