Liverpool indie pop/dream pop/jangle band SPINN have returned with their catchy new single "BILLIE".
Featuring a vocal contribution from Christie Simpson of Yumi Zouma, lead singer Johnny Quinn explains: “With social media there is a lot of pressure on us and our relationships to be ideal; but obviously neither of these things are perfect – that’s what Billie is about. It’s somebody who is reflecting on a relationship that’s ended and realising that it wasn’t perfect and nor are they. They’re coming to an understanding that no matter how hard we try, our lives don’t always work out the way we plan. There’s a good life lesson in there, somewhere.”
The song is out today (March 10). Get it here and stream it below.
Cologne based electro-pop singer, songwriter and producer Marius Lauber aka Roosevelt, has aired the video for his latest single "See You Again"
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from his album 'Polydans', released last month (February 26) via Greco-Roman / City Slang. Grab your copy here.
French nowave/experimental/post punk/krautrock three-piece Veik have released the video for their new single "Political Apathy".
The song is taken from their forthcoming debut album 'Surrounding Structures', due out April 30th on Fuzz Club. Pre-order your copy here.
Centred around vintage analogue synths and abrasive instrumentation, the band’s experimental post-punk is rooted in the 70s avant-garde, most notably Krautrock and No Wave. They reel off groups like Implog, Suicide or Indoor Life as inspirations, whilst existing in a similar world to contemporaries like Beak>, Suuns and Girl Band.
Talking about ‘Surrounding Structures’, they say that “The writing of the album was heavily influenced by architectural environments. We made a lot of detours when touring in 2017 and 2018 to visit modernist and brutalist buildings in France, Germany and Belgium (which caused us many delays for soundchecks.)” Listening to the album, it’s quickly clear how the disjointed shapes and abrasive textures of brutalist architecture are manifested in their music. However, they claim that the ‘Surrounding Structures’ of the album’s title are also a reference to both the “physical and social structures that surround us, and how they shape us as individuals and collectives.”