Rock
Track: The Ophelias share new single and video for ‘Neil Young on High (feat. Julien Baker)’ with new album ‘Crocus’ due out Sept 24
Ohio four-piece The Ophelias have shared new single Neil Young on High (featuring Julien Baker), the first single from their new album Crocus, set for release on Sept 24 via Joyful Noise Recordings. Explaining how the collaboration with critically acclaimed Julien Baker came to be, Ophelias vocalist and guitarist Spencer Peppet explains: “We met Julien …
News: New label Carrie launches with the Stevie Nicks elegance of Soft Focus’s ‘Easy For You’
MANCHESTER events site GigList is branching out from promoting music into giving it a specific platform of its own with the launch of a sister label, Carrie: an imprint that aims to elevate and celebrate female musicians, producers, and female-presenting voices. And Carrie is launching this midsummer morning with a first track from Yorkshire’s Soft …
See: Half Moon Run scour your emotions with the autumnal monochrome of ‘It’s True’; their ‘Inwards & Onwards’ EP is out now
“I’M PROUD of the fact that, as we live and grow, we’re able to continue to make music that evolves andchanges and seems to be meaningful,” Conner Molander observes as his band, Half Moon Run, enter their twelfth year of existence. “It’s not like we found a trick and had a successful album because of …
See: Novelty Island invites you to his Mersey archipelago for the baroque piano pop of ‘Listen’
NOVELTY ISLAND, much like Coral Island but not so much Hilbre Island, though that’s weird in its own way, is part of the mythical archipelago of offshore Liverpudlian islands of the musical mind. Castaway under a solitary palm on this particular shore, with a whole Bond-villain musical laboratory accessible through a hidden hatch, is the …
Track: Good Lekker give strong pop, rock and indie nods on newly unveiled single ’Something Better’
Wollongong indie-dance six-piece Good Lekker released their vibrant, high-spirited new track Something Better today. The group have received widespread support from acclaimed music tastemakers Pilerats and recently played support for Brisbane’s Mallrat in front of a massive audience. They have also just announced the exciting news of an accompanying East-Coast tour, which will include dates in …
Track: The Mountain Goats relish in Wild West psychedelia with ‘Dark In Here’
CALIFORNIAN staple The Mountain Goats have released the title track “Dark in Here” ahead of their album, out on June 25th on Merge Records. Led by songwriter John Darnielle, the band’s sound on “Dark In Here” could be summed up as a sinister, wild yet calming Spaghetti Western soundtrack; instead of guns as ammo you …
Track: Astari Nite releases the gloriously gothic track ‘Pocketful of Posies’ along with a lush, enigmatic and playful video.
Astari Nite have perfected a deep dark gothic songwriting craft that is deliciously enjoyable, poised and full of swagger. The new single, ‘Pocketful of Posies’ does not deviate: it is another elegantly crafted slice of gothic heaven – lead singer Mychael’s voice sonorous and powerful, the instrumentation insistent and driving. Mychael enigmatically says of the …
See: Michael League – ‘In Your Mouth’: Snarky Puppy and Bokanté founder unveils a solo rock-pop sophistication
FOUR Grammys under his belt, founder member of frontier-free jazz-rock-world-funk ensemble Snarky Puppy and world-blues outfit Bokanté; musical director for, and collaborator with, one of the true greats, David Crosby; it’s fair to say Michael League is no slouch when it comes to music, and neither is he an underachiever. For the time being at …
News: Merpire announces debut album ‘Simulation Ride’ and shares resoundingly dreamy lead single ‘Village’
Melbourne’s Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt, aka Merpire announces debut album Simulation Ride will be released 23 July via Warner’s ADA. The album is all about looking for positivity and confidence in times of anxiety and uncertainty. “‘Simulation Ride’ is a musical diary entry into the workings and not-workings of my mind,” says Rhiannon. “It exists in hope of connecting …
Track: Eliza + The Delusionals – Hear spirited new single ‘YOU’ + catch tour with The Vanns in June/July
Breezy Brisbane/Pottsville indie-rockers, Eliza & The Delusionals, make an exciting and welcome return with their latest single, YOU. Fans will also be able to catch the group on tour in June and July as they support THE VANNS on a run of Australian dates (listed below). The new track is upbeat and vibrant, led by …