Following on from pre-coronavirus singles Babanod and Poetry Welsh art-rockers HMS Morris are back with latest electropop offering Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol, released through Cardiff’s Bubblewrap Collective. Artist: HMS Morris Track: Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol Label: Bubblewrap Collective Released: 16 September 2020 Find it: Spotify With an ’80s stabs of synth, and a clipped beat the latest track from …
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 …
Meticulous, moody and atmospheric – Ghostlawns release single Ffoi ahead of debut album Motorik due out at the end of October on Sub Records. Ellis Darrington reviews. Artist: Ghostlawns Track: Ffoi Label: Sub Records Released: 4 September 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp It’s a bit uncharacteristic of my writing so far to just dive …
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 …
Nia Wyn teams up with German producer Shuko and Manchester rapper KinKai for latest jazz hop single I Ain’t Finished Yet. Artist: Nia Wyn with KinKai and Shuko Track: I Ain’t Finished Yet Label: For The Love Of It Released: 4 September 2020 Find it: Spotify It’s been somewhat of a trend in recent years …
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 …
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 …