indie tracks
Track: Family Friends – ‘I’m Like You’
‘I’m Like You’, the exhilarating second cut from a forthcoming EP out via Beatnik Creative on February 24th. I love a lazy, off-kilter indie track with discordant melodies and dreamy vocals – so this was right up my street. Think floating down a sundrenched boulevard by the sea on fluorescent rollerblades – maybe with an …
EP: The Clouds – Zaffre
Along with bands like The Underground Lovers, The Falling Joys and Ratcat, The Clouds held the banner for classic indie pop in Australia in the late eighties, early nineties.The sweet duel vocal harmonies of Jody Phillis and Patricia Young were underpinned by a muscular rhythm section and jangling guitars. Their album, Penny Century, is often …
See: Justin Currie – ‘This Is My Kingdom Now’ plus album news and tour dates
Justin Currie returns to his songwriting throne with the announcement of his fourth solo album, ‘This Is My Kingdom Now’. 2016 seemed like a busy year for Justin Currie – with various performances including the Kelvingrove Bandstand (when the weather finally permitted) and a stunning collaboration with the RSNO in Paisley Abbey, along with helping …
Track: Rainbrother – Juggler
You might recognise the name Bjarke Bendtsen as frontman of psychedelic folk outfit The Migrant. He’s back with a new band, Rainbrother, who wander into more electronic soundscapes to match their folk rock leanings, as seen in the new track Juggler, taken from their forthcoming debut album Tale From The Drought, out on February 3 …
Track: Bacchus – The Mirror
It’s been several months since the release of Bacchus’ last EP ‘The Rich & The War’. He’s clearly a sensitive soul, The four tracks that made up his last release followed in the steps of acts like David Gray and Damian Rice, stripping things back and making top quality acoustic music. His new track is …
Track: Los Campesinos! – I Broke Up In Amarante, plus album news
Los Campesinos! return with a new track ahead of a tour and their 6th album “Sick Scenes”. “I Broke Up in Amarante” is the track, and Gareth from the band says : “The song’s about battling with bad mental health, trying to comfort and reason with yourself over something you can’t control. Specifically it’s about …
Track: British Sea Power – Bad Bohemian, plus new album news
It’s been more than three years since we last heard from the magnificent British Sea Power and the wait is over: they have announced a new album entitled “Let the Dancers Inherit the Party” due for release on 31 March 2017 and, in anticipation, they have released a new song with video called “Bad Bohemian”. …
Track: L.A. Witch – Brian
L.A. Witch share their effortlessly cool new single ‘Brian’ before turning up the heat on tour in the UK in February. The Los-Angeles based threesome of Sade Sanchez (vocals/guitar), Irita Pai (bass/vocals), Ellie English (drums) have just signed to Suicide Squeeze Records and are celebrating by sharing new single ‘Brian’. Originally released on 7” via …
Track: The Dears – To Hold and Have, plus UK tour dates
Montréal husband and wife duo The Dears will return with their sixth studio album, Times Infinity Volume One, due out on February 3, 2017 through Dangerbird Records. From it, the band have today shared a new track, to have and to hold. As the album title suggests, it’ll be followed by volume two later in …
Track: Boss Hog – Formula X
It’s been a good old while since we had new material from New York garage noise band Boss Hog – aka Christina Martinez and her husband Jon Spencer, but they’re back with Brood X, their first new album for 17 years, out on March 24th via Bronze Rat Records. AS Christina explains “There are different …