indie tracks
Track: Wire – The Art of Persistence
Legendary post-punks Wire have announced details of a new album, ‘10.20’, originally scheduled for record store day, is now out on June 19th via the bands own pink flaglabels. Describing the tracks that make up the album as ‘strays’, they’ve released one of them as a taster – The Art of Persistence as a taster …
SEE: PABST share video for new single “Hell”
Berlin’s Pabst have shared the video for brand-new single Hell, a song that openly confronts the darker emotions within one’s self. Drummer Tore Knipping explains: “The song Hell is about the darker feelings inside of you, them returning once in a while and sucking you into a hole. It sounds feasible; enlightenment can sometimes only be found …
Track: Pip Blom – Sell By Date, plus The Boat special edition news
It’s been a year since the Amsterdam scuzz poppers delivered their wave breaking debut album ‘Boat’ and to celebrate they are releasing a special limited edition of the record on their label Heavenly. Built around siblings Pip and Tender Blom’s vocal/guitar chemistry and powered by a beat focused rhythm section (courtesy of buddies Darek Mercks …
TRACK / NEWS: JIMMY EAT WORLD RELEASES COVER OF CROOKED FINGERS’ “CALL TO LOVE” FEAT. BETHANY COSENTINO
They originally performed the song to conclude their special livestream on April 17th for Stinkweeds Records to commemorate what would have been Record Store Day. Frontman Jim Adkins and the band were joined by Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino to perform a cover of Crooked Fingers’ “Call to Love”. It has now been released via RCA. “I thought I’d take advantage of the …
See: Moon Panda – Rick F***in Dalton
With a title inspired from Tarantino’s recent classic, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, the new single ‘Rick F***in Dalton’ from US/Danish duo Moon Panda is not what you’d expect. It is a dreamy and mesmerising single filled with lush instrumentation and a divine melodic spine. This a song for the times, as singer/bassist Maddie …
Track: Yr Eira – Middle of Nowhere
Yr Eira have just released a delightful, thoughtful and dreamy single in the form of ‘Middle of Nowhere’ off their forthcoming album ‘Map Meddwl’ out on 15 May 2020 through I KA CHING. Beneath the hazy shimmering feel is a message where freedom from romantic entanglements is interweaved with a subtext of Welsh independence. Do …
Track: Gary Olson – Giovanna Please
There’s some story behind the new album from Ladybug Transistor man Gary Olson. Persuaded by two Norwegian brothers to make a record over the course of eight years in two locations – Hayland, Norway and Flatbush Brooklyn. Over this time Gary would visit Ole and Jorn Åleskjær and record basic sketches of songs in their …
Track / News: Lucy Dacus Covers Tom Courtenay as Matador announces Yo La Tengo Electro-O-Pura reissue
Matador Records have announced the latest addition of their ‘Revisionist History’ series is the 25th anniversary reissue of Yo La Tengo’s 1995 album ‘Electro-o-pure’. Vinyl fans will be salivating at the album is now in a gatefold sleeve and has been cut from the 58 minute master. It’s pressed for the first time on two …
Track: Choir Boy – Sweet Candy
With their album Gathering Swans out on May 8th Via DIAS, Choir Boy have release a new single from it, their fourth no less, titled ‘Sweet Candy’. Sweet Candy expresses the sugar cravings and lovesickness of someone who denies themselves the excitement and bliss of romantic fulfilment” explains Choir Boy frontman Adam Klopp. “They’ve had a taste, …
See: Doomshakalaka releases new video for ‘One Last Saturday Night
Doomshakalak is, essentially, Paul Rafferty – former vocalist and bassist for much missed Liverpool indie band Hot Club De Paris, in his new guise. Ahead of his debut Self-titled album, out on June 5th via Moshi Moshi, he has released a new video for his latest single ‘One Last Saturday Night’. It’s been a labour …