pop
Premiere: Al Di Meola & Dodi Battaglia release new track, One Sky
When two guitar legends combine, sparks fly. Or at least that’s what we’ve gleaned from listening to this brand new track, One Sky, from American fusion legend Al Di Meola and former slinger for 70’s prog-poppers Pooh Battaglia. It’s out today on 7” vinyl and streaming and we’re delighted to be premiering it this morning …
Track: Flowers – Erik
Flowers new single ‘Erik’ is their contribution to Slumberland’s SLR30 Singles Series and their first single since 2017. Due for release December 4th via Slumberland records. Written about their wayward pet hamster, it’s a lovely tune, and a prime piece of the grungy, fuzzy pop that Flowers are so expert at creating.Simple yet effective with …
Track: TANDM – Earthworm (2020 Remastered)
‘Earthwork (2020 Remastered)’ from Toronto duo TANDM (Thomas Franklin and Maxine Beck-Sinderby) is such a delightful pop song – catchy, bubbly and endearing, providing a panacea to our dark and troubled times. According to the band, This song is our response to the people who don’t believe music-making to be a professional career, or in …
TRACK: Vera Hotsauce – ‘Ricochet’: railing against the wrongs
THE ARTIST’S name suggests that we’re in for a giggle to British ears, as it hints of something out of a 1960s’ Carry On film or a Frankie Howerd sketch. But all is not what it seems. Vera Hotsauce is deadly serious and “Ricochet”, (referred to as a ‘diss track’) and video take aim specifically …
Track: Mumble Tide – Love Thing
Bristol duo Mumble Tide have released ‘Love Thing’, the title track from their forthcoming debut EP, set for release on 13th November through Nothing Fancy. Navigating both the excitement and anxieties of a new relationship, the song ‘Love Thing’ was one of the first Gina Leonard wrote for Mumble Tide. “We had tried a bunch …
Track: Magon – Change
Along with announcing his 2nd album ‘Hour After Hour’ due for release January 29, 2021. Magon has also shared the first single – ‘Change’. Born out of a year-long period during which everything changed in his life. This sweet ballad sounds like the perfect mix between indie rock and psych pop, between Ty Segall and The Velvet Underground. Laid …
Track: Rhyal Knight – Summer’s Over Soon
Rhyal Knight’s released “Summer’s Over Soon” as single via Grumpy Bastard Recordings. It’s his first single from the forthcoming album, Tresxha Clarity. Overdriven guitar and great vocals sees Rhyal Knight create some great-sounding Americana pop. Strong drum beats and floating synths fill in the gaps on this perfectly produced track. Check it out, here: Find out …
Track: Left Field Messiah – A.M Moonlight
Left Field Messiah are Steve Bays (of Hot Hot Heat), Jeremy Ruzumna (of Fitz & The Tantrums) and Erik Janson (formerly of Wildling). They have announced their new project with the single ‘A.M. Moonlight’, the lead single off of their upcoming debut album, ‘In Praise of Bombast’, due out early next year via KEXP. Melodic bass line …
TRACK: Alex Jayne – ‘Clouds’: acoustic pop details the moment you notice it’s all changed
ALEX JAYNE, the London songwriter who we last heard of coolly observing the world from a late-night taxi on “Backseat”, has returned with a new single, the intelligent pure pop of “Clouds”. She’s got such an adept eye for seeing how life is; her new single spots the clouds in the sky which, like a …
Track: Tim Burgess Shares Track ‘Yours. To Be’ From New EP Ascent Of The Ascended
After releasing his solo album ‘I love The New Sky’ Tim Burgess announces news of a new EP, Ascent Of The Ascended, due 27th November via Bella Union Of the track, ‘Yours. To Be’, Burgess says: “At the tail end of the glory of the night before – with all the hope and beauty that …