TRACK: SPARKS – ONE FOR THE AGES
Legendary pop-pioneers Sparks who are releasing their 24th studio album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ on May 15th Via BMG have just dropped the video for their 4th tease of what is to come from the new album. Titled One For The Ages is keyboard heavy as expected from this duo with the trademark falsetto from …
TRACK: LOW HUMMER – THE REAL THING
Hull quintet Low Hummer have shared the video for their third single via Dance to the Radio records. “The Real Thing” sees the band pressing ahead with their desire to experiment and embrace more electronics as guitarist and singer Daniel Mawer explains: “The Real Thing was a bit of experimenting in the studio with our …
TRACK: SPECTOR – WHEN DID WE GET SO NORMAL?
London-based five piece Spector have shared their next single – “When Did We Get So Normal?”. This is the fourth and final track to be taken from their ‘Extended Play’ EP. It will be released physically as part of their ‘Non-Fiction’ compilation on 29 April via the band’s own Moth Noise Entertainment. It has a …
Track: Brendan Benson – Good to be alive
After a long 7 years its comes to somewhat joy to announce Brendan Benson’s new album DEAR LIFE arrives via Third Man Records on 24th April. It feels such the right time for singer, songwriter and producer to get back to making music. “There’s something about this record,” Benson says. “A friend of mine called it …
TRACK/EP: POZI – WHITEWASHING AND NEW EP 176
The London band Pozi have announced the release of their new EP on 8th May via PRAH Recordings. Titled 176 its their first new music since the release of debut album PZ1 less than 12 months ago. First single comes in the form of the bass heavy track called Whitewashing. Think The Jam with Ian Dury on vocals. The song is …
TRACK: BOWLING FOR SOUP – ALREADY GONE (EAGLES COVER)
The pop-punk survivors have reached 25 years of clever lyrics and palm muted guitars. Fresh from the double success of their sold out UK tour they have headed into the studio to celebrate by releasing a series of covers. After covering Suicide Machines – “Sometimes I don’t Mind” the band turned their unique interpretations to the …
TRACK: MUZZ – BROKEN TAMBOURINE
Broken Tambourine is the first official single from Muzz via Matador. Muzz being a new project of Paul Banks (Interpol), Josh Kaufman (producer/multi-instrumentalist and one third of Bonny Light Horseman), and Matt Barrick (drummer of Jonathan Fire*Eater, The Walkmen, and Fleet Foxes’ touring band). We were introduced to the new indie supergroup when the track …
TRACK: DIRTY PROJECTORS -SEARCH FOR LIFE AND NEW EP NEWS
After teasing us with the release of track “Overlord” featuring the voice of Maia Friedman, Dave Longstreth and his project Dirty Projectors have announced a new EP due for release on March 27th via Domino called Windows Open. The EP also marks the first bit of work from the band he put together for the Lamp …
TRACK: SQUID – SLUDGE
Squid have just dropped their new single Sludge. Starting all atmospheric before the angular chaotic scream fills your ears. Created out of a soundcheck jam the guitars are on the right side of fuzz with some great scratchy noises flying on the whirlwind behind Ollie Judge’s frantic vocals. Squid admits that the song “was kind …
ALBUM REVIEW: STEVEN DAYVID MCKELLAR – ETHIO
Steven Dayvid McKellar, founder, singer and songwriter of South African indie rock stalwarts Civil Twilight, presents his solo album debut – Ethio. An album that is meant to be listened to with headphones during a long train journey. It soothes and eases the listener, which is ironic with the albums content. You feel as if …