Track: The Lemon Twigs – Moon
The illustrious alternative and classic rock influenced band, consisting of brothers Michael and Brian D’addario, recently offered yet another single from their upcoming album Songs for the General Public. This follows the album’s first single The One. Like The One, Moon is an upbeat, swiftly moving creature which oozes a lyrical message of sorrow and …
News: SOTA Festival announce SOTAstream
Despite being unable to continue their normal yearly routine, the Aussie festival will be hosting a virtual version for fans and artists alike, on Monday June 1st. Previous editions of the SOTA festival have seen Aussie greats such as Karnivool, Katy Steele, The China Blue Experiment, Jebediah, and Your Girl Pho. This is part of …
Album Review: Deerhoof – Future Teenage Cave Artists
This four-piece, originating from San Francisco predominantly, punctuated the year with a string of singles from upcoming album “Future Teenage Cave Artists”. Previous singles had fans salivating and the album will undoubtably sate fans and beyond; with leaps, hops and skips into unfamiliar territory. With over a dozen albums since their first in 1997, it …
See: Dream Wife release new video for ‘So When You Gonna…’
Dream Wife recently released the accompanying video to “So When You Gonna…”, which continues on from previous singles “Sports!” and “Hasta La Vista”. The tracks will feature on the band’s subsequent album, arriving July 3 from Lucky Number, with the latest track “So When You Gonna…” being its title track. The video takes the wildly …
Track: Squid – Broadcaster
Following their galvanizing single Sludge, and the accompanying lockdown influenced video, Squid have unveiled next track Broadcaster. The track will sit alongside Sludge as a “10 vinyl release on new their new label Warp Records, currently available to pre-order here. In comparison to Sludge, although an incredible contrast, Broadcaster is also exceedingly complimentary to it; …
Track: Deerhoof – Damaged Eyes Squinting into the Beautiful Overhot Sun
The band’s latest track continues their string of singles, “Farewell Symphony” and album title track “Future Teenage Cave Artists” included. Their forthcoming album will be released May 29th via Joyful Noise Recordings. The visceral nature of the track’s title is oh-so similar to the commanding presence of the track’s instrumentation. A repeated, mathy guitar riff …
Ariel Pink- House Arrest
The Archduke of indie’s 2002 album was recently remastered and reissued, both digitally and on vinyl. House Arrest is among Pink’s albums being renewed by Mexican Summer, encompassing the virtual tome of material released during the “Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti” era, the touring/recording band with which his records were made until 2014. House Arrest was …
Album Review: The Phenomenal Handclap Band- “PHB”
The highly praised group return after an extensive break, coming eight years since 2012’s “Form and Control”. Their brilliantly eclectic debut, blending prog-rock flute sections and soul reminiscent vocals, drew compliments from Sir Paul McCartney, while also leading to supporting artists like Bryan Ferry and Franz Ferdinand on tour. The current line-up consists of band …
See: The Beths release new video for “I’m Not Getting Excited”
The Beths’ video for “I’m Not Getting Excited”, the subsequent release to lead single “Dying to Believe”, foreshadows the release of their next album “Jump Rope Gazers”. The band have enjoyed the fruits of their infectious melody-seated songwriting, supporting “Death Cab For Cutie” in the past year. Fellow indie-poppers “Sports Team” directed the stop-animation video, …
See: Yellow Days release new video for ‘Treat You Right’
The music video for recent single “Treat You Right”, opens with a solitary “Yellow Days” (George Van Den Broek) playing the song’s infectious organ ditty upon a rocky planet. The video depicts a space-centred romantic escapade, rich with as much melancholy as the track itself. Not only the video, but also the music itself, reinforces …