Stockholm based indie rock/psychedelic/shoegaze artist Jonatan Westh aka Holy Ship has released the video for his newest single "Hail Haze".
The song features as one of out Best Tracks of the Week and is out now via US label Declared Goods ahead of the full new EP 'Sun Macabre' out soon. Get it here.
‘Hail Haze’ is a driving rhythmic track blending shoegaze and fuzzy psych rock riffs, for a now signature sound that is Holy Ship.
For Holy Ship’s new single ‘Hail Haze’, Westh’s lyrical themes touch on breaking free of personal traps, how one navigates in a world that is being more and more polarized where it feels like things are moving backwords instead of progress. With roots of late 90’s electronic driven psych rock, and shoegaze, Westh’s ‘Hail Haze’ is a welcomed new rock energy.
Hamburg noise pop/dream punk/shoegaze band Seasurfer have dropped the video for the new single "Jump to the Stars" featuring Portuguese producer and songwriter Ricardo Silva Veloso.
“The song connects the heritage of post-punk with the present, and the sonic symbiosis is, in my opinion, just perfect,” says Veloso. “The dynamic between different people with different opinions is the theme presented in the lyrics; it describes a perspective one should have about the world and the way it evolved to the standards we’re living in now.”
“I enjoy working with different singers, getting inspiration, and being in touch with new and international musicians,” says Knight. ‘This is an engine for the creative process, and also makes sure that I don’t stand still and get bored with myself. Ricardo sings totally relaxed and cool, and he fits so well!”.
US dream pop/electronic/synth wave duo Mint Julep (aka wife-and-husband Hollie and Keith Kenniff) have revealed their cover version of Berlin's classic "Take My Breath Away".
"Take My Breath Away" was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun, and performed by American new wave band Berlin. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[2] as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
London electronic/dance trio PVA have unleashed the video for "Bad Dad".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their highly-anticipated debut album 'BLUSH', due out 14th October via Ninja Tune. Pre-order your copy here.
Speaking on the themes of the single, the band’s Ella Harris said: “Bad Dad explores the internal world of a new father checking in on his son at night, afraid of the lineage of masculinity and how it might impact someone so untainted.”
Liverpool indie rock four-piece Circa Waves have announced the release of their fifth studio album 'Never Going Under'.
The 11-track record will be out on January 13th, 2023 via Lower Third / PIAS, and sees the band continue to push themselves into new territories and effortlessly cement their place in the scene. Pre-order your copy here.
Speaking about the record, frontman Kieran Shudall says: “Never Going Under speaks to that uniquely modern phenomenon of genuinely not knowing what type of world our kids are going to find themselves in in 30 years. Physically, environmentally, politically we are completely in the unknown. That scares us all but ultimately we know we can never give up on the future because how can you? The songs on the album are written differently from the previous work we’ve put out. They are written from the perspective of my son and also from my own current experience of the climate today. Circa waves have always had a certain world view, but now it’s through that lens of being a father and still not knowing what the hell is going on. Never Going Under is a snapshot of the fear we all feel today and the resilience we will need to get through it.”
The band have also released the driving new single “Do You Wanna Talk”, an instantly infectious indie banger, DYWT is the perfect Circa Waves song – combining upbeat lyrical delivery with raucous, rousing instrumentation, culminating in a late contender for song of the summer. Accompanying the track is a video directed by the band’s own Joe Falconer, which offers an early insight into the visual identity of Never Going Under as a project.
Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Do You Wanna Talk", below.
Tulsa indie pop/indie rock duo Sports (aka Cale Chronister and Christian Theriot) have unveiled the video for their latest single "Get a Good Look".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their album 'Get A Good Look', released earlier this year (February 12). Get your copy here.
Toronto-based jangle pop/alt band Alvvays have aired two new singles "Belinda Says" and "Very Online Guy", alongside an accompanying music videos.
The song is the second single from their forthcoming new album ‘Blue Rev', set to be releases on October 7. Pre-order your copy here.
Blue Rev doesn’t simply reassert what’s always been great about Alvvays but instead reimagines it. They have, in part and sum, never been better. There are 14 songs on Blue Rev, making it not only the longest Alvvays album but also the most harmonically rich and lyrically provocative.
The songs of Blue Rev thrive on immediacy and intricacy, so good on first listen that the subsequent spins where you hear all the details are an inevitability.
Taunton indie rock/alt four-piece October Drift have released the video for their latest single "Waltzer".
The song is is taken from their upcoming second album 'I Don't Belong Anywhere', set to arrive on October 14th via Physical Education Recordings. Pre-order it here.
Frontman Kiran Roy explains: “I guess it's mainly about the fog of depression. It’s a kind of focus lens on my lowest and darkest thoughts, as well as a reflection of people I love and care about who have themselves battled with these kinds of things.”
Berlin post rock/post punk/no wave duo Krälfe (aka Clare Caspar and Ralf Küster) have revealed the video for their latest single "The End of our Time".
The song is taken from their album 'Gravity Sucks' which came out in July. Get it here.
