Brighton band HANYA follow-up their 2020 single 'Monochrome' with a new track for 2021 titled 'Lydia'. Continuing to raise the musical levels, the song is a alternative meets shoegaze gem with grand production dripping with sophistication and class.
Seattle-based band Night Beats have been one of the most exciting groups in rock over the past decade. With four albums under their belts, the band led by Danny Rajan Billingsley have recorded explosive psychedelic rock, soul, garage and more.
Having released their track 'Resistance' last month, NYC band Yo Kinky returns with their next offering titled 'Wire', which is taken from their debut EP landing February 26th. Powered by repeating guitar lines, militant drums with running snares, and sequenicing form the Roland MC-202, the spacious production makes for the perfect backdrop for singer Laura Wight to speak her truth regarding a rough relationship.
London-based producer and singer Laura Bettinson aka lau.ra has released so many bangers over the years that at this point, whenever she drops a new track, we just assume that it's going to be a smasher. With that being said, lau.ra returns with a new single titled 'Waste My Time'. For this record, she has connected with New Zealand rapper JessB.
Westerman has shared a new remix of his song 'Drawbridge' courtesy of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. With the original version taken from Westerman's debut LP 'Your Hero Is Not Dead' released last year, this rework is a killer handing of 60s-inspired psychedelic.
For anyone who's a fan of Saint Petersburg masters of surf rock Messer Chups, know that they have a lot of releases! While their recoerd 'NEW WAVE OR SURF WAVE' only dropped in December of 2020, the Russian trio have wasted no time unveiling their latest EP properly titled 'Dracula hates killer Icicles'.
London's Benin City make their return in 2021 with their latest track 'Freaking You Out'. With the content touching on the current state of politics and global events, the track itself is a dance-fuelled gem with the paired vocals of Joshua Idehen and Shanaz Dorsett being a sheer delight of melodica.
Multi-instramentalist, producer and singer Yulia Bizyukova kicks off 2021 with a new single under her Everything by Electricity. The track titled 'Violet Haze' marks her return since releasing 2018's 'Place to Call My Own'. A blissful handing of dream pop, fizzing synth work is accompanied by serene guitar riffs and Bizyukova's entracing vocals, all operating atop upbeat, new wave-style drums.
Having shared their track 'Sky Is Falling' a month ago, Leeds band Talkboy have now unveiled the title track to their forthcoming EP 'Wrapped In Blue', out February 11th on Come Play With Me / LAB Records.
Norwich post-punk duo Sink Ya Teeth has released a new EP simply titled 'Remix'. The 4-track collection features remixes of songs from their first two albums. Reworks come courtesy of International Teachers of Pop, The Secret DJ, Sink Ya Teeth themselves, as well as a killer version of 'Freak 4 The Kick' by Alice Go of Dream Wife.
