indie tracks
Track: Courtney Love – You Know my Name / Wedding Day, plus UK Dates
Amid reports and conjecture regarding the possible reformation of Hole, former frontwoman Courtney Love has jumped in and announced the release of a brand new AA single, You Know My Name/Wedding Day, released tomorrow, May 4, 2014. The new songs were recorded in Los Angeles with producer Michael Beinhorn and is Love’s first new solo …
New Music: Blessa announce Love is an Evol word EP, stream Unfurl
Sheffield five piece Blessa are preparing for the release of their debut EP ‘Love is an Evol word’ through their own label Carmel Records on 23rd June in conjunction with Generator. The band traces its beginnings back to English Literature classes at one of the cities Universities. The two protagonists, Olivia (vocals) and Alex (guitar) …
Track: Grand Cousin – Oxygen
Best Friends since their freshman year alongside being Grand Cousin (singular rather than actual, you know, cousins) Henry Hall (songwriter / vocals / guitar) Robby Caplan (bass) and Evan Low (drums) have already been kicking up some interest in the local New York area, and that’s only set to continue with the release of their …
Track: Screaming Maldini reveal new single, Islands
April has drawn to a close but the journey is just beginning for the bright Sheffield band Screaming Maldini. Since their debut album in February 2013, the band have vowed to gift fans with a new track for every month in 2014, accumulating to a “mysterious finale” in December of this year. The first three months …
Track: The Library is on Fire – 1913
Out right now is Brooklyn three piece The Library is on Fire’s new album, Halcyon and Surrounding Areas and third single to be taken from it 1913. The band, Steve Five, Pete Sustarsic and Travin Tonn, make this kind of shoegaze, gothy music that has these dreamy shards of hopefulness, joy even, that sparkle particularly …
Track: Alpha Consumer – Miss Positron
Minnesota’s Alpha Consumer nearly dropped off the radar. But in the end, we couldn’t resist their b-movie indie charm, their forever evolving songs, and their frankly winning melodies. In fact half the reason we’ve taken so long about it is that we’ve struggled to get it off the playlist. Their new track, taken from their …
Track: Cate Le Bon – Sisters
Have you heard Cate Le Bon? You haven’t? Well go grab Television’s Marquee Moon, The Strokes’ Is This It, and a couple Nico albums. Now put them all in a blender, sprinkle with a smattering of 60s garage rock and The Owls Daughters and Suns, have Deerhoof give their blessing, then hit “liquify”. What you …
New Music: Jack White – High Ball Stepper, plus album news
Oh Jack White you little tease, you. Everybody knows that he is a man who, when he touches things, they turn to gold. He’s released a little bit of the shiny stuff from his forthcoming album, Lazaretto out on his own Third Man Records on June 9th I the shape of a instrumental track, High …
New Music: The Horn The Hunt – Starless / Heart Of Gold
Leeds duo The Hunt The Horn make this sort of sweeping, expansive pop music, that owes as much to synth pop as it does to indie and grunge, and could have been influenced by the pair spending an isolated winter in. Greenland. They’ve recently released a new single, Starless, taken from their upcoming album Terrafidella, …
See: Screaming Maldini release new video for ‘Abyssinia’
Continuing their current single releasing strategy, Screming Maldini have brought out their brand new single ‘Abyssinia’ with a music video to boot. This latest single in the bands year of monthly releases just proves that Maldini are constantly going from strength to strength and are never afraid to go in different directions and mature their …