Introducing the creatively unconfined album ZZZs Day (Strictly Dead Edition), Last Zombie Tango is an addictively interesting groove and original track, taking subtle influence from the likes of The Cure or The Smiths, but quickly injecting an original sense of musicianship and concept alongside that.
Indie Rock
Noting a sultry backdrop of wave-like bass and soulful Americana guitar fragments, Nick Knotty, Backwoods Spaceship, and Katrina Hayward join forces, for the launch of the former’s latest single, the intoxicating In My Dreams.
With a snappy guitar and bass combo to introduce things, the story and rise-and-fall melody of Justin Wardrobe’s single Come on a Ride is quick to set the mood.
Introducing an indie track that’s perhaps exactly what the audio doctor prescribed recently. Strommasten reignites the playful flair of eras past, with the genre-blending and characterful anthem Geklaute Nikes.
Bringing back the bare essentials of alluring and dynamic indie rock, New Zealand three-piece NAPOLEAN BABY! kick off a brand new year with an indie anthem that begs for you to let yourself escape entirely into its energy.
An openly artistic Irreversible Kick let raw passion and energy take precedence, throughout the fearlessly performative, genre-fusing intensity and versatility of their seven-track album Calon cysgul.
UK rock three-piece Lois keep things authentic and engaging, with their electrifying fusion of nostalgia and anthemic songwriting, throughout the riff-strong high-energy album 67 Skies.
Beginning with a Content Warning, the album sets out to explore the story of a girl who attempts to commit suicide, but winds up immersed in an Alice in Wonderland-style adventure – within which she’s forced to confront her mental health demons. It’s a dark topic, but broadly relatable, and the album is loaded with imagery and ideas that feel hopeful and optimistic in contrast with the desperation at its core.
Melodic to gritty indie rock with a mild essence of punk to the vocal stylings – Chris Thomas & The Merrymakers bring strong riffs and vocal unity to the forefront of the indie space, with FromTheTop 2.0.
Indie four-piece Gear keep things as simple and effective as their name implies, carving out a uniquely evocative, nostalgic but gritty realm as an authentic band, and building their sound around boldly poetic and powerful soundscapes and songs.
To counter the influx of intimate, mellow Christmas ballads this year, iconic indie punk outfit King Of Cups take a contrary stance as ever, introducing a high-octane Christmas rock song that’s both lyrically and musically at odds with the vast majority.
Letting the music guide, through a series of deeply personal reflections on adulthood and uncertainty about progression in life. Ziggy Lebon captures the enchanting mood of indie rock and shoegaze’s past, with the three-track EP FOOA (Fear Of Old Age).