Artist: Richard J. Birkin, London Contemporary Orchestra Track: Matter Label: Reveal Records Released: 15 September 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp A few years ago now I sat in the cold air of Derby Cathedral, a shiver down my spine as shadows of cars passed solemnly across the vaulted ceiling. Around me in the pews …
With their beginnings in the ’90s Bugeye have taken a long road to the release of their first long player Ready Steady Bang this year, but a gestation worth the wait for the blistering blend of disco and punk which is bringing them critical and fan acclaim. As part of our Inner World series Popoptica …
The second single to come from their forthcoming album with Day To Day Tugboat Captain match Martha-esque wry lyrics, Beirut-level brass, and a multitude of pop influences for a gloriously melancholy track. Artist: Tugboat Captain Track: Day To Day Label: Double A-Side Record Released: 18 September 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Bleak: cold, miserable, …
With industrial-influenced grinding beats and heavy riffs Nova Twins release new single Play Fair from their recently released and stunning debut album Who Are The Girls? Artist: Nova Twins Track: Play Fair Label: Nova Twins / 333 Wreckords Crew) Released: 28 August 2020 Find it: Spotify Creativity is destruction, and underground music is long-overdue levelling …
Fightmilk return with a new single from their delayed second album with If You Had A Sister…, evolving their signature pop-punk song in a maturing direction. Artist: Fightmilk Track: If You Had A Sister… Label: Reckless Yes Released: 4 September 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify If You Had A Sister…, the latest single from …
Indianapolis alternative rock band Wife Patrol released dreampop single Valentine Citrus ahead of debut album Too Prickly For This World, out 4 September. Artist: Wife Patrol Track: Valentine Citrus Label: self-released Released: 14 August 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify The season starts to turn again. It isn’t so much the flip of another redundant …
We don’t really do album reviews here at Popoptica but that doesn’t stop us wanting to enthuse about the great albums we’ve been listening to. Releases have landed thick and fast throughout the summer but here’s out list of albums we’ve been loving listening to in August 2020. Popoptica albums round-up for August 2020 Paper Birch …
Recording with instruments made from things around the home Mouses’ Steven Bardgett has released a first solo double-a single, under the name stebee, of lo-fi introspective but upbeat bedroom pop. Artist: stebee Tracks: Songs Recorded in a Bedroom Label: Butterfly Effect Released: 28 August 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Perhaps I’m tired, or perhaps …
Announcing her second EP Adult Life Berlin-based alt-pop musician Eilis Frawley has released a new single, Stats, from it – an unapologetic feminist avant-garde anthem. Artist: Eilis Frawley Track: Stats Label: Reckless Yes Released: 28 August 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Female anger is often dismissed as too emotional. Where men gain power and …
Laura Fell releases first single Bone of Contention from forthcoming debut album Safe From Me on music-journal-turned-label Balloon Machine. Artist: Laura Fell Track: Bone of Contention Label: Balloon Machine Released: 26 August 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Anger is loud. It spits, it snarls, it howls discordantly and primally. It is a violence of …