ARROWS OF LOVE ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE AND SECOND ALBUM

Following the debut album, ‘Everything’s F*cked’, art-rock collective Arrows Of Love return with their brand new single, ‘Toad’, out on May 27th via the bands own Handspun Records and on limited edition vinyl and tape via Strong Island Recordings. A precursor to their anticipated second album, ‘PRODUCT’, ‘Toad’ is a biting anthem of pure grit […]
Cult Liverpool label Baltic Records have just signed Korean art rocker duo Dead Buttons. Dead Buttons are big stars in South Korea and the wider Asian market.  Their music takes strong influence from American rock ‘n’ roll –  with a strong contemporary feel. The band were spotted by label managers Jack Launer and David Pichilingi when they were […]

DEAD BUTTONS RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘16-22’

TOM HINGLEY TO RELEASE SINGLE FOR RECORD STORE DAY

Tom Hingley of Inspiral Carpets fame is releasing his first single in three years for Record Store Day 2016, Saturday 16 April. All proceeds from the 7” of ‘Beggar’s Hand’ sold in Manchester and Liverpool go towards two local charities, Lifeshare in Manchester and Hope Fest in Liverpool. Both charities work with homeless people, providing […]
Back in February, Punk Slime Recordings announced the latest addition to their ever-growing roster with Beach Skulls and their infectious sun-kissed debut album Slow Grind. Beach Skulls have now premiered a new track from their upcoming album with ‘Baby’s A Liar’. The band have also teamed up with Liverpool-based independent label Blak Hand Records for a limited edition […]

BEACH SKULLS PREMIERE NEW TRACK ‘BABY’S A LIAR’ + ANNOUNCE CASSETTE

LAURA GIBSON SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR ‘NOT HARMLESS’

With her new album ‘Empire Builder’ set for release this Friday, April 1st via City Slang, Laura Gibson has shared a new video & track ‘Not Harmless’. “In very simple terms, ‘Not Harmless’ is about standing up for myself: defining womanhood on my own terms” Laura explains. “It may be a critique of social expectations, but more so it’s a […]
“Candy,” the latest track to be pulled from Weaves’ forthcoming self-titled debut LP, has premiered on Stereogum and with Zane Lowe on Beats 1. Encapsulating the Canadian band’s high-wire approach to pop songwriting the track is, according to singer Jasmyn Burke, one of her earliest collaborations with guitarist Morgan Waters and remains one of her […]

WEAVES ANNOUNCE UK TOUR AND SHARE NEW SINGLE

STRANGE COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCE ‘SUPER TOUCHY’ EP

Liverpool quartet, Strange Collective, are pleased to announce they will release their debut EP ‘Super Touchy’ via Salvation Records on 1st July 2016. To celebrate the news they’re streaming brand new single ‘Heavy’ in full ahead of its release on 22nd April. Strange Collective are: Alex Wynne: guitar/vocals Ali Horn: guitar Michael Robinson: bass Sian […]
Sound City+ is the UK’s premier music and digital business conference that runs in parallel with the award-winning Liverpool Sound City music festival. Sound City+ returns 27th May with an intensive programme of speakers, T.E.D-style talks, debates, workshops and the acclaimed Sound City+ marketplace, that will feature the cream of the UK’s and international independent […]

SOUND CITY+ CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED

BLUEDOT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LATEST LINEUP

Air, Brian Eno, Lanterns on the Lake, Helen Keen, The Clangers, Krysco, Marc Riley and many more join the line-up Taking place 22-24 July at Jodrell Bank, the Cheshire observatory at the cutting edge of humanity’s quest for knowledge, bluedot is a brand new three-day festival of discovery that promises to fuse a complex mix […]
Rising from the smoking embers of several leading Merseyside acts, newcomers Pure Joy have now readied their psych-rock to tape in the form of debut LP ‘Bang Flower.’ From the blissed out cloudburst of ‘Bubblegum Husky’ to the driving pulse of first single, ‘Katie’s Gone Home’, the timeless sleaze of ‘Thunderlooper’, the lick-sodden Morrissey-esque weavings […]

PURE JOY SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘O’SULLIVAN ON SONG’