Indie
See: LUCAS reveal new video for Anne Marie
Manchester three piece Lucas have released a new video for their single ‘Anne Marie’, taken from their upcoming EP, High Wire. Produced and co-written by Cage the Elephant’s Lincoln Parish, its a heady mix of Brit-Pop, a sort of shoegaze psychedelia, and a little dash of Marc Bolan. “Anne Marie was a turning point for …
Track: Kin – Margins
New 3-piece KIN have released their debut single ‘Margins’. For fans of Mew, Sigur Rós, and Explosions In The Sky – KIN’s music is gorgeously orchestrated. From the exquisitely performed vocals, to the carefully paced rhythm section; its high-reaching synths and electronics, partnered with intricate guitar turns make for a stunning combination. “‘Margins’ is about …
See: Wye Oak release video for It was not natural, plus tour dates
We’re rapidly falling in love with Wye Oak here at Backseat Mafia. Following on from their successful European tour and the release of their album ‘The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs’, out now on Merge Records (read our review of it, here) the band have announced a whole run of tour dates, including …
See: The Beths release new video for ‘Future Me Hates Me’
New Zealand’s The Beths have revealed the video for their new single, Future Me Hates Me, taken from their forthcoming album on the same name, out via Carpark Records on August 10th. It’s alternatively scuzzy and jangly, but most of all it’s deliciously melodic, and immediately infectious. Elizabeth Stokes does a great line in slightly …
See: Frankie Cosmos reveal video for Apathy, plus European tour dates
Frankie Cosmos have released a new video for ‘Apathy’ just before embarking on a UK tour which will culminate in a show at London’s La Scala on the 31st of May. Directed by Tom Scharpling, ‘Apathy’ is taken from Frankie Cosmos’ wry third album, ‘Vessel,’ released on Sub Pop on March 30th. Front-person Greta Kline …
See: Givers release new video for Collide
LA trio Givers have just released a new video for their track Collide, which see the three piece blend in dreamy indie pop with their usual Cajun influences and afro-pop polyrhythms. More than that though, with its guitar and synth lines in unison, the vocal harmonies and these melodies that gently warp and writhe, it’s …
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 …
See: Guilt Coins release new video for Iza Crime
The first single from London/Essex four piece Guilt Coins is out now. Titled Iza Crime, its taken from the upcoming debut album “Keep The Kick” due for release via Epictronic. The press release quotes stuff like rock and roll, soul, funk and folk, but this is good time, scuzzy indie rock, fired by the sort …
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 …