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PREMIERE: Saint Christopher announces debut album with the bruised yet hopeful ‘Winners’
Christopher Kalil went to hell last year. Or maybe everything went to hell for him. He’s not sure exactly how, but the Los Angeles-based former leader of Arms Akimbo is still hanging on. He now operates as Saint Christopher, a project that, with the best will in the world, was launched at the worst time: …
VIDEO PREMIERE: New Yorkers The Velvicks explore the cyclical nature of trauma on powerful new single ‘Old Mistakes’ (+mini Q&A)
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from New York-based band The Velvicks. They’ve been suspiciously quiet aside from the release of a couple of singles last year, and now we know why: they’ve been working on their debut album! That’s very exciting indeed for a band who displayed plenty of promise on 2020’s debut …
News: The Snuts team up with Rachel Chinouriri on bittersweet new single ‘End Of The Road’: Summer festival dates announced
Following their raucous headline show at London’s Brixton Academy recently, The Snuts have teamed with rising alt RnB artist Rachel Chinouriri to present the uplifting new single End Of The Road. First performed onstage at Brixton Academy in April, it’s their third new music release since acclaimed number 1-selling debut album, W.L. Produced by Detonate …
News: Luxed up and climate positive – Fratellis release deluxe version of acclaimed album ‘Half Drunk under a Full Moon’ with bonus tracks + new single ‘Alive’
The Fratellis have released a deluxe version of acclaimed 2021 release Half Drunk Under A Full Moon via Cooking Vinyl, which includes eight bonus tracks (a darkly joyous version of Baccara’s disco classic Yes Sir, I Can Boogie anyone?) plus brilliant new single Alive. The multi-platinum Glasgow band’s sixth album, Half Drunk Under A Full Moon became one …
Album Review: Congotronics International – Where’s The One? : Indispensable document from the Congolese/leftfield indie supergroup, live and locomotive.
Collective, supergroup, ensemble…whatever way you look at it Congotronics International were a big big band. Nineteen musicians, five guitarists, three likembe players, five percussionists, two bass players, three drummers and an overflowing pool of vocal talent, they aimed for scale, scope and scintillation. Formed in 2011 from members of the pioneers of the ‘tradi-modern’ sound, …
Track: Lime Cordiale breezes in with first standalone single since 2020 ‘Facts of Life’: 2022 tour dates announced
Set to take the stage this month for their long-awaited east coast tour, alongside performances at Groovin The Moo, Lime Cordiale share brand new single Facts of Life. To celebrate, the band has announced the Facts of Life tour in May, a tour which was originally scheduled to take place in 2020. The Leimbach brothers …
Track: No Setting Sun release cover ‘Come Together’
No Setting Sun release cover version of ‘Come Together’
Album Review: Palace celebrate resilience in the midst of fear with ‘Shoals’.
“Consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself?” Herman Melville. If I were to try and capture the essence of empowering narrative behind The Palace’s new album ‘Shoals’, this would be it. A depiction of the inner and outer conflict ; the dichotomy …
Track: The Plane Sailors soar high with release of new single ‘Strikeout’
Brisbane indie four-piece The Plane Sailors have spent the last two years hard at work, trying on new sounds, fleshing out new ideas and bringing new creative vision to life, which culminates in the debut of their new single, Strikeout. Together since 2018, the song serves as both an introduction for some and a reintroduction …
Track: Anna B Savage shares new single ‘Since We Broke Up’ from new EP ‘These Dreams’ out 24 September
Following the release of her highly praised debut album A Common Turn earlier this year, Dublin-based multi-faceted singer/songwriter Anna B Savage returns with a new EP, These Dreams, set for release on 24 September via City Slang. The first single from the record, Since We Broke Up is now available everywhere to stream, with Savage …