London group Fiction mixes some 80s style lyrics and ambiance with Vampire Weekend’s energetic guitar pickings. The result is halfway between indie rock and pop, and that is a delightful halfway indeed. With their upcoming album The Big Other due in March, they’ve released their single “Museum”.
While the sound …
I’m starting to think that we might be experiencing a better ’80s than people that lived in the 1980s did. We’re getting concentrates of the most interesting and fun bits of the decade with all the music and fashion resurgence that’s been coming through lately.
Of that ilk is Manchester …
Singtank recently released their debut album In Wonder, an impressive piece of work not just for a debut but for an indie pop album in general. The tracks harken back to those great indie sounds of the 80s and 90s, to groups like the Pixies and the Cure. To …
Indie labels are great at finding new, interesting artists but also at making us care enough to buy the music. Even more impressive is their ability to keep us buying LPs and CDs when the market is pulling more and more toward an internet-exclusive affair. Independent Label Market is …
Now that summer has finally arrived, all we can think about is ice cream and sun screen. And music, of course. And there aren’t many better ways for music and sunshine to meet than in the guise of Library Voices, or as they’ll be known come August, the soundtrack …
Having just released their latest EP, Nightlife we were keen to chat to the lovely New York based, electro-rock duo Phantogram. With Wayne Coyne in their phonebook and touring with the likes of The Antlers & The XX, you can check out our quick fire interview with the pair below.…
In Heaven is the debut album from Long Island quintet Twin Sister. Ears started twitching with the release of their first EP ‘Vampires With Dreaming Kids’ in 2008 and last year’s ‘Color Your Life’ brought the band firmly within hearing. ‘Color Your Life’ earned them much acclaim, as well as …
Freedom Run is the third release from five-piece The Rifles, and has been one of the albums I’ve been anticipating all year. The album is filled with fresh ideas, light-hearted melodies and sweet harmonies, overall highlighting just how much the band have progressed.
Simply put, it’s a lovely album. …
One-man-band Boxes returns with a four track EP, Silent Alarm. Scheduled for release on September 26th through Bow Music. Silent Alarm is a paradox of sounds, with artificial synths and drum beats droning beneath a quavering, hushed vocal.
Opener Throw Your Stones starts out with a conventional synthesised beat …
There really is no shortage of musical talent in the North-East/Newcastle region of the UK. In fact, it seems to be the place for up-and-coming, dare I say wrongly underestimated bands that have been popping up all over the place and stealing hearts throughout the country. Maybe it’s something in …
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