indie tracks
New Music: Loom – Hate
Taking their lead from the likes of The Jesus Lizard, Bad Brains, Pixies, GG Allin, Misfits, and Warsaw – all of whom they covered on an early Cassette EP, Leamington Spa’s Loom make dark aggressive music that flits between goth, punk and grunge. Having garnered support from the likes of Zane Lowe and Daniel P …
Track: Girl Ray – Stupid Things
Of their new single Stupid Things, out via Moshi Moshi on April 14th, Girl Ray lead vocalist and guitarist Poppy Hankin says “It’s about crushing really hard on someone, and finding myself doing fucking ridiculous things to feel like we’ve got some kind of connection. Watching films that they mentioned fleetingly or ordering their favourite …
Track: The Darling Buds – Complicated
So unless your of a similar age to myself, Welsh indie poppers The Darling Buds may just have passed you by. It has been a quarter of a century since their last material, but the wait (at least for those of us who have been waiting) is over, with the release of and EP, Evergreen, …
EP: DogStar Tantra – All Alone In This Together 1
So what do you do when your psychedelic doom folk band decides to take a break for a bit? Well if you’re Tristram Burden and your band is Language of Shapes you fill that band time with music making on your own. Burden decided to hit up a pre-LoS songbook and finish up some tunes …
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 …