London
Track: Tidelines – Gaze (re:edit)
After meeting by chance in London, and bonding despite being complete opposites, Niomi and Kailin aka Tidelines have released a re:edit of their track Gaze ahead of a free show at London’s Social on 6th December. The South London boy/girl duo were both London born, but grew up in different parts of the world – …
Track: Romare – Je ‘Taime
Previous single ‘Who Loves You?’ Was the first glimpse of the new album from London based producer Romare, and he’s now dropped another insight in the shape of Je’taime ahead of the release of Love songs: Part two via Ninja Tune on November 11th. Je’taime opens with this insistent, bubbling guitar line, accompanied by fizzing …
Track: Alpines – Heaven
London duo Alpines are back with a new album, Another River, out on October 28th via Metropolis Recordings. It’s a follow up to their 2014 debut, Oasis, and builds on their emotive R&B, garnering fans such as The xx, The Maccabees and Florence Welch. Ahead of the release, the pair have released a taster of …
Track: Desert Planes – Together Apart
There’s something of the Bruce Springsteen about ‘Together Apart’ the new single from London two piece Desert Planes, and the follow up to their debut single Wake In Fright. The pair – singer Tom Farrer and drummer Ben Niblett, have created something that has this pulsating E-Street sound between them, all big production and chiming …
Track: Cope – Seasons Ending
London punk quartet have heralded the arrival of their forthcoming EP with the release of their new single ‘Seasons Ending’. The newcomers have already appeared at Camden Rocks and played their first ever show at the much missed Camden Barfly, and their name has a double meaning past the obvious, that being ‘Challenge Oppression Pursue …
Track: Flamingods – Majesty, plus UK tour dates
Hot on the heels of the release of their album Majesty, which dropped on Soundway records back in June, Psych rockers Flamingods have released the title track and album opener as a new single. Kamal Rasool from the London five piece explains the track as “Majesty is soaked in Eastern Mysticism; the idea that we …
See: Tempesst reveal video for Broke Down Blues, plus tour dates
If perfect pop tunes, soaked in wooze (surely the root of woozy, right) and sprinkled with a little summer haze is your listening bag, then Broke Down Blues – the new single from a band based around Australian twins now residing in East London and working under the moniker Tempesst, is going to be your …
Track: Adam Betts – Drumbones
Sometime member of Brian Eno’s approved Three Trapped Tigers, London based Adam Betts has heralded his debut album Colossal Squid, out 25th November on Blood and Biscuits by releasing its opening track – Drumbones. The album was written, developed and originally recorded over a the course of a few months, taking bits from the likes …
Live Review: Woodburner at the Yoke
The ‘need to know’… Festival name: Woodburner at the Yoke Location: Yoke Farm, Upper Hill, Hereford. Setting: Rough woodland and soft fields. Transport: Train to Hereford/Leominster and then buses, taxis or lifts if you have a lovely friend and/or some surplus booze. But, I hear in the future there may be organised minibuses so watch …
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. …