The recently announced Black Rivers, the new band from brothers Jez and Andy Williams, is gathering pace. Their debut track ‘The Ship’ (available to download for free from www.blackriversofficial.com) combines an electro arpeggio with a haunting melody reminiscent of a seafaring Nick Drake, and has received thousands of streams and downloads since it was premiered […]
‘Every Other Freckle’ follows the album’s first single ‘Hunger Of The Pine’, which topped the Spotify Viral Chart and Hypemachine Artist Chart for a full week upon its release. An album track ‘Left Hand Free’ was also made available last month to download/stream as an instant grat to those who pre-ordered the new album. The band’s highly […]
Production wunderkind Tarek Musa leads his charges of Peter Darlington, James Green and Andrew Morton out on the road this September, bringing to life Spring King’s darker, more anthemic offerings from the new EP. If lead track “Demons” is anything to go by – a song recorded in the pitch black as the band pioneer […]
‘Buffalo Nickel’ is the new single from LA-based group Allah-Las. A lithe, summery guitar pop tune that packs a lot of punch into its two and a half minute runtime, it serves as the perfect taster for their new album ‘Worship The Sun’. And if that’s not exciting enough- they’ve also announced a Rough Trade […]
Bombay Bicycle Club’s critically acclaimed fourth album, ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’, captures the results of singer Jack Steadman’s picaresque adventures in the likes of Turkey and India throughout 2013. Joyously escapist, its electronic-inflected and Bollywood-referencing sound made good on the Eastern promise, as it went straight to Number 1 in the album charts (Feb […]
Slaves have announced the release of their new single, “Hey” on their own label, Fonthill Records. The track is a two-and-a-half minutes of focused energy and power. Sawing guitars are backed by colossal drums to deliver one of the most exciting, primal tracks of the year. Slaves are a two-headed hydra, the uncompromising attitude that […]
Teleman have just unveiled a striking video for their new single ‘Skeleton Dance’, directed by their own Jonny Sanders. Jonny and Tom have said, “The video was conceived as a non-narrative, collage based collection of fun elements and colours. “We started with Bauhaus Theatre Mask designs by Oskar Schlemmer which to our knowledge have never […]
John Barrett returns with his second full length for LA label Innovative Leisure as Bass Drum of Death. Elevating Bass Drum of Death from the scrapheap of garage rock challengers fighting for attention, Rip This is BDoD’s most impressive record yet, combining the best elements of the American rock underground with a raw approach that’s […]
Mazes have never been ones for hanging around. When they have songs, they get them out there. If they should find themselves snowed in and unable to get to the studio, they’d grab a shovel and dig a pathway through. It’s precisely what the trio had to do during a recent trip to upstate New […]