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The Beths
Song of the Day: A fantastically catchy, upbeat, but also very poignant and intelligently written number by the New Zealand indie quartet that’s also the title track from their forthcoming new album out on Carpark Records and Ivy League
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The Cool Greenhouse forthcoming album Sod’s Toastie
Song of the Day: “It’s like Windows 98 in here.” From the forthcoming second album Sod’s Toastie, a brilliant blend of Bowie-esque post-punk and superbly droll, witty paradox-filled, absurdist spoken lyrics by the British band fronted by Tom Greenhouse
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A biting new single by DEADLETTER
Song of the Day: The latest in a run of excellent indie post-punk single releases by the sharp, witty Yorkshire and London band such as Fit For Work and Pop Culture Connoisseur sees frontman Zac and co highlighting an excessive trait inherent within human behaviour
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Yumi And The Weather - Can You Tell
Song of the Day: “Let’s drive straight into the fog, All I know is this isn’t love.” Compelling, powerful indie post-punk by Brighton’s Ruby Taylor, in this number about recklessness and regrets, fate and fortune
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Big Joanie
Song of the Day: Crackingly catchy, touching love song lo-fi indie post-punk by the London feminist trio of Stephanie Phillips, bassist Estella Adeyeri, and drummer Chardine Taylor-Stone from their forthcoming album Back Home
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Stereolab’s forthcoming new compilation of rarities and unreleased tracks
Song of the Day: Newly released for a forthcoming rarities compilation, but originally written in 1995, this classic krautrock-influenced number by the avant-pop band of Laetitia Sadier and co was originally written for to complement a sculpture made by the band’s artist collaborator, Charles Long, on 1995’s Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center
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Beth Orton
Song of the Day: Beautifully interwoven vocals and guitar riffs distinguish this bewitching, ghostly new single by the British singer-songwriter from her forthcoming new album Weather Alive, out in September on Partisan Records and her first LP for six years
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Just Mustard’s album Heart Under
Song of the Day: Taken from their second album, Heart Under, out on Partisan Records, a strikingly visceral, menacing sound of scything guitars and atmospheric vocals by the five-piece rock band from Dundalk in Ireland
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Sorry’s latest single
Song of the Day: Dark, bittersweet twangy and clangy post-punk indie from the London five-piece band in this latest love song single about new romance but also desperate insecurity, taken from their forthcoming second album Anywhere But Here
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Elf Power: Artificial Countrysides the latest album
Song of the Day: After Erland Cooper’s flower-growing music yesterday, more beautiful work in this indie-pysch-folk-pop with a country twist and a dash of harpsichord, the title track from the newly released album by the American band from Athens, Georgi
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Margaret Glaspy
Song of the Day: Following Sudan Archives’ body- and control-themed number, today’s song was written before the Roe v Wade reversal, but released in response, quietly powerful, bluesy protest by the American singer-songwriter backing pro-choice across a variety of situations
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Sudan Archives
Song of the Day: Striking, pacy, rhythmical, with interweaving vocal loops of vocals and instruments, this fabulous latest single by the LA-based singer-songwriter, violinist and rapper is about insecurities forced on a brown skin Black female by American beauty standards
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The Mary Onettes’ new EP
Song of the Day: Luxuriant, rich, dreamy, 80s textured pop evoking a landscape by the Swedish band in this title track of their new EP, and “about always being a bit unsure about your surroundings …”
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Hallan’s new single
Song of the Day: New punchy, caustic indie post-punk by the Portsmouth band with a title that translates from German as ‘to throw up’’ and sharply and ironically parodies a Anglo-Saxon attitudes and picks up on various national crises and hypocrisies
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Hitting on the right things to say … Cheekface
Song of the Day: Sharp, witty, post-punk indie with shades of Television and Cake by the Los Angeles trio in a song about “what it means to say the right thing if others think you’re virtue signaling, especially if you’re worried they might be a little right”
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Come, say Grave Goods …
Song of the Day: Raunchily angry, scratchy, dark, bold, minimalist post-punk and heavy rock comes like a bullet with a devilishly menacing video in this new project by members of PINS, Girls Names, and September Girls, and heralds their forthcoming debut album: Tuesday. Nothing Exists
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A great musical serving by Courting …
Song of the Day: As the 2022 Wimbledon tournament begins, let’s enjoy this sharp, witty new post-punk number by the Liverpool quartet, about a different form of to-and-fro ball-hitting in a dysfunctional relationship
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From the new Hamish Hawk video
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s Angel by First Aid Kit, another angel-themed number by the Scottish singer-songwriter – stirring, witty, wry, declamatory, black-humoured, and showing consistently fine form since last year’s album Heavy Elevator
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Pixies’ forthcoming album, Doggerel
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s vampiric theme from Hether, this brand new meaty single by the hugely influential Boston alt-rock band fronted by Black Francis, has psychedelic wolfish guitar howl in this full-moon themed number.
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Hether aka Paul Castelluzzo’s new release
Song of the Day: Fabulously dirty, bluesy fuzz guitar-based vampiric love song by the alias of Californian jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter Paul Castelluzzo, who tunes up and distorts his voice for a distinctive style
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