SHROPSHIRE-based JESSIE REID returns with another slice of poetic bliss today with the release of new single, ‘Every Stranger,’ an intimate dream-folk reflection on learning to cope during tough times and being open about mental health issues. With a strong belief in the importance of talking openly about all things mental-health, Jessie wrote ‘Every Stranger’ about the feelings…
Read articleTODD & KAREN are a Norwegian-Irish pop duet comprised of Øyvind Berge from Norway and Ina Verdi-Ruckstuhl from Ireland. Think, The Divine Comedy with a soupçon of Monty Python, blended with The Kinks and you won’t even be close – but you’ll certainly be on the way to understanding their 60s tinged, quirky-pop output. And current single, ‘Norwegian Summer,’…
Read articleAGENT STARLING, the dynamic musical duo of Quentin Budworth and Lou Duffy-Howard, are celebrating following the news their latest album, ‘Clandestine,’ has received the esteemed ‘One World Music Radio’ award for ‘Best World Music Album.’ Showcasing Agent Starling’s extraordinary talent and captivating fusion of folk tunes, ‘Clandestine’ emerged as the top choice in the category…
Read articleSOUTH EAST London’s dark-pop rock songstress TIZANE returns with new album, ‘Forever Is Nothing,’ (via Burning Girl Records). And if you’re thinking it’s merely another collection of ballad driven, guitar frenzy tunes, you going to find yourselves well wide of the mark. The follow up to her debut 2021 album, ‘Cherry,’ was engineered by ex Vibrator,…
Read articleMANCHESTER’S cacophonous craftsmen CHEW MAGNA are back with a feedback drenched ode to compulsive lying, bullshitting and hyperbole. It’s a beast of a song, and ‘Secrets,’ (via Stray Cat records) is out now. “Secrets originally started life as an acoustic song I wrote for my folk group,” explains singer Laurie Hulme. “But we jammed it…
Read articleFROM one of the albums of the year, ‘Connected to the Real,’ Portlaoise-based THE LOST MESSIAHS today release their new single, ‘Radiance of the Moon.’ Shimmering guitars combine with steadfast vocals to create an eerie soundscape, the wistful, heartfelt lyrics tell a love story, the accompanying video features radiant vignettes in haunting slow-motion, the scenes…
Read articleLONDON-based dream-pop, shoegaze jangle merchants extraordinaire FIRESTATIONS today release new album, ‘Thick Terrain,’ (Lost Map Records) a long awaited follow up to 2018’s, ‘The Year Dot.’ Explaining the five-year gap between albums, Michael Cranny (vocals, guitar) said, “After the release of ‘The Year Dot’ had settled, we started worked towards another album, but then the…
Read articleSYDNEY Northern Beaches’ very own rockers C.O.F.F.I.N. have just announced their fifth full-length studio album, ‘Australia Stops,’ will be released on September 15th via Bad Vibrations. The album comes off the back of the band’s tour with Amyl and the Sniffers in 2022, and their recent UK tour dates this May. ‘Australia Stops’ was recorded in January 2023 at The Pet Food…
Read articleON the back of May 2023’s ‘Roden House Blues’ album, THE HIP PRIESTS have announced a string of UK headline dates for September and October. Continuing what has been another busy year – and hot on the heels of recent shows supporting Zeke – the band will be returning to towns they’ve previously appeared at…
Read articleLONDONPEAKY favourites, Phoenix-based garage punk outfit THE DARTS (US) make a triumphant return to London this Thursday (13th) on the back of a mammoth ‘Snake Oil’ European tour, a tour which began in March. “I never thought we would ever sell out anything in our lives, but this tour so far has sold out shows…
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