Bursting out of Manchester sounding like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club covering The Killers, we predict big things for the gloriously names The Slow Readers Club in 2012. Their self-titled debut album is due out this summer, but for now here’s their brilliant new single ‘Feet On Fire’ for your delectation: Caught somewhere between joyful youthful…
What do you get if you cross the howling vocals of Caleb Followhill with the effortlessly delicate rhythm of The Police? Thanks to hotly tipped new band Masters In France we finally get an answer to this age old question, in the form of their new, free to download single, ‘Fall Down’: The more we…
Now that’s what we call a band name! We already loved A Place To Bury Strangers before we even heard them, and after we heard their new single ‘So Far Away’ we loved them even more. Their music is as dark, brooding and cool as their name suggests, and reminds us of that other brilliantly…
Seasfire – ‘Falling’ Bristol band Seasfire are fast making a name for themselves with their brand of soulful post-dubstep, which has already seen them championed by the likes of XFM’s Mary Anne Hobbs and 6 Music’s John Kennedy. After one listen to new single ‘Falling’, it’s not hard to see why – the cold and…
Introducing you to Ideals, a London four-piece who make brooding, powerful and melancholic music in the mould of Interpol and The National. Their new single, ‘Altar’, is released on 26th March by Intruder Records, and was first featured on last years mini-LP Let Your Anger Leave You, which you can listen to here: http://soundcloud.com/intruderrecords ‘Altar’, which…
The Darlingtons – ‘Bats’ Taunton band The Darlingtons are fast becoming our favourite new band. After their devastating debut New Independent EP, they’re now on the run-up to the release of their debut album on indie label Ordered Records and have released ‘Bats’ to whet our appetite, which you can listen to right here: ‘Bats’…
The Arcadian Kicks – You Play The Girl Introducing you to The Arcadian Kicks, a Birmingham based five-piece who specialise in raw and bouncy power-pop – think The Naked And The Famous mixed with a bit of Joy Formidable. So far the band have been hard at work building up a following in their hometown…
Anita Maj is yet another artist from the seemingly endless conveyor belt of young female singer-songwriters. Luckily though, she may have just enough of an individual sound to stand out. Her new single ‘Playtime’ (out November 28th on Little Minx Recordings) shows she’s got an ear for a great power-pop hook and distinctive vocals that…
Big Sean has finally appeared on Saturday Night Live. It was a big moment for Sean and he complimented it by performing two new songs. Both were taken from his upcoming fourth studio album. The first single the rapper performed was “Bounce Back”. This single set the tone for his performance. He followed it up…
