Ones to watch: ZOHARA
Having been confirmed for Q Magazine’s tracks of the week and commissioned a buzz piece for NME, if you haven’t already come across ZOHARA, there’s no doubt you will soon. From Tel Aviv and London, ZOHARA is a solo female…
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New Track: LOOM – ‘Bleed On Me’
Eerily cocktailing the typical southern twang of Chicago’s Orwells with inspiration drawn from grunge veterans, Nirvana, is a temperamental coupling passionately pulled off by Farris Badwan’s younger sibling, Tarik Badwan, and his tantalisingly dark band, LOOM. The four-piece may have…
ONES TO WATCH: Demob Happy
People usually flail connotations to the seaside around in a field of lexical peace and numb euphoria; however, Brighton’s latest musical offering couldn’t be further away from the feelings of fun in the sun. Demob Happy combine a dark atmosphere with more…
LISTEN: Bosco Rogers – ‘French Kiss’
Psychedelic, “flower-punk” duo, Bosco Rogers, have now announced the follow up to the success of last December’s, Googoo. Having received acclaim from the likes of The Guardian and BBC 6 Music, Barthelemy Corbolet and Delphinius Vargas are now set to release their…
Discovery of the Week: The Larkins
Often my default when hearing the phrase “Manchester indie rock band” is to turn around and run straight in the opposite direction. I love indie rock and Manchester is my home, but there is an overwhelming abundance of them. There…
Ones To Watch: Candy Darling
Hailing from Bristol, three piece Candy Darling are bursting onto the scene with their intoxicating, menacing dark pop. United by a love of proto-punk trash, rock ‘n’ roll and noir romanticism – and a desire to only use instruments that…
New Track: AUTOBAHN – ‘Beautiful Place To Die’
“There was snow on the ground, sun shining and I thought to myself, ‘if I were to crash and die here, at least it would be a really beautiful place to die.’” With no formal press release, this quote from…
LISTEN: The Fleas stream new EP, ‘Telling Tales’
Having been receiving plenty of acclaim over the airwaves lately, with a recent session with Radio 2’s Dermot O’Leary, Reading’s The Fleas deliver melodic folk-rock with a unique edge. The Reading-based indie-roots quintet have now announced the release of a new…
ALBUM: Say Lou Lou ‘Lucid Dreaming’
Rating: Over the last few years, Scandinavian duo Say Lou Lou have been steadily crafting a reputation for making classy, considered pop music. With a string of seductive singles and collaborations with the likes of Chet Faker, the band have teased their…
New Track: The Repeat Offenders – ‘She’s A Mystery’
Full of mod swagger and Britpop bravado, Northampton chaps The Repeat Offenders may have read the lad-rock guide book down to the last chapter on ‘How to wear your anorak like Ian Brown’, but their triumph is that the deliver…