indie rock
Track: Spoon – “Hot Thoughts”
So Spoon is dropping a new album called Hot Thoughts in March. Whenever there’s a new Spoon album I always get a little geared up, know what I mean? There’s just something about this Austin band that exudes cool and slickness. Now normally that would keep me away from a band, cause who needs all …
News: Little Comets announce new album WORHEAD
Little Comets have been working hard to produce a 4th studio album worthy of their name, perfecting their ability to discuss the difficulties of this world with great beauty and poise. This unique kitchen sink genre of indie pop has captured the imaginations of fans across the UK and beyond, seeing the band tour regularly …
Live Review: The Van T’s – Stereo Glasgow, 2.11.16 Plus Gallery
The Van T’s show that they’re a hard act to follow with a scintillating support slot at Stereo. 2016 has been a weird – and sometimes distressing – year, but it’s been a pretty successful one for The Van T’s. Along with the release of their critically acclaimed EP ‘A Coming Of Age’ in July …
See: Virgin Kids release video for Bruised Knees
If you managed to pick up their debut album Greasewheel, which came out (in the Uk at least) on Fluffer records earlier in the year, you’ll be familiar with their rough-hewn, scuzzy, blistering take on Garage rock. They’ve now released a new video for one of the stand out tracks on the album, Bruised Knees. …
News: Circa Waves Announce April UK Headline Tour dates
2017 looks like it’s going to be a big year for Liverpool indie rockers Circa Waves. Their second album ‘Different Creatures’ is out via Virgin EMI on March 10th next year, and they’ve announced a 12 date headline tour to follow in April. Ahead of it all, lead track ‘Wake Up’ was revealed last week …
Not Forgotten: Levellers – Levelling the Land
There was a time in my late teens when Levellers were a genuinely important band to me. They were a genuinely rocking folk band with a good ear for melody, a memorable riff and, in Mark Chadwick, a reasonable vocalist. 1991’s Levelling The Land is by far and away the best Levellers album. It was …
Track: The Van T’s – ‘Fun Garçon’
The Van T’s continue to bring the fun, and the noise, to 2016 with new single ‘Fun Garçon’. It’s been quite a year for the Glaswegian four-piece. Along with the release of their critically acclaimed EP ‘A Coming Of Age’ in July they’ve played support slots with Yuck and Rat Boy and performed at festivals …
Album Review: Honeyblood – ‘Babes Never Die’
Honeyblood haven’t just survived second album syndrome – their triumphant sophomore record, ‘Babes Never Die’, proves they’ve thrived on the challenge. The follow up to the 2014 eponymous debut album from the Glasgow-based duo, of Stina Tweeddale and drummer Cat Myers, has been eagerly awaited. Having appropriately fallen for Honeyblood around thirty seconds into ‘Fall …
Not Forgotten: Super Furry Animals – Fuzzy Logic
Released at a time when seemingly every reasonably new(ish) band within the UK and Northern Ireland who featured at least one guitar player was pigeonholed as Britpop, Super Furry Animals’ Fuzzy Logic is an album that could have been mistakenly dismissed as landfill indie by those who found the whole scene devoid of inspiration. I …
Album Review: Kristin Hersh – Wyatt at the Coyote Palace
October 28th sees the release of the third book/album combination of Kristin Hersh’s career. The title, Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, is inpsired by her autistic son’s fascination with an abandoned building taken over by Coyote’s, and while the album features much of the confessional and personal songwriting that has littered her career, it’s not …