Animal Collective release original soundtrack for documentary Jetty via Domino Soundtracks
Textural and atmospheric, Animal Collective’s Deakin and Geologist’s original soundtrack to the 2025 documentary Jetty has just been released by Domino Soundtracks. The soundtrack is available digitally, with a vinyl release set for April 17th. Jetty is a new nonfiction film by Sam Fleischner (Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Wah Do Dem and he also has created music videos…
Read MoreCharm of Finches release new single ‘Meteor’ with video
Australian alt folk-pop duo Charm of Finches – sisters Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes – are back. Their beguiling new single is called Meteor, the first of a series of planned releases over the coming months that will form their highly anticipated fifth album. Inspired by the powerful forces of nature that reflect a tumultuous inner world,…
Read MoreMagnetic Skies second album Fragments out now
Synthpop collective Magnetic Skies return with their second album, Fragments, coinciding with their first UK headline tour. Their 2023 debut, Empire Falling, established the band as confident purveyors of cinematic synthpop, moving fluidly between euphoria and melancholy. On Fragments, they build on that foundation with a sharper focus and a broader sound, pushing their 80s-inspired drama…
Read MoreDalston Takeover 2025 photo gallery
Pitchfork Music Festival London ended on Saturday with Dalston Takeover. This was an incredibly diverse showcase of primarily US artists, encompassing a wide mix of genres. One minute you’re sitting in Earth Hackney’s beautiful theatre watching dreamy shoegaze by Full Body 2, the next you’re in the tranquility of St Matthias Church for the clear-voiced…
Read MoreUpchuck, Ratboys, Partydozen: Pitchfork Music Festival photo gallery
Pitchfork Music Festival took over Village Underground for a fantastic and pretty loud night with Party Dozen, Ratboys and Upchuck. First on stage were Sidney-based Party Dozen, a duo on drums and sax, whipping things into a frenzy. Chicago band Ratboys played a blinder of a set with an avalanche of rippling country-tinged guitars, all…
Read MoreShip Says Om releases EP “Dream Journal”
Berkeley-based artist Jenny Gillespie Mason, who records under the name Ship Says Om, invites listeners into her serene and introspective world with her new release, Dream Journal. The six-track collection takes the listener through ambient folk, shamanic rhythms, and Celtic-tinged melodies. Each piece drifts through an evolving landscape of tone and emotion. The instrumentation create…
Read MoreThe Weather Station release two new songs; the tour continues
An artist who always sparks our interest is Canadian singer songwriter Tamara Lindeman, creator of The Weather Station. She pens thoughtful and unusual compositions, often with warm jazz-infused instrumentation, and her last two albums, Ignorance and Humanhood, are staggeringly beautiful. So we are delighted to have two new works to listen to, songs that she…
Read MoreSamhain Ritual: folk artistry and connection at Earth, Hackney
As Halloween morphs into an ever-more garish orgy of plastic spiders, eyeballs and and other assorted landfill, how much more satisfying it is to turn to its more ancient and spiritual side. Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival, marks the end of the Celtic year, it’s a time when ‘the veil between the supernatural and the physical…
Read MoreWet Leg announce summer shows
Wet Leg fans – we have news. They have announced their biggest headline shows to date, performing at iconic outdoor venues in Manchester, Leeds and London in July 2026, with special guests English Teacher. The three-date run begins at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl on 8th July, followed by Leeds Millenium Square on the 9th, concluding at London’s Alexandra Palace Park on 10th July. Tickets go on…
Read MoreMagnetic Skies ‘Everything’s Alright’ final single before Fragments album release
The long-awaited album by darkwave synthpop supremos Magnetic Skies called Fragments will be out on 7th November. Till then we’ve been listening to singles from the upcoming release and the final drop, Everything’s Alright is out today. Front man Simon Kent has this to say about the track: “This is the most hopeful, positive track on the album,…
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