BEST NEW TRACKS: SPRING COLOURS, HOW STRANGE IT IS, IAN THE IDIOT
SPRING COLOURS – FEMUR IN THE DUST (WHO TOLD YOU THERE’S A BETTER LIFE!?) Spring Colours are a chiptune, emo and noise-pop outfit from Toronto, Ontario. Their maximalist style combines effect-heavy guitars, noisy yet nostalgic synthesizers and emotive lyrics with catchy hooks and high-energy performances. They released their debut LP, The Courage Cloak, this year,…
REVIEW: LOVE GHOST – CINTAS PERDIDAS
Cintas Perdidas: México was shaped during a period when Love Ghost left the United States and spent time immersed in Mexican culture. What started as a collection of raw demos, with the vocals recorded and produced entirely on his laptop, was later developed in the studio. The original performances, however, retain their raw emotional quality,…
BEST NEW TRACKS: BIG COVE, JACK LANDESS, RECOVERY DAY
BIG COVE – SUNEYES Big Cove are a multidisciplinary duo from Western North Carolina, composed of Tiffany and Josh Rhinehart. By day, they are metalsmiths creating collections of fine jewelry, and at night, they write soundtracks for misty trails and long, dark country roads. Suneyes immediately caught my attention, especially because of its vocal production,…
BEST NEW TRACKS: SUNDAY,JUNE, FLEETING COLOURS, DEATH DRIVE
SUNDAY,JUNE – WHAT IF I TRIED? Sunday,June are a Spanish-Swiss band led by Mario Peiró (guitar and lead vocals), alongside Audrey Croisier (guitar and vocals), Thomas Abbet (drums), Vincent Breza (bass), and Antoine Chapel (keyboards and vocals). They describe their sound as “solar psych” – a cinematic and nostalgic blend of psychedelic rock, dream pop,…
BEST NEW TRACKS: AUREVOIR, ANCIENT CHANNELS, THE FIRST ELOI
AUREVOIR – MEMORIES Aurevoir is a project that remains something of a mystery to me. I couldn’t find any bio on the streaming services, just a photo of a child – the only real clue is the French flag displayed next to the name. But let’s get to what matters more: the music itself. This…
REVIEW: BAYONNE – FILTERS
Arriving in early September, Filters, the new album from Bayonne, finds Roger Sellers (joined here by drummer Matt Toman), building on the mournful yet pop-minded sound of 2023’s Temporary Time. Across ten tracks, Sellers blends polished synth-pop, acoustic warmth, ambient textures and subtle melancholy into an immersive record that explores grief, acceptance and finding a…
REVIEW: SPACE CHURCH – ARE YOU
Based in North Hampshire, UK, Space Church have been pushing the boundaries of minimalist noise rock and post-hardcore since 2014, gradually expanding their sound into stranger territory, from improv mutant funk and drop-A sludge to new-wave jangle. Released at the beginning of summer, ARE YOU, their third album, brings all these different sides together in…
REVIEW: OUTSIDENESS – …THEN AFTER?
…Then After? is the second album from Outsideness, the collaboration between Freidrich$ and Azalias. We already covered their debut, …From What?, and I was very curious to see where the duo would take their sound on its follow-up. From the opening notes of Alright, the album initially appears to sit somewhere within R&B, although it…
REVIEW: FILIP CLEMENTS – SOFT APOCALYPSE
Norwegian-born, UK-based indie artist Filip Clements is set to release his debut album Soft Apocalypse on September 4th, arriving on LP, CD, cassette and digital formats. A day before the release, Clements will celebrate the album with a performance at Rough Trade Denmark Street in London, introducing a meticulously crafted collection of melodic indie rock,…
REVIEW: WAYNE BAMBA – ROCKY MOUNTAIN HORROR STORY: PART II
Wayne Bamba is a songwriter rooted in the forgotten corners of the American Midwest and West, drawing on the gothic traditions, mythology, and strange folklore of rural America. His music exists somewhere between shoegaze, alternative country, ambient folk, and spoken-word storytelling, a combination he describes as “surrealist American sadcore.” After introducing this world on his…
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