post-punk
Track/Video : Scott Lavene releases new single ‘Waitrose Has Run Out Of Lobsters’ – a people’s pop anthem.
That seasoned purveyor of the short burst, lo-fi pop song Scott Lavene has just announced a new single ‘Waitrose Has Run Out Of Lobsters’, out on 7th March via London’s Nothing Fancy. The follow up to last year’s fine family homage ‘Prettiest Peach’, this supermarket name dropper once again crackles with Lavene’s sardonic wit and …
News: Chain of Flowers album ‘Never Ending Space’ release date set for 26th 0f May
Welsh post-punk unit Chain Of Flowers return with their lofty and long-simmering sophomore full-length, rich with reckonings, reverb, and redemption: Never Ending Space. Despite some of the songs dating back a few years, the record first began materialising in earnest during the pandemic, by which point most of the band had relocated from Cardiff to London. …
Gallery and set-list: The Murder Capital – Vicar Street, Dublin 26.02.2023
Words / Photos Mick Ryan. Last Sunday night saw the welcome return of post-punk band “The Murder Capital” who played to a sold out Vicar St venue in Dublin City IRE. Indeed it’s been three years since they last played in the capital since that “C” word and in the meantime they’ve played various festivals …
Live Review: Soup! – The Key Club, Leeds. 21.02.23
Supporting Hotel Lux on Tuesday night at Leeds’ Key Club, rising Manchester band Soup! brought their particular brand of post punk to a small but appreciative audience. The room was a little sparsely populated, and the openers – local post-punk 5 piece outfit Mince – hadn’t managed to ignite the venue despite a sterling effort …
Gallery & Set-lists: Dry Cleaning / Dehd / Thus Love – Vicar Street, Dublin 14.02.2023
Dry Cleaning played to a sold-out Vicar Street Dublin to kick off the UK & European tour in support of their latest album ‘Stumpwork’ bringing with them from Vermont ‘Thus Love’ and from Chicago ‘Dehd’ all bands playing some fantastic sets. Thus Love Photos: Dehd Photos & Set-list: Bad LoveNobodyLonerStarsClearLuckyNo DifferenceEmpty In My MindEggshellsFloodWindow Dry …
PREMIERE: You Said Strange return with ‘(Song For A) Wasted Land’, announce new album
Toward the end of 2021, Giverny-based quartet You Said Strange released the first part of their second album Thousand Shadows, which followed up 2018 debut Salvation Prayer. We didn’t hear much from them last year, certainly not in the form of new music, but Vol. 1 implied the existence of a Vol. 2, so it …
News: Fast rising Rock & Roll / Post-Punk / Indie trio, The Molotovs to play Irish debut gig January 6th and a string of UK headline and support slots in February
Rock & Roll / Post-Punk / Indie trio The Molotovs make their Irish debut at The Grand Social Dublin on Friday 6th January with local rock band Tung In Cheek playing proud support. With almost 200 London gigs under their belt since forming in July 2020, along with support slots with The Libertines, Paul Cook …
Album Review: Newcastle punk quartet, These New South Whales explode on self-titled third release
Three years on from sophomore release, I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do, the third full-length release from These New South Whales delivers in spades. The multi-faceted chameleons of Australian punk/post-punk have grown their signature sound, with the schedule of pre-release singles from the album giving a tasty sampler of the album’s full …
News; Lumer release new single ‘English Dream’
Today Hull born four-piece, LUMER return with their brand-new single, ‘English Dream‘ LISTEN HERESTREAM HERE Written as a social commentary from the perspective of lead singer Alex Evans, ‘English Dream’ uses sleazy and harsh guitar sounds from guitarist Ben Jackson blended with the pumping bassline of Ben Morrod as a call to arms. The hard hitting, almost tribal drumming of William Evans flows throughout the …
NEWS: M(h)aol announce debut album, release powerful single Asking For It and confirm headline tour dates for 2023
M(h)aol announce their debut album Attachment Styles out 3 February 2023 via TULLE Collective. In addition they have also released new single ‘Asking For It’. Note: Trigger Warning. It’s a raw and personal song that has been developed over the years. It was the first work singer Róisín wrote to try and process some of …