Premiere: Sunnsetter lifts themselves out of a dark place on the shimmering ‘Surely Everything’s Alright’ ahead of new album next month
This is one of those songs you can get lost in, or pull around you for some extra warmth and feel fine for three-and-a-half minutes. This is new from Ontario’s Sunnsetter, and if warm, shoegazey textures are your kind of thing then you’re gonna love their new record. It’s a solo project from Andrew McLeod, …
PREMIERE: Homeschool wrestles with questions of identity on ‘Bound to Be’
It’s hard to know what you want sometimes, and it’s harder still to know who you are. Tom D’Agustino understands that it’s a process, and it’s for that reason their genderfluid identity and music as Homeschool are intertwined. Their new song explores the idea of existing in the face of society’s preconceived notions of who …
Premiere: Iguana Death Cult suffer ‘Sensory Overload’, announce new record for May
So we heard you didn’t have enough skronky, mathy experimental rock music in your life. Obviously, that won’t do; and luckily, there’s a brand new song from Dutch band Iguana Death Cult out in the world to remedy that. A lot’s happened since they were last on the scene with 2019’s Nude Casino, and just …
PREMIERE: ‘Cool Down’ with Vancouver’s Bridal Party ahead of new album, out tomorrow
Happy Valentine’s Day, we got you a gift. Whether you’re single, dating or just waiting on chocolate discounts tomorrow, hopefully you enjoy some brand new Bridal Party in the form of their entire new album. A quick recap in case you didn’t see us premiere the title track back in September: the Vancouver quintet have …
PREMIERE: You Said Strange return with ‘(Song For A) Wasted Land’, announce new album
Toward the end of 2021, Giverny-based quartet You Said Strange released the first part of their second album Thousand Shadows, which followed up 2018 debut Salvation Prayer. We didn’t hear much from them last year, certainly not in the form of new music, but Vol. 1 implied the existence of a Vol. 2, so it …
PREMIERE: Grant Summerland unveils new EP ‘Unnatural History’
Last month, we premiered the lead track from Californian Grant Summerland (solo artist and leader of the live iteration Grant and the Summerlands), his first proper appearance in a few years after being sidelined by the pandemic – his debut album Bigfoot Museum was released in mid-March 2020 and immediately hit the skids. Not to …
PREMIERE: Natalie Shay kicks off 2023 with emotive pop smash-in-waiting ‘The Edge’
North Londoner Natalie Shay‘s been putting in work. Perhaps too much – in a way, that’s what her new single’s about. More specifically, a painful friendship breakdown inspired ‘The Edge’, her first new track of 2023 and the successor of her second EP Milk, which landed in September. It arrived last week along with b-side …
PREMIERE: Tearing Up shares video for ‘Said Something’; debut album Heavy out today
That Graham Caldwell keeps busy, doesn’t he? Back in October, we premiered ‘Highway Bandits’ from the Ontario native’s Billy is Dead EP (his debut release after retiring the Billy Moon moniker); what we didn’t know at the time was there was an entire debut album on the way in three months, so we’re delighted to …
PREMIERE: Grant Summerland doesn’t want to be a ‘Real Boy’, shares indie-punk scorcher ahead of new EP next month
Meet Grant Summerland. He’s been away for a little bit. OK, three years. That’s not important; what you need to know is that he’s back. The Californian had the bad fortune to release his debut album Bigfoot Museum the same week his home state shut down everything in the midst of an unfolding pandemic. You’d …
PREMIERE: Strawberry Fuzz kick off 2023 with ‘Dropout’, releasing new album Strongs Dr. tomorrow
Well, that’s one way to start the year. If you’ve been keeping an eye on Los Angeles band Strawberry Fuzz, you’re about to have a very good week. In November, they released the Wasting My Time EP, a sampler from their forthcoming second album. Or rather, imminent second album, because it’s done – and it’s …