After 21 years away Sleeper’s return has turned out a triumph with the release of album The Modern Age. Sarah Lay talks to front-woman Louise Wener about the band’s comeback, writing new material for album The Modern Age, and her newfound enjoyment of performing. This interview was first published in print in issue 19 of …
Finding an old Soviet-era spying device at an East London car boot sale set Michael Hodgson AKA Misled Convoy off on a creative mission to which Kat Five (Feral Five) signed up for vocal duties. The resulting single, Apply The Pressure, is out now on Dubmission Records. Artist: Misled Convoy x Kat Five Track: Apply …
Following the addition of songwriter & vocalist Marina Red, The Dying Lights release their second new single in the new line-up with Crash. Artist: The Dying Lights Track: Crash Label: self-release Released: 5 February 2021 Find it: Bandcamp “The car crash is a fertilising rather than a destructive event,” so says the character of Vaughan …
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 …
Dropped as an instrumental ‘cutting room floor’ project as a Bandcamp exclusive it’s the new EP from Gordian Stimm – Flirty Lustre for Public Sector – on Amateur Pop Inc. Artist: Gordian Stimm Tracks: Flirty Lucre for Public Sector Label: Amateur Pop Incorporated Released: 5 February 2021 Find it: Bandcamp ‘Kill your darlings’, they say …
At once challenging and chilling yet hypnotically irresistible art-pop post-punk DIY duo tAngerinecAt release new single Something Broke Inside. Artist: tAngerinecAt Track: Something Broke Inside Label: self-released Released: 5 February 2021 Instrumentation grates against droning and intrusive beats, the vocal piercingly calling out a waking nightmare with stark imagery. This track surrounds you, gets within …
London power-pop four-piece The Other Ones release the second single from their forthcoming album with alt-rock banger Forever Young. Artist: The Other Ones Track: Forever Young Label: Reckless Yes Released: 5 February 2021 Find it: Spotify We are held in a hazy summer evening on the cusp of darkness where the heat of the day …
Hinting that there is more news to come Nottingham/Derby four-piece Babe Punch have surprise dropped their latest single Glitter. Artist: Babe Punch Track: Glitter Label: self-released Released: 4 February 2021 Find it: Spotify Babe Punch are a prowling tiger of a band. Stalking you, playing with you, and ultimately fizzing with the menacing confidence they …
MALKA, AKA songwriter Tamara Schlesinger returns with woozy alt-pop single Reach Out to get kitchen dancefloors popping in lockdown and to showcase her expanded musicality and forays into self-production. Artist: MALKA Track: Reach Out Label: Self-release Released: 26 January 2021 Find it: Spotify The only dancefloor open to us now is the kitchen, and we …
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 …