indie rock
Not Forgotten: Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
Sometimes you hear a song in your youth for the first time and you realise that it will go on to define your generation. You don’t even have to like the act in question, but there’s no mistaking that this song will continue to matter to you and your peers in a way that few …
Track: Native Kings – The Sound of Victory
Liverpool trio Native Kings return with a new single ‘The Sound Of Victory’, ahead of a busy period after decamping to the studio and recording three more forthcoming singles. It’s a catchy slice of arty indie rock, these edgy guitars splashing over the top of a funky sounding bassline and this slightly angular vibe. It’s …
Track: The Hunna – Still Got Blood
Following on from last months release of ‘You and Me (Hunna Tree) UK indie quartet The Hunna show their more muscular side (musically speaking, anyway) with a new track, Still Got Blood, an ode to juggling friendships and relationships with being in band. Full of big riffs, there’s just the right amount of ebb and …
Track: Augustines – When things fall apart, plus UK tour dates
When things fall apart is the new single from Brooklyn’s Augustines, and is taken from their forthcoming This Is Your Life LP, the bands first new material since their self-titled debut, which dropped in in 2014. The band recorded the album with Joe Chiccarelli and Peter Katis at studios in New York and Los Angeles. …
See: Lola Colt release Gold video, plus Tour dates
We’ve had the appetiser – today we get the first slice of the pie. Taken from their soon to be released sophomore album, ‘Twist Through The Fire’, Lola Colt release the single/video ‘Gold’, which see’s Gunn doing the best visual impression of Jill Masterson in like , ever… Gold is released digitally on 13 May, …
See: Milburn announce September comeback tour
Yeah, they’re back. Well, after selling 10,000 tickets in 6 minutes (yeah, 6 minutes…that’s like Radiohead or Blur quick) for their 4 recent homecoming Sheffield shows, they couldn’t really not be back, could they? Often regarded as an influence on other bands rather than a draw in their own right, the time away has obviously …
Meet: United Fruit, and listen to their track Where the Sun Beats down
We’ve long been taken with the punky alt rock of Glasgow based four piece United Fruit. When we heard the heavy riffs and blistering, driving vibe of their new single Where the Sun Beats down, we fell for them completely. There’s a sort of wobbly brilliance about the track, perhaps eminating from the jumpy, joyous …
Album Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Five years. Five long years. That’s how long us Radiohead fans have been sat waiting for this. 2011’s The King Of Limbs left many fans dissatisfied, especially after the wonderful In Rainbows. There were theories; follow up albums and the like. Hell, with Radiohead, anything could drop at any time. But no; we got Atoms …
Premiere: Black Lime – Down and out
Black Lime, the brainchild of lead singer-songwriter Sam Connolly, hit the scene with their debut release “Down and Out” this Friday. It’s a fruity cocktail – the flavour of the Arctic Monkeys, infused with a dash of the Black Lips, and garnished with a slice of zesty indie rock all of their own making… Singer Sam Connolly …
Meet: The Cradles, and listen to their track Ideal Girl
We’ve been rather taken with The Cradles fantastic recent single, Ideal Girl – which mixes up bits of the Kinks, splashes a bucket of mersey, a touch of psych and some good old fashioned indie rock over things, and makes something which must be one of the records of the year thus far. We got …