Song of the Day: Delightfully dynamic, stirring, melodic, jangly guitar work with a Stone Roses influence in this new single by the London-based indie quartet, out on Pie & Mash Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife
Song of the Day: Springboarding a new approach and sound with her band, the New York artist’s new single, despite the dark, grief-stricken subject matter, is euphoric, and heralds her forthcoming album Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, out 7 February on Jagjaguwar
Read moreSong of the Day: HotWax - She's Got A Problem
Song of the Day: Searing rock by the talented Hastings trio of Tallulah Sim-Savage, Lola Sam, and Alfie Sayers, and the first single taken from their forthcoming debut album, Hot Shock, out in March 2025 on Marathon Artists
Read moreSong of the Day: Panda Bear - Defense
Song of the Day: At a chilled walking pace, gently tender, mesmeric psychedelic rock by the American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalistand co-founding member of Animal Collective Noah Lennox, heralding his forthcoming first solo album for five years, Sinister Grift out in February 2025 via Domino Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Vundabar - Life Is A Movie
Song of the Day: “What were you doing in my song last night?” After yesterday’s serene love meta-song by C Duncan, another clever but different analogy with this punchy, witty indie-rock number of creative references by the Boston, Massachussetts band, out on Loma Vista
Read moreSong of the Day: Father John Misty - She Cleans Up
Song of the Day: Josh Tillman’s latest single is a driving, witty, catchy, talky glam-rock stomper packed with religious and female references, and heralds his sixth forthcoming album Mahashmashana out 22 November via Bella Union (UK & Europe) and Sub Pop for the rest world
Read moreSong of the Day: Primal Scream - Ready To Go Home
Song of the Day: A stylishly catchy fusion of 70s funk, psychedelia and rave music in this upbeat contemplation of death by the Scottish cult rockers fronted by Bobby Gillespie, here produced by David Holmes who is also a co-writer for this latest single heralding the new album, Come Ahead, out on 8 November on BMG
Read moreSong of the Day: Wand - The Leap / Goldfish
Song of the Day: Big Warm Bed - Jackie (Shores I’m Swimming In EP)
Song of the Day: A deliciously gentle, subtle, melancholic, lo-fi release with vivid lyrical detail by the Leeds singer-songwriter Jacob Andrews, taken from the brand new EP, Shores I’m Swimming In, out on Dance To The Radio
Read moreSong of the Day: The Cure - Alone
Song of the Day: The first new song released by Robert Smith and the legendary British band for 16 years, this dark, melancholic majestic number heralds their forthcoming album, Songs of a Lost World, out on 1 November
Read moreSong of the Day: Elias Rønnenfelt - Worm Grew A Spine
Song of the Day: Dylan-esque in narrative style and delivery, with a simple backbeat and guitars, an arresting new single by the charismatic Copenhagen musician and poet, better known as the lead singer and lyricist of Danish band Iceage, heralding his debut solo album Heavy Glory, out on 25th October via Escho
Read moreSong of the Day: Lambrini Girls - Company Culture
Song of the Day: Blistering, brilliant, angry, articulate punk by the Brighton duo of Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira addressing key, ongoing issues of inequality of gender and sexuality in the workplace. Familiar problem? Just finishing your working week? Let off some steam with this …
Read moreSong of the Day: Wussy - Cellar Door
Song of the Day: Graveyard themed, but also referencing the euphonic phrase considered the most among the English language’s most beautiful, a catchy, spooky lo-fi krautrocky title track with a fabulous retro disco footage video, from the Cincinnati band’s latest EP, out on Shake It Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Mandrake Handshake - King Cnut
Song of the Day: A mesmeric spread of instruments stir this potent cauldron of a new single by the London band of “flowerkraut”, a hedonistic, brain-frying feast of krautrock, art-pop and psychedelia, here inspired by the 11th-century Norse ruler of Britain, released on the cult indie label Tip Top Recordings
Read moreSong of the Day: Franz Ferdinand: Audacious
Song of the Day: The return of Alex Kapranos and the witty Glasgow indie-rockers comes with an uplifting number about defiance, heralding their new LP titled The Human Fear, out in January, via Domino Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Goat - Goatbrain
Song of the Day: Tribal, earthy grooves with a catchy, thrumming riff, flutes and psychedelic fuzz/wah guitar mark out the instantly recognisable return of the wonderful, enigmatic Swedish collective, mixing the corporeal and the cosmic, and heralding their next album, simply titled Goat, out on Rocket Recordings out on 11 October
Read moreSong of the Day: Manic Street Preachers - Decline & Fall
Song of the Day: The popular Welsh rockers return with their signature triumphant sound and a stirring, piano-rippling number with massive chorus, a song about “realisation and understanding – of celebrating the tiny miracles that still exist whilst accepting and embracing managed decline”
Read moreSong of the Day: Albertine Sarges - Stand Near Your Fire
Song of the Day: Exuberant, energetic indie pop by the charismatic German artist, capturing the feeling of falling for someone, the “silly happiness of meeting someone you really adore and who brings out the best in you” expressing boldness and confidence with punchy percussion and guitars
Read moreSong of the Day: Kim Deal - Crystal Breath
Song of the Day: Crunchy, fuzzy, spacey, dreamy, psychedelic, this striking new single from the Breeders and former Pixies star is taken from her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You More, out on 22 November via 4AD
Read moreSong of the Day: The Smile - Zero Sum
Song of the Day: Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, again with Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner return with a brisk, sharp, staccato guitar and horn number, the latest heralding their third as The Smile, Cutouts, arriving on 4 October on XL Recordings
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