Indie
Meet: United Fruit, and listen to their track Where the Sun Beats down
We’ve long been taken with the punky alt rock of Glasgow based four piece United Fruit. When we heard the heavy riffs and blistering, driving vibe of their new single Where the Sun Beats down, we fell for them completely. There’s a sort of wobbly brilliance about the track, perhaps eminating from the jumpy, joyous …
See: Arkells release new video for Private School
Describing Morning Report, the new album from Hamilton quintet Arkells, singer Max Kerman says “Many of the songs are inspired by friends and family: I have a lot of interesting characters in my life and take a lot of joy in being able to write about them. “A lot of songs start from what happened …
Track: Youth Hostel – Out of my Mouth
Liverpool three piece Youth Hostel have dropped a three minute slice of indie pop heaven in the shape of their new single, Out of my mouth. Its obvious some of the regions favourite sons have bestowed their influence on the boys, with the catchy and upbeat melody and driving indie shuffle sitting comfortably somewhere between …
New Music: Ranch Ghost : Turfin’
One of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world is currently East Nashville. The combination of rebellion against the mainstream bro-country scene and the presence of so many musicians in one city has led to a scene combining punk rock, alt-country and serious musical chops. And straight out of East Nashville are garage and beat band …
Festival Review: Live At Leeds 2016
Live At Leeds festival celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, taking over venues all across the city to showcase the best of British music and introducing you to your new favourite bands. This year was bigger than ever; every venue was full to capacity from the start as people of all ages came out to …
Album Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Five years. Five long years. That’s how long us Radiohead fans have been sat waiting for this. 2011’s The King Of Limbs left many fans dissatisfied, especially after the wonderful In Rainbows. There were theories; follow up albums and the like. Hell, with Radiohead, anything could drop at any time. But no; we got Atoms …
Track: Dream Lake – Blueness of the light
Stockholm dream pop duo Dream Lake (the clues in the title I guess) are back with a new single, Blueness of the night. The pair, professional dancer and lead vocalist Isabella Svärdstam and multi-instrumentalist and producer Niklas Willar Lidholm have already been releasing their own brand of Beach House / 80s influenced music since 2013. …
Track: Quiet Hollers – Broken Guitar
Even before listening to Quiet Hollers, just the name conjures up this image of dusty americana, and sure enough new single Broken Guitar – taken from their eponymous album that dropped back in in October, has that unmistakable indie/americana vibe about it. There’s these almost static organ chords, as the piano adds these little melodic …
See: Braids reveal new video for Companion, plus Summer tour dates
Montreal three piece Braids return with a new EP – Companion , written during the sessions for their standout debut LP, Deep in the Iris. Out on May 20th via Arbutus Records, the band have released a new video for the title track, which features singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston performing the song, with a double. The …
Preview: Karma Fest, Leeds 29.05.16
Back for a fourth bite of the acid soaked cherry, Karma Fest 2016 returns to Leeds on the 29th of May. As you’d expect, it’s a day filled with tunes and vibes from the some of the UK’s best psych outfits , but this year see’ a very distinct international flavour been added to the …