International Cassette Store Day (CSD), founded in London by a group of UK labels in 2013 returns for its fifth year on Saturday 14th October 2017, running events in the UK, USA, China, Japan, France, New Zealand, and Australia. Last year saw UK releases from big names Pixies, Courtney Barnett and Get Cape. Wear. Cape. Fly […]
Los Angeles-based Wand announce the release of their new album Plum, out Friday 22nd September 2017 via Drag City Records. As well as lead single, ‘Plum’, and its accompanying video, and a tour that embarks on the heels of the album’s release. Plum is Wand’s fourth LP since the band formed in late 2013, but their first new album since 2015. Describing their […]
Glasgow three-piece Baby Strange have announced the release of their new 6 track, ‘Extended Play EP’ – out today via Glaswegian independent record label Public. The release will be available on limited edition 10″ vinyl, which you can pre-order here. ‘Extended Play EP’ explores themes of teenage violence, Scottish Independence and the generation of disaffected […]
Girl Ray, the North London trio comprising 19 year olds Poppy Hankin (guitar/vocals), Iris McConnell (drums) and Sophie Moss (bass), recently announced details of debut album Earl Grey (Friday 4th August 2017, Moshi Moshi). They now share a brand new single ‘Don’t Go Back At Ten’, a song about the enduring bonds of friendship. Poppy […]
Dutch Uncles have unveiled the music video for ‘Streetlight’, the centrepiece of their acclaimed fifth album Big Balloon (out now on Memphis Industries). It was directed by Nick Middleton, who also shot the visuals for singles ‘Big Balloon’ and ‘Oh Yeah’, but, in a departure from the style of these videos, the ‘Streetlight’ film does not feature the band themselves. Duncan […]
LA-based trio Sextile have shared a second track from their forthcoming second album, Albeit Living, which is set for release this Friday 14th July via felte. On new track ‘Who Killed Six’, front man Brady Keehn spits and snarls over bouncing surf punk bass licks, making for one of the album’s most joyously anarchic moments of catharsis. […]
Having recently released their ‘The Best Light Is The Last Light EP’, Snapped Ankles have announced that their debut album Come Play The Trees will be released on Friday 29th September 2017 via The Leaf Label. See full tracklisting below. They’ve also unleashed the second video in their spaghetti trilogy (almost certainly not a real […]
Blak Hand Records celebrate the release of their 24th cassette with Katie Pham and The Moonbathers and their brand spankin’ new 4 track ‘Voyager EP’. Limited to 30 hand numbered bubblegum pink cassettes, the tape is available from the Blak Hand Records Bandcamp store, and the Indie Label Market in London’s Old Spitalfields on Saturday […]
Soup Kitchen presents PEANESS Soup Kitchen, Manchester Friday 4th August 2017 Doors 7pm Tickets £3 Adv. (EXCL FEES) Are You Sure? by Peaness Peaness Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Fluffer Records have announced the full line-up of their July Pit Party starring Jaws and Pins. The 360 extravaganza will also feature psych mammoths Hey Colossus, noise-rockers Spectres, London’s exciting new ramshackle vagrants Phobophobes as well as Atlas Wynd, Sweaty Palms, Bo Gritz, and Human Pet. Further Pit Parties will continue to be announced over […]
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LIVE REVIEW - ROYEL OTIS: VICTORIA WAREHOUSE - 28/11/2025
