The new single from Whitelands is the first we have heard from the London based act for a few years now. I have to say that How It Feels is well worth the wait. It’s an otherworldly listen that shimmers … Continue reading Whitelands – How It Feels
Ad Astra is the parting shot from English Summer. Band founder Caleb Carr writes this about the song. “I held on to this track for a while, it was originally to be the last track for my shelved album The … Continue reading English Summer – Ad Astra
The Chesterfields are releasing their first single is 22 years. Titled Our Songbird Has Gone it’s a song about founding member Dave Goldsworthy who was tragically killed in a hit and run accident in 2003. It’s written by fellow founder … Continue reading The Chesterfields – Our Songbird Has Gone
Blimey – has it really been a month since the last sampler? I have been listening to a right mix of tracks today and have bundled them up in one little capsule for you. As ever, enjoy! Here is the … Continue reading The Sunday Saunter Sampler
Another day and another band who have sidestepped the usual shoegazing template. Amour, which is the new single from Mancunians Wilt, features cinematic spoken word and heavy guitars that sound like constant thunder claps over a vast, frozen wilderness. Somehow … Continue reading Wilt – Amour
The Shop Window have released a third single from the forthcoming album A 4 Letter Word…. Eyes Wide Shut, and it’s flip side Low, feature guest backing vocals from Beth Arzy (Jetstream Pony & The Luxembourg Signal to name but … Continue reading The Shop Window – Eyes Wide Shut
I recently wrote that the Too Good To Be True label were releasing a compilation of songs by English Summer titled Dénouement: The Art of English Summer. The label has now released a video for one of the tracks, Tall … Continue reading English Summer – Tall Stories
I can’t say I was too keen on February’s Buttercup single from Austin’s Glaze which left me somewhat non-plussed with it’s alt-rock meets baggy stance. That said I gave Wave Runner a listen and I am glad I did as … Continue reading Glaze – Wave Runner
My attention was grabbed straight away at the beginning of this track with it’s Future Sound Of London/Deep Forest sampling meeting the Cocteau Twins vibe. The song then leads us down an ethereal shoegaze path with snippets of the aforementioned … Continue reading Slo Moon – Please Don’t Wake Me, I’m Dreaming
Robert Sekula (14 Iced Bears) has just released his second solo single. Mixing influences from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80s Sekula has produced once of the catchiest singles of the year to date in the shape of the melodic, and … Continue reading Robert Sekula – Pamela
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