PREMIERE // MARK BRAGG presents ‘Dead Boy Man’ live video
It all began with a casual encounter in a coffee shop. Mark Bragg is a familiar face in a lot them in his hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland, and for …
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PREMIERE // JEROME FORDE issues video for ‘Sleepwalking’
Jerome Forde lives in Traverse City, in northern Michigan, population 15,000, although that number increases exponentially each summer when tourists arrive for the annual National Cherry Festival. Notable residents include …
PREMIERE // New York comes alive on new NEVARIS – BILL LASWELL collaboration ‘Interference’
A few months ago, we introduced you to ‘Dub Sol’, the first sound bite (a juicy soulful one at that) from the upcoming ‘Reverberations’ album by Manhattan-based artist Nevaris – the third collaboration between Nevaris, Bill Laswell, DJ Logic, …
PREMIERE // ‘Crying Face’ is the latest from Liverpool 80s Britpop band THE ROOM
Not one to deal with issues passively, in their latest single, Liverpool-based indie stalwarts The Room go head to head with the phantom phenomenon known as internet trolls. ‘Crying Face’, also happens to …
PREMIERE // ‘Vestige & Vigil’ LP by THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE – ‘big deal’ dark sophistication
In every scene, there is a set of folks who rise above the others as leaders – due to a mixture of charisma, taste, style, knowledge, talent, looks and attitude. …
PREMIERE // ‘How To Love’ album from WITHERED HAND – a worthy listening post
Today brings the release of the new ‘How To Love’ album from British singer-songwriter Withered Hand (the nom de plume of Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Dan Willson). This happens to be his first new music in nine years. …
PREMIERE // A CLOUD OF RAVENS are the newfound ambassadors of ‘Lost Hymns’
Today is the day we warned you about – well, that we told you about roughly a month ago when we first introduced you to the Big Apple postpunk duo known …
PREMIERE // European indie dream-rockers PARA LIA radiate on ‘Sunchild’ single
It’s been a few years since we have heard from the German melodic alt-rock duo known as Para Lia – our latest mention of them came with their ‘Gone With The Flow’ album …
PREMIERE // Brazil’s BIKE deliver sublime trip on new ‘Santa Cabeça’ single
Not long ago, we introduced you to a fantabulous quartet from South America called BIKE, who happen to be enjoying a serious wave of luck (based on talent, mind you). In the …
PREMIERE // Dark and looming new single ‘Driveaway’ from A SHORELINE DREAM
It’s been a few years since we visited the ever-grounding and always superb musical catalogue of postpunk / shoegaze / alternative-noise rockers A Shoreline Dream. Based in Colorado and currently a …
PREMIERE // New ‘Sliver of Light’ single by TIM EASTON contemplates hope and life’s end-game
With terms like ‘legacy artist’, iconic, legendary, pioneer and groundbreaking tending to be thrown around loosely in PR materials, especially when it comes to music, learning about an artist with mention of …
PREMIERE //EVERYTHING BY ELECTRICITY transforms empty landscapes into shimmering dream pop on “Goodbye”
“Goodbye” first came to fruition when singer-songwriter Yulia Bizyukova decided to do some spring cleaning in her flat. From the ashes appeared an external hard drive with various unfinished tracks – one of …
PREMIERE // ARWEN LEWIS releases “Black Moon’
Arwen Lewis has been part of the creative cosmos all her life. So it’s no surprise that her new EP is called Under the Stars—or that a slice of sonic heaven …
PREMIERE / Live acoustic sets complement WITHERED HANDs new ‘How To Love’ LP
We are looking forward to the new record from singer-songwriter Withered Hand, the Edinburgh-based Londoner, who is otherwise known by his real name Dan Willson. And we’re pretty sure that we are …
PREMIERE // JEREMY FACKNITZ is “Smilin’ At The Future” on his new single
“The name of the title track ‘Smilin’ At The Future’ was pinched from the text under my picture on the front page of the local paper in Holly, Michigan the …
PREMIERE // Formidable ‘Do’Oa’ debut single from Chicago’s EVIDENCE OF A STRUGGLE
There’s something to be said when an artist’s debut offering hits all the right nerves right off the bat. “Hit repeat please”, says I to my neighbour. Hello again ‘Do’Oa’, my newest …
PREMIERE // ‘2poor2die’ by THE NOISE WHO RUNS honors unsung working-class heroes
It’s an intriguing proposition when you see the names of some of your fave acts listed as references in an artist promo and it gets even better when the author turns …
PREMIERE // ‘The Long Train’ by LUSITANIAN GHOSTS presents ancient sounds in the 21st Century
A couple of years ago, we covered the latest ‘Exotic Quixotic’ album from one of the more ambitious musical projects using traditional folk instruments. A trans-Atlantic collective in nature, alternative neo-folk collective Lusitanian …
PREMIERE // ‘Golden Age’ a lush & wise taster of THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE’s imminent new album
It is always fascinating to see how fluid some musicians are, how they adapt and recreate themselves and how they can jump / slide between different musical genres, albeit some …
PREMIERE // ‘Insatiable’ by JODY AND THE JERMS explores the limit of human selfishness
The past year has been super busy for Oxford natives Jody and the Jerms. Between recording, mixing, touring, creating videos and answering interviews, the band seem to be everywhere on all …