Having just supported American Football on a UK tour Brooklyn’s Hello Mary release a brilliant album in Emita Ox, blending genres from across the alt-rock spectrum Artist: Hello Mary Track: Emita Ox Label: Frenchkiss Records Released: 13 September 2024 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify New York’s Hello Mary are moving at pace and making it look easy. Their …
Bristol band Sans Froid release their debut album Hello, Boil Brain – a densely packed and anxious-feeling experimental alt rock album capturing the overwhelm of post-pandemic life. Artist: Sans Froid Track: Hello, Boil Brain Label: Self-released Released: 13 September 2024 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify I’ve been fortunate enough to never find myself lost in …
You might have caught North East punk pop band bigfatbig supporting Martha a while back and they’ve now released their second EP, Rippin’ It. Expect catchy choruses, catchier riffs, and a whole lot of fun. Artist: bigfatbig Track: Rippin’ It Label: Daemon TV Released: 6 September 2024 Find it: Spotify Describing their sound as. ‘chaotic, yet …
The only studio album from now iconic Jeff Buckley, Grace turns 30 and we take a look back at how it has grown from being an astonishing debut release to regularly being hailed as one of the best albums of all time. When released in August 1994 the debut album from Jeff Buckley, Grace, garnered …
Indie scene queen Charley Stone’s long-awaited album of original songs, as performed with The Actual Band, doesn’t disappoint. Here Comes the Actual Band reveals a vibrant, swirling inner world set to steady rock outs. Artist: Charley Stone Album: Here Comes the Actual Band Label: Self-released Released: 29 May 2024 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify If you don’t know …
An absolute avalanche of new releases hit us in September 2021 as the pandemic-postponed records finally surfaced. We’ve whittled our shortlist down to just seven you absolutely must hear right now so here’s our albums of the month picks. After the drought, comes the flood. As albums have been delayed unintentionally or strategically as the …
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 and pull them together into our albums of the month feature. Releases have landed thick and fast throughout this summer and as we’re only just stepping back into the fray …
A debut release from both artist and label with the alt-pop Safe From Me by Laura Fell on the new Balloon Machine imprint. Originally released in late 2020 the album got a full vinyl release in January 2021 and is our album of the week. Artist: Laura Fell Album: Safe From Me Label: Balloon Machine …
Leeds-based three-piece Nervous Twitch release their self-titled fourth album on independent label Reckless Yes – packed with blasts of surf-rock and synth-pop riffs to make for a fun and feisty record with old-school touches but a very fresh sound. Artist: Nervous Twitch Album: Nervous Twitch Label: Reckless Yes Released: 29 January 2021 Find it: Bandcamp …
Wishbone from Portland’s Darci Phenix is described as ‘an act of love’ and with by turns delicate and brutal fairytale-esque motifs is the folk-pop record we all need right now, out via Team Love. Artist: Darci Phenix Release: Wishbone Label: Team Love Records Released: 8 January 2021 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp There is a …