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Little Dragon return with Slugs of Love
Song of the Day: Catchy alternative indie-pop by the band from Gothenburg, Sweden with a number about pleasure-seeking laziness in relationships, and in a style they imagine “being played by a bunch of youngsters with rubberboots in different sparkling colours.”
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Yova’s new single
Song of the Day: Punchy, rhythmic alternative indie pop by the duo of Macedonia-born vocalist Jova Radevska and London-based musician Mark Vernon with penetrative jagged guitar, organ and trumpet parts in a song about tendency to form addictions to alleviate pain
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Terry: Call Me Terry
Song of the Day: Fabulously catchy and quirky post-punk pop with an electronic twist by the Melbourne, Australia quartet of Amy Hill, Al Montfort, Xanthe Waite and Zephyr Pavey, taken from their brand new album Call Me Terry, out today on Upset The Rhythm
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Sam Burton’s forthcoming album, Dear Departed, out on Partisan Records
Song of the Day: Sounding from another era, that of the 70s and Harry Nilsson, a wonderfully powerful and romantic voice and number from the contemporary Los Angeles singer-songwriter from his forthcoming album Dear Departed, out in July on Partisan Records
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Pip Blom
Song of the Day: The amiable Amsterdam indie quartet of siblings Pip and Tender Blom, Gini Cameron and Darek Mercks return with a upbeat, refreshed sound, still with thoughtful lyrics but closer to pop with added electronica
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Reflect on this: stellar work in Ursa Major Moving Group’s forthcoming debut album
Song of the Day: A gorgeous, entrancing fusion of folk, chamber pop and post-punk and a clever protest song about a ravaged planet by the brilliant London singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Ursula Russell, who played everything on this track
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Rahill and Beck in the video for Fables
Song of the Day: Beautifully upbeat, fresh, syncopated-beat indie pop with cascading melodies by the Iranian-American singer-songwriter Rahill Jamalifard, joined here by Beck on this new track from her forthcoming album Flowers At Your Feet, on Ninja Tune imprint Big Dada
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Hamster fit …
Song of the Day: “A microscopic succubus”. Crisp, clever, witty, ironic, punchy new post-punk by the Liverpool trio with a first-person narrative about a greedy landlord. Recorded the Wirral’s Yellowbird Studio and produced by Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox
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Where’s your head at … Keaton Henson’s forthcoming album, House Party, out in June
Song of the Day: A slowly building, melancholy but powerful indie-folk love song by the gentle falsetto-voiced London singer-songwriter, and with some comparisons to Villagers, from his forthcoming album House Party, out on Play It Again Sam
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Fontaines D.C. – 'Cello Song
Song of the Day: A fabulous, spine-tingling cover by the acclaimed Dublin band, produced by Elbow’s Guy Garvey, and taken from a forthcoming album of songs by legendary folk singer – The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake
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The Bloodstreams - Clockwork Man
Song of the Day: Superb, swaggering, dramatic, a fusion of 60s garage rock, pop and postpunk with alarm clock, saxophone, trumpet, and a dash of the Rolling Stones in this second single from the London bands’ forthcoming debut album, How To Be A God
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HotWax
Song of the Day: A blistering, glittering indie-rock single by the young trio from Hastings whose influences include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Courtney Love and Nirvana. Out on Marathon Artists
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Gabi Garbutt & Du Blonde - Panic
Song of the Day: Powerful, catchy, and cleverly constructed indie pop with a rocking riff from Garbutt’s forthcoming EP The Creation of Birds, joined here by the brilliant Du Blonde aka Beth Jeans Houghton, out on the latter’s Daemon T.V. label
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Dark and alluring: bar italia
Song of the Day: A dark and alluring new single by the art-rock / post-punk trio of Jezmi Tarik Fehmi, Nina Cristante, and Samuel Fenton, with fuzz guitar, crisp drums and arresting vocals. Out on Matador Records
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Lael Neale’s forthcoming album Star Eaters Delight
Song of the Day: With an environmental theme spanning the ages, a mesmerically beautiful number that slowly builds by simple repetition with guitar, drums and Omnichord by the Virginia indie artist from her forthcoming next album Star Eaters Delight, out in April on Sub Pop Records
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The Faux Faux aka Faith Vern from PINS
Song of the Day: A strong, dark, dynamic, opening indie single from the solo project of PINS member Manchester’s Faith Vern with a ironic title expressing the pain of love, and out on the revamped Drowned In Sound label
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Bleach Lab
Song of the Day: This new single from the London indie quartet has a distinctive bright guitar sound reminiscent of The Cure and The Smiths, and embellishes their consistently vibrant output and balance
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Angel Olsen
Song of the Day: A powerful, sensual, smoky slow-burn new single by the American singer-songwriter with smouldering piano, organ, jazz sax and drums, taken from the forthcoming EP Forever Means out on Jagjaguwar
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En Attendant Ana’s new album, Principia
Song of the Day: From the recently released album, Principia, an infectious and beautiful fusion of folk-pop and momentum-building krautrock and echoes of Stereolab and Nico by the Parisian indie quintet fronted by singer-songwriter Margaux Bouchaudon
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Feist’s new album, Multitudes
Song of the Day: A beautifully original, evocative and dynamic single from the Canadian singer-songwriter’s forthcoming new album, Multitudes, filled vocal harmonies and distinctive drumming
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