Indie
News: Damaged Goods to release Thee Headcoats singles compilation
Formed by the irrepressibly prolific Billy Childish out of the ashes of his previous band Thee Mighty Ceasars, Thee Headcoats – Childish (Git/Vox) Bruce Brand (Drums) and Johnny Johnson (bass), formed in 1989 they’d already released something like 6 albums and 15 singles by 1992. Continuing at a pace, they released handfuls more records – …
Album Review: Low — Ones and Sixes
Twenty-one years is a long time to be in a band. It’s quite a long time to be married. It’s a really, unbelievably long time to be married to someone in your band. Such is the case with Low’s Alan Sparkhawk and Mimi Parker, whose eleventh album, Ones and Sixes, is out today. Alan’s and …
See: Sweet Baboo reveals new video for Walking in the Rain, plus UK tour dates
He’s been busy, that Steven Black, aka Sweet Baboo. The Welsh troubadour has just released his new album, The Boombox Ballads, and recently played no less than five times at Green Man Festival. Clearly not one for resting on his laurels, he has a new single ‘Walking in the Rain’, out on October 23rd and …
Track: Broken Hands – Who Sent You
Who Sent You, the new single from Canteburys Broken Hands is, according to frontman Dale Norton, a description of “the moment when paranoia takes over from fun experiences and the strange other worldly voice enters your thoughts. You start to question your own trajectory; even asking your friends “is everything okay here?” as if they …
See: Beau release new video for C’mon Please
Taken from their self titled EP, out now on influential Kitsuné imprint, New York City duo Beau have released some accompanying visuals to their track C’mon Please. The song has this rootsy swagger about it, with just enough Warpaint thrown in before it shows it’s more muscular side into the chorus as it shoots some …
Track: Careless Sons – Betty
Last year we enthused about North London ‘Pop and Roll’ outfit, Careless Sons. They are back better than ever with their new single ‘Betty’: a more mature, smooth sound yet still emotive and hook-laden: The production is clear and precise, driving the chiming guitars and excellent layered harmonies. I am reminded a little of the …
New Music: David Ward – Mother
Vancouver singer songwriter David Ward is a rather special talent. He’s back with a new song, Mother, taken from his forthcoming album ‘Transitioning. Mother is an object lesson in new (nu) soul, as his voice, this instrument capable of overwhelming beauty, steers it’s course somewhere close to Stevie Wonder. Underneath all of that is some …
Track: Primetime – Anyway
Following on from their self titled EP which dropped on La Vida Es Un last Summer, Londons messy punks Primetime are back with a new song, ‘Anyway’, recorded by Lindsay Corstorphine of Sauna Youth and Primitive Parts. Anyway slithers away with this punk lilt, it describes issues of letting go and gleefully losing your mind. …
Premiere: Fighting Caravans – Tyrannosaur
We caught onto Leeds five piece alt-rockers Fighting Caravans early, after they played for us at one of our backseat mafia presents shows, and we could spot straight away that they had something rather special. Given that, we’re delighted to be able to premiere Tyrannosaur, taken from their debut EP Beasts of England, out on …
Tour News: Prides announce Autumn 2015 UK tour dates
If you haven’t heard of Prides by now then I’d have to wonder what kind of rock you’ve been living under. The synth-pop band released their debut album The Way Back Up in July, reaching #24 in the UK album charts, then headed out to T in the Park, Belladrum, and Reading and Leeds festivals …