The Toronto acts have released their latest joint effort; their first collaboration in two years. ‘Sleeper’ offers itself as a breezy affair for BADBADNOTGOOD and Charlotte Day Wilson, that reignited a longstanding partnership between the the two that stems back to Wilson’s appearance on ‘In Your Eyes’ from BBNG’s 2016…
The music industry hype machine really has had its work cut out in the last few years. So many bands in their infancy have been on the receiving end of unimaginable levels of adulation that has propelled them into the spotlight. For some, the hype consumes them and the pressure…
The unstoppable force that is IDLES have announced their fifth studio album, TANGK, and shared its first single, ‘Dancer’. Their first new material since 2021’s Grammy-nominated CRAWLER, the news comes in the wake of the band’s secret show earlier in the week at Village Underground, where they were joined by…
If there was a prize for the most delayed yet overwhelmingly positive response to a record in 2021, a sure front-runner in the category would have been Fatigue, the second album from New York innovator L’Rain. While the album ultimately ended up being a triumph for the Taja Cheek-led project,…
Bombay Bicycle Club have released ‘Tekken 2’, the final taster of their forthcoming album, My Big Day before it’s release next week. Featuring a vocal appearance from Chaka Khan, who band frontman Jack Steadman described as being his dream collaborator for the track, the song sees Bombay Bicycle Club venture…
British art-rock group Squid have released a short film entitled O Monolith, a two minute clip designed as an accompaniment to their album of the same name which was released earlier in 2023. Directed by Ivana Bobic and featuring a choreographed performance from queer multidisciplinary artist Ted Rogers, the film…
Singer-songwriter Marika Hackman has dropped her latest single, ‘Hanging’, alongside news of her fourth album, Big Sigh, landing in January next year. Showcasing the rawer and more intimate side of her songwriting ability, the new track chronicles the stages of a breakup, beginning with her voice and a solemn piano,…
Over the last decade and a bit, the output of A. Savage as co-leader of indie rock titans Parquet Courts has produced more than its fair share of golden moments, and standing by itself would be enough for him to be worthy of a place amongst the greatest songwriters of…
Berlin-based Australian outfit Parcels have released ‘Thefear’, another take from their upcoming live album, Live Vol. 2, alongside a video. Recorded at a secret show in Paris’ iconic Le Palace theatre venue, the new live album serves as a continuation of a series they began with Live Vol. 1 in…
Ubiquitous streaming giant Spotify has launched a new patent for a feature that would allow users to integrate their own audio files and recordings into playlists on their platform. Much like their previous attempts to revolutionise aspects of the music-listening experience that are perfectly functional as they are, the feature…