Rising Aussie disco-pop duo Barley Passable have unveiled their funk-fuelled debut EP, ‘Hindsight’, alongside new single, ’Silver’. Reflecting on the new EP, the duo of Kai Ollmann (guitars, vocals) and Davy Brown (keyboards, vocals) say: “Hindsight is all too human. Often painfully, hindsight pulls the past into the now and helps one to see that […]
Rostam has announced his new album ‘Changephobia’ will be out 4th June on Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution). Alongside the announcement is the new single ‘4Runner’. As one of the founding members of Vampire Weekend and producer of their first three albums, Rostam Batmanglij’s new single ‘4Runner’ captures the intimate thrill of a road trip […]
Sydney-based three-piece Middle Kids – Hannah Joy, Tim Fitz and Harry Day – release single ‘Stacking Chairs’ in anticipation of their second album ‘Today We’re the Greatest’, out 19th March via Lucky Number. ‘Stacking Chairs’ is at its core a love song dedicated to lead singer-songwriter Joy’s marriage with bandmate, Fitz. About the song, Joy […]
Australian singer-songwriter Tulliah has unveiled her latest song ‘Distant Dreams’ and an accompanying video. The song is taken from from upcoming debut EP ‘Fre$h Hugs’ due for release on March 12th. Speaking about the video, Tulliah said: “30 degrees, snow gear on the beach, fish man = very weird dream! I had this idea for […]
New London based duo Dude, My Dude have released their debut single ‘Loser’. The duo are Benjamin Lyth and Matthieu Thienpont, who got together to jam in 2019 before spending 2020’s lockdowns writing and recording their first output. The band say of the release: “the song recounts the classic events that accompany a walk home […]
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, Maple Glider, has announced her link up with Partisan Records (Laura Marling, Fela Kuti, IDLES, Fontaines D.C.) in partnership with the Australian label, Pieater. In celebration of the news, Maple Glider, aka Tori Ziestch, has also shared a new single and video for ‘Good Thing’ – a song borne of that ‘frozen and […]
Future Islands new video for ‘Glada’ has been unveiled from their 2020 album ‘As Long As You Are’. Directed by actress and frontman Sam Herring’s partner, Julia Ragnarsson, who makes her directorial debut, it was edited by the renowned Ponyhans. It features the Swedish countryside and follows a lasting love between characters as the changing […]
West Londoner Freya Beer has released a new single ‘Siren’ to coincide with her rescheduled tour dates. Currently residing on the south coast, Beer’s latest addition to her canon, ‘Siren’ takes its title from the J.W. Waterhouse masterpiece The Siren. It sees Beer unearth new secrets in the channels of renaissance art and mythology, while […]
Glasgow-based MOY have shared their debut EP ‘Don’t Look Back’. The EP opens with the recent singles ‘At My Door’ and ‘No Talk’s The Best Chat’ before unveiling two brand new songs, ‘Hold On’ and the title track, which provides a dose of grunge-tinged psychedelia with its jittery rhythmic pulse swelling into imposing wall-of-sound to […]
A new single and accompanying video has been released by Slothrust called ‘Cranium’. It is the band’s first release since 2019. Slothrust consists of bandleader Leah Wellbaum with bandmates Will Gorin (drums) and Kyle Bann (bass/keyboards). “I think of ‘Cranium’ as an absurd mating ritual dance by one of those beautiful complex birds with iridescent […]
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SINGLE REVIEW - PIPPA BLUNDELL (FEATURING FERGUS MCCREADIE): DURISDEER
EP REVIEW - BRICKNASTY: FOREVER
LIVE REVIEW - BASHT.: GORILLA, MANCHESTER - 29/10/2026
GIG GUIDE - NOVEMBER 2026
INTERVIEW - DANCING DEATH AWAY WITH ANA LUA CAIANO
ALBUM REVIEW – ANA LUA CAIANO: DEVAGAR QUE A VIDA E CURTA
ALBUM REVIEW – LOTTIE BRAZIER: ON COURSE BUT NO-ONE THERE TO SALUTE YOU
ALBUM REVIEW - THE BIG MOON: FOREVER
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 30 OCTOBER 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - JOHNNY & LILLIE FLYNN: BEAM COTTAGE
