indie tracks
Track: Snow Patrol – Empress
Snow Patrol have just premiered Empress, the second single from their forthcoming album (and first for seven years) Wildness. Recently, Snow Patrol debuted music videos for “What If This Is All The Love You Ever Get?,” “Life On Earth,” and “Don’t Give In,” and you can watch them all here. Lead-singer and songwriter Gary Lightbody says of …
Track: The Rare Occasions – Physics, plus US tour dates
Los Angeles four piece The Rare Occasions are preparing for the release of their new album ‘Into the Shallows’ which drops on May 25th. Ahead of it, they’ve released a new track from the album ‘Physics’ and announced a string of US tour dates. Physics is this twisting Arctic Monkey-ish indie rock affair, spewing out …
Track: Mass Gothic – Dark Window
New York duo Mass Gothic release their latest single for Sub Pop, ‘Dark Window,’ a captivating mix of scuzzy squall and crystalline synths, accompanied by a lyric video co-directed by the band and filmmaker Nira Burstein. Mass Gothic’s Jessica Zambri had this to say, “It was late at night, I started dancing around the studio …
Track: MNNQNS – If only they could
FatCat Records have announced the signing of MNNQNS (pronounced Mannequins) from Rouen, France. Brought together by their shared taste in post-punk, they take influence from heavyweights like The Fall, Television and Sonic Youth, and are a compelling force of tightly woven guitars, enveloping feedback and singer Adrian D’Epinay’s deadpan, almost sermonic vocals. Despite being a …
EP: Gengahr – I’ll Be Waiting, plus tour dates
Gengahr swiftly follow-up their simply stunning second album with a stripped-back EP and a UK headline tour. Gengahr’s gorgeous second album ‘Where Wildness Grows’ didn’t take long to become rooted in my brain, with its shimmering psychedelic pop soundscapes combined with a lyrical intimacy delivered by Felix Bushe’s amazing voice. So, I’m thrilled that the …
Track: Celestial North – Illuminate Yourself
One song at a time, Celestial North is slowly quietly building a lovely collection of heart-liftingly elegiac and pastoral indie-rock tunes. Illuminate Yourself is the third of them and well worth a listen. Find it and its equally ace predecessors (Winter Circle and Hey Völva) at Bandcamp
Track: Pavo Pavo – Statue Is A Man Inside
Pavo Pavo are back with a new track, following up their debut album with the first view of their forthcoming second album. ‘Statue Is A Man Inside’ is the latest from the unconventional duo’s project. Oliver Hill is a co-founder of Pavo Pavo and describes the background to the track as “I thought of two …
Track: The Hit Parade release Happy World / Otaku Boy for RSD 2018
One of the UK’s most cherished indie bands The Hit Parade releases its thirteenth single on JSH Records tomorrow to mark Record Store Day 2018. The Hit Parade was formed by three school friends in 1984. They have released six albums and 12 singles since and built a small but determined following amongst record fans in …
Track: Drinks – Corner Shops
Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley (White Fence) have teamed up for a second album as DRINKS. The new album, Hippo Lite, will be released on Drag City worldwide on April 20, 2018. DRINKS began in 2015 with the release of their debut LP, Hermits on Holiday on Presley’s own Birth Records. Despite DRINKS creating …
Track: The Essex Green – Sloane Ranger
Long standing Brooklyn indie trio The Essex Green have broken their long hiatus – taken to (according to the band at least) build houseboats, lead fermentation effort in Vermont and study elk rutting, and have reconvened over the last 2-3 years in various locations to record new album Hardly Electronic. It’s out on June 29th …