indie tracks
EP: Remington Super 60 – Indie pop for kids vol. 1
Like a Norwegian happy pill, Remington Super 60 are back with a new release titled Indie pop for kids vol.1. Its joyful, bouncy and almost childish in the way that only Europeans can be. With titles like Robo learned to whistle and Plastic Duck, it’s not music to take seriously, but has a lovely DIY …
Track: OK Button – Verso
On new single ‘Verso’, OK Button bring challenging themes and breathtaking music together in perfect harmony. OK Button – Amber Wilson, Nass Donald and Adam Falkner – are gaining a reputation for creating dreamy synth-pop with refreshingly grounded lyrical observations on emotive issues such as loss, isolation, depression and anxiety. Their style of songwriting is …
Track: One Eyed Wayne – Waste of a day
Taken from their Saucy Postcards Super Creeps album, out on Optic Nerve, Waste of a day is the new track from One Eyed Wayne. Telling the familiar tale of, well, wasting a day. Or as the band say – the simple joy of letting it slip through your fingers. It’s this immediately attractive slice of …
rack: Wedding Present – Jump in, the Water’s fine
The boy Gedge and current Wedding Present line-up are preparing for the release of a new single, their first new material since 2017, on August 2nd, via Come Play With Me. The two track record – The Water’s Fine’ and ‘Panama’, and is available on 7” and limited edition 10” picture disc (a first for …
Track: Bat for Lashes – Kids in the dark
The wonderful thing about music I find is the ability to transport you to a time. Whether it was the first time you heard it, back when we all still bought CDs, or how it can transport you back in time with a feeling or a sense that defined an era. Kids in the dark, …
Track: Julien baker – Red Door/Conversation Piece
Two tracks that were previously only available on a Record Store Day limited 7″ have now finally been released onto all good (and probably otherwise) streaming services. Slightly biased here but I can’t help it. I love Julien Baker and she can do no wrong. She has that ability to stop time and grab all …
Track: Bubblegum Lemonade – Heaven With You
Bubblegum Lemonade – Heaven With You EP ‘Heaven With You’ is the second single from Bubblegum Lemonade’s smash new album ‘Desperately Seeking Sunshine’. It is a radio hit featuring a chiming Byrds-like guitar intro, an infectious hi hat, glockenspiel, and backing vocals from Sandra of fellow Scottish band Strawberry Whiplash (another great band worth checking …
Track: Whitney – Giving Up, plus new album news
Chicago-based Whitney will release their sophomore album ‘Forever Turned Around’, on August 30th via Secretly Canadian. On the follow up to their much-beloved debut, 2016’s ‘Light Upon the Lake’, Ehrlich and Kakacek grapple with the anxiety and acceptance that time is limited and navigate questions of mortality, doubt, love, and friendship. Lead single ‘Giving Up’ …
Track: Boy & Bear return with new single ‘Hold Your Nerve’, plus tour news
Boy & Bear set their fanbase abuzz last month after teasing brand new music. Now, the wait is over with the band returning with a triumphant new single, Hold Your Nerve, their first new music since the release of 2015’s Limit of Love. After the most tumultuous period of the band’s lives both personally and …
Track: Night Moves – Recollections
Taken from their forthcoming ‘Can you really find me’, out on June 28th via Domino Records, Night Moves have released a new track, Recollections. It’s a dramatic slice of pop noir, with it’s Godley and Creme sheen scuffed up a bit with some Johnny Marr like guitar playing and a lovely sheen that glistens all …