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THIS IS WHY YOU LOVE ME – Brian Jonestown Massacre Hypnotise A Packed Brixton Academy

February 26, 2025

Many music writers, this one included, have incurred the wrath of Anton Newcombe for daring to mention Dig! – the 2004 documentary which simultaneously made and purportedly buried Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Yet while friends and competitors The Dandy Warhols were portrayed as undisputed winners at the end of that film – it’s Anton’s band who marches on with a 20-plus album career and a fanbase big enough to comfortably fill Brixton Academy.

Robin Brown’s New Single, ‘What’s For You Won’t Go Past You’ Has Infectious 00s Indie-Pop Flavour

October 29, 2024

Released on September 27, ‘What’s For You Won’t Go Past You’ is the new indie-pop single for British artist, Robin Brown. The second track from Brown, it captures the hopeful wonder of the 00s sound, with elements reminiscent of The Strokes, The Vaccines, Vampire Weekend, and the never to be forgotten, Viola Beach.

LightlongLife Says ‘I Got Lost’ But Finds Himself Along The Way

July 11, 2024

LightlongLife’s new single, ‘I Got Lost’, is a dreamy, uplifting, and reflective anthem, which encourages listeners to grab hold of their fears and explore their full potential, and finding inner peace along the way.

Milky Chance Are ‘Naked And Alive’ With Latest Pop Track

July 10, 2024

‘Naked And Alive’, the latest release from German indie pop artists Milky Chance, follows on from the spring release of ‘Reckless Child’.

‘Dare Me’, Challenges The Infamous HER

May 9, 2024

The Infamous HER, aka the wonderfully talented Monique Staffile, challenges a potential lover (and the listener) with her latest single, ‘Dare Me’. The pop-rock singer wants to hear something outrageous, turning a flirtatious solicitation around, and daring her target to dare her in turn.

New Artist The Wheel Releases Music Video For Latest Indie Rock Single, ‘Coyote Mask’

October 11, 2023

Portland Oregon artist, The Wheel, released his self-titled debut album on October 6, through Lakeshore Records. The musical alias of longtime producer and session guitarist Avram Brown, The Wheel is good friends with Raymond Richards, known for his work with Local Natives, and LCD Soundsystem, and asked him to co-produce and engineer the entire project. ‘The Wheel’ album is out now, and can be streamed, downloaded, and purchased on vinyl and CD. Find out more here.

Locations Have Certainly Got The ‘Moves’ With New Indie Rock Single And Video!

September 26, 2022

The latest single for Locations, ‘Moves’, is a veritable party-starter, funky and danceable, while still being sleek and sexy.

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ALL WRITE NOW – THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS PUMP UP THE VOLUME ON NEW ALBUM ‘BOOK’

October 5, 2021

There are few things you can rely on in life so much as a They Might Be Giants album. They come along frequently, BOOK is the…

Sunta Moon Releases Second Single ‘For You I Would Stay The Night’

June 25, 2021

Newly out as a self-released summer record is ‘For You I Would Stay The Night,’ an awesome follow up single from the rising starlet Sunta Moon. Based in LA but originally hailing from Mexico City, this poet, singer and songwriter first caught our attention back at the start of the year with her debut ‘Reality.’

Voyce Memos Make Awesome Statement With ‘Chronology’ LP

February 19, 2021

Voyce Memos started 2021 with two singles taken from their sophomore album project, which is released today. A full immersion in the musical DNA of this Houston based band fronted by Richard Borger, Chronology is a truly awesome listen.

THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN – Fatima Mansions’ Cathal Coughlan On Politics, The Pandemic And ‘Song Of Co-Aklan’ His First Album In 10 Years

February 8, 2021

Carving out a reputation as one of indie’s most challenging and erudite lyricists with Microdisney in the ’80s, Cathal Coughlan went and did it all again in…