Singles // Albums

Earnest indie types POBPAH might not seem the most obvious candidates for remix treatment, but this Record Store Day limited edition vinyl release is sure to appeal at least to their die-hard fans and a load of eBay chancers. In fairness, as well as nailing the 90s guitar-pop sound with ...[more]

For a band whose cover of David Bowie's 'Slow Burn' was endorsed by the man himself, Films of Colour must be doing something right, and on new single 'Running' ...[more]

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Husband and wife music makers Amadou & Mariam have achieved fame far beyond the Malian scene which birthed them. They've previously worked with Damon Albarn, who lent their Mali folk-rock music a synthetic edge which suited it incredibly well. Here, they team up with US artist Santigold, who's flinty, attitudinal voca...[more]

Despite being involved with countless side-projects in the past, Jack White's first real solo outing away from The White Stripes has got many fans on the edge of their seats. Can he re-recreate the magic away from Meg, or will he fall flat like so many others have in the past?

Sadly 'Love Interruption' does not...[more]

Following the release of 'Setting Sun', Noel Gallagher's collaboration with The Chemical Brothers in 1996, there was a widely held belief, fuelled by comments from Noel himself, that Oasis's third album, Be Here Now, would see the band begin to develop a more experimental, psychedelic sound. Obviously wit...[more]

Northern Irish four-piece General Fiasco are back armed with a new guitarist and single from their yet-to-be-named forthcoming album. A sold out UK tour in February and a well received EP in 2011, which saw the track 'The Age You Start Losing Friends' get named as Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens 'H...[more]

Edinburgh five-piece The Machine Room are the latest in that torpid trickle of 80s-inspired bombast merchants who never seem to get the message and just fucking die out please, yesterday, if possible. Let's have an inventory check here: cowbells; synths; that one drum machine-aping rhythm that all these fuck...[more]

Picking up pretty much where the mighty 'Lovesick Teenagers' left off, 'Reflection of You', taken from forthcoming album I Love You, It's Cool, initially seems a tad lightweight in comparison. Give it a few listens, however, and what at first feels a little messy and unfinished soon makes sense as a h...[more]

Wakefield-based indie label Philophobia Music sure know how to spoil us rotten. The Spectemur Agendo EP gives us three bands and six songs in just over 20 minutes and is proof, if any were needed, that there's a thriving indie-rock scene out there if you know where to look. The Do's open proceedings with 'Wit...[more]