indie tracks
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‘ …
Track: Bis – There is no point (other than the point that there is no point)
Following a lengthy absence, disco punk legends Bis are back with a new album ‘Slight Disconnects’, out now via Last Night From Glasgow, and from it a single “There Is No Point (Other Than The Point That There Is No Point)”. Of the record, the band say it’s “Already a live favourite, it’s a frantic …
Track: Exiled – Lita’s Place
Up and coming indie rockers Exiled have released their latest single, “Lita’s Place”. The band, all of whom are still students with roots in Bristol and Sheffield, have recently been tipped by BBC Introducing in Sheffield and compared to Circa Waves and Catfish and the Bottlemen. The influence of both of these can clearly …
Track: Mush – Operation Vaken, plus EP news
Leeds quartet Mush have announced their debut EP Induction Party is due out on May 31st via Memphis Industries. From it, the band have shared a new single, Operation Vaken. In this day an age of the bland, and a reticence to cause a scene or possibly alienate some potential listeners, it’s nice to see …
Track: Ruthie – “Land of my Lover”
Splitting up with people is basically rubbish, isn’t it? When Ruthie left her partner in Berlin and returned home to start over in Leeds, it inspired a triptych of singles, each charting the stages you go through at the end of a relationship. This post reviews all three of the singles, and concludes the one …
Track: Smiles – Gone For Good
As part of Slumberland records 30th anniversary, the label have recently launched the SLR30 Subscription Series, featuring 12 singles to be released over the course of the year, the final installment being planned for the labels actual birthday in December. Out on June 28th, is Bay Area’s band Smiles second 7″ – Gone For Good, …