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The buoyant debut EP, Woo Hoo, by congratulations
Songs of the Day: A pair of enthralling, energetic, clever, humorous fuzz-guitar, indie-rock / noise-pop numbers by the Brighton band, taken from their debut EP, Woo Hoo, out in September on Bella Union
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Playing your cards right? Housewife
Song of the Day: Thrumming, catchy, clever, caustic indie-pop by the band in this latest single by theToronto fronted by Brighid Fry in reference to Tarot card characters, intuition and relationships
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Trueman & The Indoor League - Boomers In The Area
Song of the Day: Wittily detailed, catchy, flamboyant summery indie being in a mid-twenties life crisis, especially when performing in front of and older audience, and a dash of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, in this single by the East Yorkshire band fronted by Sam Trueman
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YOWL’s forthcoming album, Milksick
Song of the Day: After previous single Virile Crocodile Sweat, further wonderfully droll, restless, self-deprecating, articulate indie post-punk rich in animal metaphor by the south London band, taken from their forthcoming album Milksick
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Girl Ray
Song of the Day: Pristine and catchy disco-funk from the London trio of Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell and Sophie Moss, in a celebration New York City's 80s queer ballroom scene and the latest single from their forthcoming third album Prestige, out on 4 August 2023 via Moshi Moshi
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Blonde Redhead’s next albumSit Down For Dinner
Song of the Day: An alluring, sensual new single about a conversation by the experimental New York pop-rock trio of Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace, from their first new album in nine years, Sit Down for Dinner, out on 29 September via section1
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Deeper
Song of the Day: Punchy, powerful postpunk indie about self and songwriting from the Chicago quartet of Nic Gohl, Shiraz Bhatti, Drew McBride, and Kevin Fairbairn from their forthcoming album, Careful!, out on Sub Pop Records in September.
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Slowdive’s new album Everything Is Alive, due out on 1 September
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s number by Faye Webster, another kiss reference, this time by the with some beautiful, shimmering shoegaze by theBritish band of Neil Halstead and co who have been around since the 1990s, heralding their fifth LP Everything Is Alive, out on Dead Oceans
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Faye Webster
Song of the Day: After her 2021 album, I Know I’m Funny Haha, the gentle-voiced Atlanta-born indie singer-songwriter returns with an intelligent, beautiful, slow romantically ambiguous song, out on Secretly Canadian
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Hallan’s new EP The Noise of a Firing Gun
Song of the Day: The second of four excellent, punchy, intelligent post-punk tracks by the Portsmouth-based band from their new EP, The Noise of a Firing Gun, on the theme of violent conflict in past and present, and this one referring to a key battle during Sulla’s civil war in Rome in 82 BC
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Hand Habits’ new EP Sugar The Bruise
Song of the Day: Low-key, vivid, alluring, intelligent, sensual, intimate indie by the Los Angeles artist Meg Duffy in a number about an Egyptian museum piece trapped in time with a profound effect, and the final song from the new EP Sugar The Bruise. Out on Fat Possum Records
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Better Together …
Song of the Day: Upbeat, sparkling, engaging indie by the young, squeaky-voiced London artist and band with a song designed to seduce, but written in the form of a conversation between someone that’s a sceptic of love and another trying to convince them otherwise
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Wallice’s new EP is title Mr Big Shot
Song of the Day: Striking, stylish indie by the Los Angeles artist Wallice Hana Watanabe in this single about those moments when you want to hide, her third of 2023 following two previous EPs and the forthcoming new one, Mr Big Shot, out on Dirty Hit Records
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Madeline Kenney forthcoming new LP A New Reality Mind
Song of the Day: Stylish, classy, clever alternative electro-pop/folk/rock by the artist from Oakland, California, with beautiful vocal harmonies, acoustic strings, sax, and synth lines, taken from her forthcoming new LP, A New Reality Mind, out on 28 July via Carpark Records
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Margaret Glaspy’s new album Echo The Diamond is due in August
Song of the Day: Classic songwriting with seamless chord changes, beautiful melody and clever lyrics by the American artist in a number about trying to play it cool when you meet someone remarkable. It comes from her forthcoming new album, Echo The Diamond
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Teenage Fanclub
Song of the Day: With distinctive rich vocal harmonies and warm guitars, the veteran Scottish indie alt-rock band return with a single from their 13th studio album, Nothing Lasts Forever out in September on PeMa and Merge
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Joyeria’s EP, FIM
Song of the Day: Killer lyrics on a timeless subject with deadpan delivery, a sprinkle of woodwind and an Elvis reference from brilliant London-based Canadian singer-songwriter, reminiscent of Smog/Bill Callahan and Silver Jews with another great song from his latest EP, FIM, out on Speedy Wunderground / PIAS
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Lawn Chair’s new EP, Eat The Beans And Wear The Jeans!
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s new Blur track, more indie, here with with a theme of exhuberent restlessness and a witty, punchy postpunk edge in this excellent second single by the band from Cologne, German, from their EP, Eat The Beans And Wear The Jeans!
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Blur’s next album, The Ballad of Darren
Song of the Day: A simple two-chord riff, call-and-response, melancholy reflective lyrics by Damon Albarn, and lovely melody and a rousing chorus? The classic Britpop quartet return with a first single from their forthcoming ninth album, The Ballad of Darren
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Genevieve Dawson
Song of the Day: Taken from her new five-track EP, What's Mine Is Yours, out on 26 May, a beautiful new number by the London-based singer-songwriter originally from Edinburgh
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