Indie
Live Review: Red Rum Club – The Leadmill, Sheffield 15.12.2023
‘They Just Put a Reit Smile On Your Face’. Red Rum Club took Sheffield by storm with a sold-out show at The Leadmill, delivering as expected a high-octane performance. The Liverpool-based band captivated the audience from the first note of the opening song, “Black Cat.” As the infectious energy of the opening song reverberated through …
News: Royel Otis are full of whimsy and ‘Heading for The Door’ with their new single, album and tour news.
The indefatigable Royel Otis are continuing their rapid ascent into the firmament with their new single ‘Heading For The Door’ and news of a massive Australian, US and EU tour. All this will be bolstered by their forthcoming album ‘Pratts & Pain’, being released through OURNESS on 16 February 2024 We here at the antipodean …
Premiere: Bryan Estepa delivers a powerful romantic epic in ‘That Was The Day’.
Philippine-born Australian resident Bryan Estepa is a powerful songwriter and musician whose work is greatly admired here at the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia, and we are very honoured to premiere his new single ‘That Was The Day’. The track is in fact a cover of a track originally written and recorded as a solo …
Track: Alice Ivy Unleashes ‘Wildlife’ Single Ahead of Highly Anticipated Album ‘Do What Makes You Happy’
Alice Ivy, the acclaimed Australian producer and songwriter, has unveiled her latest single, ‘Wildlife‘, a captivating sneak peek into her highly anticipated third studio album, ‘Do What Makes You Happy’, which is scheduled for release in 2024 under Helix Records. Collaborating with Pip Norman and multi-platinum Dutch singer-songwriter Dotan, ‘Wildlife’ is a significant moment in …
Live Review: Lanterns On The Lake – Concorde 2, Brighton 29.11.2023
By Henry Groves Lanterns on the Lake have been on my gig bucket list for a while now. I was due to see them two years ago in Brighton before they cancelled due to health issues. Now in 2023, I finally got to go and see them, this time with a brand new album, and …
Album Review: Navigating the Melodic Maze of Pop Filter’s Latest Album ‘CONO’ + Tour Dates!
From Australia comes the indie collective Pop Filter, featuring members from The Ocean Party, Cool Sounds, and Snowy Band. Their latest musical masterpiece, ‘CONO,’ is a testament to spontaneity, charm, and absolute understated brilliance. ‘CONO’, their third album, emerges three years after the release of ‘Donkey Gully Road’. The album came to life through weekly …
Live Review – The K’s – HMV Empire Coventry – 29-11-23
The K’s has become one of the fastest rising bands of 2023, and tonight at the HMV Empire is evident that 2024 is going to be a strong year for the “Earlestown Indie Champs” both with a UK tour and debut album release. Opening the night were Coventry bands ‘The Mucks’ and ‘The Institutes’ and …
Track: Middle Kids Unveil Latest Single ‘Bend’, Upcoming Album ‘Faith Crisis Pt 1’ and Tour Dates!
Middle Kids recently dropped their latest single, ‘Bend‘, providing a sneak peek into their upcoming album, ‘Faith Crisis Pt 1‘, scheduled for release on February 16, 2024. The trio, comprising Hannah Joy, Tim Fitz, and Harry Day, first made waves in 2017 with their debut single ‘Edge Of Town‘. Since then, they’ve maintained an upward …
News: Eels Share New Festive Single And Announce Compilation Album ‘EELS So Good: Essential EELS, Vol.2’
Critically acclaimed rock group EELS release their brand new Christmas track, “Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This”, out now via E Works/[PIAS]. An alternative yuletide ballad with a traditionally morose, EELS twist, the song is a tale of unrequited love at Christmas time. Principal singer-songwriter E / Mark Oliver Everett says, “I mean, seriously. Haven’t I always …
Track: Melbourne’s Hooper Crescent experience a little jaunty ‘Karaoke Love’ ahead of ‘Essential Tremors’ album release.
Melbourne art pop band Hooper Crescent are developing an impressive body of highly original tracks that are about to be released in an album, ‘Essential Tremors’, due out on 5 February 2024 through Spoilsport Records and Earth Libraries. As a taster, they today release the single ‘Karaoke Love’ which is a jaunty, spiky slice of …