PEAKS SHARE ‘BETTER OFF AS BEARS’

Peaks is the latest musical venture from Manchester based songwriter Ben Forrester. During some down time from being one half of fuzz rock duo ‘Bad Grammar’, Ben began working on new solo material which eventually informed the birth of the sound present on new track ‘Better Off As Bears’. “I was quite conflicted on where […]
Steeped in the rich traditions of classic British songwriting, the band could be said to begin where the 90s ended with solid musicality, joyful uplifting harmonies, giant psychedelic guitar riffs and of course, tambourines. They’ve been compared to just about every great Britpop band of the 90s, but SULK are very much their own men; […]

SULK SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘THE TAPE OF YOU’

BEACH SKULLS TO RELEASE FIRST LP ON PNKSLM

Punk Slime Recordings are thrilled to announce the latest addition to their ever-growing roster with Beach Skulls and their infectious sun-kissed debut album Slow Grind which hits shelves on April 29. Formed in Liverpool and now based in Manchester and Glasgow, the band have offered some seriously catchy songwriting, laid-back melodies and that feeling of summer all bottled up. Beach Skulls have […]
Carlisle heroes The Lucid Dream sure have been keeping busy. March 11 marks the release of the newest addition to their psychedelic adventure, ‘Bad Texan’ on 12″ vinyl. To celebrate, they have shared a new video shot by Liverpool’s own Freakbeat Films. The band’s new single, out on Holy Are You Recordings will be followed by a string […]

THE LUCID DREAM RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘BAD TEXAN’

Kiran Leonard

KIRAN LEONARD RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘SECRET POLICE’

Today Kiran has announced his new single taken from his forthcoming LP Grapefruit which is released on March 25th via Moshi Moshi. Kiran has issued a long list of influences for the new track: alvarius b; daniel johnston; my mother’s telephone in the 1980s; the guitar playing in sufjan stevens’ “djohariah”; a silver mt zion […]
Boys Forever is the new recording project from Patrick Doyle. Written in his South London living room and recorded in Glassell Park, LA the music of Boys Forever marks an exciting new chapter for Doyle, formerly of acclaimed doom pop quartet Veronica Falls. Effortlessly infectious yet spiked with bruised melancholy, these are sparkling, off-kilter gems […]

BOYS FOREVER RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE ‘POISONOUS’

WILD NOTHING ANNOUNCES UK TOUR

Next week Wild Nothing, a.k.a the now LA-based musician Jake Tatum, will release Life of Pause, his third studio album and much anticipated follow up to 2012’s Nocturne, on Captured Tracks (US) / Bella Union (UK). Wild Nothing will embark on a world tour that takes him across North America in April and May and […]
English folk singer and festival favourite BEANS ON TOAST has announced a brand new tour this coming May. The Small Town Celebrations will stray from the beaten track to some of the country’s finest small towns, an adventure into the heart of England. Each show he will be joined by a brilliant new songwriter local […]

BEANS ON TOAST ANNOUNCES: SMALL TOWN CELEBRATIONS SHOWS

FESTIVAL NO. 6 ANNOUNCES HEADLINERS FOR 2016

This year’s festival from North Wales has announced Hot Chip, Bastille and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds as headliners this year. The festival has commissioned No.6 composer-in-residence Joe Duddell to work with the world-class Manchester Camerata chamber orchestra on an exclusive David Bowie Reimagined performance. Joe and Manchester Camerata’s last collaboration was providing the strings for New Order’s incredible new album Music:Complete. Their exclusive No.6 performance will feature arrangements of […]
  Fat Out Til You Pass Out announce A-Bound Festival, a national collaboration of unorthodox music and interactive art. Running for 5 days from Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 March A-Bound Festival brings a diverse line-up of promoters, musicians, DJs and artists working against the edges of their field from across the UK to Salford, […]

FAT OUT’S BURROW – A-BOUND FESTIVAL DETAILS