indie tracks
Track: Broken Chanter – Wholesale
Broken Chanter has released debut single ‘Wholesale’. Broken Chanter is the new solo project from David MacGregor principal songwriter of Scottish Alt-Pop darlings Kid Canaveral. Last year MacGregor isolated himself in spots around the Highlands and Islands, recording skeletal demos before decamping with long-term collaborator and engineer and producer Gal (Chvrches, Man of Moon, Frightened …
Track: Ice Baths – Clusters
Ahead of tomorrow’s (31st May) release of their Decadent Sprinter EP via Blank Editions, London post-punks Ice Baths have revealed the last single to be taken from it, Clusters, following on from previous singles, Auster and Simulation. It’s a taught slice of post-punk/art rock, with these shards guitar shattering over the accompaniment in the verse …
Track: Drab Majesty – Long Division, plus European Tour Dates
LA duo Drab Majesty have just announced their new album, Moden Mirror, is set to be released on July 12th via Dais Record. From it, the band have shared a second single, Long Division, and have also announced a string of UK dates as part of their European Tour that takes in Birmingham, Nottingham and …
Track: Pinky Pinky – Mr Sunday
Out on June 14th via the ever brilliant Innovative Leisure label is ‘Turkey Dinner’, the debut album from LA-Trio Pinky Pinky. From it they’ve released a new track, Mr Sunday. The track is a swooning slice of warm indie rock. There’s something faintly sad about the song, with the vocals leaving us in no doubt …
Track: Charlie Cunningham – Bite
His last single ‘Sink in’ got him plenty of attention, particularly from the likes of Annie Mac and Phil Taggart over on Radio 1, but now Charlie Cunningham has revealed a new track ‘Bite’ from his forthcoming album ‘Permanent Way’. Recorded in LA with producer Rodaidh McDonald (The XX, King Krule), it’s a wispy, smokey …
Track: Idle Ross – Sleeptalking
Idle Ross are one of the most exciting things to come out of Sheffield since the Steel City’s own Blades’ promotional push this season. With their brand new track “Sleeptalking”, they prove that they’re just as ready to play with the big boys in the top tier. Previous debut track “Into the Thick of it” …
Track: Outer Spaces – Album For Ghosts
Baltimore singer/songwriter Cara Beth Satalino, aka Outer Spaces, is preparing for the release of her album Gazing Globe, out on June 28th via Western Vinyl. Of the album she says she was “….obsessed with finding music from the past that has a cult following now, but never really ‘caught on’ at the time it was …
Track: The Mooks – So Kind
Toronto trio The Mooks are preparing for the release of their EP ‘I Hope That You Feel The Same’, out this Summer, and ahead of that heave released a single So Kind thats out now. It’s shows the band off for what they are, a jangly power pop outfit that can handle melodies with ease …
Track: The Needs – Summerbore
It’s raining outside. I could happily lay my face on the table in front of me and go to sleep. And the reason I’m not is that is that playing in the background, pretty much on repeat, is Summerbore – the debut single from Norwegian power-pop punks The Needs. Formed by Kvelertak’s guitarist Maciek Ofstad and …
Track: Horror In Clay – Heck Cattle Grazing
“Heck Cattle Grazing” is the first work to be released by Auckland art-folk/experimental group Horror In Clay. The group, featuring former members of popular group Girls Pissing on Girls Pissing, recorded the work with local engineer Rohan Evans and revealed the track last week with little-to-no warning except for a post on their label MUZAI Records‘ …