Purple Disco Machine makes his return with his silky single 'In My Arms'. Crafting together a perfect blend of disco and soulful house, the production is stacked with gorgeous piano lines, Jocelyn Brown sampled vocals and a thick, funk-driven bass line that is utterly grooving. The track is a massive record, finding Purple Disco Machine setting off 2020 in a big way.
London band Another Sky make their return with a new single titled 'Brave Face', the follow-up to their 2019 track 'Capable Of Love'. A song that encourages those who are in bad relationships to transform their hurt and intolerance into anger, the production morphs from tender minimalism, led by the emotive vocals of Catrin Vincent, to an explosive blast of indie magic. Powerful and moving, the track is taken from Another Sky's forthcoming debut LP, landing this year.
London/Glasgow post-punk trio Shopping are gearing up for the release of their new LP 'All Or Nothing', out February 7th via Fat Cat Records. One of the songs that will be featured on the record is their latest single 'For Your Pleasure'. An ode to letting go of material things that are only temporary satisfying, the sonic marriage of post-punk, new wave and minimal synth act as the perfect musical palette for the potent and must-needed lyrics.
Stroud-raised, London-based singer Max Rad follows up his track 'Oh My Brother' with a new monster of a song titled 'Old Toy'. With the production encompassing a slow-burning, funky-driven soul feel to it, Rad delivers smokey vocals whilst crooning about being unable to forget about a past love.
Manchester band The Slow Readers Club have shared their explosive, new single 'All I Hear', taken from their upcoming album 'The Joy Of The Return', out March 20th on Modern Sky UK. Musically the song exudes a distinct spirit of the sound of Manchester with the production being a mixture of pop, dance, post-punk and more.
One band to be excited about is Brooklyn trio The Wants, the other group of Bodega's Madison Velding-VanDam. Releasing a number of tracks including 'Clearly a Crisis' and 'Fear My Society', they are spreading pure post-punk goodness. Their latest song 'The Motor' is no exception. Powered by a funky bass line, slick guitar riffs and head-nodding drums, the song is a revving piece that plays with a sinister feel yet is upbeat and dance-friendly.
Norway's Stian Westerhus has announced the released of his forthcomning album 'Redundance', which is out March 6th on House of Mythology. Having already shared the song 'There's A Light' back in July of last year, which is taken from the new LP, Westerhus has now unveiled his latest single titled 'Chase the New Morning'. Musically juggling between that which is beautiful and haunting, the song begins with sparse instrumentation, led by Stian Westerhus' unique vocals, before exploding with a noise element of fizzing and crushing synths. Eventually returning to a calmer state, 'Chase the New Morning' is mental and musical journey that makes for an incredible record.
Riding high off of her single ‘Strange’, Celeste makes her return with her newest track …
At the moment the city of Brighton is exploding with talented bands. The trio Something Leather are among those groups who have been releasing stellar music for the past couple years with cuts such as 'Shotgun Persona', 'Disappear On Me' and 'Velvet'.
London band Scrounge have released their new EP entitled 'Ideal'. The record comes at the heels of the band's latest single 'Badoom'. Comprised of four songs, the EP is a moody journey through hard-packing post-punk, dark and punchy, led by the capturing vocals of singer Lucy.
