Girlfriends hail from Boston and have just released their latest 7″ via Black Bell Records titled Cave Kids and backed with Eat Around The Bad Parts. The single is simply one of the best slabs of psych infused, rumbling, garage rock we’ve heard in a good long while and has been soundtracking much of the last few days for us. The lyrics tick all the … Continue reading Girlfriends Release Cave Kids 7″
The Sugarplum Fairies are an indie pop duo from Vienna that now calls Los Angeles home. Somewhere between Hapsburg and Honkytonk, swaying palm trees and swirling dark espresso, airy minimalism and waltzing americana, the Fairies play melancholic songs on sparkling instruments. Think of an evening gown captured in Kodachrome. Gustav Klimt on Route 66. This is music for when you’ve been up all night but … Continue reading New Album from The Sugarplum Fairies
We’re more or less packed. 300 miles. I’m feeling tetchy – better make it before the sea surrounds us. Smile and wave, smile and wave. Will it be alright on the night? It’s too late to turn back, Here we go. Lindisfarne, oh no. (A Middle Brother inspired refrain to the tune of Portland – I realise you may not sing this tune with the … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (8th April)
We were sent this track randomly from someone saying they thought we’d like it. And like it we did. It is by a band called Parlours and while there isn’t a great deal of information available about them, we did find this on their website. Hailing from the heart of the midwest, Parlours is one of the only female-fronted acts presently in Des Moines. Parlours’ … Continue reading Introducing…Parlours
The latest free Insound digital mix for April is up and available for a short time only. Nearly 20 tracks of the latest and best from the worlds of indie, folk, alternative and electronica. Featured artists include Low, Grails, Crystal Stilts, Vivian Girls, Young Widows and Xray Eyeballs amongst others. You can get your copy just by clicking here. Here are a couple of our … Continue reading Latest Insound Digital Mix
Races (formerly known as Black Jesus) formed in late 2009 after singer/songwriter Wade Ryff escaped the sweaty grips of multiple bands, the San Fernando Valley and, so the story goes, a real life witch. First formed as an impromptu group assembled for a one-off performance, the band was a haphazard collection of musicians who had befriended one-another over years of playing music. Now however, the … Continue reading Introducing…Races
The Black Hand Gang hail from urban Scotland, but their hearts would seem to be just as firmly ensconced in the America of backwood swamps and dusty plains that call to mind some of the greats like Creedence Clearwater Revival and Neil Young. Put these influences together and you get soaring passion and raw emotion anchored by some down-to-earth Glasgow grit. The songs from their self-titled … Continue reading Introducing…The Black Hand Gang
Indie pop quintet Exlovers have just been confirmed to support Noah & The Whale on all dates of their forthcoming European and UK tour. To celebrate, their label Young & Lost Club are giving away Blowing Kisses, the A-side to their sold out single on Y&L in February. It is a two minute rollercoaster ride of glorious melodic pop with delightful vocal harmonies that is as wistful … Continue reading Exlovers To Support Noah & The Whale, Give Away Free Single
The wonderfully named sextet Teen Girl Scientist Monthly hail from New York. Theirs is a world of stomping indie rock, marrying pulsating percussion with epic orchestral violin and adding a topping of effervescent male/female vocals. Dipping their toes in everything from country to post-punk they kick up a shitstorm of high energy sound that is as diverse as it is original, but never less than 100% … Continue reading Teen Girl Scientist Monthly: Safari Video
Too Slow, the recent debut long player by Tom Williams & The Boat is undoubtedly one of our albums of the year so far. It is crammed full of brilliant tunes that mix vitriol and wry observation in equal measure jumping from the venom of the wonderful Get Older to the understated ironic sarcasm of Wouldn’t Women Be Sweet. It has been getting regular plays … Continue reading New Single From Tom Williams & The Boat
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