indie rock
Track: Verge Collection – Feelin’ Old plus album and tour news
Western Australian band, Verge Collection‘s new single, ‘Feelin’ Old’ has an instantly engaging indie rock jangle that takes residence in your head like a virus. A very enjoyable one. There is a quintessentially Australian larrikinism about the laconic vocals which provides the song with its unique sound, but the delivery mechanism is from the stable …
See: Editors release video for Hallelujah (So Low) plus album and tour news
The magnificent Editors are back with a new video for ‘Hallelujah (So Low) off their forthcoming album and tour. ‘Hallelujah (So Low) is on first blush a surprisingly jaunty upbeat number, starting subdued but then blasting away with a guitar heavy robust spine and the distinctive vocals. It feels like a progression from the quasi-Joy …
Album Review: Wild Meadows – Wild Meadows
The debut album from Melbourne’s Wild Meadows is, quite simply put, a promise delivered. Last year we enthusiastically reviewed their debut single ‘Feel the Noise’ and observed it was a ‘classic shoegaze anthem redolent with swirling vocals, waves of sparkling guitar and gob-smacking choruses grander than the Simpson Desert’. The self titled album – available …
See: Manic Street Preachers reveal video for Distant Colours
Taken from their forthcoming album Resistance Is Futile, ‘Distant Colours’ was released on Friday 16th February on Columbia (Sony). Set for release on Friday 13th April, it will be the thirteenth studio album from the Manic Street Preachers. The first track from the album, ‘International Blue’ came out in December 2017 and was soon added …
Track: Maff – Hawaii
Chile’s magnificent Maff are back with a new single off their forthcoming EP ‘Melaniña’ due for release in April. Entitled ‘Hawaii’, it is another blistering, hypnotic slice of shoegaze with pounding bass and drums with guitars and vocals that recall the magnificence of The Horrors: Brilliant stuff indeed. ‘Hawaii’ will be released on March 2 …
Track, Video and Album News: Courtney Barnett
Fresh from a brilliant collaboration with Kurt Vile, Melbourne’s iconic Courtney Barnett is not resting on her laurels. She has just announced details of a new album entitled ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’ for release on 18 May through Marathon Artists/Milk! Records as well as releasing a video for a new single, “Nameless/Faceless”. “Nameless/Faceless” …
Track : DMAs – In the Air plus new album announced
Sydney’s DMAs have proven through their resilience and brilliant songwriting that they are not mere pale imitations of Oasis despite the undeniable similarities. Their 2016 debut album, ‘Hills End’ was critically acclaimed and they recently supported The Kooks’ arena tour across the UK. DMAs have just released a fantastic single and video off their forthcoming …
The Lovely Eggs – This Is Eggland
Eggland then. A place where the Lovely Eggs have got a producer in (Dave Fridmann no less) and gone full Hawkwind. Which means that my friend Julie, though she doesn’t know it yet, has a new favourite album. Cos that’s really how a love of the Eggs should be passed on – rocking up to …
EP: System Corporation – Apathy is Easy
The endless waves of talent emanating from New Zealand continues unabated with the glorious sounds of System Corporation. System Corporation has within it the genes of the legendary The Datsuns – commencing with Phil Somervell and long standing Datsuns engineer Scott Newth who were later joined by Datsuns’ bandmate Ben Cole on drums, and Andrew …
News : Yo La Tengo Announce New Album ‘There’s a Riot Going On’, plus UK tour dates
It’s been 5 years since Yo La Tengo released an album of new material. Fade was released in January of 2013, and now in January of 2018 the New Jersey indie rock stalwarts have announced they are dropping a brand new album on March 16th with longtime label Matador Records. There’s A Riot Going On …