WAW: Odonis Odonis - Work it Out

Odonis Odonis have revealed a new video for the song "Work it Out" which is was directed and edited by Constantin Tzenos. The song is featured on their brand new self titled album which out this month.

 

WAW: Lord Huron - Who Laughs Last

 Lord Huron have returned with a brand new single and their first studio release since 2022. The song is entitled "Who Laughs Last" features the collaboration and the spoked word by the actress Kristen Stewart. 

Out Today: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Sharon Van Etten's highly anticipated return in 2024 sees her stepping into a new musical era with her band The Attachment Theory. This marks a shift from her solo work, bringing a more collaborative and band-driven dynamic to her sound.

Her seventh studio album, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, was first announced with the release of the single "Afterlife" in October and now, with the latest single "Trouble" out, the album’s direction is becoming clearer—melding Van Etten’s intimate songwriting with the energy of a full band.

The Wombats - Blood on the Hospital Floor

The Wombats have released a brand new single titled "Blood on the Hospital Floor". This song will be featured on their upcoming studio album Oh! The Ocean scheduled for February 2025.

Out Today: The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party has released their highly anticipated and long-awaited new album, Prelude to Ecstasy today. The album launch follows a string of hits from last year, including "Nothing Matters," "My Lady of Mercy" and "On Your Side". One of the outstanding tracks on the first listen is "Portrait of a Dead Girl".

Instant Hit: The Heart Throbs - Dreamtime

Thirty years ago The Heart Throbs released their debut album Cleopatra in 1990 and one of the outstanding songs from this album was "Dreamtime". There is this interesting fact that the two members of The Heart Throbs, the sisters DeFreitas were actually sisters of the late Pete DeFreitas of Echo & the Bunnymen fame who died in the motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 26. Pretty much underrated "Dreamtime" holds in it the best from the two decades and still sounds very contemporary. 

Next Wave: Porridge Radio

Porridge Radio were formed in Brighton in 2015 when they released their debut album Misery Radio. The band’s nucleus is the very charismatic singer, songwriter and lead guitarist Dana Margolin while the other members are keyboardist Georgie Stott, bass guitarist Maddie Ryall and drummer Sam Yardley. This year they have released their second album Every Bad and the first on the new record label Secretly Canadian. The album is certainly going to make it to our year end list as it has a perfect balance between good song writing, sound production and vocals. It tenders to get loud and burst out yet it remains emotional and melancholic. It has been promoted by the series of singles including “Don’t Ask Me Twice” and their latest “Circling”, released in March.

 

Image courtesy of  www.loudandquiet.com

 

Paul Banks returns with a New Project Muzz

Paul Banks of the Interpol fame is back with a brand new music project called Muzz. The trio consists of Banks, Matt Barrick and Joshua Kaufmann and they have been playing demos since 2015. This year, Muzz have released their self titled debut album and a string of singles. Different to the noisy sound of Interpol, here it softens a bit by the inviting baroque pop notes. Muzz is out this month and this very Interpolish video was produced by the band.

WAW: I Like Trains - The Truth

I Like Trains have returned with a new single "The Truth" which is also announcing the release of their fifth studio album Kompromat to be released in August. The music video for "The Truth" was premiered recently and it was directed by directed by Michael Connolly.

The Strokes to Release New Album in April

The Strokes have announced their brand new studio album for April this year. The album will be called 'The New Abnormal' and will be their first LP since 2013's 'Comedown Machine'. Currently it being promoted with the new single "At the Door" and also with the music video for the song "Bad Decisions" which was directed by Andrew Donoho.

WAW: Coves- Last Desire

After debuting last year with the Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game", Coves have released their single "Last Desire" and brought some overall indie excitement to Burning Flame. The song was officially released on March 18th through 1965 Records.  Hope there is more to come...

 

Out This Week: The Raveonettes- Observator

The Danish indie rock duo The Raveonettes have released their sixth studio album this week. The album is entitled 'Observator' and it was issued on Vice Records. It features three singles, "Observations" and "She Owns The Streets" were released earlier this summer, while their third single "The Enemy" is due on September 24th. 

http://www.theraveonettes.com/splashpage/ 

Out This Week: Islands- A Sleep and A Forgetting

Island are releasing their fourth studio album this week. The album is entitled 'A Sleep & a Forgetting', lifted from a William Wordsworth poem. The lead singer Nicholas Thorburn explained that the this album is far more personal than any he has made before and added that it deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming. The album is out on ANTI-, tomorrow, on Valentine's Day. 

More info:
 www.anti.com

dEUS- Keep You Close

Antwerp based group dEUS have released a follow-up to their album 'Vantage Point' which came out in 2008. Their sixth stidio album is called 'Keep You Close' and it has already reached gold in Belgum. The album will be avaiable in the UK on October 3rd 2011. Listen to the full album exclusively through the band's own SoundCloud page. 

White Lies- Ritual

White Lies have released their second studio album and a follow up to their debut 'To Lose My Life'. The album is out through Fiction Records and it was produced by Alan Moulder and Max Dingel. The first single from the album, "Bigger Than Us", was released on January 3, 2011. The band is currently on tour supported by Active child and Crocodiles.

Tour Dates

Clinic- Bubblegum

'Bubblegum' is the sixth album by Clinic, released today, October 4, 2010. The album was produced by John Congleton and recorded at Elevator Studios in Liverpool and it is a high water mark in Clinic’s career to date. The album was preceded by a beautiful new single "I'm Aware" which was released on September 20, 2010.

Next Wave: The Disappeared

The Disappeared is a four piece, indie guitar band form Manchester. The Disappeared reflect the sound of bands like The Clash, Bloc Party and The Cribs. They write songs about the world as they see it – a good, bad, ugly and beautiful place.

More info:http://www.thedisappeared.info/

The National- High Violet

The National have released their fifth studio album this week. The album is entitled 'High Violet' and as the previous two, it was produced by the band in their own studio with Peter Katis. The first single release from the album is the song "Bloodbuzz Ohio" which was performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Franz Ferdinanad-Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand' is Franz Ferdinand's upcoming third album. It has three different release dates in US, UK and Australia. It is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2009 in the UK. The first single from the album "Ulysses" is going to be released a week earlier on the 19 January 2009. The artwork for the album is a photograph taken by Soren Starbird just after midnight behind the Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow.

Franz Ferdinand- Lucid Dreams

"Lucid Dreams" is an expected song, not single, from the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand's as-yet untitled and unreleased third album which is scheduled to be released in January 2009. The song currently streaming on the group's website for the price of an e-mail address.

Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams

www.franzferdinand.co.uk/lucid-dreams