PLAYING GLASTONBURY ON 25TH JUNE. The international collective Snowapple has just unveiled My Body, a powerful new single from their forthcoming album Utopia, due out June 13th. Described by the group as the album’s “focus track,” My Body was released on April 18th and is charged with a compelling sense of urgency. It opens with a rhythmic…
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We’re delighted to spread the word about Heart Of Gold Volume 1, a compilation of Neil Young covers performed by artists including The Doobie Brothers, Eddie Vedder, Mumford & Sons, Sharon Van Etten, Fiona Apple, Brandi Carlile and many more. The album was released on April 25th. The project is by Los Angeles-based production house, Cinema Music Group (CMG) and is…
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Indie singer-songwriter Lael Neale’s latest offering Down on the Freeway from her upcoming album is a captivating and personal exploration of Los Angeles, accompanied by a self-directed video that’s just as entrancing. Down on the Freeway captures the pulse of contemporary LA, the city Lael returned to after spending three years back in rural Virginia…
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Fresh, vibrant and with a youthful energy, ‘Me & Vincent’ via AMS Records bursts onto the aural landscape commanding to be heard. With a playful positivity, this new release is a ‘love letter to the urban and suburban communities of Dublin’. Side 4 collective is spearheaded by Irish drummer Dave Hingerty who has recorded with renowned artists…
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Synthpop, darkwave band Magnetic Skies have been working on a new single for spring. A Place on Earth is released on Friday 4th April and there are two upcoming shows. The single features Magnetic Skies’ signature vintage synth sound overlaid with vocalist Simon Kent’s dramatic and doomy vocals. There’s also a striking monochromatic video – below.…
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Five-piece Seattle band Great Grandpa may not be a household name in the UK but hopefully their next album out 28th March called Patience, Moonbeam, on Run For Cover records, will help remedy that. Great Grandpa are a rewarding band to listen to. That’s partly down to Alex Menne’s warm, country-leaning vocals that animate the…
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Terry Bickers, legendary founder member and guitarist of House of Love fame has announced three intimate shows and there’s new music – under wraps for now – to come too. The original band’s phenomenal first album House of Love in 1990 still sounds as fresh now as it did on its release – tracks like Shine…
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Psych Krautrock band Mien – members include Black Angels Alex Maas and Rishi Dhir of Elephant Stone – is returning to tour the UK in May, and we couldn’t be more excited. Mien member Rishi Dhir is lead vocalist plus guitar and sitar player with his other band Elephant Stone who have toured the UK…
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Sentiment around the new 4‑track EP by Marianne Faithfull called Burning Moonlight is captured by Marianne’s son, Nick Dunbar. He says, “As we grieve the loss of Marianne, we are pleased to announce the release of these songs which she worked on during the year before her death. Marianne lived to create and perform music…
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By some weird chance, the first time I heard Renegade, I was stepping off the tram and crossing the sad wasteland of Piccadilly Gardens to meet a friend in the Northern Quarter. Ominous, thundery synths and an echoey piano note fade to Jimi’s familiar vocals describing a bleak and tortured landscape, both emotionally and physically.…
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