Indie
Not Forgotten: The Replacements – Pleased to Meet Me
With the departure of Bob Stinson from the band The Replacements slimmed down to a trio for Pleased to Meet Me and continued their journey from barely coherent punks to professional rock and roll band. To their credit they didn’t hide from this fact either, even making direct reference to it in the title and …
Track: Blaenavon – Destiny’s Mild, plus UK tour dates
Taken from their forthcoming Miss World EP, out on Transgressive on October 30th, comes a new track Destiny’s Mild from south coast trio Blaenavon. Having recently announced support shows with the likes of The Districts, Songhoy Blues and Palace, the band still have youth on their side with an average age of 19, and recording …
Track: Novo Amor – Anchor
You might recognise the music of Novo Amor, aka Cardiff based mult-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Ali Lacey from the latest Expedia advert, which uses his song From Gold, the lead track from his debut EP Woodgate, NY. Or maybe you’ve seen BONES, or Teen Mom, or Made in Chelsea or others, all of which have …
See: Pink Milk release video for “I want to know what love is”
It shouldn’t be good should it? A cover of Foreigners MOR classic I want to know what love is, by Gothenburg shoegazers Pink Milk. The duo, singer/drummer Maria and Guitarist Edward have taken the influences they grew up with – Jesus and Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins and Cranes, and have moulded the song into something …
Track: The Van T’s – Laguna Babe EP
The Van T’s are guaranteed to make waves with the grungy surf-rock sound of debut EP Laguna Babe. Twin sisters Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (both vocals and guitar), along with bassist Joanne Forbes and drummer Shaun Hood, are fresh from wowing festival audiences at T In The Park and Electric Fields with their mix …
Track: The Anchoress – Popular, plus album news
The Anchoress AKA welsh singer-songwriter and multi-instramentalist Catherine Anne Davies has been biding her time. After a couple of singles released in 2014, she now releases her brand new track ‘Popular’. In an industry packed full of girls fighting to be noticed, it takes someone original the stand out. The Anchoress has all the characteristics …
Not Forgotten – The Hold Steady – Almost Killed Me
It’s late summer 2007, it’s pouring with rain outside, and I’m spending the evening in the pub. I’d had dozens of nights like this in the previous ten years, a cheery couple of pints in our local had descended into my friend berating me for having a preference for rock music rather than jazz. His …
See: The Orielles reveal video for “Joey Says We Got It”
Halifax trio The Orielles caused some waves with their previous single ‘Space Doubt’, and with their new single ‘Joey Says We Got It’ shows that was no flash in the pan. It’s out today (17th October 2015) via Weiner Records on Cassette as part of this year’s Cassette Store Day, also being included on cassette …
Track: The Legends – Up and Away
Perhaps more familiar for his other projects, Club 8 and Acid House Kings, Johan Angergård has reconvened his The Legends project, fairly easy as it turns out, because its only him, much to some people’s surprise. Their first album in six years is out now via revered Swedish indie pop label Labrador records, and this …
Track: ESTRONS – ‘Make A Man’
ESTRONS craft that elusive breed of barbed hook, guaranteed to leave you dangling on their line and dancing to their tune. Their Bio informs; ESTRONS are an Alternative Rock band based in Cardiff, UK. Fronted by Canadian-Swede Taliesyn Kallström, they bring punchy melodic songs, combined with powerful vocals, loud raw guitars and busy beats. Meaning ‘ALIENS’ in their …