Introducing: Maala Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Listen to: ‘Water Overhead’, ‘Crazy’, ‘Better LIfe’ When Evan Sinton auditioned for New Zealand’s Got Talent with an acoustic guitar, floppy heart-throb hair and a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’, it was clear he had a bucketload of talent. But it’s safe to say he’s now a million miles […]Read More
Hometown: Limerick, IrelandListen to: ‘Bertie Ahern’ & ‘Waiting’ If you’ve just gasped at the thought of an ‘Introducing’ article to cover a duo that have been releasing music for more than a decade, bear with. Yes, The Rubberbandits may have been kicking around for what feels like forever, but for the past few years it’s […]Read More
Introducing: Mysie Hometown: South London Listen to: ‘Bones’, ‘Sweet Relief’, ‘Heartbeat’ As the worthy first winner of the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, Mysie is certainly one to watch for the latter part of 2020 and beyond. It’s only a matter of time before Mysie’s bold, immersive music explodes in popularity. Her latest single ‘Bones’ […]Read More
John Dwyer proves once again that his hands never leave the fretboard. The Osees frontman has taken time out of his busy schedule of leading multiple bands to bring us an album of instrumental acid rock with his newest project. While Dwyer’s other groups have explored every style of loud rock you can imagine, from […]Read More
We’re well into the new normal stage of the battle against coronavirus now, where life is ours to have and attempt to enjoy, with compromise and curbs to prevent us going into a nationwide lockdown all over again. We can have back the things we were missing or at least a watered-down version of them. Read More
New details for the upcoming idles album, which will be released on September 25. Read More
Don’t Go Gentle echoes Dylan Thomas’ ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’, an ardent poem encouraging the reader not to go gently into death. The adjective ‘gentle’ connotes as quiet, careful and compliant, all of which IDLES are not. Thomas’ poem accepts that death cannot be avoided, but can be confronted. IDLES take […]Read More
Introducing: Maya HawkeHometown: New YorkListen to: ‘By Myself’, ‘Coverage’, ‘So Long’ Maya Hawke, 21-year-old actress, model and singer-songwriter is set to release her debut album Blush on 19th June. All proceeds from her merchandise will go to The Food Bank for New York City; you can get your hands on a t-shirt, CD, vinyl or […]Read More
Warning – contains spoilers The BBC Three adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People has captivated people all over the world. Released on April 26th, the series has garnered vast amounts of praise for the depiction of the complex relationship between its two young Irish protagonists, Marianne (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (played by Paul […]Read More
The Falmouths are mouthwatering. They released single ‘Twenty’ earlier this year, earning them plays on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 6 music show. ‘Twenty’ gets the blood pumping straight away. As soon as you hear the distorted chords, you’re in for a wild ride. The riff reminds me of Fontaines D.C at their very best. Sam […]Read More
If you thought Coronavirus was a joke, then it really, really isn’t funny anymore. The outbreak of Coronavirus from China’s wet meat markets has sent the world into overdrive and chaos. A futuristic society of being ordered to stay inside, fear for the lives of loved ones, deaths of the vulnerable, and a class crisis […]Read More
Hometown: London Listen to: ‘Crutch’ The opening chords of ‘Crutch’, the debut single from London indie-rock four-piece Mirror Shot, remind me immediately of Semisonic’s ‘Closing Time’. Perhaps that’s not surprising, given the band’s passion for alternative American guitar canon, which led Niall Rush (guitar), Adam Smith (guitar) and Olivia Horox (percussion/drums) to form in 2018 […]Read More
Hometown: Manchester Listen To: ‘Depend On’ We can’t get enough of the oceanic soundscapes crafted by Manchester-based alt-pop duo, Sun, Moon & Talia. Their single ‘Depend On’ was released at the beginning of October, and has already been picked as one of The Unsigned Guide’s Spotlight artists, and showcased on Amazing Radio. The track makes […]Read More
Hometown: Barking and DagenhamListen To: ‘Blueness is a Heavy Stone’ Hailing from Essex and East London border, Cavalcade are made up of Connor Duggan (Lead Vocals/Guitar) Jack Campbell (Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals) Tom Nunn (Bass) and Steve Norris (Drums). They’ve already made quite an impression with their debut single ‘Alkaline’, and now they’re keen to lend […]Read More
I had the opportunity to chat with Seramic and find out more about his current musical project, why he chooses to go the extra mile and create artistic, dynamic visuals for his tracks, how he found his experience performing over in the States and much more… The Indiependent: When did you first start your current […]Read More
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