Average Life Complaints Air New Single "Falling Asleep"

London post punk/alt band Average Life Complaints have aired their new single "Falling Asleep".

The song is out today (Sept 30), get it here and take a listen below.

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Deathsport Unleash New Single "TAXES"

German indie rock duo Deathsport (comprised by brothers Tom and Mike Zitzelsberger) have unleashed their new single "TAXES".

From the duo: "Taxes is a poem about the end of the world and our first world mindset when we think about this apocalyptic scenario. Maybe someday we will all face consequences for how we are treating each other and then we’d be happy to pay our taxes, too."

Take a listen below.

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Low Hummer Return With New Single "Panic Calls"

Hull post punk/alt band Low Hummer have returned with their new single "Panic Calls".

The song, produced by Matt Peel (W.H. Lung, Eagulls), is out now via Dance To The Radio and is their first new material since their 2021 debut LP 'Modern Tricks For Living'. Buy here.

The band's statement reads: “There was a sort of conversation floating in the air that inspired the lyrics of Panic Calls. Dan and I wrote as though we were trying to ring crisis lines; the discourse of the song shifts between us trying to explain our feelings, then always being met with generic, automated responses. The intention was to sort of mirror the futility of mental health support, and, hopefully, show how relatable that issue is.”

Take a listen below.

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EKKSTACY Drops New Single/Video "im so happy"

Vancouver.BC indie/alt artist EKKSTACY has dropped his new single "im so happy", alongside an accompanying music video.

The song is taken from his brand new album 'MISERY', out today, September 30. Buy your copy here.

“I’m not a happy person," EKKSTACY tells. "I made this song jokingly, I’m making fun of myself. I’m making fun of people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be.“ 

Watch/listen below.

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Glad Sisifus Unveils New Single/Video "Lows Have Higher Ceiling"

Czech Republic indie/alt artist Glad Sisifus (aka Nátan Mikletič) has unveiled the video for his new single "Lows Have Higher Ceiling".

The name Glad Sisifus was inspired by a quote in a book written by Albert Camus. It represents mainly being aware of hopelessness of life but still looking for purpose.

The songs have laid back vibe but are still kept meaningful on a personal level accompanied by dreamy guitars, pop synths, tape saturated vocals, tight drum beats and driving bass.

Watch/listen below.

Ives Electric Premieres New Single "Raw"

London, UK singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Ives Electric has premiered his new single "Raw".

Working with major record labels and publishers alike, he has been involved in the music industry for many years. 

He formed his first bands at a young age, began working and composing for publishers and record labels and became a regular in London’s live music club scene where he is to be found ever since. With relatives living abroad, he spent some time in the USA where he got in touch with a variety of different musical genres, styles, venues and trends from underground punk clubs in Manhattan to the cutting rock sounds on Sunset Strip. 

His musical style which blurs the lines between Indie Rock, Alternative, Post Punk and Dark Wave quickly attracted the attention of Radio, Press and online Media with its unique twist after the release of his debut single “Poetry” in the first quarter of 2022. Following a string of studio sessions including the prestigious Abbey Road Studios in London, “Poetry” was mastered by industry legend John Davis (Led Zeppelin, U2, Blur etc) at Metropolis Studios just like the upcoming Single “Raw”. “

Raw” will be the second release, followed by another single as well as an LP & EP in the coming weeks and months. 

Take a listen below.

iamnoone Unleash New Single/Video "Empty Hours"

Italian post punk/coldwave/alt duo iamnoone  (comprised of Philippe Marlat and Seth) have unleashed the video for their new single "Empty Hours".

The song is the third single taken from the album 'Dead Season', which will be out on November 26. Pre-order it here.

From the duo: The last couple of years have been a Dead Season for most of us. We discovered that things we deemed important were, in fact, of no consequence, or things we took for granted, like handshakes, hugs, kisses…were all lost for an unforeseeable long time. This Dead Season saw us changing the way we lived our music, too: once together, now apart; once playing, listening, dancing in the same room, now entrusting our notes to the Ether, like messages in bottles committed to the seas, in the hope whomever gets them, will understand their secret meaning.

These songs are the cries of our souls staring into the Abyss. The desperation, the frustration, the will not to break under extreme circumstances, but also the love, the hope to get soon back to a life we can look forward to. We dedicate these feelings to all the brave souls who are still fighting to make it through this Dead Season, and to those who didn’t make it.

Watch/listen below.

A Projection Share New Single/Video "Anywhere"

Swedish dark wave/alt band A Projection have shared the video for their new single "Anywhere".

The song is out today (Sept 29) and is taken from the upcoming album 'In A Different Light', set to arrive on November 18. Get it here.

Watch/listen below.

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EMF Share Music Video For "Crime of Passion"

English indie/alt band EMF have shared the video for their latest single "Crime of Passion".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their album 'GO GO SAPIENS', their first since 1995, released back in April. Buy it here.

CRIME OF PASSION deals with what happens when you fall in love with someone that keeps on breaking your heart, EMF’s singer James Atkin cries out soulfully ‘What I’m feeling’! trying to make sense of a tangle of dangerous emotions.

James shows his versatility at the service of emotion and submission, the arrangement has hints of New Order and the Smiths, bands that formed EMF’s musical direction and a synth solo that wouldn’t be out of place on an 80’s dance floor.

Watch the clip below.

L'objectif Return With New Single/Video "The Dance You Sell"

Leeds indie rock band L'objectif have returned with their new single "The Dance You Sell" and its accompanying video.

The song is out today (Sept 28) through Chess Club Records and follows the release of their EP 'We Aren’t Getting Out but Tonight We Might', back in June. Get it here.

Frontman Saul Kane says: “I noticed that some people, including myself, can desire for a past that didn’t serve them at all. It’s like a yearning for a place of comfort but that comfort can depress you. This is something I’m learning and I guess you can see it in the narrative of the song, going from words of passion and love to just a general distaste. You convince yourself you need to be ‘stuck’ in this place, even though you feel completely different to how you used to. It’s this comfort we find in dullness that sometimes stops people from moving forward.”

Watch/listen below.

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Gathering of Strangers Unleash "Red and Gold" Music Video

Manchester indie rock band/alt Gathering of Strangers have unleashed the video for their latest single "Red and Gold".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out last month (Aug 19), get it here. Described by the band as being about “having the time of your life with your lover or your family. Simply dancing from sunset to sunrise all night long”, that sense of sheer elation is palpable across the track’s runtime.

"My absolute favourite time of the day is just after sunset, and you have about five minutes when the sun has disappeared, but it has turned the whole sky a golden red. I wanted to capture my feelings during those 5 minutes and put it in a song" explains frontman Conor Rabone.

“Having come out of the pandemic and not being allowed to go anywhere. We felt this was absolutely necessary to write an upbeat, feel-good track to go hand in hand with this beautiful summer of freedom.”

Watch the clip below.

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Palm Unveil New Single/Video "On The Sly"

Philly-based indie/alt band Palm have unveiled the video for their new single "On The Sly".

The song is taken from their upcoming album 'Nicks and Grazes', which will be out on October 14th through Saddle Creek. Pre-order your copy here.

'On the Sly' is one of the record’s most pop-forward songs. It came together in patchwork over many hours of aimless playing, resulting in a mesh of all of their respective musical impulses. The vocal melody is infectious and slippery, reminiscent of Brian Eno. “The words turned out a little sadder than intended but when we play this song I smile,” says guitarist/vocalist Eve Alpert. The surreal accompanying video, directed by Rich Smith, features the band performing while characters search for the source of a mysterious sound.

Watch/listen  below.

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Western Column Drops New Single "Club Orange"

Glasgow dram pop act Western Column, the solo project of Dutch Wine guitarist Christopher Devine has dropped his new single "Club Orange".

The song is out today, September 23 via Negative Hope Records and flits between a pulsating head bopping basement indie dance energy and a hushed beauty, all the while maintaining that sun-washed dream pop vibe Western Column built with his singles to date.

Moving from strength to strength ‘Club Orange’ feels fuller and more confident than Western Column’s previous outings, Devine’s vocals come across more self assured yet maintain an almost settling hazy wonder, while the imaginative guitar work teeters a fine line between shoegaze wonder and star gazing bedroom pop.

Western Column is the DIY solo project of Christopher Devine, and sees the Dutch Wine guitarist go down his own path, while his band continue to build their own name, threading a dancey, sun kissed element to his an optimistic shoegazey sound going on instincts alone to create a sound true to himself.

“With ‘Club Orange’ there is a general feeling of everything that was going on at that time, it’s more an atmosphere than a specific topic.

“I've always liked really upbeat tunes that are still kind of sad, so it’s got a dancey groove with the drums and bass and then put some dream poppy guitars over it so it'd be like a kind of nice clash.

“I purely go off off a feeling, so everything I'm listening to combined and then whatever is exciting me, there's no other parameter or filter that it has to go through. I don’t ask myself would other people like this? Or is this cool? It’s purely, do I feel something for this?”

Stream it  below.

Gazelle Share Lyric Video For New Single "Violet Hour Blues"

Leicester Rock 'n' Roll band Gazelle have shared a lyric video for their new single "Violet Hour Blues".

The song will be out tomorrow (September 22). Watch/listen below.

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Alvvays Air New Singles/Videos "Belinda Says" & "Very Online Guy"

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.

Watch/listen below.

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October Drift Release Music Video For "Waltzer"

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.”

Watch the video below.

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Chappaqua Wrestling Drop New Single/Video "Wayfinding"

London via Manchester indie/alt band Chappaqua Wrestling have dropped the video for their brand new single "Wayfinding".

“‘Wayfinding’ is a song to guide you through the ups and downs of doing something you really believe in,” they explain. “However glossy-eyed you are on a weekend about life, the mid-week lull can come to ruin it. The monotony of work, the routine of debt via rent and pub eating at your soul.”

“Sometimes you gotta be strong and ignore the present depressing times, and think about how generally things are moving in the right direction. You have to believe.”

The song is out today (September 21) via EMI, grab it here. and watch/listen below.

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Hallan Unleash Music Video For "Money Talks"

Portsmouth indie rock/alt/post punk band Hallan have unveiled the video for their latest single "Money Talks".

The song was produced by Andy Savours (acclaimed for his work with Arctic Monkeys, PJ Harvey, My Bloody Valentine, Black Country, New Road and Sorry) and came out on September 8th through Nice Swan Records. Get it here.

Detailing their latest track, the band explained: “Me and my father often stay up late and watch the channels far along the TV guide, the ones no one gets to. Take a look and you’ll find a mesmerising facade streaming right to your television screen. Business men frantically explode with emotion, demonstrating their ability to bring sight to the blind, shame to your heart and your hard earned money to their wallet. Firearms for Christ and a new family car. You could have it all and more, all it takes is the delivery of your bank details into the preacher man’s inbox. After all it’s what the Holy Spirit told her. “Sow your seed and watch what God does””.

Watch the clip below.

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TOM And His Computer Drops New Single/Video "Heart Blossom"

Denmark electronic/alt artist Thomas Bertelsen aka TOM And His Computer has dropped the video for his new single "Heart Blossom" feat. Cosette Gobat Cosette Gobat.

His new two track EP "Heart Blossom" / "Along Coastlines" is out now through Trentemøller's label In My Room. Get it here.

This new EP  sees him return in fine style, with two achingly beautiful pieces of music, displaying a slightly different musical style

"After taking a - in my standards - long break from making new music, I felt I needed to try something different from what I usually do." TOM explains. "The last two years have been a rollercoaster ride for most people and like most other people I wanted to get out of my comfort zone to explore some of my brighter sides of music making. I wouldn’t say the music style changed dramatically. I see it more as a natural progression and sonically speaking, I've always found it interesting to be somewhere on the borderline between bright and darkness."

Heart Blossom features the ethereal vocals of @Cosette Gobat . "Cosette," says TOM, "is a very versatile singer, originally from Philadelphia, now relocated to London. I got to know her when I was mixing a track for a super talented Italien guy named Gae Vinci. She was singing on that track and I instantly fell in love with her voice. She was up for a collaboration and things went on from there."

The production is, as always, sublime - with sparkling chords, touches of New Order’s early 80s melancholy and a shuffling drum track that underpins Cosette’s dreamy lyricism. 

Along Coastlines is a beautiful counterpoint - synth washes, 

effected guitars and fragments of melodies combine to produce a gorgeous piece of ambient expressionism.  

The new single drops right in time for an extended live tour through North America where TOM And His Computer supports Trentemøller. "I’ve been fortunate to support Trentemøller on some of his previous tours and those tours have been some of the best experiences I've ever had.", says TOM. "Pure dedicated music lovers and very open minded. The people who go to these shows only go because they have a sincere interest in good quality indie music. As a support act I don’t believe you can ask for more."

Watch/listen below.

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EKKSTACY Shares New Single/Video "i just want to hide my face"

Vancouver.BC indie/alt artist EKKSTACY has shared his new single "i just want to hide my face", alongside an accompanying music video.

The song is taken from his upcoming new album 'MISERY', which will be out on September 30. Pre-order your copy here.

i just want to hide my face continues EKKSTACY’s ability to fuse earworm melodies with affecting and personal songwriting to the tune of emo and 80s post-punk instrumentation. 

“I never liked being the center of attention,” EKKSTACY says of the sentiment behind the track. “I feel weird when everyone is looking at me. People are always watching now. This song is about that.”

Watch/listen below.

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