Write a comment Make no mistake, this is a hotly anticipated debut offering. Pillow Queens, the Dublin four-piece with the risqué name who formed in 2016 and almost overnight won a legion of fans with their debut EP Calm Girls, have already wracked up sold-out tours across the UK and Ireland and played alongside the likes of IDLES, Pussy Riot, and American Football.
Write a comment Royal Blood’s long-awaited return is finally here as the Brighton rock duo have released their first new music since their 2017 album How Did We Get So Dark. Ahead of the arrival of their third studio album, the band dropped new single Trouble’s Coming this week.
Write a comment Los Angeles' KiNG MALA touches on themes of lust, recklessness and femininity in her work. Her last single, Sugarblind, was a swaggering track that gained widespread acclaim from the likes of Live Nation's Ones to Watch, Earmilk and American Songwriter to name a few. Fans will be glad to hear that her new single, If I Try To Find You, picks up where its predecessor left off.
Write a comment London-based singer-songwriter Imogen Mahdavi only released her debut single Doormat Darling last year, but since then she’s been on a steady upward trajectory. She has starred in a lead role in the hit UK nationwide play Dressed, which she also penned the music for, while her track Crowd Of Thoughts, a soulful, ghostly number produced by Grammy Winner Eddie Serafica (Hamzaa, James Bay, Buddy Guy), won her even more fans and rave reviews from a host of publications. Now she’s back with new single Some Things Are Best Oversaid.
Write a comment Bastille’s latest single ‘survivin’’ is just mellow enough to charm your socks off. The band has gained a reputation in recent years for undertaking dramatic features, complete with soaring choruses, intense instrumental solos, and sweeping melodies. But their latest tune keeps the proceedings smooth, refreshing yet oddly impassioned.
Write a comment There’s something immediately warm and nurturing with CMAT’s music - that much has been made evident with her two last songs. With her new single, I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby!, the feeling remains the same, even rather heightened. In fact, everything about this track feels like a step up from her previous work. From the melodies, to the overall feel of the tune, CMAT’s newest single paved her a bright future, if her other songs hadn’t already done that.
Write a comment Bristol punk rockers IDLES had carved out a reputation as an acerbic and utterly compelling live act with support slots for the likes of the Foo Fighters and The Maccabees under their belts before their second album, 2018’s Joy As An Act Of Resistance, achieved the remarkable feat of cracking the top 5 of the UK’s album charts, transforming the band into Brit Award and Mercury Prize nominees almost overnight.
Write a comment You’ll almost certainly know Matt Berry from his comedy. He’s widely known for his performances in a huge list of shows including The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place, and The Mighty Boosh, as well as for co-creating and starring in the acclaimed Channel 4 comedy Toast of London, for which he won the 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.
Write a comment Indie-pop trio LANY were launched to fame when their self-titled debut album catapulted them into the public eye and launched their tours of America, Asia, Australia and Europe in 2017. Since then, the band have barely paused to breathe, following up their debut LP with Malibu Nights in 2018, building a social media following of nearly six million, selling over four hundred thousand gig tickets, and clocking up well over three billion streams.
Write a comment Norwegian art-rockers Gazpacho are masters when it comes to crafting richly layered cinematic rock music, often built around dark and menacing themes. They’ve experimented with concept albums throughout their long career, most notably on 2011’s Missa Atropo and on their lost album Random Access Memory, but their music is always grounded in the deeply melodic. They are a truly fascinating band with an excellent reputation for their live shows, and have released three live LPs to date.
Write a comment Canadian singer and songwriter Alex Frew made a lot of people sit up and take note with his debut single Get Out Alive, which was released earlier this year. That track was a smart, slickly produced pop number that framed his rich vocals with a slow beat and warm sound.
Write a comment Critics of the pop-punk genre often (unfairly) point to the formulaic output of many of the scene’s bands, but that’s a criticism that could never be levelled at Knuckle Puck. The five-piece craft richly complex songs that manage to be at once immensely catchy, but also reward repeated listens by slowly unveiling the components that come together to create their tracks.
Write a comment Canadian punk rockers PUP only dropped their third album Morbid Stuff last year, but already the frantic four-piece are back with a new single called Rot, taken from their upcoming new six-track EP This Place Sucks Ass, which is due out through Little Dipper/Rise on 23 October.
Write a comment New York rockers American Authors burst into the mainstream more than half a decade ago with their hit singles Believer and Best Day Of My Life taken from their 2014 debut album Oh, What A Life. By that point though, the band had been together for almost a decade, having met while in college in Boston and played together under the moniker The Blue Pages until they rebranded in 2012. A heavy touring schedule and follow up albums What We Live For in 2016, and last year’s Seasons continued to win the group fans for their eclectic, party-starting anthems.
