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Premiere: Cork sextet Cardinals cut through the noise on emphatic new single ‘Unreal’
For a band that started as a joke, Cardinals seem pretty serious about the whole thing. The Irish sextet, based in Cork, have only had a smattering of singles released since making their debut in 2022, but two songs in about three months signals a ramping up of activity, and they’re racing out of the …
Premiere: Lime Garden have ‘One More Thing’ to show in the form of a video for ‘Pop Star’
Today, rising Brighton band Lime Garden cap off months of anticipation by releasing their debut album – as cohesive and confident an opening statement as you’re likely to hear this year. Having recently supported Bombay Bicycle Club, the quintet are gearing up for their own headline run in support of the aforementioned debut album, One …
Premiere: Folly Group ready debut album with ‘Pressure Pad’
Haven’t heard of Folly Group yet? You will soon. The London band have been taking their time with their opening salvo, such that it’s been a while since we’ve heard much from them – their most recent body of work was March 2022’s Human and Kind EP. Since then they’ve largely kept their heads down, …
EP Review: Been Stellar – Been Stellar
Sometimes its difficult to pinpoint exactly why a band and/or song resonates. Having seen New York-based Been Stellar at The Great Escape in Brighton in May I was captivated. It seems I wasn’t alone as it resulted in a return to these shores last month to play a number of gigs. They say timing is …
EP Review: Lazarus Kane – ‘Psychobabble’
Just as one rainy British season follows another, the increasing excellence of another Speedy Wunderground alum is surely similarly guaranteed; Lazarus Kane perhaps no finer example. Their funk, Americanism-heavy swagger brought them the cult following they deserved. However, the band have just as abruptly dropped the character and thrust their complex yet incessantly repeatable song-writing …
Track: Lazarus Kane continue headspinning experimentation with ‘Williston, ND’
Like numerous other, similarly diverse acts, Lazarus Kane’s emergence through hallowed label Speedy Wunderground – via the vibrant bewilderment of Narcissus, a refreshing exploration into the superficiality of modern life – sent earthquake-like jolts through alternative music. The arrival of the gripping ‘Night Walking’ further illustrated the blurry space the band occupied between sincerity and …