Track: Dead Tooth release single ‘Hollow Skin’ ahead of EP release in March
Brooklyn-based band Dead Tooth have released new single ‘Hollow Skin‘ which is taken from their EP Pig Pile to be released on 11 March on Trash Casual. The post-punk band are inspired here by the dark shadows of the Trump era. Frontman Zach James sings full of passion, with an obvious fire in his belly. …
TRACK: Crows return with new track ‘Slowly Separate’ plus announce new album and tour
Crows are a force of nature live. Gathering a loyal fanbase since forming in 2015, they are set to release their second album Beware Believers on 1 April 2022 via Bad Vibrations Records and have announced tour dates in UK and Europe in support of its release. In advance of this they have released new …
Track: David Byrne and Yo Lo Tengo cover Yoko Ono’s ‘Who Has Seen The Wind’ for covers compilation album ‘Ocean Child’
Benjamin Gibbard is the lead vocalist and guitarist of Death Cab for Cutie and alongwith Canvasback Music / Atlantic Records he unveils the compilation tribute album Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono. Ahead of the scheduled album release date of 18 February, David Byrne and Yo Lo Tengo have released a cover of Yoko Ono’s …
Meet: Nixer release new track ‘People Feel’ and we chatted about 2022 plans and falafels.
Nixer release new single ‘People Feel‘ on 5 January on Blowtorch Records, the title track from their EP which is to be released in the spring. I had a chat with the duo who had the best start to 2022 when the single was played ahead of release by Lauren Laverne on her BBC6Music breakfast …
Feature: We speak with Memes – One to Watch in 2022
Lets put aside the continuing uncertainty for live music due to the pandemic and instead celebrate fresh new music. Memes are amongst several bands looking to build on progress made in 2021. I took the opportunity to have a chat with the duo to learn more about their music, of their plans for 2022 and …
Live Review: LIFE / Isabella Strange – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh 15.12.2021
In January 2020 at Rockaway Beach festival the Hull four-piece LIFE produced an electrifying set in an afternoon slot. Chatting to bassist Lydia after the gig, they said they were all set for a spring tour, including my home town of Edinburgh at the independent venue Sneaky Pete’s. Little did we know what was around …
Track: Fontaines D.C. treat fans to a Christmas present with ‘A Lucid Dreamer (Live Version)’
Fontaines D.C. have given fans an early Christmas present, a surprise release of ‘A Lucid Dreamer (Live Version)’ on all streaming platforms. It is a stripped back version of ‘A Lucid Dream‘ from their Grammy nominated second album A Hero’s Death released in 2020 on Partisan Records. This version is almost unrecognisable from the original. …
See: Dream Nails release ‘Lonely Star – Christmas Song’ and the accompanying video, filmed in an exotic location!
Dream Nails have released a new version of their Christmas song ‘Lonely Star‘ on Alcopop! Records. It recognises that the Christmas holidays can be tough and so this is to send a blanket of strength and love for those who need it. And of course this being Dream Nails there is a wonderful dollop of …
Track: LIFE share new single ‘Friends Without Names’ and video
The Hull 4-piece LIFE return with their new track ‘Friends Without Names’ and its accompanying video. The track is the first release from their third album which will be released in the middle of next year. Recorded in the dead of night in a chapel below Hull, it is a brooding, thoughtful track full of atmosphere and emotional depth. Without …
See: Carapace drop new single ‘Celadon Fives’ and the accompanying DIY video is a psychedelic joy
‘Celadon Fives’ is the new single released by Carapace through their own label Replica Recordings. Carapace starting producing music during lockdown boredom and his DIY approach extends to the videos. Previous single ‘Blorenj’ is a euphoric rave dance track and ‘Celadon Fives‘ follows in a similar vein, if a little gentler. The video is very …