Fucked Up – Raise Your Voice Joyce

Fucked Up have announced details of a new album Dose Your Dreams, and have shared the first single from it, Raise Your Voice Joyce. The long player is out on the 5th Oct via their new label Merge Records and it reconnects with characters first introduced in their excellent album David Comes To Life. The new record also features contributions from J Mascis, Miya Folic, Owen … Continue reading Fucked Up – Raise Your Voice Joyce

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Blueberry Jam Phobophobes – Child Star Tomberlin – I’m Not Scared Torres – Gracious Day Waxahatchee – Chapel Of Pines Menace Beach – Crawl In Love Harlan T. Bobo – Nadine The Goon Sax – Make Time 4 Love                   Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Lions Of Dissent – Honey From Hell

With a driving, motoric beat reminiscent of the likes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and later Black Angels, Wolverhampton based psych stalwarts Lions of Dissent have shared the video for their debut single Honey From Hell. Stream the thunderous fuzz-fuelled statement of sonic intent, with rip-roaring guitars and an impossibly infectious chorus hook below. Pre-order the 7″ vinyl here.     Continue reading Lions Of Dissent – Honey From Hell

We Were Promised Jetpacks Are Back…

Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks have shared a brand new single Hanging In and announced details of their first album in four years The More I Sleep the Less I Dream. The single is powerful stuff, an emotionally wrought slab of cascading guitars and driving percussion – it’s good to have them back!   Continue reading We Were Promised Jetpacks Are Back…

She Makes War – Devastate Me

Bristol based artist She Makes War has released her new single Devastate Me, taken from her upcoming album Brace For Impact. Simultaneously scintillating and scathing, the raucous track is an infectious dose of punk-infused pop with a conscious message – an unrestrained commentary on the impact of our collective online presence on our lives, from stalker exes to the hysterical screeching of Twitter. Listen below, … Continue reading She Makes War – Devastate Me

Introducing >>> AMERICAN NUDISM

We discovered this by AMERICAN NUDISM (aka Gabriel Gutierrez, former fronts person of LYSOL) on Soundcloud and don’t know much about the background. It appears to have been originally released back in 2016, and then is due for a re-release on the 22nd July. Future 5-0 comes from a three track 7″ EP and is described as “sick synth-pop, imagine The Normal’s Warm Leatherette and a … Continue reading Introducing >>> AMERICAN NUDISM

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Lots of tasty covers this week… The Devil Makes Three – Bad Idea Jacuzzi Boys – Song For The Man  (Beastie Boys cover) D.A. Stern – I Don’t Know  (Beastie Boys cover) The Dirty Nil – Pain Of Infinity Beak> – Brean Down William Elliott Whitmore – Fear Of Trains  (Magnetic Fields cover) Phoebe Bridgers – The Gold  (Manchester Orchestra cover) David Bazan – Thread … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

The Callas with Lee Ranaldo – Acid Books

The Callas hail from Greece and are built around brothers Lakis and Aris Ionas. In 2016, the group collaborated with Lee Renaldo on a soundtrack for their film The Great Eastern, and they have teamed up once again on their upcoming LP Trouble and Desire due out October 26th. The first single from it, Acid Books is out this week and its a post-punk burner brimming with … Continue reading The Callas with Lee Ranaldo – Acid Books

Twilight Sad Are Back

After a too long absence, the Twilight Sad have shared a new single, the curiously titled I/m Not Here [missing face]. It’s a driving, motorik return, with wailing guitars and swirling synths circling around frontman James Graham’s repeated declarations of “I don’t want to be around you anymore.” Graham describes the track’s lyrical basis as being “about my ongoing battle with not liking myself, trying … Continue reading Twilight Sad Are Back