Dublin 5-piece Silverbacks have shared a video for new single Up The Nurses, the latest track to be taken from their much-anticipated debut album Fad. The band draw from influences covering classic punk, art-rock, slacker-indie and spindly post-punk, and the new track has a new wave vibe, brimming with exuberant energy, but as taut and tense as ever. Watch it here. Continue reading New Video: Silverbacks – Up The Nurses
Here is a new single from Nottingham trio Attraktors. Drawing equally from influences such as Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Neu and Gary Numan, Maximum Minimum further showcases their cosmic space rock credentials, and is taken from their forthcoming self-titled long player, released on Vivod on the 3rd July. Stream it here. Continue reading More from Attraktors
Duo Gum Country’s self-described “harsh twee” project began back in Vancouver as a series of lo-fi four track recordings made in an apartment, very quietly. It draws on groups like Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, Meat Puppets, and The Magnetic Fields, and envelops and transforms these influences within the warm embrace of fuzzy open-tuned guitar tones, driving drums and melodic keyboard accompaniments. After relocating to LA where … Continue reading Gum Country Release Somewhere
Reprinted in full: ATO Records, an independent record label out of New York City, has been reflecting deeply on the injustices and inequality in our world. We recognize that music is not just an agent for change, but a space of solace. As we approach our 20th anniversary as a label, we remain proud to represent a diverse range of artists whose music imparts messages … Continue reading ATO Records – Silence Is Not An Option Compilation
On 25th September, IDLES will release their third album – Ultra Mono – via Partisan Records. The band have shared album highlight and thunderous call-to-action Grounds, which you can watch/stream below. Ahead of its release, IDLES will also host a series of three live performances from an iconic studio on Aug 29-30, which will be professionally recorded, filmed, and livestreamed. Upon purchase of a ticket, … Continue reading IDLES Annouce New Album. Share Grounds
London-based trio Dream Wife have shared a new track from upcoming album So When You Gonna… Temporary is about the often-unspoken struggles of miscarrying, and shows a sweeter side of the band, with honey-sweet guitar beautifully complementing soaring vocals. The band have also announced that all proceeds from digital Bandcamp pre-orders of So When You Gonna… will be donated to Black Minds Matter and Gendered … Continue reading New Single From Dream Wife
L.A. Witch are back with details of a new album Play With Fire, which is out on the 21st August on Suicide Squeeze Records. First taste is with the lyric video for the amped up riffs and slashing fuzz lines of I Wanna Lose which the trio describe as “being about feeling free and feeling stronger because you’ve lost everything and now you’ve got everything to win. … Continue reading L.A. Witch – I Wanna Lose
Wage Slave comes from Psychic Shakes’ upcoming second EP Unsaid. It is the solo project of Max McLellan and despite the subject matter – the song laments the monotony and boredom of doing a low paid hospitality job in your early twenties – is a delightful excursion into woozy surf-pop, with just the right amount of indie jangle topping. Drunk and scrolling through indeed today There’s … Continue reading Psychic Shakes – Wage Slave
We recently shared a couple of tracks from Permanent Collection’s upcoming long player Nothing Good Is Normal (out this Friday – and all June digital sales of the record are going to the Anti Police Terror Project). Now we have a new track from the record to share with you. Breakaway – two minutes of ferociously propulsive noise-rock that is foot to the floor stuff from about … Continue reading Permanent Collection – Breakaway
Following the excellent seven minute plus epic of garage-psych glory that was Page Before, here’s another from Venus Furs, the moniker of Montreal’s Paul Kasner. Beginning with a heavy guitar riff Paranoia carries a tenacity that matches the song’s theme. A powerful exploration of mental illness examining the isolation and pain brought on from depression and anxiety. Catch the video below. The self-titled LP will … Continue reading More From Venus Furs
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