Liverpool-based jangle pop quartet SPINN sound like a band ready to make moves. “After Dark” is a big, accessible, expertly constructed song, ready to set SPINN of like a rocket into the UK indiesphere. Be there at the start.
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Palehound has released “Sea of Blood” as part of an upcoming two-track release titled “YMCA Pool”, scheduled to come out on January 26. Fresh female vocals dance atop indie rock pandemonium. The dissonant mash of compressed guitar and a seemingly 16-bit drum track flood my ears with the same eerie acoustics of a literal pool. Suddenly, I’m floating on my back at the YMCA—the squeals of wet tile echo in the distance as prepubescent progeny run along my periphery. The tune is care-free and jarring, making it perfect for those in search of a confused and ecstatic burst of energy.
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The London duo Henryetta have just set foot on the indie rock music scene with their debut single “Bite Your Tongue.” It’s a demonic mixture of pop rock and alternative metal. The vigorous male vocals mingle with an onslaught of heavy drum and bass, only to cascade into a chorus of isolated harmonies and buoyant synths. The track feels like a charming cross between The Strokes and Thurston Moore before devolving into some delectable noise and muddled whispers. Check Henryetta out on Facebook and Instagram.
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Holy Motors, out of the Estonian capital city of Tallinn, stream stark Mazzy Star-like in aesthetic new track “Honeymooning”. With an emphasis on space in the arrangement, “Honeymooning” takes that reverb-heavy deep in the p.a. vocal style perfect by Mazzy or Chris Izaak, and more recently The xx, and casts a darker (slightly menacing) thematic tone. Holy Motors’ debut LP Slow Sundown is out February 9th.
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Brighton band Thyla close 2017 with another strong stream, “Tell Each Other Lies”. The band will play a few dates in Britain to round out the year and are included below.
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Out today on B3SCI Records is “Junkyard Jazz”, the new EP from Liverpudlian doo-wop spacemen Trudy and the Romance. Featuring tracks including “A Place That I Can Go” and “Twist It Shake It Rock and Roll” and receiving plaudits from DIY, Clash, Best Fit, etc, “Junkyard Jazz” is available now on 12″ black vinyl at B3SCI Records.
