indie tracks
Track: The Gorgeous Chans – By the highway
Nottingham six piece the Gorgeous Chans started out riffing on Paul Simons seminal Graceland album, and to an extent it still references their melodic indie music today, with their slightly tropical, brass heavy twists on the run of the mill. The band have just revealed the b-sde to their debut single, out on July 6th. …
Tracks: The Strypes – Get Into It, plus Autumn tour dates
After the stir their debut album ‘Snapshot’ caused back in 2013, Irish four piece are back with a new album ‘Little Victories’, out later in the year. Currently in the midst of a 30 date ‘Flat Out’ UK tour, the band have announced the first single to be taken from the album, ‘Get into It’ …
Track: Eliza and the Bear – Love Don’t Play Fair, plus Headline Tour dates
Those Eliza and the Bear people have been busy. After releasing a handful of delightful synth pop tracks, the band have been on tour most recently with Twin Atlantic, having occupied the same slot with Imagine Dragons and Paramore. They’ve recently unveiled their latest video for ‘Make it on my Own’, from the forthcoming EP …
Track: Candy Darling – Going Straight
I was introduced to Candy Darling last July and was so happy to receive Emily’s recent email sharing their two new tunes. With ‘Going Straight’ they have moved away from the pulsing electronica of ‘Money’, as it opens with Spector-esque drums and The Jesus and Mary Chain guitars. There is a definate heartbreak feel to …
Track: SOAK releases new single, Digital Witness
At the start of each year there are the usual polls put together by the music press to tell us who we will be listening to over the next twelve months. It’s always interesting to follow the careers of the chosen ones, to see which out of them will measure up, and which will fade …
Track: California’s The Silhouette Era release a new single, ‘Exhale’
Produced by Jay Pelliccci at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco, Beacons is the new album from North California’s The Silhouette Era. Out in July on Breakup Records, its full of dreamy surf pop and tales of death and heartbreak. From it, the band have released a new song, Exhale. Opening with this reckless drum kit …
Track: Teenage Wrist – Summer
Ahead of tomorrows (May 19th) release of their debut EP, Dazed, Los Angeles trio Teenage Wrist have released a new single, Summer. The componant parts of the band have form though, with Swing Hero’s Marshall Gallagher joined by Kamtin Mohager (Chain Gang Of 1974), and Anthony Salazar making up the three piece. Summer opens with …
Track: Kid Wave – Best Friend
International boy/girl four piece Kid Wave are back with a new song, Best Friend, and a new album, Wonderlust, due out soon on Heavenly Recordings. Now residing in London, singer/songwriter Lea Emmery and guitarist Mattias Bhatt hail from the south-east coast of Sweden, while drummer Serra Petale hails from Perth, Australia and bassist Harry Deacon …
Track: Vennart – Operate
You might know the name Mark Vennart. He spent time fronting the under appreciated Oceansize, and band who made atmospheric, mathy rock as well as being a touring guitarist for Biffy Clyro, a band who make muscular rock music with big chorus’. Now finding his feet as a solo artist he’s revealed a debut solo …
Track: Hey Anna – Island
New Jersey / Brooklyn based quintet Hey Anna, aka sisters Anna (vocals), Erin (guitar) and Katie Rauch-Sassen (keyboard), along with Matthew Langner and Jamie DiTringo, are preparing for the release of their new long-player Run KoKo later on in the year, and have released a single, Island, as something of a teaser of whats to …