Indie
Meet: Floodhounds Jack Flynn on Grit, Graft, and Noel Gallagher’s Harsh Advice
Sheffield-based trio Floodhounds have been tearing up the UK’s rock scene with their high-energy blend of indie, punk, and blues-infused riffs. With their latest single One Horse Race out now and a big London headline show on the horizon, we caught up with frontman Jack Flynn to talk about the band’s evolution, DIY ethics, and …
News: A Decade of ‘Firestone’: Conrad Sewell Celebrates With His Biggest Regional Tour Yet
Conrad Sewell Brings His Soul-Stirring Voice to Regional Australia This April & May
Premiere: Chicago’s nicholas Blends Funk and Cinematic Flair in Latest Music Video For ‘Capitali$er’
Today, Chicago’s soulful songwriter nicholas premieres his striking new music video for the intoxicating single ‘Capitali$er’ on Backseat Mafia. If you missed the track’s drop back in December, now’s the time to catch up. It’s a bold, drop-everything-and-listen kind of hit, wrapping breezy, soulful instrumentation around sharp political commentary. Fans of Gorillaz will feel right …
Track: Nightjacket release the effortless dream pop of My Only Heart
Los Angeles dream pop band Nightjacket return with their latest single, My Only Heart, a shimmering and intimate love song that radiates warmth and devotion. Marking their second release since signing with Sonic Unyon Records, the track continues to establish their signature ethereal sound while adding a more groove-driven pulse to their dreamy aesthetic. There’s …
News: Barry Adamson Announces New Supports for Upcoming East-Coast Australian Tour
Barry Adamson’s Australian Tour Brings The Wreckery, Hugo Race, and McKisko to the Stage
Album Review: Pit Pony – Dead Stars
The mixture of post-punk indie is hypnotic throughout this second full-length from North East’s Pit Pony. ‘At Dawn opens the album with something special. One minute in, and I am already loving this album. Heavy bass drives the track under thrashy guitar, but the direct, flowing vocals bring the magic and have me already signing …
Album Review: House of All Souls Review: A Post-Punk Continuum That Thrives in the Present
For a band formed entirely of ex-Fall members, House of All has never been about simple nostalgia. On House of All Souls, their third album in as many years, they continue to channel the insistent rhythms, choppy riffs, and caustic storytelling that defined their former band, but with an energy and cohesion that makes this …
Track: Merpire has a ‘Premonition’ – a deliciously yearning and romantic track, ahead of live appearance.
It’s been four years since we reviewed Merpire‘s last official release, the album ‘Simulation Ride’, and the Naarm/Melbourne-based award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter (the nom-de-plume of Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt) is back with a new single ‘Premonition’. Merpire’s yearning style and velvet soft vocals remains to the fore in this silky smooth track, filled with a languorous …
Feature: Morgan Saint on Love, Loss, and Finding Light in the Darkness
Creating Without Limits: The Intimate and Unfiltered World of Out of the Blue
Album Review: The majestic Horsegirl unveil their stunning masterpiece ‘Phonetics On And On’, ahead of US. UK and European tour.
At the risk of using superlatives so early in a review, I haven’t got this excited about a band since I heard the first single from Fontaines D.C.. Originally from Chicago and now based in New York, Horsegirl stunned with their debut album ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ back in 2022 (read my review here), where …