Way back in the naughties, The Early November made an acoustic EP and named it The Acoustic EP. They developed […]
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Introduced by the keyboard motif and a jangly guitar, ‘Almost Outta Here’ is an instant indie hit. This song will […]
Just like with ‘God is in the TV’, Northern Gloom’s substantial sound in their latest single immediately arrests your attention. […]
With a chugging Jimmy Eat World instant entry to the verse, the skin is already tingling for this new single […]
Long-time Suede fans are going to lap this song up, but after ‘She Still Leads Me On’ this new single […]
The latest single from Willow, and the second to be released from forthcoming LP <COPINGMECHANISM> after ‘<maybe> it’s my fault’, […]
With a saxophone-heavy introduction, the sway of ‘Happiness’ will be more familiar to early fans than much of the more […]
Hot Milk’s highly anticipated extended play, The King and Queen of Gasoline, is released today. We’ve had some tasters, but […]
Thick and punchy, ‘More Than Machines’ is a great way to tell people you are back on the scene. If […]
Layered like the shattered striations of the lithosphere, strap yourselves in for a multi-meta celebration of crime from Catherine Ryan […]
Some time ago we examined some of the caves, gorges, and natural sights of the South West. With the Yorkshire […]
With a loose beat and lo-fi fuzz, ‘Human Condition’ gives Pretty Sick the odd accolade of joining Chris de Burgh […]
Having impressed everyone with the atmospheric novel, Mexican Gothic, we are now treated to a combination of science fiction and […]
Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ has been a go-to song for everyone who has watched the fourth season of Stranger Things. Some of us discovered it because of the show and for some of us it was a good reminder of our pasts. But, let’s start from the beginning.
Dead Days left a faint green dot on our radar with a song called ‘Try’ way back in 2016. We […]
With a folksy summer feel, ‘The Hard Way’ is a song with layers of surprises. The initial gentle acoustic swing […]
Pittsburgh has been good to us when it comes to emo and alternative bands and the latest in the long […]
The digital release of Live and Rare comes some decades after the original 1998 release of this record. It was […]
Beatopia is the second long-player from Beabadoobee, with Fake It Flowers being almost two years prior. It represents a directional […]
As if in answer to The Buzzcocks 1978 question, Hot Milk slam out an anthemic and vitriolic anti-love song with […]
We recently had a taste of Blind Channel’s new long-player when they released ‘Don’t Fix Me’. Now we have the […]
King Tut’s stage is where all the action is at this year’s TRNSMT festival in Glasgow. After hosting Beabadoobee, it’s […]
With a rich acoustic guitar at the heart and just a sprinkle of an electric lead guitar, this is a […]
With the King Tut’s stage shining black with surface water, a general moist haze, and the band opting for sweaters, […]