‘Drones Club’ is a truly fitting title for the repetitive and addictive kraut and dance-inspired music of this mysterious new act. Thumping kicks and sequenced arpeggios underpin murky, spoken mantras on tracks… Continue reading
The Black Tambourines shared a message today celebrating 4/20, or ‘INTERNATIONAL STONER HOLIDAY’ as they call it. “Our left handed axe slinger Josh has blessed the world with the gift of music .… Continue reading
It’s rare that I get to use this abstract genre descriptor, but I think ‘folktronica’ fits the music of Rozi Plain perfectly. A waltzing rhythm partners dancing bass lines, dotty vocal melodies… Continue reading
What would My Bloody Valentine sound like if they were fronted by The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas? It’s not a question I’ve ever found myself asking before but it seems relevant in light… Continue reading
New Zealand newcomers Imugi have a penchant for woozy, lo-fi synth-pop, as made evident by their superb debut track ‘Dizzy’. While attention is initially grabbed by the wobbling FKA Twigs-like vocal harmonies, the song soon erupts… Continue reading
Kid Wave is one of my favourite new bands around at the moment. Aside from Lea Emmery’s gorgeously deep vocals and the band’s general aesthetic of slacked-out and breezy-haired early-90’s grunge, the… Continue reading
Hunck are an outfit that I first blogged about over a year ago when they released their sedated debut track ‘Toy Trucks’. Since then they’ve grown some phenomenal facial hair and developed… Continue reading
The first time I heard a song by Eccentronic Research Council I was not particularly swayed, but there had to be some virtue in them being the first artists signed to Fat White Family’s… Continue reading
Cloud Castle Lake follow-up their fantastic debut EP with new single ‘Glacier’, and I love it every bit as much as I did ‘Sync’, which for a while was my absolute favourite… Continue reading
I’ve loved The Go! Team ever since their glorious, Mercury-nominated debut record ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike!’ came out in 2004, so I’m thrilled that they’re soon returning with a new album. I’m also pleasantly… Continue reading
Tokyoites The Silence have apparently been working on their forthcoming debut album for 18 months, so it’s no surprise to hear that this debut track is an absolute colossus. ‘Lemon Iro No… Continue reading
Japan’s answer to Speedy Ortiz is here and they sound great – they’re just the right balance of madness and melody, which is exactly what I’ve come to hope for from a… Continue reading
It’s cold outside here in the UK, and I’m sure it’s even colder in David Alexander’s native Sweden – but in the world of Summer Heart it sounds like everything is tropical… Continue reading
If you ask me, Hooton Tennis Club is just about the best new indie band around (and yes, I am basing that statement on the one song I’ve heard by them). ‘Jasper’ is… Continue reading
An incredible debut track from Puppy. The vocals are reminiscent of the Hate Hate Hate Records-released London outfit Polterghost – a band whose heavy riffs melted my brain a year or so ago. Puppy seem to… Continue reading
Whilst comparison to My Bloody Valentine is inevitable, San Franciscan duo Dissolve pull off swirling shoegaze so well that it needn’t be a detrimental connection. ‘Where We Are’ is produced so finely… Continue reading
