indie rock
Album Review: Editors – ‘In Dream’
A nagging synth pattern, a minimal echoing drum and a guy whose baritone chant of ‘I’m a go-getter’ sounds alarmingly like Nick Cave. One could be forgiven for thinking they’re listening to an outtake from the latest Bad Seeds offering, 2013’s ‘Push The Sky Away ‘ that is, until they’re startled by the falsetto in …
Album Review: Reverend and the Makers – Mirrors
Sheffield indie rockers Reverend and The Makers were instantly covered in glory right from their very first album, the brilliant The State of Things, that marked them out as purveyors of the finest groove-laden smart pop back in 2007, and followed it, with a hint of sophistication and witty political lyricism, with A French Kiss …
See: Brian Jonestown Massacre release ‘Pish’ video
Never one to sit idle, Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcome continues his/their prolific output with the release next month of a mini-LP ‘Mini Album Thingy Wingy’. The mini album features 7 brand new and exclusive tracks recorded by Anton in his studio in Berlin in 2014 & 2015. Alongside new songs penned by Anton himself, the …
See: Drenge release new video for “The Woods”
Drenge put out a new video for “The Woods” from their second LP Undertow – and its every bit as idiosyncratic as ever. Shot on 16mm at Hope Valley Cement Works, it’s brilliantly of Drenge’s own uniquely dark and strange style, blending Wes Anderson oddness (Eoin standing awkwardly in his yellow parka almost exactly like Bob Balaban and …
Track: Tindersticks – We Are Dreamers
2013 was something of an anniversary for notoriously gloomy indie rockers Tindersticks, turning 21 years old and releasing their Across Six Leap Years album. Doesn’t look like they’ve any intention of stopping there though, announcing a new album, their tenth. Titled The Waiting Room and out on Jamuary 22nd next year via City Slang, the …
Track: Broken Hands – Who Sent You
Who Sent You, the new single from Canteburys Broken Hands is, according to frontman Dale Norton, a description of “the moment when paranoia takes over from fun experiences and the strange other worldly voice enters your thoughts. You start to question your own trajectory; even asking your friends “is everything okay here?” as if they …
See: Beau release new video for C’mon Please
Taken from their self titled EP, out now on influential Kitsuné imprint, New York City duo Beau have released some accompanying visuals to their track C’mon Please. The song has this rootsy swagger about it, with just enough Warpaint thrown in before it shows it’s more muscular side into the chorus as it shoots some …
Track: Lushes – Low Hanging Fruit
After their debut album, What Am I Doing, caused some fawning and admiration in almost equal parts, Brooklyn duo Lushes moved on and are back with album number two. Titles Service Industry, it drops on October 16th via Felte, and from it the band have released a new song, Low Hanging Fruit. Equally muscular and …
Tracks: Library Voices – Oh Donna, plus new album details
There was a chance that Canadian indie rockers Library Voices forthcoming third album, Lovish, might never have seen the light of day. A combination of endless touring, exhaustion, and a serious attack in the street on singer/guitarist Carl Johnson which left him with blood pooling on the front of his brain, a severe concussion, an …
New Music: Adir L.C. – New City
Adir L.C. seemingly cut his indie rock teeth in the Glen Rock< new Jersey basements that bred the likes of Titus Andronicus and Real Estate. However, in his new album Oceanside Cities, its tales from his globetrotting nature that fuels the material, as evidenced by the fact it was written in multiple cities and recorded ...