Hear Mellow, Wavering Track “North of Anywhere” from Jack Cooper
Opening with a wavering, watery guitar chord and maintaining a mellow, fluid mood, “North of Anywhere,” the new single from Jack Cooper, meanders through soulful guitar parts and brushed snare with a nonchalance that…
SOAK Shares Single, Signs to Rough Trade
UK songstress Bridie Monds-Watson is 18 years old, and she’s already garnering acclaim with her songs that employ diverse production values and emphasize her smoky vocals. Likely that’s what prompted stalwart indie imprint Rough…
Ultimate Painting Share New Track “Winter In Your Heart”
With its jangling guitars, mellow vocals channeling Lou Reed, and steady kick and snare drum beat, Ultimate Painting’s new track “Winter In Your Heart” is an immediately addicting track. It floats by effortlessly…
Woman’s Hour Share Live Video of Track “Conversations”
Exactly two weeks from today, UK synth pop band Woman’s Hour will release their debut album Conversations on Secretly Canadian. Today, as a lead up to that release, the group has shared a live…
UK Psych Pop Band Toy Shares New Video, Plays Psych Fest
UK Psych pop outfit Toy has shared a new video to correspond with their US tour, which includes a date at Austin Psych Fest this weekend. The band plays the Levitation Tent at…
U.S. Premiere: We Cut Corners – “Best Friend”
Perhaps due to our globally-minded ethos and our blog’s moniker, we tend to get quite a few submissions from the UK. To be direct, I often find many of those submissions to be…
Temples Share “Mesmerise” from Upcoming LP Sun Structures
Flowing waves of psychedelic sound wash over the listener in UK band Temples’ appropriately named single “Mesmerise” taken from the band’s upcoming Fat Possum album Sun Structures. Borrowing sensibilities from late 60s and early…
Public Service Broadcasting Releases Debut Album Today, Stream It Now
UK group Public Service Broadcasting releases their debut album, Inform – Educate – Entertain, today. The group’s music emphasizes rhythm and evolving soundscapes while heavily utilizing soundbytes and samples. The band has taken the…
EP Review: Annie Dressner – East Twenties
Annie Dressner is a former NYC resident now living in the UK. Dressner self-released her new EP East Twenties this week, giving the world four more of her straightforward, confessional folk songs. The…
Video: Wolf People – “All Returns”
Stalwart record-releasing force Jagjaguwar will issue British group Wolf People’s new album Fain on April 30th. The group has previously released track “All Returns” from that record, and have now issued a video to accompany…
Wolf People Announce Album Fain, Share Single, “All Returns”
Jagjaguwar Records has announced that it will release the second album from the UK’s Wolf People. Fain will be released on April 30th (29th in the UK) and will purportedly utilize “traditional English and…
UK’s Annie Dressner Announces New EP
In 2011, US ex-pat and former NYC resident Annie Dressner self-released her debut album Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names. Now, the UK songstress has announced that the follow-up EP will be called…
