El Ten Eleven have announced a new album. The duo’s ninth album will be called ‘New Year’s Eve’. And while their last release was a grief-stricken triple record, this is a disco-inspired ode to living in the moment. In their own words, “With ‘Tautology’ I had all of these ideas that just kept coming, and I had to figure out how to […]
Read moreAnd So I Watch You From Afar have announced details of their next record. The Northern Irish outfit’s seventh (!) album will be called ‘Jettison’. And it’s not just an album- it’s a 50 minute journey of music and images inspired acclaimed visual artist Sam Wiehland. In the band’s own words it’s “a multimedia album… a sonic exploration spread across […]
Read moreBloc Party are back! The band’s first new song in six years, ‘Traps’, debuted today, and it rips. Don’t just take my word for it though, check the official audio video below. Sounds to me like a heady combination of everything the band have done before now- including a big riff, rolling bass, and some satisfyingly weird lyrical tics. ‘Traps’ […]
Read moreI love The Wrens. It’s not an exaggeration to say that hearing ‘This Boy Is Exhausted’ changed my taste in music. But, in a tale as old as time, The Wrens don’t necessarily love each other. The band haven’t released new music in almost 20 years but were apparently working on a new album as recently as 2019. Now though, […]
Read moreGlean are a hardcore band… I think. It’s hard to tell these days. And I mean that in the best possible way. Sure, they play stomping, punk rock riffs under some intense, barked vocals but they incorporate 90s alt-rock influences too. That’s not necessarily a unique addition, but there’s also shoegaze in the mix, and first wave emo and British […]
Read moreIt’s happening! After teasing some slight return almost two years ago now, Maybeshewill have announced a new album. The Leicester outfit will release ‘No Feeling Is Final’ next month. This will be the band’s fifth album, although coming seven years and one hiatus after their last one, it feels like a new beginning. The first taste of the album is […]
Read moreTimelost have shared a new song, entitled ‘Lifer Death’. This is the first taste of the grungegaze duo’s next record, a follow-up to February’s ‘Gushing Interest’. It’s a brilliant track, showcasing the band’s knack for an atmospheric but memorable melody, but it’s also one graced by the presence of an alt-rock great. In the band’s own words, “We saw that […]
Read moreNarrow Head’s last album was… a downer. Now though, some erstwhile members of that Texas outfit (alongside others from Garden of Mary) seem ready to write music with a glint in its eye again. As Bleed, they play a familiar, fuzzy kind of post-hardcore but (and this is key) instead of ever sounding like they’re gazing at their shoes, the […]
Read moreI don’t mean to get anyone too excited here, but Placebo are back, and it turns out new Placebo sounds a lot like old Placebo. ‘Beautiful James’, the band’s first new music in five years, is a brilliant bolt of pop-powered rock that has teleported me about 20 years back in time. More of the same please!
Read moreI don’t like punk. Ok, so there are punk bands that I love. There are punk shows that are in my top 10 gigs of all time even. But as a very general rule, I don’t like punk. I don’t know if it’s the speed or the sneer or the storytelling, but it’s just never been a genre that sucks me […]
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