Mar 24, 2023 Web Exclusive By Andy Von Pip Heartworms is the project of London-based musician and military aviation history aficionado JoJo Orme, who teamed up with one of her heroes, producer Dan Carey, for her debut EP, A Comforting Notion. Carey was so impressed with Orme’s demos that he not only helped produce the […]

Mar 24, 2023 Web Exclusive By Caleb Campbell Back in the early days of 2020, Caroline Rose (who uses they/them pronouns) was one of the many artists who tragically found their album releases overshadowed by the pandemic. Superstar was an ambitious turn towards pop pleasures for Rose, one they pulled off to brilliant effect, only […]

Mar 24, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Back in 2021, we shared a video for “Ghost Dream,” one of the highlights off of the last LP from Orlando-based dream pop and shoegaze outfit Cathedral Bells. The band, formed by singer/songwriter Matt Messore, has carefully crafted a kaleidoscopic swirl of airy melodies, layered effects, and lush aesthetics, […]

Mar 24, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Jai Ohare Hailing from Stirling, Scotland, indie folk outfit Constant Follower have quietly cultivated a style of literate and enchanting chamber folk, one they debuted in 2021 with their record Neither Is, Nor Never Was. Fans may also have caught wind of them last year when we […]

Mar 23, 2023 Web Exclusive By Dom Gourlay With over 40 years and 25 albums to their name since forming in Sydney back in 1980, The Church have rightly earned their place as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the original wave of post-punk. Cited by a multitude of artists ever since […]

Mar 23, 2023 Web Exclusive By Chris Thiessen What if a TIE Fighter blew up a gas station McDonald’s? What if Cotton-Eye Joe had an amphibian friend with equally ambiguous comings and goings? What if dental woes necessitated a soul-ska ballad-anthem? These are but a few of the questions 100 gecs answers with their long-awaited […]

Mar 23, 2023 By Ian Rushbury Photography by Eva Vermandel It’s taken Gina Birch of beloved British late-’70s/early ’80s post-punk band The Raincoats the best part of 45 years to cross “record a solo album” off her “to-do” list. I Play My Bass Loud, co-produced by Youth and released on Jack White’s Third Man Records, […]

Mar 23, 2023 By Ian Rushbury Photography by Eva Vermandel Web Exclusive It’s taken Gina Birch of beloved British late-’70s/early ’80s post-punk band The Raincoats the best part of 45 years to cross “record a solo album” off her “to-do” list. I Play My Bass Loud, co-produced by Youth and released on Jack White’s Third […]

Mar 23, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Alexandra Cabral Lael Neale is releasing a new album, Star Eaters Delight, on April 21 via Sub Pop. Now she has shared its third single, “Faster Than the Medicine,” via a self-directed video. Watch it below, followed by Neale’s upcoming tour dates. Neale had this to say […]

Mar 23, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Jonathan Gardner Walker is the moniker of Chicago-based indie singer/songwriter Walker Landgraf. Over the past few years, Walker has cultivated a layered style of bedroom pop, blending shades of indie, R&B, and soul with a talent for pop songwriting. Walker is also an adept guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, […]

Mar 23, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Craig Bingham Tomorrow, French rock outfit Dead Chic are back with their debut EP, The Venus Ballroom. The band is the latest musical project from Damien Félix of Catfish and Bigger and Andy Balcon of Heymoonshaker, which sees the pair tapping into heady strains of bluesy rock […]

Mar 23, 2023 By Mark Redfern Caroline Polachek (formerly of Chairlift) released an acclaimed new album, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, last month via Perpetual Novice. Last night she was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she performed the album’s “Welcome to My Island.” She performed on a […]

Mar 22, 2023 Web Exclusive By Ian Rushbury For their first album since 2012’s Following Sea, dEUS have reached back beyond their 1994 debut album Worst Case Scenario for inspiration, it seems. How to Replace It has a curious late ’80s feel to it which has softened the edges and unbent the quirks of Belgium’s […]

Mar 22, 2023 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish Bob Dylan’s 1997 album Time Out of Mind is touted throughout the liner notes of this box set reissue as the first classic Dylan album that many of a certain age experienced in real time. As such, it occupies a place in the heart of many fans […]

Mar 22, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Sam Coy Westerman (full name Will Westerman) is releasing a new album, An Inbuilt Fault, on May 5 via Partisan. Now he has shared the album’s third single, “Take,” via a music video. Edwin Burdis directed the video. Watch it below, followed by Westerman’s previously announced upcoming […]

Mar 22, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Kati Malison Philadelphia slowcore outfit ther is the songwriting project of mastering and recording engineer Heather Jones, along with members of Sadurn and Crooks & Nannies. Over the past several years, Jones has contributed to rising Philly acts like Sadurn, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, […]

Mar 22, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Sterling Smith Hannah Jadagu is releasing her debut full-length album, Aperture, on May 19 via Sub Pop. Now she has shared its third single, “Warning Sign.” Listen below. Jadagu co-produced the album with Max Robert Baby and recorded it at Greasy Studios Paris. Marcus Linon mixed the […]

Mar 22, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Josh Goleman The National are releasing a new album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, on April 28 via 4AD. Now they have shared its third single, “Eucalyptus,” via a music video. Chris Sgroi directed the video. Watch it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. Bryce […]

Mar 21, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Holly Whitaker England’s Black Country, New Road have announced a new live album, Live at Bush Hall, that follows the recently released new concert film of the same name. It features all new songs not previously released by the band, except for in the concert film. Live […]

Mar 21, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Nicolas Premier Dave Okumu, singer/guitarist with London three-piece The Invisible, is releasing a new album, I Came From Love, under the name Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations, on April 14 via Transgressive. Now he has shared its third single, “Amnesia.” It is part of a short […]

Mar 21, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by May Truong Toronto’s Bernice are releasing a new album, Cruisin’, on April 28 via Telephone Explosion. Now they have shared its second single, “No Effort to Exist.” Listen below. The band’s lead singer, Robin Dann, had this to say about the song in a press release: “Although […]