November 2024 is starting to look rather glorious, with Interpol having just announced a UK tour to celebrate 20 years of ‘Antics’! The band will be hitting several big UK cities to play their legendary album in full. ‘Antics’ is the album that landed the band on our radar, with dark post-punk hits such as ‘Evil’ and ‘Slow Hands’ taking centre stage. With every listen, their songs grow more and more on us and they only become more timeless as time rolls on. ‘Antics’ was released in 2004 and cemented Interpol’s position as one of the most influential bands of their generation. The modern classi ..read more

Hermetic Delight have found their sound in the post punk genre and have just released their new single ‘Lust For Life’! Their avant-garde-infused pop sound comes in the form of the release of their new single, which showcases a fresh approach to their music and sound. It’s the first one they’ve written collaboratively which is what makes this one sound so refreshingly strong and cohesive! The Strasbourg-born band talks about the meaning behind the song: “‘Lust for Life’ is a hymn to the present moment. a rebirth, an awareness. a desire to get off the moving train. It’s a revelation inspired by ..read more

Before we bid farewell to 2022 and gear up to highlight the bands of tomorrow we have an exciting announcement to share for fans of synth-driven post punk slash new wave. IST IST have just released their new philosophical and synth-layered single ‘Mary in the Black and White Room’, it comes with video and is taken from the upcoming third album ‘Protagonists’! At the same time they announced a series of UK tour dates for 2023, tickets go on sale on the 7th of December at 10am and you can get yours here. Find all tour dates below. Theirs is a dark and driving post punk sound that reflects and t ..read more

The band from Newcastle with an interest in keepy uppies, sparkling water and trainers amongst other things have just released their new video for single ‘I’d Like’! Swine Tax is cool and groovy as well as modern and they make a weird combination of indie rock and post punk. The good kind of weird. The band have been performing some daft moves in the centre of Newcastle, all for the good cause of their new video. Must admit that this makes me quite the happy, cheerful Laura that I usually am, so I hope that rubs off on you as well ..read more