indie tracks
Track: Thiago Nassif – Plástico
Rio de Janeiro-based musician and producer Thiago Nassif has shared his new single ‘Plástico’ from his upcoming album Mente to be released July 3rd via Gearbox Records. “Plástico” gives context to the interdisciplinary alternative scene of Rio De Janeiro as well as Thiago’s vocation as visual artist as well as musician. Arhythmic guitars and sporadically timed synth …
Track: James Holt – Pendulum
James Holt has just released a new single, Pendulum, a life-affirming little slice of indie pop, produced by The Coral’s James Skelly, and invoking the spirit of the likes of Johnny Marr, Crowded House, Squeeze and Jeff Lynne. It’s an uplifting and satisfyingly melodic track, full of the lineage of indeed all the above mentioned artists, and …
Track: Lazarus Kane – Night Walking
Lazarus Kane is weird. That’s all I can get from his press release which alleges he’s a musician, a philanthropist, a successful American businessman recently relocated to the West Country, And that his latest single ‘Night Walking’, was originally written as a Bond theme for ‘Live And Let Die’ back in 1973, however it lost out to …
Track: Katie Von Schleicher – Brutality
Out on May 22nd via the ever brilliant Full Time Hobby label is the new album, titled Consummation, from NYC guitarist and songwriter Katie Von Schleicher. From it, she’s just shared a new track, Brutality, available for streaming right now. It comes off the back of her recent singles ‘Wheel’, ‘Caged Sleep’ and ‘Nowhere’. Slow …
Track: Owen – A New Muse
American Football’s Mike Kinsella is gearing up for the release of a new album, The Avalanche in his Owen guise on June 19th. Recorded with producer Sean Carey (Bon Iver, Peter Gabriel) and engineer Zach Hanson (The Tallest Man on Earth, Waxahatchee), he’s also shared a new track ‘A New Muse’, available to stream right …
Track: Evening Hymn – My Drugs, My Dreams
Evening Hymns is the project of musician, composer and producer, Jonas Bonnetta. Along with news of his new track ‘My Drugs, My Dreams’ he also share news of his new album Heavy Nights which is due for release on June 26 via Jonas’s own label Shuffling Feet. “I wrote this song in my living room right after my …
Track: YNYS- ‘Aros am Byth’
Those champions of the Welsh indie scene Libertino Records bring us yet another gem from ‘Ynys’, the sumptuous ‘Aros am Byth’ (Waiting Forever). The quality, invention and songcraft on show should come as no surprise. ‘Ynys’ revolves around the many talents of Dylan Hughes (ex Race-Horses/Radio Luxembourg) and on ‘Aros am Byth’ you get the …
Track: Pottery – ‘Hot Heater’
Firing out from Montreal once again comes the wired post punkers Pottery with ‘Hot Heater’ the final taster from their highly anticipated debut album ‘Bobby’s Motel’. Following the pumping afro- disco of‘ ‘Texas Drums Pt 1&11’, the electro speed hop of ‘Take your time’ and the jangling Postcard warmth of ‘Hot like Jungle’ , ‘Hot …
Track: Ariel Pink – Iron Worrier
Mexican Summer last week launched a new digital singles project under the title of Looking Glass, looking At familiar names on its label to celebrate discovery, diversity and collaboration. To that end, this week has seen a new single on there from Ariel Pink – Iron Worrier. It’s has this almost overbearing nature to it, …
Track: Silverbacks – Muted Gold
Quirky and bubbly, angular and slightly off-kilter: Dublin’s Silverbacks have released a fantastic new single ‘Muted Gold’ that is eccentric, bold and highly enjoyable. Think of Talking Heads (maybe more Tom Tom Club), Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend with the slightly unhinged singing and idiosyncratic guitar picking style that I always associate with the late …