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 …
Deliciously glitchy electro-infused alt-pop opens Nails, the debut single from HumourJail, which intriguingly blends voice into rhythm on a journey toward melancholic indie rock. Artist: HumourJail Track: Nails Label: Me-Time Records Released: 15 January 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify There are tracks which hit you straight up with who they are, and there are …
There’s not much to be found on the mysterious DJFP but what is known is the debut double-A release via Amateur Pop Incorporated is some gorgeous glitchy alt-pop you’ll find yourself sinking into. Artist: DJFP Tracks: Missin It / Buth Foresight Label: Amateur Pop Incorporated| Released: 22 January 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify In …
Leeds-base surf rock, synth pop three-piece Nervous Twitch release their latest single Alright Lads on Reckless Yes ahead of self-titled fourth album out this week. Artist: Nervous Twitch Track: Alright Lads Label: Reckless Yes Released: 15 January 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify In the darkened room your feet make a tearing sound as you …