indie tracks
Track: Honeyblood – ‘Ready For The Magic’ Plus UK Tour News
Honeyblood make a magical return with the spellbinding first single from new album ‘Babes Never Die’. The Glasgow-based duo of Stina Tweeddale and drummer Cat Myers have announced that the wait is over for their eagerly anticipated second album, ‘Babes Never Die’ (out 4 November on Fat Cat Records), and have shared the video for …
Track: Let’s Eat Grandma – ‘Sax In The City’ plus tour news
Following a captivating set at Latitude festival, Let’s Eat Grandma share beguiling new single ‘Sax In The City’. This multi-instrument toting Norwich-based duo of Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, both 17, released their debut album ‘I, Gemini’ last month to critical acclaim. In ‘Sax In The City’, the latest single from the album, Let’s Eat …
Track: Acrylic – ‘Overrun’
Acrylic share their atmospheric sound with summery new tune ‘Overrun’. This indie-rock five-piece are all students currently residing in Glasgow’s west end. Their intricate sound has already caught the attention of Amazing Radio, BBC Scotland and XFM Scotland and 2016 began with them supporting The View on New Years Day. New single ‘Overrun’ begins with …
Track: Pixies – Um chagga lagga, plus new expanded European tour dates
Some things change and some things stay the same, both in the real world and in the world of Frank Black and co’s Pixies. Take Um Chagga Lagga, taken from their recently announced second ‘post-reunion’ album Head Carrier, out on September 30th via Pixiesmusic/Play it again Sam. It’s got all those things we love about …
Track: Vyk Non – Distant Stars
Seems that London quartet Vyk Non are on a mission to confuse us. Starting with their name that, in the spirit of Aphex Twin, consists of basically meaningless words that mean nothing, they follow it up by making jerky, noisey art pop/punk, with shades of The Pixies and Fugazi that’s just as difficult to describe/pigeonhole. …
EP: Bugeye – ‘Never Let You Go’ EP
Bugeye have reformed and make a glorious return with their fiery new EP. This London based three-piece began life back in the late 90s, making spiky disco-pop and earning support slots with the likes of The Cranberries at Wembley. But, after a promising start, they decided to disband. Nearly twenty years later they’re back and …
Track: Turtlenecked – Mondrian
Harrison Smith, aka Turtlenecked hails from that musical hot spot of Portland, Oregon and makes music that is noisy, frayed at the edges indie rock. Apparently written in the show, his new track is Mondrian, taken from his forthcoming album Pure Plush Bone Cage, out on Good Cheer Records on August 19th. Over these insistent, …
Track: Welshy Arms – Bad Blood
Cleveland Ohio five piece Welshy Arms have released their new single, available right now on iTunes (other download emporiums available) Bad Blood. It’s a follow up to their well regarded previous single Legendary, which found its way onto The Hateful Eight trailer, amongst other things. Bad Blood throws some call and response into the mix, …
Track: The Crookes – Roman Candle
The Crookes release sparkling new single ‘Roman Candle’, taken from their self-released record ‘Lucky Ones’. This Sheffield four-piece use their travels, and those they meet along the way, to inspire their vibrant pop tunes. Latest album ‘Lucky Ones’, released on their own Anywhere Records, is reflective of their colourful journey. “I think you can’t help …
Track: The Echo Session – But I’m Scared
Glasgow four piece The Echo Session can’t be accused of rushing into things. A mere seven years since their highly regarded debut single ‘Tell Me’, and they’re back with a new record, But I’m Scared, out on the Flowers in the Dustbin label on August 12th. If you remember Tell Me with affection, you’ll be …