Indie, Rock & Alternative

Woodhands
Woodhands – ‘Dissembler’

One of the bands who impressed me muchly at SXSW this year were Toronto’s Woodhands…

New Wildbirds and Peacedrums – ‘Fight For Me’

This blew me away when I heard it yesterday. While I’ve always been a fan…

New Two Door Cinema Club video & remix

Two Door Cinema Club have shot a summery new video for ‘Something This Good Can…

stevemason
The Beta Band’s Steve Mason is back

After the announcement that the former Beta Band frontman is playing Electric Picnic, it has…

jamaica
Introducing: Jamaica

Formerly known as Poney Poney, this French duo’s first album was produced by Xavier de…

mgmt
New MGMT – Flash Delirium

A new song from Congratulations, ‘Flash Delirium’ available now from WhoisMGMT.com or via this link.…

apparatjik
MP3: Supergroup Apparatik’s Antlers

Made up of members of Coldplay, A-ha and Mew, Apparatjik have quietly released themselves into…

Crystal Antlers
New Crystal Antlers – Little Sister / Dead Horse

The only band at CMJ ’09 I actually went back for second helpings of last…

tu-ki
Guest blog: Barry on DJ Tu-Ki, Captain Moonlight & The Hot Rats

Occasionally Barry Healy pops up to recommend three albums that may be under your radar.…

not squares
Free Download: Not Squares – Asylum

Belfast dance-punk trio Not Squares have released their latest single Richter Collective-released ‘Asylum’ for free…

Humanzi’s Kingdom of Ghosts

Four years after they recorded their debut, Humanzi are back. Tomorrow sees the release of…

The Morning Benders – Excuses

A perfect Sunday song from San Francisco’s The Morning Benders courtesy of Yours Truly once…

Forgiveness Rock Record
New Broken Social Scene – World Sick

After announcing that the new Broken Social Scene album would be released in May, it…

Nice Nice – Extra Wow

Jason Buehler and Mark Shirazi aka Nice Nice and their brand of “post-everything modern music”…

The return of Broken Social Scene

I’m giddy like a Japanese schoolgirl about the imminent return of Broken Social Scene. A…

Introducing: The Selfish Replicators

This tune was sent to me late last night by a mate wanting to know…

Introducing: Dag för Dag

Stockholm, Sweden is home for North American dreamy guitar siblings Sarah Parthemore and Jacob Donald…

New Caribou album Swim and free track

Dan Snaith’s last album as Caribou, Andorra was described here as “nine songs of beautifully…

ASIWYFA – Letters EP

And So I Watch You From Afar’s first record since their awesome now Choice-nominated debut…

New track from The Knife

Taken from the studio version of the band’s Darwinian Opera Tomorrow, In A Year out…