It seems as we are just about to send our country spiralling down a plughole of lies, bile and stupidity, in which case as we do so, let’s raise a cheer for Catholic Action and their new single People Don’t Protest Enough. Where previous single One Of Us took aim at the billionaire-owned media and their Bullingdon Club ilk, this new track is a call to … Continue reading Catholic Action – People Don’t Protest Enough
We’ve not posted any festive tunes as yet, and so we’re putting that right as of now with Birmingham based Americana band Swampmeat Family Band’s A Present For You. All profits from sales with go to benefit homeless charities in Birmingham, so click through on the Bandcamp link below to purchase. Continue reading Swampmeat Family Band – A Present For Me
Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky, who released a critically acclaimed collaborative album Droneflower on Sacred Bones earlier this year have shared two cover songs that make up a new single via Sacred Bones – Phil Collins’ In The Air Tonight and Extreme’s More Than Words. Being unfortunately old enough to be of an age where I can remember the original, it must be said that I absolutely loathed In the Air … Continue reading Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky Announce Two Covers
In 2016 Patrick Doyle relocated from London to LA, midway through writing his new album – the follow up to his acclaimed release as Boys Forever. The self-titled album was Patrick’s debut as a solo artist after years of playing in well-loved indie bands including Veronica Falls, The Royal We and Sexy Kids. Tragically, after completing the recording of the follow-up, Keeping Up Appearances, Patrick passed … Continue reading Basic Plumbing – Bad Mood
Shame on us! We missed the news that Thomas and Alex White aka The Electric Soft Parade are back with their first new music in six years! Stages is released on January 8th on CD/LP/download via Chord Orchard. Over seven expansive tracks, the record deals with the passing of Thomas and Alex’s mother, reaching through love, loss, mourning and hope, but with their ambitious pallet … Continue reading Return Of The Electic Soft Parade
Bristol’s Ead Wood has shared a breezy, kaleidoscopic slice of sun-dappled psych-pop. Skin came out yesterday via Leisure Records. After his previous summer single Plum Cake, Skin adds grit and guts to Wood’s shimmering guitars and is an ode to the thing that unites us all: skin. But despite its relaxed demeanor, the track grapples with plenty of anxieties just below its surface. Check out … Continue reading Ead Wood – Skin
Peckham based five-piece YOWL are set to release their new six track EP Atrophy tomorrow. A release about alienation and exhaustion, the band capture all the frustration of the 9-to-5 London grind like few others. The EP veers from upbeat bouncing basslines, striking falsetto vocals, country-tinged sadness to furious, frenzied spiky alt-punk. Despite these different tones, Atrophy doesn’t have a single false step, never loses its identity, … Continue reading YOWL – Atrophy EP
Tennessee residents The By Gods have announced that their fifth album Goldy will be released on 21st February. The record is preceded with a new single Black Wave – a satisfyingly crunchy blend of indie rock, grunge, post-punk and honest to goodness rawk’n’roll. Stream it here. Continue reading The By Gods – Black Wave
Slumlord is the brilliant first taste from Baxter Dury’s new album The Night Chancers, which will see a release in March next year. As one of the UK’s most interesting songwriters, he once again inhabits the song like a second skin, waxing lyrical in a literate and sharply observed way that very few can even hope to emulate let alone match. It is a tale … Continue reading Baxter Dury – Slumlord
Silverbacks are one (of quite a few it must be said) of our favourite Irish bands of the moment. They have a new single planned: Sirens, backed with Drool, which will be available as a limited edition double A side 7″ from the end of January. You can stream the lead track here – a wonderfully taut and spindly track that bristles with sardonic intent and its … Continue reading Silverbacks – Sirens
The Mad Mackerel 