indie tracks
Track: Sunflower Bean – TwentyTwo, plus UK tour dates
New York trio Sunflower Bean have announced a new single ahead of their album TwentyTwo in Blue’s release on March 23rd, and its the title track fo the record, TwentyTwo. Co-produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait (who also mixed the record) and HC-producer Matt Molnar of Friends, Twentytwo in Blue is named as such because …
Track: Brooders – Lie
Leeds psych-grunge three piece Brooders have shared the first track from their upcoming 7″ release in the form of ‘Lie’. The bands Adam Bairstow says of the track “Lie has been a work in progress for a long time, it’s a culmination of the stresses and pressures that come with love, loss and paranoia all …
EP: Mats Wawa – Scuzz
Norwegian five piece Mats Wawa are preparing for the release of their debut EP, ‘Scuzz’ which is out tomorrow (23rd February) via Black Pop Records. They’ve been causing something of a stir in recent times, after Mats Wang was booked to play at the Trondheim Calling Festival in 2015 and formed a band to help …
See: Shipping Forecast reveal new video for ‘Weight (0520)’
Shipping Forecast is the solo project of John Copley, the guitarist in Hull’s aggressive post-punks La Bete Blooms. But don’t get blown off course (you see what I did there, right) in thinking this will follow a similar voyage (I know, sorry), as Copley flexes his R&B chops, trading instead in altered soulful vocals, over …
Track: Hajk- Untouch
Norwegian quintet Hajk have followed up their debut album, which showcased their emotive indie pop, with a new track, ‘Untouch’. Sweeping melodies, tumbling synth and gritty guitar lines are all the order of the day, while a sense of the melancholy coats the whole thing. More than that though, there’s melodies that have you returning …
Track: L.A. Salami – Jean is Gone
London based artist L.A. Salami has shared his new track, ‘Jean Is Gone’, ahead of the release of his forthcoming second album The City Of Bootmakers. Salami is continuing to weave his way through an extensive catalogue, with each song telling its own story, characterised by many observational anecdotes. Following an upbeat intro, featuring a …
Track: Drinks – Real Outside
Drinks, the collaborative project between White Fence’s Tim Presley and Cate Le Bon’s err…..Cate Le Bon, have reconvened for a second album, titled Hippo Lite. Its a follow up to the pairs Hermits on Holiday record which came out on Tim;s Birth Records in 2015, and is due out via Drag City on April 20th. …
Track: Mellow Gang – Temps, plus UK tour dates
Paych-pop quartet Mellow Gang have followed up their debut Play EP with a new single, Temps. On the track, vocalist Harriet Joseph says “We’ve actually tried to steer away from writing on personal relationships before” she explains, “but with ‘Temps’ for the first time it was a subject too relevant and intoxicating to discard with …
Track: Lord Huron – Wait by the River
The inspiration behind his new album Vide Noir came to Ben Schneider, aka singer-songwriter of Lord Huran, as he walked the streets or LA at night. “My nighttime drives ranged all over the city—across the twinkling grid of the valley, into the creeping shadows of the foothills, through downtown’s neon canyons and way out to …
Track: Buffalo Tom – Lonely Fast and Deep
Boston-based indie band Buffalo Tom have released “Lonely Fast and Deep” from their forthcoming album, Quiet and Peace, due out on 2nd March 2018 via Scrawny/Schoolkids Records. Their new batch of songs, draw from bygone stylistic elements that are sure to please devoted fans. Quiet and Peace includes 11 new tracks, where guitar riffs bleed …