indie tracks
Track: Vulgarians – ‘Lost sanity smiles’ + Live Dates
Right from it’s ominous intro, ‘Lost Sanity Smiles’ is beautifully uncomfortable throughout as it drags you through the mire into a world where things are far from orthodox. Thankfully not for the mainstream, Vulgarians latest track takes a big heavy hammer and smashes a long rusty nail right into your heart… ‘Lost Sanity Smiles’ is out …
Track: Close Lobsters – Under London Skies
It’s been more than two years since we heard anything from indie pop legends (I think its fair to use that term) Close Lobsters, but Shelflife will be releasing the Scottish bands new EP featuring “Under London Skies” b/w “Wander Epic Part II” on (wait for it) limited Gold 7″ vinyl. There’s going to be …
Track: Furs – Natives
There’s some pedigree in London four piece Furs, who have announced their debut album Just Kids will be released on 13th May via The House Band Co. Guitarist Liam Wade explains the band got together after chance meetings “Olly [Betts, dummer] and I became friends through playing at shows together after I supported his band …
Track: Feral Mantra “Lost”
Doncaster band Feral Mantra have unveiled a brand new track in the form of “Lost”. Hailed as their debut single, the track sees the uplifting indie band create an instantly catchy and vintage anthem. In my live review of their recent gig at The Rocking Chair in Sheffield, I described them as a wonderful ‘mad …
Track: Lou Rhodes – All the birds
All the birds is the first glimpse of Lamb’s Lou Rhodes fourth solo album – theyesandeye, out on July 22nd via the newly re-established Nude Records. Moving alongside her work with influential electronic group Lamb, Rhodes wanted some experiment with a different sort of sound on her new album. “I had a bunch of songs”, …
Track: Arrows of Love – Toad, plus UK tour dates
London art-rockers Arrows of Love follow up their highly regarded debut album, ‘Everything’s F*cked’, with a new single ‘Toad’, out on May 27th via the bands own Handspun Records and on limited edition vinyl and tape via Strong Island Recordings.The five piece, led by co-writers Nima and Nuha take a lead from the likes of …
Track: Her’s – Dorothy
Talking about Dorothy, the debut single from Liverpool based Her’s, which is out tomorrow on Heist or Hit, the band say “It was one of the first songs we wrote together, but it came together really quick somehow. Steve brought the chords and some ideas for a melody over to mine late one night. We …
EP: Jay Forden – Fool on the Hill
I first met Manchester singer-songwriter Jay Forden when he was playing as a support act to another band at Manchester 235 Casino. As I watched him I remember being struck by how he managed to be so vulnerable and yet so Rock n Roll at the same time. This EP has that same mix of …
Track: Ded Rabbit – Only Dating
It’s all coming out of Scotland at the moment, masses of ‘next big things’ sending their catchy, if rather jagged, indie pop our way. Latest in the long line is Edinburgh’s Ded Rabbit, and their new track Only Dating. Written after watching The Imitation Game, its a bawdy, swaggering piece of singalong pop – ridiculously …
Track: Thomas Cohen – Hazy Shades, plus UK tour dates
In some ways, its almost remarkable that former S.C.U.M frontman Thomas Cohen’s album Bloom Forever is being released at all. Its an album that chronicles the songs Cohen wrote between 2012 and 2015, including the period immediately after the unthinkable death of his wife Peaches at the age of just 25. Rather than abandon the …