Formidable, defiant, and pulse-racingly good – get on the first single, Girlracer, from Tokky Horror out now on uber-label Alcopop!. Artist: Tokky Horror Track: Girlracer Label: Alcopop! Released: 14 July 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Joining forces with joint vocalists Mollie Rush and Ava Akira Zee Davine returns with a first post-Queen Zee project …
This week a mass observation will take place as annual research project Harkive has its day and asks us to say how, where and why we’re listening to music. Back in 2013 I was part of the editorial team of website Louder Than War and an intriguing email dropped in about a new research project …
A glitchy electro-pop single and ambient b-side are the first releases from Maria-M for collective Year of Glad. Follow our New Music 2020 playlist for a weekly update of fresh releases. Artist: Maria-M Track: EndTimes Label: Year of Glad Release: 10 July 2020 Find it: Bandcamp “I miss you / I miss you too / We’ll go …
Lady’s Mantle, the first single from the forthcoming second album from trio Order of the Toad, is a heady mix of folk pop with baroque flourishes released as a collaboration between labels Gringo Records and Reckless Yes. Follow our New Music 2020 playlist for a weekly update of fresh releases. Artist: Order of the Toad Track: Lady’s …
Allow yourself to be blasted by the full force psych storm of this first single from Dimorphodons, released on the Hand of Glory label. Follow our New Music 2020 playlist for a weekly update of fresh releases. Artist: Dimorphodons Track: Searching for Dimorphodons Label: Hand of Glory Released: 9 July 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Dimorphodons: …
Hypnotic, distorted, gentle but clear – sink into the new single from LA-via-Brazil dreampop artist Winter. Follow our New Music 2020 playlist for a weekly update of fresh releases. Artist: Winter Track: Healing Label: Bar None Records Released: 19 June 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Ankle deep in bone-chillingly cold water the tide pushes …
Recently we invited you to break out of the comfort of the familiar and discover some of the amazing new albums being put out by independent artists and labels while the world is on lockdown. The truth is our list was far from complete and we have much more to bring you – so here …
While we’re all in lockdown there’s a bushel of chain-mail like posts going around on social media. Some, undoubtedly, mine info about us and our likes, dislikes, and personal experiences. While others are collective distractions from the current situation. One which seems to be catching plenty of people’s online attention is the ’10 Albums Which …
As part of our Inner Worlds series we talk to US based musician and composer Darryl Blood about his creative process, the link between mental health and music, and how being an introvert has informed his music. “Music, or more specifically, creating music, has been a very important part of my life for so many …
I’m sure there will be – already has been – a flurry of articles just like this one about the impact of Coronavirus on independent music. This perhaps reflects some of the thinking, but deliberately stays away from discussing the approach of different governments and countries to the pandemic or offering a view on what …