Unlike many electronic musicians, who seem content to work with ill-defined and ambivalent moods, North Philadelphia’s Rough Year is first and foremost a story-teller, whose work has a clear thematic focus. Their music is characterized […]

The album deals in contemporary electronic­-pop interlaced with powerful statements of community, society and hope in the 21st century. The duo are streaming album track ‘Pin Secure’. The song is a mutated, Darkstar filtered version […]

Pure Phase Ensemble is an international music collective, created especially for the SpaceFest festival in Gdansk, which takes place annually in December and is organised by the Nasiono Association. The city of Gdansk plays host […]

Battles are the Networked Band, or perhaps the-band-as-network. An island chain linked by a unique combination of artistry, experimentation, technology and singular focus. A band that holds computerized loops in their brains, leaves sweat on […]

April Towers will release their brand new single ‘A Little Bit Of Fear’ on 28th August. The Nottingham-based duo have been creating a buzz since the beginning of the year thanks to their incendiary singles […]

After successful tours of UK & USA, commencing with DRILL : LEXINGTON and culminating in DRILL : CHICAGO, in support of the band’s extremely well received 14th studio album simply entitled WIRE – the band […]

‘Maggie, I’ve Been Searching For Our Son’ is described by Finn as “really just about someone who’s been flailing around spiritually looking for answers, trying to make a connection before time runs out.” About the […]

THE ORDINARY BOYS return with new single ‘Four Letter Word’ and a 25-date UK tour. Released on 11th September, ‘Four Letter Word’ is the lead single from their forthcoming eponymous album, out on 2nd October […]

NEW ORDER’s 2015 live dates have been announced and are selling fast. The UK tour for the band’s latest album Music Complete has now been expanded to include a two night home-town residency at The […]

The Phoenix Foundation are set to return with their kaleidoscopic new studio album Give Up Your Dreams this Friday 7th August. Read our 7/10 review of the album HERE. Neil Finn of Crowded House and […]

Is Another One a new Mac DeMarco album or not? It’s certainly a question up for debate through this review and the release itself. The label call it a ‘mini-LP’ but Mac has referred to […]

Following their triumphant London return – where they sold-out Heaven in 3 hours – and with new album Too inching ever-closer, LA punks FIDLAR return today with ‘West Coast’ – the album’s most out-and-out pop […]

After a hiatus of nearly 10 years, The Ordinary Boys are back with what is arguably their strongest album to date. Lead single ‘Four Letter Word’ is a soaring, energy driven statement of intent reminiscent […]

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them the most important […]

Iain Morrison’s Eas, his 6th album to be released, is a Scottish folk based collection of songs inspired by ancient traditional piping tunes. Iain was taught the highland bag pipes by his father on the […]

Watch Battles premiere four songs from their forthcoming album La Di Da Di in a specially recorded live session. Filmed near the band’s rehearsal space in New York City and directed by David Radboy, the […]

Frank Turner has unveiled another new track, ‘Glorious You’, taken from his forthcoming new studio album, “Positive Songs For Negative People”, out August 7th through Xtra Mile Recordings and Polydor Records. Available as an instant […]

Ghostpoet has shared a Ghost Culture remix of his current single ‘Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me’ which is out now on Play It Again Sam. The reworked version injects a quirky, rhythmic energy […]