Indie pop
Track: Girl Ray – Don’t Go Back At Ten, plus UK tour news
Girl Ray announce their eagerly awaited debut headline tour and share an ode to friendship with new track ‘Don’t Go Back At Ten’. The North London trio – comprising Poppy Hankin (guitar/vocals), Iris McConnell (drums) and Sophie Moss (bass) – recently announced details of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Earl Grey’ (out 4 August via …
Album Review: San Cisco – The Water
San Cisco return with their eagerly awaited third album “The Water”, following the tracks “Slo Mo” and “Hey, Did I Do You Wrong”. It’s the follow up to their smash “Gracetown” which reached #2 in the Australian charts in 2015. The band (Jordi Davieson, Scarlett Stevens, Josh Biondillo and Nick Gardner) have toured extensively in …
Track: Lisbon – Tyler
After huge indie pop anthems like “I Don’t Know”, “Khaleesi” and “Vice”, Lisbon began to head in a slightly darker direction with music industry commentary track “Shark” and a long winter hiatus. The band find themselves back together (although one member light) on a UK this tour this spring, debuting their newer, more sample-driven material. …
Track: San Cisco – Hey, Did I Do You Wrong?
San Cisco release their 2nd new cut from their forthcoming third album “The Water”. The laidback summery track “Hey, Did I Do You Wrong?” finds the band in a contemplative mood, bringing dreamy strings and nostalgic, wistful lyrics. It’s a return to their more organic, folky origins and a real change of pace after the …
Track: Bayonet – Call Me When it’s Over
The boys from Bayonet are back with another immensely satisfying slice of indie pop, sounding beautifully retro and yet fresh all at once. “Call Me When it’s Over” begins with a gripping drumbeat and ice cream van -catchy melody which all echo the 80s stylings of the song and video. I’ve often complimented Bayonet on …
Track: Sprinters – Figure it out, plus tour news
Is it possible to do melancholy and good time indie pop? Yeah, course it is, just check out ‘Figure it out’ the new track taken from Manchester’s Sprinters self-titled debut album, which drops on May 5th on vinyl & digital platforms via Icecapades (Slowcoaches, Sex Hands, Joey Fourr etc..). The brain child of Wigan born, …
Album Review: Tennis – Yours Conditionally
‘Yours Conditionally’ the new album from Tennis was ceremonially launched from the jetty of their own label, ‘Mutually Detrimental’ on the 10th March. This finest of Riviera deserts is made up of ten tracks that are like dollops of whipped ice cream, dazzled in crystal sugar, lathered in unctuous sauce and flaked in nearly the …
Live Review: Be Charlotte – Attic at The Garage Glasgow 17.2.2017 Plus Gallery
Half way through their short tour of Scotland, Be Charlotte enthral a packed Attic with a set of stunningly artistic and irresistibly catchy anthems. As we’re waiting for Be Charlotte to take to the stage, I’m told by a fellow photographer that I should prepare myself for something special and when the band – made …
Album Review: Dutch Uncles – Big Balloon
Dutch Uncles return with a triumphant fifth album, their fourth on the Memphis Industries label and first since 2015’s “O Shudder”. It’s remarkable that the Marple band (Duncan, Pete, Robin and Andy, formerly also Daniel) are still making their delightfully catchy and quirky brand of indie pop which has been labelled as “math pop”, “art …
See: White Lies release video for Don’t Want To Feel It All, ahead of UK tour
White Lies whet the appetite of fans hungry for their tour with the video for ‘Don’t Want To Feel It All’. Taken from their current album ‘Friends’, released late 2016, ‘Don’t Want To Feel It All’ is a dream for all fans of the 80s new romantic bands. The track has a minimal but catchy …