Dutch indie pop quartet SNOW COATS and will release their debut EP ‘Pool Girl’ on 11th September 2020 The title track of the EP is available now ahead of the EP’s release on Alcopop! Records Commenting on the single, vocalist/guitarist Anouk va der Kamp says: “Pool Girl is a song about how I reflect on […]
London-based trio Dream Wife have announced their new single ‘Temporary’, about the often unspoken struggles of miscarrying. ‘Temporary’ is for a friend who went through multiple miscarriages and is now pregnant again,” the band explains of the song. “It’s about the heartbreak of repeatedly putting your body through the transformation and danger of pregnancy, and it’s about holding […]
Recently described by MOJO magazine as “The new king and queen of fever-dream-pop”, and with the release of their much-anticipated debut album Good Songs For Bad People due out on 12th June on Bella Union Records, Drab City have today shared a new track, ‘Live Free and Die When It’s Cool’. A feral youth arrives […]
After releasing ‘Daily Jobs’, a new track taken from their upcoming new album ‘Day Ripper’ (out on 9th October on Wild Honey Records), Italian garage-psych trio Bee Bee Sea have now shared a video to accompany it. The animated video was directed by Francesca Papi. ‘Daily Jobs’ is the opening track of the new album, […]
THE FLAMING LIPS have released a brand new track ‘Flowers of Neptune 6’, their first new recording of 2020, via Bella Union in the UK/Europe and Warner Records in the US. Produced by Dave Fridmann and The Flaming Lips, ‘Flowers of Neptune 6’ reflects the gentler side of The Lips paisley oeuvre and melodically flows […]
London-based Japanese alternative-rock band BO NINGEN have revealed their new single ‘Minimal’ which features a guest vocal appearance from Bobby Gillespie of Scottish rock icons Primal Scream. The track is the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming new album Sudden Fictions. The album is set for release on 26th June 2020 via Alcopop! […]
Songwriter Becca Mancari has shared her new single ‘Hunter’ and has announced her recent signing to Captured Tracks. The hypnotic song, propelled by an airtight drum groove and lacerating guitar line, finds Mancari singing to a ghost from her past, promising, “You’re never gonna track me down / You’re never gonna find me out,” her […]
Glasgow-based polymath musician Irma Vep (aka Edwin Stevens) has shared a new video for ‘Standards’, the third single from his latest album Embarrassed Landscape, which is out now via Gringo Records, presenting Stevens’ weird-pop vision in its fullest and most realised form. The video was directed by artist Peter Um, which he states “Both Edwin’s […]
With his much-anticipated new album Shortly After Takeoff due for release 24th April via Bella Union, BC Camplight has shared the title track from the album. Of the track BC Camplight comments: “I feel at home being down. I spend a lot of time there. Your toast can only land butter-side to the floor so […]
SYBS debut single ‘Paid Gofyn Pam’ became a singalong anthem for last summer’s carefree days and nights. It was crowned BBC Radio Cymru’s alternative track of the year on Rhys Mwyn’s festive alternative chart and even opened opportunities for them overseas. SYBS played SUNS Europe Festival in Italy on the back of the single’s success. […]
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