whatever, dad – 100% Take Home
Good lord I love this song. Big thanks to the awesome site GoldFlakePaint for pointing me in this direction. When the internet is seemingly overpopulated with mediocre bedroom recordings, to […]
Sisters – Hush Hush
I came across this song by chance this evening and it’s been a while since I fell in love with a band so quickly. Sisters are a striking 3-piece from […]
The Secret Sea – Afterlife
So another Israeli band contacted me, and I’m pleased to say Tel Aviv is turning out some pretty cool new bands! The Secret Sea are a 6-piece who are decorating […]
Eliza and The Bear – It Gets Cold
Eliza and The Bear premiered new single It Gets Cold on BBC Radio 1 tonight, as Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record. With rich choral vocals and a delectably catchy guitar riff, […]
Pyyramids – Invisible Scream
Pyyramids is a duo consisting of Drea Smith, from electro-pop band He Say/She Say, and Tim Nordwind, of OK Go fame. Now, anyone associated with OK Go is bound to […]
Cathedrals – Unbound
My god, why haven’t I heard this song before now? Unbound is the first and seemingly only track to have surfaced from elusive duo Cathedrals – and what a debut […]
Bombay Bicycle Club – Carry Me
The critically acclaimed Bombay Bicycle Club have released the video for new single Carry Me, the first to be taken from their upcoming fourth album. Sonically, the track is taking […]
[VIDEO PREMIERE] Eatliz – Miserable
Well this is exciting: I’ve been asked to premiere the new video from Israeli art-rock band Eatliz. This video is not available publicly until tomorrow, but you can watch it […]
SUMIE – Show Talked Windows
It’s been a while since I posted something so acoustic, but this track is startlingly beautiful. The new Bella Union signing has showcased “Show Talked Windows”: a gently plucked guitar […]
Menace Beach – Where I Come From
This is a lovely piece of DIY punk rock from Leeds based collective Menace Beach. Dubbed a “revolving cast of local luminaries”, the band features twin vocalists Ryan Needham and Liza Webster, […]
Warpaint – Love Is To Die
Oh Warpaint, my love for you will not die. In an industry dominated by males, Emily, Theresa, Jenny and Stella continue to make some of the most intricate and mesmerizing […]
Patterns – This Haze
I’d never heard of this band before I stumbled across this track, but I think I quite like them. The title is befitting of the song; it really is a […]
Ed Harcourt – The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays For You)
This is a lovely little tune for a Saturday night. Ed Harcourt’s new song comes as he announces a new mini-album, Time of Dust, which we can expect early next […]
Kins – Aimless
Kins are a dreamy four-piece from Brighton. Well, two Brighton’s in fact – hailing originally from Brighton, Australia, the band now find themselves in the English town of the same […]
Speedy Ortiz – No Below
I’ve been a bit slow to catch onto Speedy Ortiz, the Northampton four-piece snowballing into indie-fame off the back of their wonderful debut LP Major Arcana. No Below starts off […]
Cosmo – Cosmo
In an incredibly pleasant surprise, I found out yesterday that Felix White, guitarist from one of my all time favourite bands, The Maccabees, has embarked on a bit of a […]
Grizzly Bear – Will Calls (Marfa Demo)
I often find it hard to express my love for Grizzly Bear. The band bends genres as easily as they do guitar strings, and the result is an eclectic mix […]
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
So after one of the strangest and most elusive publicity campaigns I’ve seen in a long time, last night Canadian alt-rock heroes Arcade Fire premiered the video for their new […]
Los Campesinos! – What Death Leaves Behind
Earlier this week indie-rockers Los Campesinos! dropped the first single from their upcoming album No Blues, due for release in October. Despite the death-orientated lyrics (“I was the first match […]
Let’s Buy Happiness – Run
It’s not often that a female vocalist manages to make me sit up and listen, but on this track from Newcastle band Let’s Buy Happiness Sarah Hall has completely drawn […]
