Tradition and heritage remain the pillars of folk music, substance takes precedence over style. Where storytelling is king and subtle acoustics stand strong against the steeliness of an emotive vocal, artist’s like EDGES (aka. Sami Simon) are cherished deeply. His new single ‘Walk Away’ is the minor-key lullaby that offers reassurance when all else fails.
Brighton-based House Points are here to brighten up those summer days with their beachy good vibes and infectious melodies. Think a peppier Parquet Courts twinned with the fizzy surf pop of Wavves and you’ll be close. New single ‘I Don’t Like You’ breezes with carefree animosity, all the while animated guitars cartwheel around each sour-faced thought.
As young songwriters go Billie Marten, who has just turned 17, continues to display remarkable depth and prowess in her craft. Her lyrics are more than just observational inkling’s into her psyche and how she understands the world around her, they are spun of the purest feeling, the richest of truths – each representing life in […]
Californians are honoured a near perfect 365 days of sunshine, endless stretches of coastline and hiking trails. So, when a dilemma rears and trouble comes your way but all around you seems in order, where do you find solace? Music, of course. Lostboycrow practises this way of release particularly well on the nostalgic slow-burn of […]
He’s done it again. More effervescent and melodic than his debut release, ‘Terra’, the latest single from Ed Nash ‘Palms Backside’ is still hazy, wonderful and breathless in the same way.
What is it about the English Riviera that inspires such sweet, synthesized, harmonic music? The salty air? The seaside holiday nostalgia? Whatever it is, just like Metronomy, Tourists have caught the bug and are spreading it relentlessly.
Introductions can be tedious and unremarkable, but not in the case of Leeds troop Team Picture. Who make rather light sport of non-conformity on debut ‘Birthday Blues’ – a fuzzy breeze of lo-fi psych rock.
‘MIAMI’ by DRONGO is a bit of a head-scratcher when trying to label (and labelling music is what it’s all about!), but my instincts say that it’s a sort of shoegaze / synth-pop crossover. Whatever it is, it’s a lot of fun, and a really impressive debut from the boys from the Isle of Wight. […]
Indie. Indie. Indie. 2016 sure is the year for it, and it looks as though London based four-piece Pure Youth are the latest to get in on the act. No strangers to early-stage success, they have amounted large support from the likes of BBC Radio 2, Amazing Radio and featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday.
Liverpool born BANNERS feels, breathes and lives emotion. His songs are fundamental, each weaving universal themes of loss, hope, persistence and empowerment. His music is essential and vital, it’s rudimentary expression of the purest kind, which is brought further into focus on new single ‘Half Light’.
Scandinavian artist Mikko Joensuu is not afraid to explore the darker depths of the human condition, because of this his music holds a true poignancy and rare vulnerability. Joensuu found that solitude was important for his creativity, fleeing from the distractions of the city he found solace in the sparse beauty of the Finnish woods, the getaway […]
Australia’s Why We Run don’t fit the mould, they re-invent the wheel. The alt-rock four piece since releasing impressive debut single ‘Comfortable Lie’ early last year, continue to stagger and break boundaries with their complex sonic artworks in the most distinct way possible. New single ‘Hallway’ takes action in previewing the band’s debut full-length record ‘Holograms’, due out […]
Now, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but this may just be the best fuzzy-Pavement-b-side-inspired-slacker-rock-pop track written about a troublesome skin-condition ever. Coming from Let’s Kill Janice, a project manned by Joe’s (Groves and Sherrin), ‘Balneum’ is a summery garage-rock anthem in the vein of fellow newcomers Forever Cult or early Black Lips. Which […]
RALPH is cutting ties in ‘Cold To The Touch’ but you could say she’s just being realistic. Either way, the new cut from Toronto-based songstress Raffa Weyman (better known as RALPH) is seriously biting. But even when the lyrics are brutally honest, her melodies lift all sky high covered in staple candy-coated gloss, so all that remains is a delicious […]
It seems as though a woozy summer jam is becoming the hallmark of a good British band, and twinkling into the summer limelight comes Swimming Tapes with another mesmerising dream pop hit.
With Summer well and truly on its way, Amsterdam four-piece St. Tropez have graced us with the perfect sun-drenched tune to see the season through. ‘I Wanna Live In St. Tropez’ is an angst riddled, apathetic scream in the face of vapid pop music, and a yearn for the sunny skies of Southern France.
Kent’s most celebrated oddballs Gang are less about hiding in the shadows. More so, they’re concerned with exposing the glaring truth’s. The band found their rhythm after they up-sticks to Brighton, where they captured the sparkle in their crown and the rest, as they say, is history.
A move away from a trademark style can sometimes be met with controversy, confusion and criticism – especially when you’re known for playing folk music (just look at Mumford and Sons, if you can bare it).
You know at the end of the night when you’re looking for that romantic shoegaze track to bring out all of those pent up emotions? A song for the times when a bit of My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive just won’t cut the mustard. Look no further than Lowtide’s new single ‘Wedding Ring’.
Brighton’s arsenal of indie-rockers seems to be ever growing, and with the rise of ferocious four-piece Grymm, it would be naive to underestimate the power of this south-coast town’s musical artillery.