Exciting news from the Sea Girls camp – their fresh single Young Strangers just dropped this November 17th, and it’s a taste of what’s to come from their highly anticipated new album (for now titled Album 3) set for release next year under their independent label, Alt. Records. But there’s more! The band is not just dropping new tunes; they’re hitting the road with a UK & Ireland tour in March 2024. Plus, they’re joining forces with Louis Tomlinson for a special performance at The O2 on the very day their single is released. Young Strangers is a testament to Sea Girls’ skill at crafting ca ..read more

Irish indie-rockers Pillow Queens have today returned with their new single Suffer, coinciding with their UK and Europe tour which is taking place this month.  An enthralling, anthemic, drum-driven track, Suffer explores the turbulent emotions that are experienced when a once-cherished relationship begins to break down, capturing the ache of heartbreak and the struggle to let go and move on – taking inspiration from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Alt-J, Hozier and more.  Speaking of creating the track in their home city, the band states: We wrote it in the depths of winter at our rehear ..read more

Angie McMahon just dropped her second studio album Light, Dark, Light Again October 27th. McMahon collaborated with Grammy nominated producer Brad Cook to capture the chaos of life in each song, guided by a self-driven tenderness. Timing vs time is the theme, and she reminds us that time is a construct that shifts and transforms. This idea holds particularly true in an era where there is pressure on us to create art rapidly and post it on social media before the day ends. It took four years for Angie McMahon to give us another album, and she made every minute worth the wait. On track two, Fire ..read more

It’s common to get excited when you hear that an artist has been signed to in-demand record labels such as Dirty Hit and Speedy Wunderground, and Australian-Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Vanilla Jenner, known as Viji, has experienced both in the lead-up to the release of her debut album, So Vanilla. An album that has been completed for almost a year, So Vanilla begins to cement Viji’s status as one of the most exciting artists currently blending 90’s inspired shoegaze and bedroom pop.  Opener, ‘Anything’, indulges on the lust that is felt when you know that you are someone’s fantasy, wi ..read more

New York’s Charly Bliss have today shared their new single, I Need A New Boyfriend, paired with its hilarious accompanying video directed by the band’s Dan Shure. The single follows on from the release of You Don’t Even Know Me Anymore, which was released earlier this year to critical praise. Of the single, vocalist, Eva Hendricks states: I think the best breakup songs are celebratory. Thankfully, decades of dating the wrong people have prepared me to write the emo, palm-muted breakup song of my dreams,’ she continues, ‘I was in Australia when Dan had the idea for this video, so we had to cre ..read more

Dog door, share their debut single, Cover Up Contest, opening the entrance to the intense creative minds of Oliver Girdler (Forced Fandom / O. Girdler), and Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) who have been brought together through a shared love of lo-fi and kaleidoscopic pop.  Speaking of the track, Cameron states: Oliver and I channel our slacker heroes to make a lo-fi nostalgia journey to the heart of the sun with verses sounding like forgotten summers, a Velvets psych wig-out middle section and a sunshine Beach Boys-esque chorus crescendo. Come in and wipe your paws off, if you don’t l ..read more

Last weekend, Live at Leeds took over Leeds’ city centre for a 150+ act festival which marked the closure of this year’s festival season. Spanning 14 venues across the city, this year’s festival boasted the likes of Shame, Wunderhorse, and the much-hyped The Last Dinner Party, alongside other hotly-tipped artists and bands in what could have been Live at Leeds In The City’s best year yet.  Live at Leeds has been a keen observer of new talent since its launch in 2007. The festival has provided a platform for rising stars like Ed Sheeran, Marina and the Diamonds, and SOFTPLAY (formerly know ..read more

Following the release of their debut EP, You’re Welcome, earlier this year, today, Brighton-based duo Lambrini Girls have shared the important visual for ‘Boys In The Band’, with a slice of their tongue-in-cheek humour. Of the video, the band state: We’ve been planning the release of this music video for a while and the recent events in the media just confirmed its relevance further. Our song, Boys in the Band- is about SA and abuse in the music scene. The recent influx of conversations of abuse culture comes down to another bombshell revelation in pop culture when another celebrity turns out ..read more

It’s that time of year again, as festival season moves to close its doors until next year, multi-venue festival Live at Leeds in the City puts its foot in the way, preventing the door from coming to a complete close. Taking place this Saturday across Leeds’ city centre, spanning 14 venues across the city, including the much-loved Brudenell Social Club, LUU’s Stylus, and Leeds Beckett’s Student Union, Live at Leeds in the City boasts a star-studded line-up with over 100 hotly tipped names split between those stages. But when the festival has so much to offer, who should you be seeing? 1. Pigs ..read more

Today, Spiritual Cramp have shared their latest single, ‘Better Off This Way’, the third to be released from their upcoming, debut, self-titled album which is set for release on November 3rd via Blue Grape Music. Accompanying the single, the band have also shared its partnering music video – an epic, shoot-em-up-inspired visual that features the band’s members as Guy Ritchie-inspired characters as they chase each other through the warehouses and canyons of LA, trying to claim possession of a mysterious suitcase. The video also features long-term friend of the band, Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun ..read more