“Twisted Arrow” is the debut single from Belfast-based ARBORIST and features Kim Deal of The Breeders on backing vocals. Having previously worked as a songwriter around France, London and Dublin, Mark McCambridge played his first […]

Songwriting wunderkind Andy Shauf prepares to release his acclaimed new album ‘The Bearer Of Bad News’ in the UK & EU. Many have been completely enraptured by his timeless and tender songcraft, which has been […]

Los Angeles quartet Northern American have announced their debut album, Modern Phenomena, which will arrive May 18 on Heist Or Hit Records  and premiered the video for the single, ‘Elysian. The follow up to the […]

The description “Emotional electronica” sounds like a contradiction in terms. I come from the position that the two are not mutually exclusive. Anonymous singer songwriter Wolf Colony is a deft practitioner in the unlikely genre. […]

In late 1988 Robert Smith and his bandmates were recovering from the unexpected success of their album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which had brought the band to its highest level of mainstream popularity […]

Warwickshire’s Lucy Rose returns to Cambridge in style to debut material from her forthcoming album Work it Out. Waiting for support act, The Half Earth to take to the stage, I hear one punter ask […]

Messrs Howlett, Flint and Maxim return from a 6 year hiatus with their new project titled The Day is My Enemy and a welcome return to form it is as well. Going off the boil […]

The Slow Readers Club release their highly anticipated second album ‘Cavalcade’ on Monday April 14th. The band’s previous four singles have enjoyed extensive airplay on BBC 6 Music and ‘Don’t Mind’ was selected for a […]

With their debut album only weeks away from hitting the shelves, John McCullagh & The Escorts clearly have confidence in spades in their long-player as they step up to make their London live headline debut […]

The Lucid Dream’s 2nd album follows on from 2 hugely successful singles taken from the long player, ‘Moonstruck’ and ‘Unchained’, both released in 2014. Between them the singles gained support from BBC Radio 1, 2 […]

Martin Gore releases animated video for Europa Hymn, directed by London based collective M-I-E. Europa Hymn – described by Noisey / VICE as having “… a strong soundtrack quality, with swelling synths” is taken from […]

Rock legends Def Leppard and Whitesnake have announced a UK & Irish arena tour in December With special guests Black Star Riders. Speaking about the co-headline tour, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott said: “I am […]

Channelling influences like The Replacements, The Clean and The Stooges, and likened to The Strokes, Dinosaur Jr and Smashing Pumpkins, Dublin quartet ‘Jet Setter’ are fast making a name for their fuzzy, straight-to-the-point, indie-rock. ‘Never […]

The saying ‘can’t see the wood for the trees’ could easily be applied to Manchester’s music scene… So many bands, so much attitude, so much history. Keen to stand apart from their contemporaries, The Jade […]

Formed in 2006, The Valkarys are an Edinburgh based psychedelic/garage band. Songwriter Scott Dunlop on lead vocals and guitar is joined by Craig Birrell on lead guitar, Colin Brennan on bass and Wayne Hoy on […]

Delilah was born after Michelle and Alex first met at their auditions for the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. Taking influence from contrasting artists such Amy Winehouse and Kendrick Lamar, the duo have a self […]

Influenced by the likes of Elliott Smith and The Antlers, Liverpool based Emilio Pinchi carves his own perspective on folk-punk, offering a stark, honest outlook on everyday life. Having racked up performances around the Midlands […]

Mini Mansions have premiered new single Vertigo (out May 4), which co-­‐stars Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. Says Mini Mansions Michael Shuman: The night before the shoot we played this strange private party for Saint […]