The original snake-hipped pioneer kings of Britpop are back with a gorgeous first single from their ninth studio album ‘Autofiction’ – a term meaning half autobiography, half fiction. Lead singer Brett Anderson described the forthcoming LP as “our punk record. No whistles and bells. Just the five of us in a room with all theContinue reading “Suede – She Still Leads Me On”
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Shadow Bones – Over and Out
Shadow Bones comes from Surrey, England, and his latest single ‘Over and Out’ is a ginormous, warm, caring hug for anyone battling addiction and despair. The artist also known as Luke Williams describes his musical genre as indie americana and ‘Over and Out’ is positioned somewhere between Tom Petty, Teenage Fanclub and Green Day whenContinue reading “Shadow Bones – Over and Out”
The Gulps – King of the Disco
We’ve only heard three singles from The Gulps so far but Camden’s latest lairy residents are already jostling hard for the title of ‘Saviours of Indie Rock’n’Roll’ and latest single ‘King of the Disco’ cements their claim to a place in rock royalty even further. Evoking the party energy Blur hacked into on mega-single ‘GirlsContinue reading “The Gulps – King of the Disco”
Jack Valero – Heaven Help Me
Lockdown forestalled all of our lives for a dull couple of years, which was painful enough for us average joes bashing wooden spoons on saucepans outside our houses on a Thursday evening, painful also for the entertainment industry whose main outlets were closed up, stuck in furlough, painful especially for those people who had toContinue reading “Jack Valero – Heaven Help Me”
Ynes – Fake What Your Mama Gave Ya
Ynes has one splendidly succinct message to communicate through new single ‘Fake What Your Mama Gave Ya’. If, after hearing the sassily divine track, you’re still in the dark, she spelt it out simply in under 280 characters on Twitter: “Fuck middle class indie boys”. And after listening to her take down of £1000 rippedContinue reading “Ynes – Fake What Your Mama Gave Ya”
Grace Calver – Bored Of U
On her shiny new second single, ‘Bored Of U’, singer-songwriter Grace Calver uses weapons of dreamy pure pop, delicious honesty and purposefully cheesy harmonies to stick it to an ex-partner who refuses to get their shit together. Somehow, the 18 year old artist has managed to create a superbly sunny soundtrack for the summer whileContinue reading “Grace Calver – Bored Of U”
Phoebe Bridgers – Sidelines
On the face of it, ‘Sidelines’, the song Phoebe Bridgers has contributed to the soundtrack of BBC TV show ‘Conversations With Friends’ is a low key departure from the guitar-based material that made up her past two albums, a childlike ditty built around a simple, chiming keyboard melody. Give it a little more time though,Continue reading “Phoebe Bridgers – Sidelines”
Night Swims – Idle/Wild
Hopping over the Atlantic for a little bit, Night Swims is the stateside project of singer and guitarist Michael Thomas. Conceived in San Diego in the middle of 2020, the group’s perfectly monikered debut album ‘Idle/Wild’ is an upshot of the environment and era that created it, at times wild and at times slower paced,Continue reading “Night Swims – Idle/Wild”
Wez King – M.H.
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, Maidstone singer-songwriter Wez King has recorded and released the gorgeously uplifting ‘M.H’. A frank confessional salutation to the gulf of depression and the determination to overcome it and stay alive, King’s hefty, resolute vocals rendered over a heart-bursting melody and life-affirming guitar lines and piano. The track particularlyContinue reading “Wez King – M.H.”
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
When ‘Chaise Longue’ appeared on several hundred Spotify playlists in the middle of last year the music sphere collectively dropped the glass bottle of diet coke they were cooly drinking and jaws fell open aghast at this witty, chic, new wave hit appearing out of the furthest reaches of nowhere, also known as the IsleContinue reading “Wet Leg – Wet Leg”
Edge of Arcady 