The music charts are increasingly dominated by streaming and rock, indie and alternative acts are still finding it difficult to break through on the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. Instead, they rely heavily on physical sales, record shop signings and touring. These things have, of course, been made much more difficult by the ongoing […]
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Mike Skinner recently resurrected The Streets for a very decent new ‘mixtape’. ‘None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive‘ went to Number 2 in the UK albums chart last month and features an array of exciting collaborators including Tame Impala, Ms Banks, Greentea Peng and Eliza (formerly Doolittle). The title track features […]
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Born in Germany and based in London, Ivorian Doll is generating quite the buzz. The self-proclaimed ‘queen of drill’ has been collecting social media followers and an increasing number of spins on 1 Xtra this year. It’s surely just a matter of time before a crossover track pushes her into the mainstream. She’s just dropped […]
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We love Black Honey. Their self-titled 2018 album was full of classic indie rock hooks and we’ve been anticipating the follow up ever since. They have just released a brand new single, ‘Beaches‘, and you can watch the video for it below. Like most new videos at the moment, it’s made in quarantine and the […]
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Southampton goth punks, Creeper, released their 2nd album ‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ this week. It takes everything you loved about the first album and turns it up. Today, they release the video for the latest single ‘Poisoned Heart’ and you can watch it below. The band will also be hitting the road for […]
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Billy Nomates drops their self-titled debut LP this Friday (August 7) and we are very keen to hear it. There are a trio of great tracks available to download or stream now if you fancy a taster ahead of the weekend. Tor Maries has recorded the album with Portishead and BEAK‘s Geoff Barrow. What we’ve […]
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We came across this beautiful EP at the weekend and have to share it with you. Signed to Secretly Canadian, Le Ren is singer-songwriter, Lauren Spear, from Montreal. ‘Morning & Melancholia‘ is a beautiful folk and bluegrass-tinged collection of songs. Emotional and heart rending, the vocals and lyrics draw you in instantly. You can watch […]
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It has been 5 years since soulful singer/songwriter, Lianne La Havas, was engaged in a close race for the Number 1 album with indie heroes The Maccabees. Her 2nd LP, ‘Blood’, was pipped to the post and ended up at #2. It’s been a while but she’s finally back with her 3rd album. This self-titled […]
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There are excellent records from Jessie Ware, Nadine Shah and Pottery out this week which are all worthy of ‘album of the week’. The third album from Los Angeles-based sisters, Haim, is perhaps the most surprising album of the week. Their chart-topping debut ‘Days Are Gone’ and its follow-up ‘Something To Tell You’ were both […]
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The former lead singer of The Maccabees quietly drops his solo debut LP this week. It’s a very difficult time for alternative acts to release new music. Their chart positions are buoyed by independent record stores and in-store performances and gigs. Orlando will struggle to reach the commercial heights of his former band who went […]
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