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Bristol rockers The Actions have traded their shadowy synths for leaner, more confrontational guitar lines. Their latest single, ‘Take More’, was described by us as ‘a punch of sleaze with a dash of menace’, strutting with an energy suited to 2000s iPod adverts. The duo, Silty and Mo, share vocal, guitar, and bass duties, creating a versatility to their sound, one which will be explored as they release more music in 2026. I asked The Actions ten questions to uncover the suburban angst fuelling their music.
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Hawaii-born singer-songwriter Simone White has released eight albums spanning simple acoustic folk, Americana and electronic indie. Her latest release, Letter To The Last Generation, is one mired in the uncertainty and restlessness of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Brought back to life with its re-release, Letter is a testament to hope in the darkest times, adorned with string arrangements, synths, piano, and fingerpicked guitar that showcase White’s deft songwriting abilities and diversity of range. I asked White ten questions to chart her post-pandemic ruminations.
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Hailing from Leeds-via-Liverpool, Rhiannon Hope has quickly found her footing in Yorkshire’s grassroots scene, collecting a unique band of multi-instrumentalists along the way. Together, they create textured, jazz-influenced folk soundscapes which act as a bed for Hope’s bittersweet experiences of womanhood, identity and the working class. To celebrate the release of her latest single ‘Magpie’, Hope played a hometown headline at the beloved Brudenell Social Club, accompanied by Neve Cariad and Sam King. I asked Rhiannon Hope ten questions to explore the tender sonics she creates.
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I am incredibly honoured to present to you lot, my lovely readership, the exclusive premiere of Reza Safinia’s latest single, ‘Watching From The Wings’. Reza Safinia is a London-raised, Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer whose work moves fluidly between electronic music, classical composition, and film scoring. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with artists ranging from Dr. Dre and Britney Spears to Kylie Minogue, while also touring with Destiny’s Child and composing for film and television, including the HBO Max/Netflix series Warrior. ‘Watching From The Wings’ is the second single from Safinia’s upcoming double album, 1/∞, out this August.
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Green Gardens are a Leeds-based band who form intricate indie-rock songs that value tenderness and extremity in equal measure. Real love and care for sweet melodies, lo-fi guitars, warm drums and the tension of their relationships sits at the heart of their music. Their latest release is the double A-side ‘Greeting/I Am Kind’ (out now), which was Argus Far’s Track Of The Week a few months ago. I asked the band ten questions to unpick their amorphous arrangements.
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Joshua Josué is a Portland-based Chicano rocker who imbues his music with the spirit of early rock and roll. In this vein, his latest project is Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom (out now). It is a bold and deeply respectful project built around the unfinished demos and fragments left behind by Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens after their final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa on February 2, 1959 — just hours before The Day the Music Died. I asked Josué ten questions to explore the passion behind this restorative project.
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Sassparilla is the Portland-and-Colorado-based band that mixes Americana grit, punk energy, and back-porch soul. Led by Kevin Blackwell, their latest LP, Honey, I’m Using Again (out now) is a haunting, home-recorded collection that explores addiction, loss, and survival with striking honesty. I asked Blackwell ten questions to delve deeper into the serious themes which his music tackles.
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Bristol rockers The Actions have traded their shadowy synths for leaner, more confrontational guitar lines. Their latest single, ‘Take More’, was described by us as ‘a punch of sleaze with a dash of menace’, strutting with an energy suited to 2000s iPod adverts. The duo, Silty and Mo, share vocal, guitar, and bass duties, creating…
Hawaii-born singer-songwriter Simone White has released eight albums spanning simple acoustic folk, Americana and electronic indie. Her latest release, Letter To The Last Generation, is one mired in the uncertainty and restlessness of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Brought back to life with its re-release, Letter is a testament to hope in the darkest times, adorned…
Hailing from Leeds-via-Liverpool, Rhiannon Hope has quickly found her footing in Yorkshire’s grassroots scene, collecting a unique band of multi-instrumentalists along the way. Together, they create textured, jazz-influenced folk soundscapes which act as a bed for Hope’s bittersweet experiences of womanhood, identity and the working class. To celebrate the release of her latest single ‘Magpie’, Hope played a hometown headline…
Green Gardens are a Leeds-based band who form intricate indie-rock songs that value tenderness and extremity in equal measure. Real love and care for sweet melodies, lo-fi guitars, warm drums and the tension of their relationships sits at the heart of their music. Their latest release is the double A-side ‘Greeting/I Am Kind’ (out now), which was Argus…
Joshua Josué is a Portland-based Chicano rocker who imbues his music with the spirit of early rock and roll. In this vein, his latest project is Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom (out now). It is a bold and deeply respectful project built around the unfinished demos and fragments left behind by Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens after their final…
Sassparilla is the Portland-and-Colorado-based band that mixes Americana grit, punk energy, and back-porch soul. Led by Kevin Blackwell, their latest LP, Honey, I’m Using Again (out now) is a haunting, home-recorded collection that explores addiction, loss, and survival with striking honesty. I asked Blackwell ten questions to delve deeper into the serious themes which his music tackles.
EVRO is an electronic pop/post-punk project created by LA-based musician Matiss Evreoux, inspired by both contemporary reality and rave culture. A self-proclaimed ‘Hyperpop Morrissey’, EVRO’s latest EP, Romance In Saturn’s Return (out now), adds an indie rock edge to his electronic sound, contemplating themes of love during times of change. I asked EVRO ten questions…
Lemoncello are an Irish alt-folk duo, whose debut LP centred on intimate guitar-and-cello arrangements. Now, Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella are to release their new and second album Perfect Place on May 8 via Claddagh Records, broadening their sound into full-band recordings, synthesisers and electronic percussion alongside piano and concertina. I asked Lemoncello ten questions to find out…
CM Talkington is a cult filmmaker-turned-singer/songwriter, perhaps best known for writing and directing the cult classic western psychedelic road opera Love & A .45 starring Renée Zellweger (in her first leading role). Music has always been one of the most important, and until 2020, private parts of his life, with his latest single, ‘Space Invaders’, out now! It’s a haunting and gritty…
Charlie Cello is a Toronto-born musician now based in London, serving up his first dose of delightfully coy indie rock with ‘CAN I GET UR NUMBER’ (out now). The track continues a songwriting theme that began in childhood, writing his first love song at ten years of age. I asked Charlie Cello ten questions to…
Chinese American Bear is the project of married musicians Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten. Both parts Teletubbies and The Soft Bulletin, Chinese American Bear have crafted their own strain of bubbly indie pop – all glimmer, no filler. They are in the process of releasing singles for their upcoming LP, Dim Sum & Then Some…
A roundup of new releases this past week (16/03/26-22/03/26).
“It’s been too long,” said Foy Vance, beer in one hand, acoustic guitar in the other, his twisted handlebars like antennae above his grin. In the basement of an overpriced bar in Central London, Foy was ready to bring his latest album, The Wake, to an audience of what couldn’t have been more than a couple…
The Wonder of Stevie is a celebration of Stevie Wonder’s catalogue, featuring premier soul singer Noel McCalla, award-winning saxophonist Derek Nash, and many more world-class performers. They have been touring for years, and are still traversing the country this year to celebrate Stevie Wonder’s brilliance. I asked Derek Nash ten questions to get to grips…
The self-proclaimed Dirty Misfit herself, Kit Major is a punk rocker from Los Angeles. Her upcoming EP, Miss Ego, will be released on June 12, with her latest single, ‘Punk Rock Boyfriend’ out now (video below)! I asked Kit ten questions to figure out the power behind her punk.
Bosh Rothman is an LA-based songwriter and drummer who has worked with some of the best in the business: Blur, Courtney Love, Girl In Red. He has decided to step into the spotlight, releasing his debut EP, Joshua, on May 8. The first title track has already been released as a single. I asked Bosh…
DEAD CHIC are a rock band, their cinematic take on guitar and grit leading to ferocious live shows and their dark, sauntering debut, Serenades & Damnation. In fact, they’ve released a deluxe edition of that LP, fitted with three reimagined tracks, and have since announce a UK tour, bringing their smokey sound to our green…
What is in a first impression? Tree Trunks’ latest LP, Hot Fruit, is immediate with its saccharine peppiness; ‘Tiempo’, the opening track, shimmies with three notes of repeated woodwind and a wood block Soca rhythm. The melody is fairly simple, and Sam Lewis’ stream-of-consciousness lyricism is sung with a whimsical airiness. You may start worrying that the…
A roundup of new releases this past week (09/03/26-15/03/26).
Chalk Farm’s Roundhouse feels like Château Gaillard to a music journalist: there are no nooks in which to hide, no shadows in which to scribble. Compared to some of the brilliantly deprived hovels I’ve attended, this seemed more RSC than railway arch squat. It’s a complex of culture, and walking into its colossal pit, with…
Dani Larkin is a singer-songwriter, baring her soul with a hopeful vulnerability on her latest LP, Next of Kin (out now). Blending indie sensibilities with a folkier sound, Larkin explores the complexities of life with a heartfelt poignancy, providing comfort in a wayward world. With her UK and Ireland tour starting later this month (including a London date),…
Iguana Death Cult are as kooky as they come. Blending art-funk with garage rock, the Dutch rockers take universal emotions and grind them down with their unique blend of Latin percussion, synths and rhythmic riffs, blowing the powder into your eyes like some ayahuasca-guzzling shaman, or Ralph Fiennes in Bone Temple. Their upcoming album, Guns…
A roundup of new releases this past week (02/03/26-08/03/26).
You might know Matthew C. Whitaker better by his stage name – Zpor. As lead singer of Manchester’s alien squadron HENGE, Whitaker has captured the imagination and funny bone of festival goers worldwide. However, with his latest solo LP, Songs For The Weary, he has eschewed the futuristic silliness of HENGE for the cosy bliss…
Reviews are flooding in, as they often do, for the new HELP(2) charity record. So, to differentiate myself from the noise and furore, allow me to regale my experience of last night’s HELP(2) listening party at The Greyhound Pub in Peckham, where I heard the album a few hours before most of the world. I’ll be going through the…
Committee of Sleep are a four-piece lo-fi pop band from the North. Their dreamy compositions exist between shoegaze, bedroom pop, and DIY experimentation, touching on themes of love, loss, renewal, and quiet gratitude with an atmospheric haze. Their latest single, ‘Space Time’, is out tomorrow, the next step towards their debut EP, Ruling Overturned (out April…
Hannah Schneider spent a two-month residency at The Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen recording In This Room. The museum is dedicated to the life and works of Bertel Thorvaldsen, a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame who specialised in the Neoclassical (an artistic movement inspired by the art and culture of Ancient Rome and Greece). Thorvaldsen himself is buried in the…
Leeds’ electro-pop newcomers Kiosk deliver an enigmatic fusion of electronoise, darkwave and dream-pop. Distinguished by aloof vocals, analogue synths, hypnotic drum machines and heavily processed basslines, their sound channels the immediacies of PVA and Working Men’s Club, but darkened by the gothic mysteries of late 00s synth-pop.. I asked Kiosk’s Isabella Alcock (vocals, synths) and Rory ‘Maz’…
A roundup of new releases this past week (23/02/26-01/03/26).
Abronia are a six-piece, genre-blending band from Portland. Desert noir, Eastern drone, avant-jazz – whatever you want, they’ve got it. Their latest LP, Shapes Unravel, came out last Friday, a review of which you can read here. I asked guitarist Eric Crispo ten questions to dig deeper into the rich sonics of Abronia .
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