Salt Lake City group Fictionist make a run on the senses with the sharp, surging indie pop of ‘Free Spirit’. The lead track to be lifted from their new EP is both an earnest snapshot of a band who wear their heart on their sleeve, and a rollicking feel-good summer anthem.
Indoor Pets power up on the cherryade and candyfloss, and head down to the seafront, hitting the bullseye with fuzzy thrill ride ‘Teriyaki’. The sweet noisy nugget catches the band sounding more energised than ever, with singer Jamie Glass rattling off his catchiest hook to date: “I’m lost within my morals/ And I can’t remember who […]
Phwoar! This is a seriously spunky slackery effort from Liverpool indie-queen Zuzu. On hearing ‘Get Off’ for the first time I made a mental note, and a physical note actually come to think of it (in my Poundland refill pad), to add this to my commuting playlist as soon as it became available on my […]
Newcastle quartet Seeing Hands have spent the past six months or so building a name for themselves in their home town, playing shows alongside local heroes A Festival, A Parade, The Great Curve and even making an appearance at Evolution Emerging 2016, and their name has sharply become one of excitable rumour. With Seeing Hands […]
Newcastle’s Them Things are an interesting proposition, and not just for the music they make. The four members form a multicultural collective, with British, Russian and French natives finding their creative equals within the group and a spiritual home in the North East city. Their latest single ‘Mythomania’ is hard to unlearn, especially once subjected […]
With a pang of 70’s psychedelia, and a twang of heavy reverb, Cali-based indie pop outfit Blondfire drift in with their latest single ‘Domino’ – suitably artsy video included.
Sia. Lorde. Madonna. All these artists have their own spark of gold, their own distinct voice, an originality. This is also true for Shells. Her music is authentic, capturing an undefined rawness – at times teetering on the rebellious and fragile, while at others, expansive and intimate. Her new release ‘Jagwar’ is her crowning glory.
Toronto’s fiercest pop star RALPH is back, this time tackling an issue close to her heart. One that she explains was inspired by Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None, ‘Something More’ tries to find substance in today’s social media obsessed world.
If you have trouble deciding which sweet treat to take when offered a heavenly selection, best of luck choosing which heavenly hook to sing along to when listening to Inspired & the Sleep’s latest single. The Californian dream-poppers put resentment to one side for this ditty, rejoicing in the ‘Sweet Company’ of relationships past and present.
If you stop time, step back to the mid-00’s and scrolled down any festival bill, there’a good chance all-female Australian quartet, RACKETT may have featured somewhere during one of ‘indie’s’ most iconic comings.
Amethysts have transcended sounds from raw live guitar to precisely recorded synth effects, producing ‘My Love’ – a case study of how to utilise the power of a male/female harmony, for a riling emotional atmosphere.
Chesterfield pop-rockers TRASH are back with brand new track ‘Give Up’, following last year’s superb Urban Glow EP.
Combining elements of Radiohead, Bowie and The Strokes, and contrasting huge stadium choruses with intricate and complex verses, ‘Drained’ is the latest from Cambridge three-piece Too Cool Kid.
With an obvious knack for writing beautiful, distinct, and wonderfully haunting ballads. The latest release from Westerman draws a slightly different approach forward, making ‘Mother Song’ all the more enchanting upon its gossamer caress.
Riding in on a wave of tropical indie-pop fury, FLIIIS have returned with new single ‘On The Sonnet’, which promises romance and strife in equal measure.
‘Held’ marks the second offering from Lowtide in recent months. The Melbourne dreamgazers continue to drip feed new tracks that will soon culminate with the release of their debut full-length in August.
Experimenting with new ways of expression and sonic inventiveness is the kind of exploration that we endorse. Sometimes pushing the boundaries of your creativity is a necessary step to progress and evolve. Australian musician Phia has always been adventurous in her art, staying true to her classical roots but never shying away from her creative […]
Born Stranger stomp into character on dark synth-pop debut ‘Fire & The Flame’. A heady mix of polished electronic production akin to the pulse-quickening anthemia of Phantogram, and the fierce self-taught strength of Body Talk-era Robyn.
Sleepovers arrive at a time when Brit-pop is making a comeback, with bands like DMA‘s and Peace renewing the genre for a new generation. The London band’s sophomore release ‘I Wanna Be In LA’ is a four-minute-long indie stomp, complete with Stone Roses’ slacker swagger and the quintessentially British charm of Blur.
‘Joy’ marks the welcome return of innovative indie band Matthew and Me. The seven-and-a-half-minute epic is underpinned by ethereal swirls of voice and casually building sonics that turn astral as they ascend. The new cut previews a taste of the duo’s forthcoming extended player, due for release this Autumn.