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Watch the video for ‘Pansy’, the debut track by Smother

Emerging from the ashes of promising UK alt bands, Smother have unleashed their debut track, ‘Pansy’. The song, taken from the forthcoming EP of the same name, sees former Leopards vocalist Jenna Clare team up with, among others, ex-members of Climates to channel a broad range of influences, not

Friday 30 September 2016

Eat Me share new video for ‘Liar’

Kent based Eat Me have unveiled the surreal video for ‘Liar’, which sees front-person Jamie Warnes on a particularly difficult date with himself. The track is taken from their recent ‘Melon Enema’ EP. We caught up with the band earlier this month to find out more about the

BarCreeps challenge racism in their video for ‘Calico’

Self-described as an “international skatepunk band”, BarCreeps’s latest video for new track ‘Calico’ tackles western perceptions of immigration, not least its portrayal on national media. “We are from, and have families in or have grown up in; Hong Kong, Italy, Sweden, Germany and the UK respectively,” they explain. “We’re four

Thursday 29 September 2016

LIVE: Sløtface @ The Lexington, London

First in a three band showcase, Norway’s Sløtface waste no time in making their mark, launching into the instantly addictive and deliberately frivolous ‘Take Me Dancing’. It’s a stark contrast to some of their other material, not least the sombre tones of latest single ‘Bright Lights’, yet Sløtface are

Wednesday 28 September 2016

itoldyouiwouldeatyou – ‘I Am Not Your Fault’

‘I Am Not Your Fault’, itoldyouiwouldeatyou’s follow-up to last year’s promising ‘Don’t Cheer Up’ EP, touches on the intricacies of math-pop and the expansive beauty of their contemporaries, all the while nodding towards the genre’s pioneers. Be it the TTNG comparisons on the brilliant opener ‘Off Brand’ or the

Tuesday 27 September 2016

Chris Farren – ‘Can’t Die’

That Chris Farren finds influence in Scottish dream-pop outfit Belle & Sebastian comes as no surprise when playing through ‘Can’t Die’, a bittersweet collection of predominantly upbeat tracks discussing Farren’s sudden realisation of mortality. Yet rather than lingering on his unavoidable demise, the Fake Problems frontman and Antarctigo Vespucci

Boston Manor stream their ‘Be Nothing’ debut in full

Due for release on Friday, Boston Manor are streaming their ‘Be Nothing’ debut LP in full over on The Independent. It marks the first release since the Blackpool based five-piece signed to Pure Noise Records. “They allow us to have total creative freedom & really back what

The Wonder Years announce UK/EU tour with PUP and Tiny Moving Parts

Having played a handful of intimate shows in support of last year’s ‘No Closer To Heaven’, The Wonder Years will be returning to the UK and mainland Europe in early 2017, joined by PUP and Tiny Moving Parts. “When we came to the UK in July to do small, intimate

Sunday 25 September 2016

G.L.O.S.S. break up

Socially charged Olympia hardcore outfit G.L.O.S.S. have announced their end. “The punk we care about isn’t supposed to be about getting big or becoming famous, it’s supposed to be about challenging ourselves and each other to be better people,” the band revealed in a statement, expressing the physical and

Wednesday 21 September 2016

The One Hundred sign worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records

The One Hundred have signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records, part of the Universal Music Group. Having released a handful of tracks to date, the Essex based four-piece have been making a name for themselves on the live circuit with their ferocious genre-blending sound, leading to shows alongside