A vibrant new single has just been released this week by singer-songwriter and composer Tessa Rose Jackson called Built to Collide. The track is out just before her latest album called The Lighthouse drops on 23rd January. Tessa calls it her ‘rant song’, which she describes as “A song about accepting that sometimes you live…
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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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Releasing his first new music in three years, UK musician Joe Hicks channels grief and confusion into the dramatic single Time is a Thief out 29th August. Having built his profile in the years leading up to his 2022 debut album The Best I Could Do at the Time, Joe Hicks has been praised for his solid songwriting…
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UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED NOW:Thursday 12 Feb Green Door Store, BrightonFriday Feb 13 London. CHANGED TO MOTH CLUBSat Feb 14 Hare & Hounds, BirminghamSunday Feb 15 Brudenell Social Club, LeedsTuesday Feb 17 The Rum Shack GlasgowWeds Feb 18 Yes Manchester Excitement is at record levels at Gourmet Gigs Towers as word has winged its way…
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Something joyful this way comes from Animal Collective. The new single called Love on the Big Screen came out last week, via Domino, and there’s a special limited-edition 7‑inch single featuring the B‑side Buddies On the Blackboard set to be released on August 1st. Both tracks were produced by Avey Tare and Adam McDaniel, engineered and mixed by McDaniel…
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The Cork-based four-piece band Little Known have become known for their emotive, guitar-driven sound that blends atmospheric rock with rich instrumentation. The band’s previous singles Listen and Slow Daze and debut album As It Is, released in 2023 have helped establish their presence in the Irish music scene. Their latest single is Headwreck and it’s a…
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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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We’ve become fans of French-Canadian band Choses Sauvages with their upbeat brand of dance-punk. Their single called ‘En joue’ caught our attention last year. Now a new track just released called Cours Toujours offers another glimpse into the Francophone band’s sound. There’s a touch of Steely Dan to the opening notes before the track breaks…
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Dutch artist Goldkimono (Martijn ‘Tienus’ Konijnenburg) has just released a compelling new single called Lifetime via Camp Kimono Records. The overall feel of Lifetime is deceptive. Goldkimono presents us with an uplifting track infused with a pleasingly chunky rhythm and sunny riffs but there’s a brooding layer of more serious thoughts going on behind the scenes. Says…
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South African artist Deist Oelofse, known by his stage name We Are All Fossils, creates music described as ambient folk. He is set to release a single on January 24th, offering listeners the first peek of his third album, scheduled to debut this summer. The new number, called Rapture, was inspired by the Durban born…
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