DESPERATE JOURNALIST - CONTROL
Lead single from the London post-punk quartet released last week from their self-titled debut album out next Monday. Sub-three minutes of urgent indie, deft guitar lines and Rob Bevan's octave-striding vocals.
TWIN PEAKS - MAKING BREAKFAST
Singer/guitarist Clay Frankel's homage to the humble egg in the new single from the Chicago garage rockers (out March 16), taken from their UK debut album ‘Wild Onion’, released through Communion Records/Caroline International.
LUNOKHOD - HUNDRED YEARS
Chilled electronics download single from the project of Italian trio made up of Alex, Fernando, Sandro who had previously been members of Black Flowers Cafe and Parkwave. They are named after the Soviet unmanned robotic lunar rovers.
POP ETC. - WICKED GAME (CHRIS ISAAK COVER)
The former Californians known as Morning Benders (up to 2012) stamp their own style on the perennial Isaak classic. A far different version to the original, but in a similar vein Chris Chu here too makes the spine tingle on the vocal delivery.
THE CARNATIONS - WAY OUT ON MY OWN
One of several online tracks ahead of official debut single (tba) from the London-based quartet described as the "new Beatles" - in which case this must be the start of the "Thames sound". Like the Sixties never ended. Catch them live tomorrow (January 31) at Purple Turtle, Camden.
CLOAKROOM - STARCHILD SKULL
Recorded by Hum frontman Matt Talbot, the Indiana shoegaze trio combine dark and downbeat vocals with textured guitar swirls of 90s guitar sound. Taken from the debut album, 'Further Out', released last week.
LIFE IN FILM - GET CLOSER
Produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Kaiser Chiefs), the London quartet deliver upbeat, catchy hooks and propulsive layered jangle pop rhythms on this new single, out March 2.
DIET CIG - HARVARD
The New Paltz, New York pop rock duo's five-track debut EP 'Over Easy' is out February 24 via Father / Daughter. Female fronted by Alex Luciano (who supplies pithy lyrics to an ex-) with Noah Bowman of Earl Boykins (Forged Artifacts) on drums.
BAD GRAMMAR - CLOWN
Latest offering from Manchester’s Drenge-like duo. Two-and-a-half minutes of furious distortion, scatter-gun percussion and yowling vocals. Recorded with one of the West Midlands' leading producers, Ryan Pinson.
DARLIA - I'VE NEVER BEEN TO OHIO
Blackpool's babes may never have been to the US state, but as they head for release on March 2 (taken from their mini-album 'Petals', which precedes it on February 23 via B-Unique), the glistening synths, driving drums, percussion and bassline, and Nathan Day's dirty grunge vocals are sure to take them far.
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