Indie
See: The brilliant The Gin Palace release a mesmerising live performance video for their magnificent debut track ‘Burn Your Heart Out’.
After last year’s thrilling debut single ‘Burn Your Heart Out’, supergroup The Gin Palace have kicked off 2023 with a suitable enigmatic and studied video for what was one of my favourite tracks from the year. The power and the passion ingrained in the song is on full display in the video – Peter Fenton’s …
Track: Oceans crest a shoegaze wave with the jangle fest of ‘Pure’, with launch date and new album announced.
Originally a solo effort by Melbournian Thomas Lee, the sparkling bright blue azure sounds of Oceans are now the creation of a fully fledged five piece band, and their new single ‘Pure’ is a hazy summer breeze of delight. Waves of jangling guitars and melancholic layered vocals feature in an immersive fugue. The sound draws …
News: Neutral Milk Hotel To Release Box Set ‘The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel’
Neutral Milk Hotel announce ‘The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel’, a box set out February 24th on Merge Records, and present the first official release of ‘Little Birds’. Pre-order the boxset here The work has always come together subconsciously for Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum, even this box set. For years, Mangum collected images for an art box of sorts — would it be a Joseph Cornell-style assemblage? An …
News: Spacey Jane team up with BENEE on rework of ‘Lots Of Nothing’
Spacey Jane and BENEE release updated version of ‘Lots Of Nothing’
News: Daughter release the elegantly meandering new single, ‘Be On Your Way’ ahead of news of long-awaited first album in 7 years
Indie dream-pop darlings, Daughter, are making a welcome return after 7 long years with the release of new album, Stereo Mind Game, due to be unveiled on the 7th of April. The trio of Elena Tonra (vocals, guitar, bass), Igor Haefeli (guitars, bass, keyboards) and Remi Aguilella (drums, percussion) have released the glorious first single, …
News: Fast rising Rock & Roll / Post-Punk / Indie trio, The Molotovs to play Irish debut gig January 6th and a string of UK headline and support slots in February
Rock & Roll / Post-Punk / Indie trio The Molotovs make their Irish debut at The Grand Social Dublin on Friday 6th January with local rock band Tung In Cheek playing proud support. With almost 200 London gigs under their belt since forming in July 2020, along with support slots with The Libertines, Paul Cook …
Gallery & Set List: The Pale – Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, Kilkenny 29,12,2022
Its been awhile since The Pale played Kilkenny, so it was good to see them back and this time playing the award winning venue that is John Cleere’s Bar & Theatre.To the delight of the crowd the band played all the hits and more and opting to have no support so they could play a …
Live Review: Richard Hawley / Before Breakfast – The Leadmill, Sheffield 22.12.22
Thursday night at the Leadmill Sheffield for Richard Hawley and impressively the third sold out show of the week. Support tonight came from Before Breakfast, hailing from Sheffield the band have an individual sound with the hook being superb vocal harmony. Great audience banter from singer Gina Walters, an all round relaxed set of mainly …
News: Terry Hall dies at age 63
We are very sad to report that the legendary Terry Hall has died at the young age of 63. Terence Edward Hall (19 March 1959 – 19 December 2022) was an English musician and the lead singer of the Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas.[1] He released two solo albums and has also collaborated …
Live Gallery: The Clouds 30th Anniversary Tour, The Factory Theatre 18.12.2022
The Clouds wrap up their 30th Anniversary Tour in Sydney.