Watch: Soft Plastics Air New Single/Video "Day Job"

Wellington, New Zealand shoegaze/alt/garage pop band Soft Plastics have aired the video for their brand new single "Day Job".

Soft Plastics, made up of Sophie Scott-Maunder (she/her), Jonathan Shirley (he/him), and Laura Robinson (she/her), their music takes influence from 90s shoegaze, and 2010's alt-rock. Offering a masterclass in converting fuzz, noise and reverb into nostalgic garage pop hooks.

'Day Job' perfectly encapsulates the tense frustration of succumbing to the nine-to-five system and leaves plenty of room for a little tongue-and-cheek. The video, directed by Stella Reid, reinforces the idea that it all shouldn't be taken too seriously.

“The song is ripe for comedy, and thankfully Soft Plastics had the same lightbulb idea I did - let's see someone with an utterly thrilling job who is just as bored of it as we are of ours. An assassin still has to get up in the morning, and they probably have paperwork. Or time allocated to disposing of paperwork probably. Either way, It'd be a unique watch to see the ins and outs of somebody with an adrenaline filled job." says Stella.

Grab the song here and watch/listen below.

New Entry: Saloon Dion Release New Single "Pressure"

Bristol avant garde/post punk/alt band Saloon Dion have released their new single "Pressure".

The song, b/w "Hey Hey", is out today (May 5) via Nice Swan Recordings. Grab it here.

Born after successful stints in some of the city’s most beloved post punk and surf rock outfits (including Football FC, Kimbo Nice, Ratbags), the raucous quintet have firmly established themselves as a thrilling new fixture within the punk landscape, bagging slots alongside the likes of Anorak Patch, KEG and Sprints in recent times.

“‘Pressure’ is a direct response to Britain’s current economic climate”, the Bristol natives explained. “Lyrics which were at first deeply personal began to take on a wider meaning as the British public became subject to numerous political scandals, and an ever-worsening financial crisis. The idea of being forced to leave somewhere you love and depend on the help of others in the face of immeasurable odds also developed its own terrible resonance at the time of recording”.

Stream it below.

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Watch: deep tan Reveal New Single/Video "diamond horsetail"

Hackney-based post punk/atmospheric pop trio deep tan have revealed the video for their new single "diamond horsetail".

The song is taken from their upcoming new EP 'diamond horsetail', out tomorrow, May 6 through Practise Music. Get it here.

From the band: “three minutes of menace, five litres of revenge: the title track of our new EP diamond horsetail is one we’re particularly excited to start playing live. also, KLF stans: there’s something for you in the outro.”

Watch/listen below.

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Watch: Metro Verlaine Drop Live Video For New Single "You Tear Me Up"

French post punk band Metro Verlaine have dropped a live video for their new single "You Tear Me Up".

The song is taken from their upcoming second studio album 'Funeral Party', set to arrive on 27 May through Le Cèpe Records. 

Shot in an orphanage and produced by Lucie Jeanne Champenois, the song is "the 80's track on the album", says the group, where Raphaëlle on vocals "takes her place". 

True tribute to the Cure's album "Seventeen Seconds", it finds all the magnetic Post-Punk energy of the duo. "Robert Smith's shadow is never far away when it comes to dancing in the rain. Toxic love has fled and the sun is finally rising," comments Metro Verlaine.

Watch below.

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Watch: The Kooks Unveil Music Video For "Closer"

Brighton, UK indie rockers The Kooks have unveiled the video for their newest single "Closer".

The song is taken from their sixth studio album '10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark', set to arrive on July 22 via Lonely Cat / AWAL Recording. Pre-order your copy here.

Watch/listen below.

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New Entry: Magic Wands Share New Track "Sideways"

Los Angeles dream pop band Magic Wands have shared their new track "Sideways".

The song serves as a bonus track of their fourth studio album 'ILLUMINATE', released in December 2020. Get it here.

Take a listen below.

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Watch: Uniforms Premiere New Single/Video "Crumbs"

Spanish indie rock/noise pop/alt band Uniforms have premiered their new single "Crumbs", and its accompanying music video.

The song is out today (May 5) through and is the first taste of their forthcoming new album. Grab it here.

UPDATE 09/05/2022: "Crumbs" is our new Single of the Week!

From the band: "The song was born in the rehearsal room from a recurring riff by Natalia, quite playful and powerful, to which we naturally added elements until it had that psychedelic patina that seemed dark and fun at the same time. A text that Annie had floating in her magical notebook fit her like a glove on the first take, and since that rarely happens, we quickly realized the song was complete."

"The first part of the song has a dark halo on purpose, to which the guitars inevitably led us, helped by the low timbres of the synthesizers. The recited and defiant voice keeps you on your toes until it finally gives way to unbridled and unsettling psychedelia."

Watch/listen below.

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Watch: Big Orange Air Music Video For "Love's Not Enough"

Perth indie rock/alt band Big Orange have aired the video for their latest single "Love's Not Enough".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out in March. Grab it here.

Doing the grandeur rock track justice, the music video directed by Re ne features the band in all of their stadium rock glory, laying down the nostalgic indie-rock riffs in the ambient lit Johnny Ma studios. Embellished by an array of dreamy camera-work magic, the band and their metallicy reflections are captured through a hanging perspex sheet. The bands keys player, Emma Adams, states: 

“That iridescent perspex was laying in the roadside collection a couple of houses down from the studio we shot at, one of the guys carried it back and hung it from the ceiling, the concept just kinda built around that. The place we shot, Johnny Ma Studios, is this cool warehouse next to a funeral parlour in Perth, there's this yellow parrot that lives there and mills around all the action, you might see him in the clip, if not you'll see him in the behind the scene shots for sure."

Watch it below.

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Watch: VALI S.C (ex-Sextile) Drops "Sub/vert" Music Video

Los Angeles shoegaze/alt act VALI S.C aka Kenneth Elkin (formerly of Sextile) has dropped the video for his latest single "Sub/vert".

The song is taken from his 'To Set The Sea in Wolves Teeth' EP, released in February this year through Cercle Social Records (Soft Kill, Chameleons, Asylum Party). Get your copy here.

About the track Elkin said, "Sub/vert is about Infinite sustain, and a sense of permanence, it's what allows me to continue to find my child like self. Infinite sustain in those guitars. It’s what inspires me to be able to create. The stillness of the universe and being in the direct center of that is chaos."

On the video, produced, filmed and edited by DVTV, he says: “I made the video on a whim with some friends. We had this rooftop with a gorgeous view overlooking DTLA so we captured the essence of that. My new album is about the city I grew up in and how I was troubled and hit rock bottom. ‘Subvert’ is about accepting the mistakes I made in the past, and of giving up and allowing room for transformation and growth. It is about seeing things from a fresh perspective and becoming a better version of myself.”

Watch it below.

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New Entry: NNHMN Release New Single "Lovelorn"

Berlin electronic/dark ambient/experimental/synth duo NNHMN (aka Lee and Michal Laudarg) have released their new single "Lovelorn".

The song is taken from their upcoming new EP '𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘇𝘆', set to be released in May 25 via K-Dreams / Young & Cold Records. Pre-order it here. 

From the duo: "LOVELORN and is about the eternal longing for love that is sawn deep in every living creature. It is also about the darkness that accompanies us as human beings."

Take a listen below.

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Watch: Sea Girls Reveal Music Video For "DNA"

UK indie rock/alt band Sea Girls have revealed the video for their latest single "DNA". 

The song is taken from their forthcoming second studio album 'Homesick', released in March through Polydor Records . Buy your copy here.

Stream it below.

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