New single ‘Dunning Kruger’s Loser Cruiser’ is a classic overestimation of knowledge with a ranting preacher highlighted over a disenfranchised choir of would-be none believers. The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities
‘No No Yes Yes’ looks to ESG and finds in return a gloriously simple, stripped down dance track with lyrics that act as both hooks and a life mantra. Produced by Telefantasy Studios and directed by Jennifer Juniper Stratford, the accompanying kaleidoscopic music video has an alluring 80s pop aesthetic.
Legendary indie travellers, Half Japanese release their new album ‘Adventure’ on 11th July on Fire Records. The prolific outsider combo, helmed by unswerving optimist Jad Fair deliver a heart-warming set of upbeat sonnets celebrating the power of love, affection and maturity
Seattle drone-rock titans Earth are set to release their latest live document, WEM Dominator (Live in London), an unrelenting display of the band’s seismic force, recorded during their performance at London’s KOKO on November 7, 2016. Sharing the bill with legendary heavyweights Neurosis, Earth delivered a set of hypnotic intensity, crushing volume, and towering, glacial beauty
The band’s statement ends with a line that captures his spirit perfectly: “My name is David Fucking Thomas… and I’m the lead singer of the best fucking rock and roll band in the world.”
Following a decade-long partnership with Fire Records - one that’s unearthed a treasure trove of unreleased gems - the arcane adventure continues. 'Love Chant' is the long-awaited new chapter
On her debut album, Lucy Gooch stays true to her electronic foundations, while incorporating more acoustic instrumentation and digging deeper into her folk roots through songwriting. But at the heart of Lucy’s music is her rapturous vocal, with which she has experimented more than ever over the course of her first full-length.
Legendary postmodern, post punk, post human, past caring collective Mekons return with a new album for 2025. 'Horror' is a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here
The Nightingales release their first studio album since 2022’s much-praised ‘The Last Laugh’. Celebrated in the excellent Stewart Lee-narrated film King Rocker of 2020, where the curtain was raised on the magic of the “long serving punk/alternative rock volunteer” (The Quietus) Robert Lloyd, The Nightingales are as pertinent as ever as they release a poignant tirade on modern times heralded, quite rightly, as ‘The Awful Truth’