Pale Blue Eyes are about to launch their second album, release date is set for 1st September. Called ‘This House”, on Full Time Hobby, it alludes to the one you’ll spot on the album’s front cover, the childhood home of the trio’s vocalist and guitarist, Matt Board. Defined by closure and moving on, This House…
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Northumberland singer-songwriter The Early Purple (Matt Saxon) has just released new single Summer Hide, taken from his debut EP out 12 May. To celebrate there’s a hometown show in Newcastle in May and hopefully more to follow around the country. The song opens beautifully: shimmering, plucked guitar strings leading into Matt’s wistful vocals. It’s reminiscent…
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This is an enigmatic work from the Cornish synth master, from HOLD. STAR. RETURN, his up and coming album. White Tea from a Vending Machine is the second single; it opens with a woozy gentleness that envelops you and sinks you into a comforting space with its simple retro-synth sound and layered soft vocals. White…
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“You Shine On” is the dreamily anthemic new single from London outfit Magnetic Skies, release date 17th February, with accompanying video. The popping synth opening notes immediately transport you back to the 80s, evoking shades of Depeche Mode. The vocals are ethereal and shimmering, opening into a rapturous chorus. There’s a overriding sense of drama…
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It’s an exciting moment when we hear of new work… and a tour by Sparks. Enduringly brilliant, Sparks return this year with a tour, so be ready on your keyboards (with your coffee) very soon… Having previously announced 2 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall and 3 performances at Primavera Sound Festival in Spain and Portugal,…
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This new single by IST IST was launched in December but we’re flagging it up as we’re excited about the band’s upcoming album. Mary In the Black and White Room is taken from the Manchester band’s upcoming third album called Protagonists, out 31st March, via Kind Violence records. IST IST produce a dense and uncompromising…
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Hull born four-piece band Lumer unveil their new single today. Titled English Dream, the track takes a bitter look at the parlous state of the country – and it’s not as if there isn’t plenty of material on the subject. Lumer have previous form of focusing on the social and political climate; their EP Disappearing…
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Fans of Pictish Trail will no doubt be aware of the artist and his band’s adopted home of Eigg, a remote Hebridean island. Johnny Lynch (aka Pictish Trail) invites and encourages artists to share in this stark and wild landscape, away from the stresses of city life, and equally share in the ability to be…
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Ahead of their anticipated new album Hyper-dimensional Expansion Beam, London-based cosmic jazz rave trio The Comet is Coming share a new video for Technicolour. The uncompromising and unsettling work is produced by Joseph J. Goldman and directed by Charlies Robins (for Agile Films) who has worked with Beyonce, Bonobo and Rudimental. The track is an…
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All We Need is Sanctuary is the new single by London-based duo Deux Furieuses just released. Deux Furieuses comprises Scottish vocalist and guitarist Ros Cairney and drummer Vas Antoniadou. The duo have carved out a name for themselves with their politically charged material and uncompromising attitude but All We Need is Sanctuary has a wistful,…
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