This rule-breaking band began their career by sneaking into their would-be manager’s grounds, then setting up a PA on the lawn and playing their hearts out without invitation – it was clear these guys were […]
Cast first appeared on the scene in the mid-90s during the Britpop era with a string of top ten singles and the classic ‘All Change’ album. It became the highest selling debut album in the […]
It would be an understatement to say that The Twilight Sad is having a spectacular year. They have gone from wondering if they should continue as a band, to a major change of fortunes with […]
Back from a three year break, ‘The Enemy’ return with their fourth studio album, ‘It’s Automatic’, an eleven track affair with influences from the late 90’s and early 2000’s indie and Britpop scenes. Despite lasting […]
Canadian-Ukrainian duo Ummagma have confirmed details for the UK release of their EP ‘Frequency’. This mini-album will be available through Raphalite Records and is slated for release on November 13th. Alongside five original tracks, the […]
Souls is the debut EP from Norwegian musician Aleks Grey, a stunning collection of uplifting indie pop anthems. Born in Volda, Norway, acutely shy Aleks had never dared to sing publicly until one of his […]
Manchester is a city synonymous with guitar-driven indie with a rich musical heritage that is hard to ignore. It has arguably given us as many seminal bands as London, whilst also producing producing plenty that […]
SOULSAVERS will release their new album Kubrick through San Quentin on 4th December. Self-produced and recorded at various studios around the world, including Sunset Sound, Real World and Air Studios, the album will be available […]
Canadian singer songwriter Dallas Green adopted the moniker City and Colour as a twist on his name. He figured it was a droll way to duck confronting his name on the front of album covers. […]
From time to time I encounter baby bands that are taking their first steps towards what they hope is a career in popular music. I have a penchant for giving “up and coming” performers one […]
Blossoms once again teamed up with producers James Skelly and Rich Turvey for their new track ‘Charlemagne’. The beguiling track is lead by catchy synths with an unforgettable bass line complimented by Tom Ogden’s distinctive […]
Last night in Maidstone, Nottingham’s Sleaford Mods shared a table with Burt Bacharach and warmed up for Labi Siffre; an unlikely scenario to many but that’s TV for you, anything can happen. Jools Holland’s Later […]
Following on from their sold-out UK tour, London’s Wolf Alice have released their latest single ‘Freazy’. Taken from their acclaimed #2 charting debut album, My Love is Cool, ‘Freazy’ serves as the band’s most out-and-out […]
Introducing Bad Atoms, the story of Felix Davis’s West London heartbreak. After breaking up with his long-term girlfriend, Felix moved to Kilburn and locked himself in a room for a year. When he emerged from […]
Melbourne based band The Sunday Reeds are Romana Ashton (vocals, bass) and Drew Jones (guitars). Their debut LP ‘Drowning in History, released through UK indie label Squirrel Records in 2009, led to an extensive European […]
Field Music return with new 14 track album Commontime, set to be released on 5th February 2016 via Memphis Industries (see Pitchfork news story). The first song to be taken from the album is “The […]
John Grant’s last album, Pale Green Ghosts, was a superb thing with its feet firmly rooted in electronica, moving his sound on in a fascinating direction after the more sombre Queen of Denmark. It was […]
Death Of Hi Fi are an Oxford based electronica and hip hop influenced three piece whose first single with new singer Lucy Cropper was released on 9 October. Swim Away is a dream-pop like piece of woozy […]
Following on from their triumphant Festival No. 6 late-night full live band performance, the legendary 808 STATE will return for a series of UK shows this Autumn to see out 2015. From their origins as […]
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody has been busy touring the West Coast of America with a run of intimate solo shows. He is now returning home to the Belfast Waterfront for a solo acoustic performance on […]