Bity Booker – Gone Bushwalking
With Dreaming in the Morning arriving on 5th March, ‘Gone Bushwalking’ is our first taste of the eclectic Bity Booker (though this is
The Gentrification of Graffiti Rant
Graffiti. It’s everywhere, right. A sign of rebellious youth, appreciated by some and hated by others. If you drew a Venn diagram of
The Dead Love – If You Say So
Having been tipped off about The Dead Love due to their sharing Stand Atlantic’s UK tour dates with Lauran Hibberd, we grabbed their
Pavement – Be the Hook
From all the way in the Terror Twilight days of 1999, ‘Be the Hook’ is a previously unreleased track from Pavement that will
Placebo – Try Better Next Time
With an album on it’s way in March, Placebo treated us to ‘Try Better Next Time’ and now we can’t really wait until
bedbug – songs about ghosts
From Boston, Massachusetts, bedbug are suppliers of altpop gold. This is demonstrated no better than in their latest single, ‘songs about ghosts’. Taken
We Demand Parachutes – Lost Her Mind (feat. Olivia Castriota)
We Demand Parachutes are a New England band who ‘…blend nostalgic 2000’s rock roots with the big pop hooks of today.’ A self-proclaimed
AS IT IS – I WENT TO HELL AND BACK LP
Smashing out some fine transatlantic rock music, Brighton’s As It Is are dropping I Went to Hell and Back on 4th February… and
The Longest Johns – The Workers’ Song
Featuring Seth Lakeman, ‘The Workers Song’ is our final preview before The Longest Johns’ new album, Smoke and Oakum, hits our speakers on
Wet Leg – Wet Leg LP
Tipped off to Phonotonal in our pre NYE call for new music, Wet Leg are Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers who met at
Blood Red Shoes – I AM NOT YOU
Popping and fuzzing into life, ‘I AM NOT YOU’ is an electro-rocker from Blood Red Shoes that precedes their album launch for Ghosts
Old Neon – Warmer Weather
Old Neon’s ‘Pacific Time’ was a great single, but in their latest release things really soar. ‘Warmer Weather’ is an absolute gem with
2021 Highlights
This year has seen an amazing and dazzling stream of new music and fiction, which we’re exited to review in our end of
Sheetz Run! – A Song About You But Mostly About Me
Sheetz Run! received a nomination in our pre New Year’s Eve search for new music to listen to. They were recommended by Old
Mallory Run – Picture Perfect EP
Edinboro’s Mallory Run are a four-piece emo rock band that are celebrating their sixth year. Their Picture Perfect EP was released this year
overtheweather – party socks LP
Released in April 2021, Party Socks is the second long-player from overtheweather, who got a nod from Old Neon in our end-of-year call
The Dehumanisation of the Service Industry Rant
As the years go by, fewer of us will remember this; so it’s time to write it down so it can at least
Theo Clare – The Book of Sand
SAND. A hostile world of burning sun. Outlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie
Belasco – 61 LP
Originally released in 2007, Belasco’s 61 LP only cropped up for us when we published an archive article about their previous album, Something
French & Saunders – Titting About
A genuine gem in the podcast cannon, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pick a loose theme for each episode and start a conversation.
Lauran Hibberd – Charlie’s Car
Lauran Hibberd’s Goober was so good we would have played through the vinyl (except we listened to it on digital) – so it’s
Richard Wells – Damnable Tales
Damnable Tales is an illustrated collection of classic short stories drawing upon the haunted landscapes of ‘Folk Horror’. This now widely-used term was originally applied
Magnolia Park – Back Home / Tonight
Magnolia Park do Florida proud with this chugging pair of rock / pop anthems, ‘Back Home’ and ‘Tonight’. Both songs are full of
Hot Milk – Split Personality
To tease the release of a new five-track EP, I Just Wanna Know What Happens When I’m Dead, which lands on 10th September