indie tracks
Track: Leif Vellebekk – Tallahassee
Its almost strange to think that Tallahassee is an outtake from Leif Vollebekk’s Twin Solitude album. Yes, that was a record thats been heaped with praise, but if you just need that feeling of your heartstrings being pulled, then sit back and take a listen to this piano ballad that’s so emotive and beautiful that …
Track: Vince James – The Man I Want to Be
Welsh singer songwriter Vince James has a new single out today, The Man I want to be, and it has a real significance personally for James. As he explains “I wrote the song for my Grandad, it was to celebrate his 80th Birthday. I was listening to a lot of Jake Bugg’s first album at …
New Music: Eilish Gilligan, Creature of Habit
Melbourne’s Eilish Gilligan could not be accused of being prolific, but what she does release is stunning and all the more valuable for its scarcity. Her new release, “Creature of Habit” is out now and it is a haunting, beautiful song. Melancholic, electronic indie pop just begins to pin its style down, and yet it …
Track: Bang Bang Romeo – Natural Born Astronaut
Since I first encountered Bang Bang Romeo in early 2014, their potential was immediately obvious to me. In the years since then they have gained themselves an ever-growing fanbase, enjoyed national radio play and established themselves as one of the most thrilling live acts doing the rounds today. “Natural Born Astronaut” is one of Bang …
Track: Bayonet – Just Want You
Sheffield consistently tops polls of friendliest/happiest places to live in the United Kingdom and with music like this pouring out of it, it’s not hard to see why. Bayonet are a Sheffield four piece who bring an endearing aesthetic to everything they do, whether it’s their artfully retro videos, poster-boy-pretty good looks or carefully constructed …
Video and News: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, Over Everything
This must be the most perfect laconic, low-fi alt.country indie music match in history – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile are releasing an album together entitled “Lotta Sea Lice”, due out on 13 October 2017. First release off the album is the song “Over Everything” and it is everything you would expect from these two …
Track: Deerhoof – Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You (ft. Awkwafina)
There are few bands who can still bring such chaos after 20 years as Deerhoof, and they’ve shared the storming new track “Your Dystopian Creation Doesn’t Fear You”. Featuring call and response from Awkwafina, the band is introducing their new album Mountain Moves. Both immediately accessible, and yet unlike much else you’ll hear this year, …
EP Review: Spirit of Play – Apocalypse EP
Smart, literate and good natured, Spirit of Play’s new EP is shot-through with the book-smarts and approachability you might expect from a four piece band consisting of employees of the Times Literary Supplement. While you’d be right in not expecting visceral rock and roll thrills from such a self-confessed geeky group, the uncharacteristically aggressive Apocalypse …
See: CRITICS – Key Lime Pie
Dirt-pop trio Critics have just released the follow-up single to their debut ‘All I Wanna Know’, bringing a fresh perspective to their tunes with new track ‘Key Lime Pie’. The track takes an optimistic turn on its predecessor, exchanging those darker tones for funky vibes in preparation for summer heatwaves and that cool festival atmosphere. The new …
EP: Joe Brown – Lemonade
Some music you don’t skip past: some music, one small drop in a vast ocean of sound, can take you away for a moment when you simply listen to it, uninterrupted and completely immersed. You don’t often get music with that quality, but Joe Brown’s EP Lemonade, in three tracks, managed to achieve it. The …