indie tracks
See: Holy Moly & The Crackers release new video for ‘Let Go’, plus November tour dates
‘Let Go’ is the new single off Holy Moly & The Crackers’ recently release album, Salem. ‘Let Go’. The North East gypsy folk outfit go in heavy on the record with some full on soulful vocals from Ruth Patterson, and its supported by crunchy guitar chords, fiddles, accordians and percussion building the tension and expectation …
Track: Just Joans – O Caledonia
Taken from the bands long awaited new album, You Might Be Smiling Now… expanded (now a six piece) Scottish indie band the Just Joans have released a new track, O Caledonia. It’s still got the charm, whimsy and innocence you expect from the band, siblings David and Katie, but now its bigger, fatter and packed …
Track: Jim James – I just wasn’t made for these times (Beach Boys cover)
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James’ politically charged solo album Eternally Even brought him critical recognition on its release in 2016, but he’s stepped back in time in more ways than one with his new record Tribute To 2. It harks back to his 2009 EP of covers, Tribute To, but he’s picked another set …
Track: Tigertown – Come My Way
Behind the wash of synth-led Summer vibes and an impossibly catchy catchy chorus , Australian alt-pop group Tigertown’s ‘Come My Way’ has a more serious message behind it. As the bands Chris Collins explains: “We wrote “Come My Way” last year in Nicaragua with our friend James Flannigan. It’s about helping someone through a time …
Review: Prides – A Mind Like The Tide pt.1
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from synth-pop duo Prides, but, the first notes of their new EP are a glittering lifeline to the broken hearted, an invitation to share our stories and unite in our personal battles. Part 1 of A Mind Like The Tide is the long-awaited follow-up to the band’s debut …
Track: My Pleasure – Namedropper
Hull’s My Pleasure, aka Lewis Young recently released his debut album ‘Domestic Bliss’ via the Adult Teeth label, and it includes tales of namedroppers, beauty contests, plagiarism, facial tattoos, identity, waking up, strawberries, the alphabet, internet trolls and domesticity, all wrapped up in his style which he describes as ‘almost pop’. He’s just released the …
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 …