Song of the Day: Taken from the Brewis brothers’ latest EP, Another Shot, a genre-spanning of clever rhythms and vivid lyrics with about change of circumstances and fear of change through the prisms of seemingly ordinary domestic details in a small town
Read moreSong of the Day: Pip Blom - You Don't Want This
Song of the Day: But then again you do. From their new second studio album, Welcome Break, Amsterdam’s Pip Blom, Tender Blom, Gini Cameron, Darek Mercks return with wistful, catchy, emotional and gently humorous indie
Read moreSong of the Day: Fake Fruit - No Mutuals
Song of the Day: Wonderfully cascading guitar riffs and soaring vocals mark out this catchy post-punk number by the four-piece band from Oakland, California capturing life’s absurdities, from their self-titled album
Read moreSong of the Day: Snowy Band - Living With Myself
Song of the Day: Mellow, delicate, wry, witty, almost whisperingly gentle, understated, and crisp indie pop with shades of Teenage Fanclub by the band from Melbourne from their album Alternative Endings, which was released over the summer
Read moreSong of the Day: Black Bordello - Nunhead
Song of the Day: A sprawling, dark, dynamic, pace-changing art-rock single by the south London five-piece about their famous local cemetery, inspired by visits during the Covid lockdown, with thoughts of death and the destructive effects of gentrification
Read moreSong of the Day: Deep Tan - Tamu's Yiffing Refuge
Song of the Day: Dirty, droll and furry, hairy and hedonistic, this beautifully offbeat, oddball, Slits-cum-Bette Davis, sharp, stark, post-punk number by the London trio is inspired by the act of sex in animal costumes, and was recorded and produced by Dan Carey for his Speedy Wunderground label
Read moreSong of the Day: Cheap Teeth - I Am The Mud
Song of the Day: Reminiscent of The Birthday Party, The Cramps, and The Clash, with a thumping bass riff and powerful vocal delivery by Joe Laycock, this rollicking gothic post-punk number by the Edinburgh band evokes a seedy, but infectious underworld
Read moreSong of the Day: Circuit des Yeux - Dogma
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming album -io (22 October on Matador Records), this haunting, dark, experimental number by the Chicago band has a hallucinatory flavour to the topic of blindly believing everything you hear
Read moreSong of the Day: Geese - Low Era
Song of the Day: Slick guitar harmonies, powerful stomping bass and forceful, vivid vocal delivery by the young post-punk Brooklyn band from their forthcoming album, Projector, out on 29 October on Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam
Read moreSong of the Day: Joyeria - Here Comes Trouble
Song of the Day: Addressing personal vices and perhaps larger issues, this debut single by the Canadian multi-instrumentalist comes two parts - witty, catchy indie, moving into a frenzied instrumental of electro-krautrock
Read moreSong of the Day: Sam Evian - Knock Knock
Song of the Day: The crisp, laid back, stylish, gentle funk of this single by the Brooklyn artist comes in a clever contrast to the seriousness of subject – a divided America facing a Capitol skirmish scandal and difficult schisms to deal with and heal
Read moreSong of the Day: The Clockworks - Throw It All Away
Song of the Day: ‘Half a mind to sign on. the line, and half a mind to throw it all away’. Passionate, post-punk indie by the Irish four-piece band, formed in Galway, now based in London and spotted and instantly signed by legendary mogul Alan McGee on his It’s Creation Baby label.
Read moreSong of the Day: Keg - Heyshaw
Song of the Day: Wonderfully upbeat, sharp, postpunk indie by the 7-piece Brighton band infused with jagged guitars, vibrant brass and wonky synths, in a song that traverses the globe inspired by the lead singer Albert Haddenham’s mum moving around to work in different RAF bases
Read moreSong of the Day: Opus Kink - This Train
Song of the Day: Sharp, angry, fast-moving indie post-punk with a dash of The Clash, LCD Soundsystem, Pigbag and a vibrant brass section make up this latest single by the dynamic Brighton band and produced by Tim Burgess
Read moreSong of the Day: Ben Zaidi - Ben Zaidi’s Blues
Song of the Day: The Seattle singer-songwriter’s new single is infused with a crisp rhythm, gentle acoustic riffs and intelligent lyrics about a family bereavement launching into heap of detail about life problems, and a sensitive voice reminiscent of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
Read moreSong of the Day: workfriends - Stunt Doubles
Song of the Day: Inspired by the idea of a Hollywood unsung hero in the shadows who then takes over as doppelganger, this fresh, sharp witty post-punk number comes from the Sheffield-based five-piece indie band
Read moreSong of the Day: The Bug Club - The Fixer
Song of the Day: Wonderfully catchy indie with snappy lyrics, blistering guitar and strong dash of Jonathan Richman in altogether very tasty dose by the Welsh trio of trio of Sam Willmett, Tilly Harris, and Dan Matthew from their forthcoming mini album Pure Particles
Read moreSong of the Day: FUR - The Fine Line Of A Quiet Life
Song of the Day: With echoes of The Strokes, a superbly catchy track by the Brighton indie band about examining your position in life and the tiny margins between success and failure, particularly in the context of a relationship
Read moreSong of the Day: The Mysterines - In My Head
Song of the Day: Blistering, menacing and dark, this new indie rock number about obsessive love is by the Liverpool band fronted by Lia Metcalfe, who, with EPs under their belt, have their debut LP hotly tipped on the horizon
Read moreSongs of the Day: Wings of Desire - Better Late Than Never / Choose A Life
Songs of the Day: With a band name echoing the title of the Wim Wenders film, and a momentum that echoes early Arcade Fire, these two tracks from the forthcoming EP Amun-Ra, capture a sense of time passing and self-discovery, and our automated programming which tells us to make a happiness checklist
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