Founder and editor in chief, Tommy Ericsson, has been recruited by Swedish public service radio to work as live producer for one of their biggest productions, Musikguiden i P3. After spending 2012 at Luger in Stockholm promoting concerts and festivals (such as Way Out West / Stockholm Music & Arts) and most of 2013 as music supervisor for in-store radio […]

Montreal-bred Born Gold is back with a new album, I am an exit, on October 8. First preview from the album, the track Hunger, is a catchy straight-forward pop tune with a lot of personality. Hunger has a softer sound than Born Gold’s songs from previous work yet Cecil Frena, the man behind Born Gold, manages to present his lyrics […]

Something between a light romantic lullaby and a hypnotic piano walzer: this is what you should expect from ARP’s brand new single “High-heeled Clouds”. Giving a taste of the album yet to come, the tune is the perfect pop song to put yourself completely in. With a catchy piano riff, this track lays on a marching bass line and an old […]

Australian music produced the goods in the form of Sydney siren, Rainbow Chan, and the release of her debut EP Long Vacation last week. Although classically trained in saxophone, piano and choral music, it it is her affinity with anime show tunes, Chinese folk music and J-Pop that has seemed to have resonated most strongly with Rainbow’s sound. Recorded in […]

Atlanta-based Dog Bite, the brainchild of musician Phil Jones, return with hypnotic new single “Cold Weather”. After stints as a touring member of Washed Out and producing a steady output of tracks on his own, Jones enlisted the help of bassist Woody Shortridge for Dog Bite’s debut full-length Velvet Changes, released earlier this year. Having now added a drummer and a lead guitarist to the […]

Canadian-born and Italian-based musician Jonathan Clancy (notice the idea behind his moniker?) is about to have his first full-length release on Fat Cat Records this fall. His new album Vicious will be out on October 7 in the UK (October 8 in the US) and Clancy himself has described it as a sassy dreamy glam rock’n’roll album. If that didn’t […]

A – Army Navy – Crushed Like the Car B – Braids – In Kind A – Chastity Belt – Black Sail (featured above) B – Duellen – Sysslomansgatan A – Expensive Looks – I Can’t Resist B – Giant Fang – Aqualung A – Indian Spring – Someday A – Labrador City – In the Snow A – Light […]

Nearly a year after the release of their impressive debut, Nashville’s Wild Cub is back with a new single, “Blacktide“. Formed originally by the duo of singer/songwriter/guitarist Keegan DeWitt and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bullock, the band is now a 5-piece, known for their tight, energetic, and electrifying live shows. This is not the kind of music you would expect to hear […]

Even though they are – only – releasing a four track EP, these teenagers from Hampshire, UK already have a good bunch of fans, including myself. Harris McMillan, Frank Wright and Benjamin Gregory will embark on their first proper tour in October, having six UK dates scheduled. They’re currently preparing for a spot at Green Man Festival in Wales, sharing stage […]

Black Mountain-members Joshua Wells’ and Amber Webber’s side project Lightning Dust started as an outlet for their softer musical ambitions which wouldn’t fit into the concept of Black Mountain. The project has already resulted in three albums and the third LP, Fantasy, was just released on Jagjaguwar. On the track Loaded Gun, Webbers’ voice is in focus and from time […]