“Cruise Control” is the opening track of “Reward For Effort”, the debut album by House Deposit, out October 25th. House Deposit openly grapple with their affairs. Melbourne-via-Sunbury-via-Coffs Harbour – the group have a soft spot for honesty. Deeply inspired by The Chills, The Feelies and Melbourne dolewave, Meaghan invited Sam over one day to write…
Tag: alt-pop-rock
[streaming] Sprinters – Ending
Manchester’s Sprinters have announced they will release their second album Struck Gold on 15th November via Madrid’s Meritorio Records. Initially a solo recording project of Neil Jarvis, the now four-piece released their self-titled debut on Manchester’s Icecapades label (Slowcoaches, Irma Vep and Cult Party) in 2017 as a true labour of love, recorded from songs…
[streaming] Capitol – In Ceremony
Capitol is a five-piece indie project from Hamilton, Ontario. Debut album “Dream Noise” due out in October 2019, via Meritorio Records & Kingfisher Bluez Records. Capitol are influenced by an array of genres from 70s punk to modern indie rock, and “Dream Noise” captures the decades in 11 eclectic tracks. https://www.facebook.com/Capitol.infinitenoise/
[streaming] Sugar World – Sad In Heaven
“Sad in Heaven” is the first track released by Sugar World, a bedroom-pop/indie-pop project from San Diego. Free/name yourprice download at https://welcometosugarworld.bandcamp.com/album/sad-in-heaven https://www.facebook.com/hellosugarworld/
MADDER ROSE – To Be Beautiful (Trome, 2019) Desta sempre una certa impressione trovarsi in presenza di un nuovo lavoro di una band assente dalle scene da vent’anni, sia quando si tratta di una tra quelle che hanno impresso la propria impronta nella temperie musicale degli anni Novanta, sia quando il ritorno in questione appartiene…
[streaming] Field Guides – Guessing At Animals
Taken from “This is Just a Place”, out September 28th via Whatever’s Clever. How profoundly the world opened up to you that afternoon you found an anthill in the backyard, when you saw up close, with a magnifying glass in your grubby little paw, the clean and organized city of critters humming just behind your…
[streaming] Pony In The Pancake – Summer Has A Way
“Summer Has A Way” is the first single from “Summer Sun”, the new album by Albany, NY Indie-Surf Band Pony In The Pancake out digitally on September 20th on Five Kill Records. Pony In The Pancake, who have a wry sense of humor that permeates their jangly surf-pop (and their press copy, as you can…
[streaming] The Proctors – Letters To The Girl
The Proctors are back with a new two song 7″, “Letters To The Girl” b/w “Footsteps” coming July 26 on limited edition 7″ vinyl and digital formats via Shelflife Records. “Letters To The Girl” is destined to become an future guitar pop classic. It’s coated in sunbathed jangly guitars, an incredibly catchy chorus, and Gavin…
[streaming] The King In Mirrors – Stop And Look
New single by The King In Mirrors, released July 14th 2019 via Baby Train Recordings. Name-your-price download: https://thekinginmirrors.bandcamp.com/track/stop-and-look Written and produced by Rich May Rich May – Vocals, guitars, bass and keyboard with Rich Millin – Drums Formed 2012, in Swindon, UK, by former Baby Train singer/guitarist Rich May as a solo project. The mini…
[video of the week] Dark Globes – Night Time
Southend-on-Sea’s Dark Globes return with their second record, “Somewhere To Land”, which follows the quietly acclaimed 2017 debut, “Everyone I Know Is Falling Apart“. Since their debut Chris Richardson has left the country (the band are assured it’s not their fault), and has been replaced by ex-Teenage Fanclub/Mogwai drummer Brendan O’Hare, who has not only…
STARS ON FIRE – Blue Skies Above E.P. (Jigsaw,2019) Una lunga storia di passione per l’indie-pop ha accompagnato Cristoph Mark dalla sua California, dove aveva cominciato a suonare nei primi anni Duemila, all’attuale residenza coreana, dalla quale lancia sei tracce dalla sbarazzina indole estiva nel debutto della sua nuova avventura discografica Stars On Fire. In…
BUTCHER THE BAR – III (Bobo Integral, 2019) Intrapreso oltre una decina di anni fa come uno dei tanti solitari progetti “da cameretta”, Butcher The Bar ha mutato pelle molto lentamente, a seguito di un processo che ne ha tenuto l’ideatore Joel Nicholson lontano dalla produzione discografica per gli otto lunghi anni trascorsi dal secondo…
[video of the week] Lachlan Denton & Studio Magic – The Time We Had
‘The Time We Had’ is taken from the forthcoming Lachlan Denton & Studio Magic album, ‘A Brother’. Out July 15th through Spunk Records/Osborne Again (Aus/NZ) and Bobo Integral (rest of the world). Consisting of 9 original songs on the love and loss of a brother, and a cover of a Zac Denton original. After finishing…
ART OF FIGHTING – Luna Low (Remote Control, 2019)* Ne è passato di tempo da quando si erano di fatto perse le tracce degli Art Of Fighting, piccolo culto australiano che tra fine anni Novanta e primo decennio dei Duemila è stato capace di confezionare una propria distintiva formula che attraverso un rallentato lirismo filtrava…
[streaming] The Slow Return – Crippled By Kindness
“Imaginary Lions / Crippled By Kindness” is the debut double single from Nottingham duo The Slow Return. Founded by long-time songwriting duo Mark Rolfe (Lorna) and Jonathon Lucas (Strings of Seville), The Slow Return create majestic indie rock landscapes and psychedelic pop songs paying tribute to the multi-layered production styles of Phil Spector and Brian…
BLUE JEANS – Adult Hits (Life Like / Bobo Integral, 2019) “Le canzoni sono facili” recitava il titolo dell’album di debutto di un terzetto pop del Michigan semplicemente denominato Blue Jeans e innamorato delle sonorità della Sarah Records e del Dunedin Sound. Quell’affermazione può considerarsi un vero e proprio manifesto per la band, che tre…
[streaming] Seablite – House Of Papercuts
Track taken from “Grass Stains and Novocaine”, the debut album by Seablite, out June 7th via Emotional Response. Bio: After a gloriously received cassette EP, Emotional Response are proud to release the debut full length from this acclaimed and adored Bay area pop-band. Seablite, (3 gals, one guy), spread their infectious pop-chops over 11 surefire…
SOAK – Grim Town (Rough Trade, 2019) Il viaggio ideale verso la fosca città cui è intitolato il secondo disco di Bridie Monds-Watson si presenta disagevole come quello del breve annuncio ferroviario che lo apre, ma è soprattutto metafora della significativa transizione della quale l’artista nordirlandese è stata protagonista da quando, appena diciottenne, aveva impressionato…
DARK TEA – Dark Tea (Fire Talk, 2019) Non sempre ai canali di promozione di natura tipicamente “indie” corrispondono proposte musicali calibrate a un gusto standardizzato; a smentire l’equivalenza – invero ricorrente – provvede il debutto solista di Gary Canino, chitarrista con alle spalle anni di sotterranea esperienza al fianco di numerosi musicisti tra la…
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