AHEAD of May’s ‘Flickering Resonance’ album – their first in six years – Chicago’s metallic post-rock outfit PELICAN today unveil new single ‘Indelible,’ which arrives paired with a psychedelic visual by multidisciplinary artist, Joshua Ford. Though Pelican’s heavy sonic backbone remains intact, Flickering Resonance reveals a more humanistic side to the band, tapping into the spirit…
Read articleOUT today from Hastings-based psych experimentalists COLUMN258, ‘13th Floor,’ the second track pulled from upcoming debut album, ‘Interloper (The Workshop Sessions Vol 1), due next month. “The song is a true story,” said vocalist/guitarist Ross Clifford. “Stranded high up in a tower block in Frankfurt’s Europa Quarter, ‘13th Floor’ describes escalating feelings of vertigo, claustrophobia and…
Read articleLOS ANGELES-based singer-songwriter EMILY HABER teams up with Grammy-winning producer Daniel Dávila on new single ‘Nostalgia,’ the first song from her forthcoming EP of the same name. “The single ‘Nostalgia’ is my tribute to the childhood I longed for but never truly had, blending wistful dreams with the heartbreak of growing up,” she said. Born with severe hearing…
Read articleBLENDING the very best of indie, punk, and new-wave, calling on The Ramones, Devo, and Teenage Head for inspiration, Edmonton’s powerhouse outfit REAL SICKIES today release long-player ‘Under a Plastic Bag,’ via Stomp Records, the album written between whirlwind international tours, late-night demo sessions, and chaotic live performances. “’Under a Plastic Bag’ came together between…
Read articleSUFFOLK’s BILLY HUNT and THE MODERN CLASSIX return with a beautiful slice of sun-drenched West Coast magnificence, new release ‘California Callin.’ Drawing inspiration from artists such as Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, and Paolo Nutini, the single references the dangers of losing yourself in the disguise of being a musician, paying homage to Jim Morrison and…
Read articleSOUNDING like a Blitzkrieg Bop-era Ramones fronted by an angry Kate Pierson, New Jersey’s WON’T SAY RABBIT today self-release latest single, ‘Ally’s Little Lamb.’ With a somewhat admirable, roguish aversion to PR, precious little is known of the band other than they have been making music since the ‘80s with a number of releases via…
Read articleFEMINIST DIY collective LOUD WOMEN return for Rebellion Festival’s LOUD WOMEN Sunday, taking over the Introducing Stage on Sunday, August 10. Founded by Cassie Fox in 2015, the London-based not-for-profit organisation – with chapters in the US, Canada, Ireland, Spain and Australia – has a simple mission: to put more women on more stages and…
Read articleA DECADE from its original release, Leeds-based X RAY CAT TRIO are preparing to reissue their ‘Out For Blood’ album. Made over two days with a 4-track tape recorder, the thirteen tracks were soaked in a mono fog of twang, mariachi, double bass and vintage rolls – with every one of the 250 copies quickly…
Read articleNASHVILLE-based queer singer-songwriter HEATHER MAE today releases not one, but two albums, the alt-indie ‘WHAT THEY DID FROM ME,’ and the poptastic ‘kiss and tell,’ a groundbreaking project covering the pain of unlearning, the fire of self-discovery, the freedom of living unapologetically – and produced entirely by women and nonbinary music-makers in Nashville. Released last year,…
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