indie tracks
Track: Two Tone Television – Old News
Out now is the new single from Glasgow indie punk Two Tone Television, Old News. They’ve been creating something of a storm in their native Scotland, earning rave reviews for their live show, and they’ve managed to capture some of that energy in their new single. Built on the kind of riff that would make …
Track Toronto indie folk band Decoration Day release ‘Lanark County’
Taken from their forthcoming debut album Makeshift Future, Toronto folk band Decoration Day have released a new single, Lanark County. It’s described by guitarist and songwriter Justin Orok as a vision song. “It follows a kind of surreal dream logic,” says Justin. “The imagery comes out of this just-below-the-surface hostility I would feel when visiting idyllic …
See: I Like Trains Share Video For Next Single ‘Dig In’
Following on from the bands previous single ‘The Truth’ (see here) the band have released the second single to come from their forthcoming album ‘Kompromat’ out August 21st via Atlantic Curve. “This one is for those morally bankrupt schemers who have managed to leverage extraordinary power and wealth while never being on the ballot,” explains vocalist David Martin. “For a …
Track: Fontaines D.C. -Televised Mind plus tour news
The mighty Fontaines D.C. are warming up to the release of their much anticipated second album ‘A Heroes Death’ on 31 July 2020 (through Partisan Records) with another tasty morsel: ‘Televised Mind’. Providing a thicker more complex sound palette, ‘Televised Mind’ maintains the almost stream of consciousness poetic exhortations of singer Grian Chatten, building and …
Track: Video Age reveal their forthcoming album title track, Pleasure Line
New Orleans duo Video age have announced that their new, third album, Pleasure line, is out on August 7th via Winspear and ahead of it they’ve released the title track from the record. Video Age say of the new track, “Pleasure Line is a song about discovery. A space where we can really start to see ourselves, and …
Track: Allegra Krieger – Welcome
Taken from her forthcoming ‘The Joys of Forgetting’ album, out on August 7th via Northern Spy Records is ‘Welcome’, the new single from Brooklyn singer-songwriter Allegra Kreiger. If the track, Krieger explains: “Welcome is about opening your life up to someone and letting defenses down. Learning to live with & love them through good & bad.” Rustic and …
Track: Cloud Factory – Amnesia
Cloud Factory recently formed in Toulouse, France from members of other local bands such as Cathedrale and Noir City, with Alice Cyprine on vocals. Their debut EP “Cloud Factory # 1” will be released July 3rd on Howlin’ Banana Records, and the first single “Amnesia” is already out. Amnesia is a pleasantly bouncy, sparkly piece of motorik indie-pop …
Track: Michael CG – When Do I Start Smiling
Multi-talented musician, songwriter and producer Michael CG, has been steadily sharing his creative side over the last couple of years both in local groups, notably Oilbirds who’s EP we reviewed here, and also under his own name. His recent single ‘When Do I Start Smiling’ may just be some of his best work yet. It’s …
See: Remo Drive Release Video For Track ‘Easy As That’ As They Release Their New Album
Remo Drive sound larger than ever on their highly anticipated new album, ‘A Portrait of an Ugly Man’, which sees its release on Epitaph Records. With its acrobatic guitar work, deeply self-referential lyrics and off-the-walls energy, the album calls back to the dextrous, eccentric sound that helped the band – brothers Erik (vocals, guitar) and Stephen (bass) Paulson – explode …
Track: Pauline Murray – Secrets And New Solo Album News
Pauline Murray, singer, songwriter and performer with iconic first-wave punks Penetration and 80s pop ensemble the Invisible Girls is set to release her third solo album ‘Elemental’ on 25th September. Along with the news she also shares the track ‘Secrets’ taken from the album. Originally written and recorded on a 4 track Teac tape machine in the late 1980’s, …