See: Noga Erez – NO News on TV (Kids Against the Machines Volume II)
The video for a mostly acoustic live version of a brilliant song – ‘NO News On TV’ has just been released by Tel Aviv-based artist Noga Erez and it is simply stunning. This version, called ‘NO News on TV (Kids Against The Machines Volume II)’ was recorded live almost spontaneously at a friend’s house with …
Premiere: Golden Fang – Don’t Take Your God To Town
We are delighted to premiere the blistering new single from Sydney band Golden Fang – a cool, rumbling track imbued with swagger and attitude and a wall of tasty guitars. And a great pop sensibility. Golden Fang have the essential ingredients for delivering gritty and passionate music as well as an insouciance and attitude that …
Track: Cucamaras – Keep It Cool
With a buzz saw drive and the most louche sardonic vocals you could hear, Cucumara‘s new single ‘Keep It Cool’ is the very definition of cool. Imbued with a healthy self-deprecating sense of humor in the wry lyrics, delivered in an urgent studied style with tongue firmly planted in cheek, Cucamaras have a delectable swagger …
Track: Amaunet – Pilot
Scandinavia’s position as a hotbed of cool indie rock continues apace with the release of the debut single from Sweden’s Amaunet. ‘Pilot’ has a fresh rawness and delivery: an anthemic quality with a rough and tender edge and a melodic spine. There are no doubt echoes of Kings of Leon and bands from the Britpop …
News: The Chills’ classic albums to be re-issued through Fire Records
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of the New Zealand indie music scene ever since the heady days of the eighties, with the Dunedin music scene, spearheaded by the legendary Flying Nun Records, the explosive ingredient. And, at the head of the vanguard was, of course, the delectable The Chills. Fire Records …
Track: Thrillhouse – Wild Child
It is with great delight we feature another single from that enigmatic and mysterious Brighton band Thrillhouse. This is the third in a set of highly impressive set of singles from a band that in terms of history is punching way above its weight. ‘Ready When You Are’ and ‘Lesser’ featured echoes of Talking Heads …
News: P.J Harvey announces reissue of classic album ‘To Bring You My Love’
The iconic P.J. Harvey has announced the reissue of her brilliant third album ‘To Bring You My Love’ on vinyl on 11 September 2020. Produced by PJ Harvey with Flood and John Parish, and originally released in February 1995, ‘To Bring You My Love’ features the singles ‘Down By The Water’, ‘C’mon Billy’ and ‘Send …
Track: Astral Swans – Bird Songs
Inspired by some sort of wildlife-induced paranoia in an Amsterdam park, Astral Swans have released a fabulous piece of whimsy entitled ‘Bird Songs’. There is a sweet doleful sound to ‘Bird Songs’, infused as it is with a sense of melancholia and a slight self-deprecatory air. I’m reminded of The Eels and The Lightning Seeds: …
Track: San Cisco – Messages plus album news
Western Australia’s eternally stylistic San Cisco have just released another highly effervescent track – ‘Messages’ – and announced details of a new album entitled ‘Between You and Me’ due out on 4 September 2020. ‘Messages’ has a sixties Burt Bacharach vibe, and the sun-filtered bleached-out video matches the vibe with its yellow bright tones. It …
Track: The Goa Express – Be My Friend
‘Be My Friend’, the new single from The Goa Express, emerges from the starting gates with such an abandoned joie de vivre that it’s exhilarating and heady. It’s a shouty, slightly snotty and utterly endearing post-punk blast of energy. It takes me back to the urgency and vitality of bands like The Buzzcocks and The …