We are very pleased to be able to premiere a powerful and intimate performance of ‘Help Yourself’ by Bryde, filmed by the team at Ont’ Sofa. It’s unrelenting and immensely sincere.
Tag: New Music
PREMIERE: Birthday Boy – ‘Hi Anxiety EP’
Philadelphia based, alt-rock spearheads Birthday Boy have given us the premiere of their new EP ‘Hi Anxiety’. A collection of riotous and loud, towering rock songs.
TRACK OF THE DAY: EAT – ‘Byker Drone’
EAT are quite mysterious. All I can find on them on their social media, is that they’re British, and that ‘Byker Drone’ is their debut release. If J Mascis discovered caffeine, he’d write ‘Byker Drone’. It’s a wonderful piece of music, and very promising.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Wild Wild – ‘Into the Sea, Into the Stars’
With so many great (yes, great) synth-pop bands – Metronomy and CHVRCHES to name a few, taking the music industry, chewing it up and spitting it back out again. Now is the turn of Benjamin Dunn – otherwise known as ‘The Wild Wild’.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Dreamweaver – ‘Birched’
Today’s newest burst of awesomeness comes from Kent band Dreamweaver, and the first single to be taken from their debut EP ‘Listless Fruition’. Recorded with Indoor Pets‘ James Simpson, the collaboration brings together a collective love for lo-fi, psych-pop.
LIVE REVIEW: Transviolet + King No-One at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
In the sleekly dark gig room of the Hoxton Bar and Grill, POP is the order of the night (..alongside lots of pizza, the smell of which wafts through from the restaurant area of the venue). Despite both bands being chiefly made up of quite a traditional line-up, guitar + bass + drums, the overall […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Jon Bryant – ‘Light’
Happiness is a beautiful thing. It can change our whole outlook and lift our mood, radiating positively in all that we do. The first single to be taken from Canadian troubadour Jon Bryant’s new album, ‘Twenty Something’, is reaching for a ray of hope. In essence, it is grasping for that glimmer of ‘Light’ within.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Halfloves – ‘It’s Easy To Love’
Iowa indie rock group Halfloves have given an introductory peep into the world of their upcoming self-titled album. Their single ‘It’s Easy To Love’ manages to place you in front of a mesmerising explosion of sound. Not a conventional explosion though; more of a controlled detonation in slow motion.
Many Things About…NO MONSTER CLUB
Dublin’s No Monster Club are memorable. Never one’s to stagnate or bow down to the generic, they deal in originality. Opting for the quirks that only self-perpetuated expression can bring, but it’s within their lo-fi noise pop that we truly explore who they are – unpretentious, faintly silly but completely genius. The band release their […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Transviolet – ‘New Bohemia’
LA-based revolutionaries Transviolet are stoking a bright fire with their outwardly aware world-view and empowering music. The band revealed their stunning debut EP at the tail-end of 2015, and now bring us another piece of the puzzle in visual form for new single ‘New Bohemia’.
TRACK OF THE DAY: No Monster Club – ‘Lemonade’
No Monster Club have created a lovely indie-pop jingle in ‘Lemonade’. From what their website tells us it’s a one-man-band type thing; the product of a clever human called Bobby Aherne. There has been a string of other singles and album/EP releases from him, and soon a new album that is out in a few […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Easy Kill – ‘Samson’
Manchester band Easy Kill have been on the scene for a couple of years now, weaving their bittersweet imagery to great effect. Their ability to construct resoundingly emotional droplets of alt-pop, is akin to what I’d imagine, Elbow channelling the bespoke melancholy of The National would feel like – bitterly honest and profoundly thrilling. Easy Kill present […]
#BitterSweetPlaylist
It has been quite a while since the last edition of #BitterSweetPlaylist so we thought it’s about time to bring it back. With our inbox full of exciting new musical treats, we bring you the best ten tracks from the last week or so.
Many Things About…FMLYBND
California’s FMLYBND are anything but dull. Their buzzy electronic pop is as vibrant and infectious as a vocal hook from an M83 song. It’s more than just bubbly synth rock though, that FMLYBND represent – it’s an attitude, it’s a lifestyle and most importantly, it’s freedom. They create a space for undiluted escapism – with […]
INTRODUCING: Yellow Days
Yellow Days is George van den Broek – a writer, producer, artist. Now our mailbox gets filled up with a lot of new music every day so for something to cut through all that noise, it has to be special. And hearing Yellow Days for the first time sealed our opinion straight away, enough that we […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Westerman – ‘Harvard’
London-based, singer/songwriter Westerman, inspired by the time he spent in rural Tuscany, began to notice that his writing had taken on another form. A lightness of touch and resonating depth struck his melodies and his words, leading to the formation of his plaintive debut single ‘Harvard’.
LIVE REVIEW: Good Karma Club Launch Party – Childcare + The Sherlocks + The Bay Rays
The debut night of Abbie McCarthy’s monthly Good Karma Club sees The Islington full to capacity with eager devourers of indie guitar music. Which is a fantastic indicator, that there are still plenty who wish to party until the early hours to live music, in a sticky & sweaty pub instead of trying to dance […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Indoor Pets – ‘My Oh My’
What do you get if you put an indie riff, a surf track and punk attitude into a blender? From the sound of their latest single, the answer must be Indoor Pets. If there were any barriers between styles beforehand, you can be sure that these Kent lads have smashed them down and pissed on […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Wyldest – ‘Stalking Moon’
London trio Wyldest capture the mystical on new single ‘Stalking Moon’, as their dream pop continues to know no bounds. The cut is a fully absorbing four-and-a-bit minutes of reverberating guitars, sensual voice, prowling bass and crescendoing driving melodies.
My Life in Music: PAPER HAWK
Two voices coming together to create a distinct, harmonic tapestry will always be powerful. Paper Hawk exemplify this in their songcraft – resting on each other’s beautifully serene vocal cries, before unfurling into something that is both strong and potent. Their alt-folk is sewn together by the delicate brush strokes of their infatuating songwriting and deep-rooted […]