Denmark-based Nicolas Michaux steps up with a fantastic tune titled 'Parrot'. Driven by a funky bass line and upbeat drums, the track embodies the spirit of classic Talking Heads. Whilst the production is quite spacious, towards the end Michaux even adds a slight Nigerian Afrobeat tinge to the song.
Sinead O'Brien makes her return with a new track dubbed 'Strangers In Danger'. The song is taken from her upcoming EP 'Drowning In Blessings', landing this September on Chess Club Records. Produced by Dan Carey, with the music written by Sinead herself along with Julian Hanson and Oscar Robertson, 'Strangers In Danger' finds the Irish poet dissecting the idea of one thing existing in the state of duplexity.
L.A. Witch have unveiled their latest single 'Gen-Z', taking from their forthcoming album 'Play With Fire', out August 21st on Suicide Squeeze Records. Pure, unadulterated rock & roll built on menacing guitar riffs, a sinister bass line and the sassy vocals of Sade Sanchez. The content of the tune deals with the current generation's reliance on social media and the lacking of ways and other outlets to deal with the added pressures of it. 'Gen-Z' is the follow-up to L.A. Witch's song 'I Wanna Lose', which was released last month.
Glasgows The Ninth Wave have released the video to their track 'I'm Only Going to Hurt You', which is taken from their upcoming EP 'Happy Days!', landing July 31st. What you have here is a tormented woman, forced to deal with pain whilst in an isolated room. With her surroundings consisting of only an old TV and a lamp, she goes from a manic state to finally a place of peace. 'I'm Only Going to Hurt You' is directed by Bryan M Ferguson.
Manchester-based trio The Blinders are scheduled to release their new album 'Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath' on July 17th via the Modern Sky UK label. Having already shared a number of singles from the upcoming LP including the song 'Mule Track' about a month ago, the band now unveil their latest track titled 'Black Glass'. Running a little over six minutes in length, the haunting tune is laced with punchy and dystopian production as the lyrical content deals with a deranged person who is locked in his home whilst trying to ration his actions and mind state, convincing himself of its normality. The Blinders have also shared a visualiser to coincide with the single, which you can watch below.
Paris-raised, Berlin-based artist Aime Simone has shared his new track 'Strange Inside', taken from his forthcoming debut album 'Say Yes, Say No', landing July 31st. Written during the Covid-19 lockdown, Simone places post-punk guitar lines on top of trap-style drums whilst delivering chilling melodies.
With their latest album 'Hot Slick' currently out now, Manchester band PINS bring forth more remixes to their single 'Ghosting'. Having already unleashed reworks from Leather Party, Numbers and Wrench, YoUTH and a whole heap more, they now reveal four more versions provided by Dismembered Sound Booth and Hey Bulldog. Multimedia collective Dismembered Sound Booth have actually created three remakes out of the four new editions.
Having created a buzz in the Bristol music scene, INDIGOS have recently signed to the Club AC30 label and are currently working on their debut EP. The first single taken from the upcoming record is a track titled 'I'm Healed'. A hybrid of sounds ranging from 90s grunge, indie, shoegaze and early post-punk, the song, initially beginning with a minimal palette of multi-vocals, sinister guitar riffs and subtle drumming, is a transformative piece that slowly builds up to explosive highs, filling up that once open space.
Leeds alternative/post-punk mainstays I LIKE TRAINS have announced the release of their new studio album 'Kompromat', scheduled to drop August 21st on Atlantic Curve. The record follows their 2016 soundtrack LP 'A Divorce Before Marriage'.
Leeds outfit Eades have been teasing us with a few tracks over the past number of months, all leading up to the release of their new EP 'Microcosmic Things', out July 10th on Bam Bam Records. The final single before the record drops is their new track 'Vivid Dreams'.
