SCATTERED ASHES Reveal New Single "Feral"

Dublin post-punk/indie rock band SCATTERED ASHES have revealed their new single "Feral".

Vocalist/guitarist Robert Dalton:‘Feral’ says:  "We're incredibly excited to share this with the world. Feral marks our foray into more expansive sonic territory, incorporating the solemn and melodic with a deep reverence for the truth. There is a profound sense of hope conveyed throughout, with bright and ascending guitars underpinning the theme of redemption at the heart of this song."

The song is out today (September 9) via Reckless Records. Stream it below.

Sir-Vere Drop "Lovescope" Animate Video

Milton Keynes, UK post punk/electronic/alt band Sir-Vere have dropped an animated video for their newest single "Lovescope".

The song, b/w a House inspired S-VAS remix, will be out on Sept. 16, it was produced/mixed by Gary Morland & mastered by award winning Pete Maher and is the title track from the upcoming album being released on Bongo Tronic. It brings the next generation of SIR-VERE sound to life.  Pre-order it here.

It's a co-written track with Adrian Stranik of Broadway Twisters and is a modern Post Punk Indie Dance fuelled monster. Bringing Punk/Rock style vocals with a nod to Talking Heads  Fountaines D.C and Sleaford Mods, this new single has it all and was recorded during lockdown at City Slikker HQ.

The idea behind the track, circles around a spiritual awakening from many a late night in clubland, at the after party and gives you an idea where the upcoming album is going.

Stream it below.

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Sir-Vere Unleash New Single "Lovescope"

Milton Keynes, UK post punk/electronic/alt band Sir-Vere have unleashed their new single "Lovescope".

The song, b/w a House inspired S-VAS remix, will be out on Sept. 16, it was produced/mixed by Gary Morland & mastered by award winning Pete Maher and is the title track from the upcoming album being released on Bongo Tronic. It brings the next generation of SIR-VERE sound to life.  Pre-order it here.

It's a co-written track with Adrian Stranik of Broadway Twisters and is a modern Post Punk Indie Dance fuelled monster. Bringing Punk/Rock style vocals with a nod to Talking Heads  Fountaines D.C and Sleaford Mods, this new single has it all and was recorded during lockdown at City Slikker HQ.

The idea behind the track, circles around a spiritual awakening from many a late night in clubland, at the after party and gives you an idea where the upcoming album is going.

Stream it below.

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Watch: The Rills Reveal Music Video For "World Leader"

Lincoln indie rock/alt/punk band The Rills have revealed the video for their newest single "World Leader".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming debut EP 'Do It Differently', set to arrive on May 6th via Nice Swan Records. Get it here

“World Leader is an ironic bashing of modern politics” explains frontman Mitch Spencer. “It’s a stab at our modern political figures, the way we digest media and the way voters express their views online”.

Watch the video below.

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New Entry: Mazy Unveil New Single "Interstella"

Aussie indie rock/alt band Mazy have unveiled their new single "Interstella".

From the band: “This one has become the band's favourite track. We were given a lecture by Kim Moyes (The Presets) on how bad our cheap vocoder sound was on this, before he played us various daft punk songs to show us what a good one sounds like. We kept it anyway. It's also Kim's favourite now but he still hates the vocoder. Interstella explores themes of time, isolation and human connection, all through a celestial lens. It also bangs in zero gravity.”

The song is out now through Sweat It Out, get it here and take a listen below.

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Watch: The Rills Unleash Music Video For "Do It Differently"

Lincoln indie rock/alt/punk band The Rills have unleashed the video for their latest single "Do It Differently".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming debut EP of the same name, set to arrive on May 6th via Nice Swan Records. Get it here

From the band: "Do It Differently is such a special song to us -  it really captures who we are & what our story has been over the past couple years! It’s silly & stupid but it also means something we really believe in. It’s an ode to all our tiktok fans but it’s also a big hard laugh in the mirror - we hope you love it as much as we do!"

Watch the video below.

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New Entry: Home Counties Unleash New Single "Village Spirit"

English indie rock/punk/alt band Home Counties have unleashed their new single "Village Spirit".

The song is taken from their upcoming second EP 'In A Middle English Town', set to arrive on 11th February via Alcopop! Records.

Speaking about it, singer Will Harrison says: “The song is based on a book by historian Alain Corbin, Village of Cannibals, which is about the murder of a nobleman in late nineteenth century France. Based on rumours, the whole village was whipped up into a frenzy and ended up brutally torturing and murdering the nobleman. The lyrics focus on the contrast between positivity of place-based collectivism, and the meaning it can bring, and the often tragic consequences of it. It’s a really messed up story, and contrasts what is probably one of our most gentle and melodic songs.”

Take a listen below.

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Home Counties Premiere New Single "The Home Counties"

English indie rock/punk/alt band Home Counties have premiered their new single "The Home Counties".

The song is out now through Alcopop Records and is taken from their upcoming second EP 'In A Middle English Town'. 

Speaking about it, singer Will Harrison says: “‘The Home Counties’ is set in a small town somewhere in the South of England and centres around a generic married couple and their daily existence. It is about mundanity, claustrophobia and suspicion of everything outside of the semi-detached. The characters are placeless and nondescript, emblematic of the uniformity of middle-class people across the commuter belt.”

“Self-producing ‘Modern Yuppies’ and ‘White Shirt’ during lockdown definitely gave us time to flesh out the Home Counties sound and build a firm idea of where this project is heading next”, Will continues. “It was exciting to create these wacky synth-driven singles and that’s definitely something we’ve taken forward into this EP. It was always the plan to go a bit mad with those singles and then finesse the sound for the EP, reintroducing the rawer live elements and returning to the studio as a 5-piece.

“We’re often labelled as a Bristol band but we left uni a few years ago and then found ourselves stuck in our hometown in Bucks for a year during the pandemic. The name Home Counties didn’t hold much significance when we formed, but being back here for the past 12 months made us reflect more about our sense of place here. The EP isn’t directly about our experiences - it more lives in a semi-fictitious and generalised idea of Middle England.”

Take a listen below.

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Watch: The Rills Share New Single/Video "Skint Eastwood"

Lincoln indie rock/alt/punk band The Rills have shared the video for their latest single "Skint Eastwood".

The song b/w "This Is Hell" is out now via Nice Swan Records. Get it here

Speaking about it, frontman Mitch Spencer explains: “Skint Eastwood is a Lincoln loner. He’s a BMX bandit who lurks the streets for affection, be it by begging, stealing or borrowing. Suburban life gives way to people like Skint Eastwood, kids with nothing but the change in their pockets and the rucksack on their backs – cycling into oblivion as much as they are crying out for help. There’s something familiar about that old cowboy cliche; a hard exterior crossed with a soft and vulnerable interior is easily used to describe the lost boys and girls of our generation.”

Watch/listen below.

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Watch: Mazy Reveal Music Video For "Flowers"

Aussie indie rock/alt band Mazy have revealed the video for their newest single "Flowers".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out last month (September 16) now through Sweat It Out. Get it here.

Tackling the songwriting process from a whole new angle, and paying homage to some of their favourite musicians, the trio share, “This track was definitely a fun one to work on. We wanted to dive into a 60’s sound palette that we all love and see where it took us. A lot of the time we’ll write songs completely on an acoustic before thinking about production so tackling this one using the experience as the inspiration was a nice change.  Brian Wilson is a massive influence for us and we definitely took a nod to him with the harmonies in the chorus. We wanted the sonic vibe to really paint the lyric and create a colourful, mercurial world that was unpredictable and.. yeah, psychedelic. We love playing this track live and the faster tempo and high energy is a welcome change from some of our slower songs.”

Watch the video below.

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Watch: Night Tapes Unleash Music Video For "In Poly Amber"

London dream pop band Night Tapes have unleashed the video for their latest single "In Poly Amber". 

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their EP 'Download Spirit', which came out in November 2020 through Breaker Breaker. Buy your copy here.

Watch the clip below.

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Watch: Mazy Release New Single/Video "You Got Me"

Aussie indie rock/alt band Mazy have released the video for their new single "You Got Me".

The song is out now through Sweat It Out. Get it here.

Watch/listen below.

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New Entry: Home Counties Share New Single "White Shirt / Clean Shirt"

English indie rock/punk/alt band Home Counties have shared their new single "White Shirt / Clean Shirt".

The son is out today (March 16) via Alcopop Records. Grab it here.

Speaking about it, singer Will Harrison says: “‘White Shirt / Clean Shirt’ began life as a guitar-orientated number that was a staple of our live set last year at our first shows, but then we had sort of fell out of love with it. Through lockdown, as we started experimenting more heavily with synthesisers and drum machines; we reworked the song with these new influences and it found a new lease of life.

“The two singles are linked lyrically, both looking at working life under contemporary capitalism. ‘Yuppies’ was written about the destructive mentality of middle-class professionals – constantly wanting more success, more money and more consumer goods. ’White Shirt / Clean Shirt’ looks at the less aspirational, and more universal reality of office work. It voices that feeling of losing your sense of self and place as you go into work, dressed uniformly in a Next suit, in an indistinguishable space, staring at another spreadsheet. It’s also got a bit of a ‘how did I get here?’ sentiment, being at work thinking about what more aspirational (or more expensively educated) people might be doing. Ultimately, it voices a feeling of having ‘learnt to fall’, rather than taught to succeed – sinking into the safety net of unfulfilling white collar work.”

Take a listen below.

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Watch: Oceanator Shares Music Video For "I Would Find You"

New York indie rock/pop/alt artist Oceanator (aka Elise Okusami) has shared the video for her latest single "I Would Find You".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from her album 'Things I Never Said', released in August 2019, with physical available from Polyvinyl on February 26, 2021. Get your copy here.

Watch/ the video below.

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Watch: The Rills Share Music Video For "Stardog"

Lincoln indie rock/alt/punk band The Rills have shared the video for their latest single "Stardog".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out in november last year. Get it here

Speaking about it, frontman Mitch Spencer explains: “The Stardog is an amalgamation of the small town dealers that I knew growing up in Lincoln. He’s very much a big fish in a small pond. The more quiet and boring the place, the more likely you are to find drugs in my experience – Stardog is the embodiment of that; works a normal job on weekdays but becomes a satirical Pablo Escobar at the weekends.”

Watch the clip below.

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Watch: Home Counties Drop Music Video For "Modern Yuppies"

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English indie rock/punk/alt band Home Counties have dropped the video for their latest single "Modern Yuppies".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out last week via Alcopop Records.. Get it here.

Singer Will Harrison says of the track, “Synths and drum machines were already something we were very keen to explore and 2020 provided us with an unexpected amount of free time to experiment. We dialled the disco influences up to the max and totally embraced that 70’s-cop-drama vibe for this pair of stand-alone singles. It feels like a bold declaration of who we are and it definitely gives a clearer taste of where we’re heading for our next EP.”

“The song is a comparison between the young urban professionals of the 1980s to those of today,” he adds. “It discusses the differences, the way that arrogance and conservatism have made way for self-doubt and socially ‘liberal’ political positions. Ultimately however, they are both plagued by the same condition - of constantly needing more.”

Watch the clip below.

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New Entry: Home Counties Share New Single "Modern Yuppies"

English indie rock/punk/alt band Home Counties have shared their new single "Modern Yuppies".

The "a-state-of-the-art", is the first of two self-produced tracks they’ll be putting out on Alcopop Records.

Singer Will Harrison says of the track, “Synths and drum machines were already something we were very keen to explore and 2020 provided us with an unexpected amount of free time to experiment. We dialled the disco influences up to the max and totally embraced that 70’s-cop-drama vibe for this pair of stand-alone singles. It feels like a bold declaration of who we are and it definitely gives a clearer taste of where we’re heading for our next EP.”

“The song is a comparison between the young urban professionals of the 1980s to those of today,” he adds. “It discusses the differences, the way that arrogance and conservatism have made way for self-doubt and socially ‘liberal’ political positions. Ultimately however, they are both plagued by the same condition - of constantly needing more.”

The band's debut EP ‘Redevelopment’ was included in our BEST 40 EPs of 2020 chart.

Take a listen below.

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New Entry: The Rills Reveal New Single "Stardog"

Lincoln indie rock/alt/punk band The Rills have revealed their new single "Stardog".

Speaking about it, frontman Mitch Spencer explains: “The Stardog is an amalgamation of the small town dealers that I knew growing up in Lincoln. He’s very much a big fish in a small pond. The more quiet and boring the place, the more likely you are to find drugs in my experience – Stardog is the embodiment of that; works a normal job on weekdays but becomes a satirical Pablo Escobar at the weekends.”

Get it here and take a listen below.

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New Entry: Night Tapes Unleash New Single "Truly Being Alive"

London dream pop band Night Tapes have unleashed their new single "Truly Being Alive".

The song is taken from their upcoming EP 'Download Spirit', which will be available on the 27th November through Breaker Breaker. We have already heard the EP's first cut "Fever Dream Kids". Pre-order your copy here.

Take a listen below.

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Watch: Night Tapes Drop Lyric Video For "Fever Dream Kids"

London dream pop band Night Tapes have dropped a lyric video for their latest single "Fever Dream Kids".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their upcoming EP 'Download Spirit', which will be available on the 27th November through Breaker Breaker. Pre-order your copy here.

Night Tapes started out as evening jams between housemates Max Doohan, Sam Richards and Iiris Vesik in London. Night time London, genre-blending, multi-fidelity recordings and honest reflection contribute to their atmospheric soundscapes that ultimately make for fresh and envelope pushing dream pop.

“Download Spirit” is their most ambitious project yet, recorded through lockdown and featuring an array of vibes from the lo-fi dreamy laidback “Fever Dream Kids” to the punchy existential “ Truly Being Alive” and soft and vulnerable “In Poly Amber” that make for an emotional and vibrant journey.

Watch the clip below.

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