Song of the Day: Catchy, quirky engaging indie-pop with clever lyrics and an infectiously buzzy baritone sax bassline by Jeff Rosenstock joining the Los Angeles trio Amanda Tannen, Gregory Katz and Mark Edwards
Read moreSong of the Day: W. H. Lung - Bloom and Fade
W.H. Lung
Song of the Day: Stirring, stylish, catchily melodic retro electro-synth pop by the Manchester quintet, with the latest single from the upcoming third album, Every Inch of Earth Pulsates, out on 18 October via Melodic Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Divorce - All My Freaks
Divorce
Song of the Day: Brightly effervescent, sparkling indie pop by the Nottingham band, with a wry, ironic perspective on egos and the music industry expressed through the caricature of an up-and-coming artist, and heralding their debut studio album, Drive To Goldenhammer, out in March 2025 via Gravity/Capitol
Read moreSong of the Day: Samantha Crain - Dragonfly
Samantha Crain - Dragonfly
Song of the Day: A catchy, uplifting, life-affirming new number about how life is a gift to enjoy, by the Oklahoma indie artist, as seen through the metaphor of the beautiful, hovering, short-lived insect species, and out on Real Kind Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Jacob Alon - Fairy In A Bottle
Jacob Alon: Fairy In A Bottle
Song of the Day: Gorgeous fragility and high-voiced, delicate control with a wonderful melody all come in this exquisite performed debut by the singer songwriter from Glasgow, here produced by Dan Carey, and out on Universal
Read moreSong of the Day: Big Warm Bed - Jackie (Shores I’m Swimming In EP)
Big Warm Bed - Jackie
Song of the Day: A deliciously gentle, subtle, melancholic, lo-fi release with vivid lyrical detail by the Leeds singer-songwriter Jacob Andrews, taken from the brand new EP, Shores I’m Swimming In, out on Dance To The Radio
Read moreSong of the Day: Elias Rønnenfelt - Worm Grew A Spine
Elias Rønnenfelt
Song of the Day: Dylan-esque in narrative style and delivery, with a simple backbeat and guitars, an arresting new single by the charismatic Copenhagen musician and poet, better known as the lead singer and lyricist of Danish band Iceage, heralding his debut solo album Heavy Glory, out on 25th October via Escho
Read moreSong of the Day: Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart
Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart
Song of the Day: A stirring indie pop ode to blissful solitude, of standing in the desert feeling at one with the landscape, by the Seattle band fronted by singer-songwriter Jessica Dobson, inspired by Tom Petty and Wim Wenders’ film Paris, Texas
Read moreSong of the Day: Bon Iver - SPEYSIDE
Bon Iver
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming SABLE EP, and with a first new song since 2020’s AUATC, Justin Vernon returns with beautifully stripped back, understated acoustic guitar number of wistful solitude and apology, crisply poetic rhymes and pointed lyrics, out on Jagjaguwar
Read moreSong of the Day: Wussy - Cellar Door
Wussy
Song of the Day: Graveyard themed, but also referencing the euphonic phrase considered the most among the English language’s most beautiful, a catchy, spooky lo-fi krautrocky title track with a fabulous retro disco footage video, from the Cincinnati band’s latest EP, out on Shake It Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Mandrake Handshake - King Cnut
Mandrake Handshake - King Cnut
Song of the Day: A mesmeric spread of instruments stir this potent cauldron of a new single by the London band of “flowerkraut”, a hedonistic, brain-frying feast of krautrock, art-pop and psychedelia, here inspired by the 11th-century Norse ruler of Britain, released on the cult indie label Tip Top Recordings
Read moreSong of the Day: Franz Ferdinand: Audacious
Franz Ferdinand's forthcoming album, The Human Fear, out in January
Song of the Day: The return of Alex Kapranos and the witty Glasgow indie-rockers comes with an uplifting number about defiance, heralding their new LP titled The Human Fear, out in January, via Domino Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Our Girl - The Good Kind
Our Girl
Song of the Day: Evocative, serenely beautiful and poetic, this new single by the Brighton band captures that Proustian-type moment of unleashed feelings, senses and memories, in this case hearing Ella Fitzgerald on the radio, and is the title track heralding their forthcoming album out on 8 November via Bella Union
Read moreSong of the Day: Aisha Badru - Side of the Moon
Aisha Badru
Song of the Day: A beautiful, delicate, ethereal number by the breathy-voiced Florida-based Nigerian-American artist about purpose, making time for yourself and making that time significant, taken from her upcoming second album The Sun Still Rises, out on 29 November via Nettwerk
Read moreSong of the Day: Julie Dawson: Bottom of the Pool
Julie Dawson: Bottom of the Pool
Song of the Day: Quirky, sensual, dream pop and electronica in this side project by the singer from the Galway band, NewDad, with this title track her forthcoming debut album, out on 13 September via Fair Youth Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Manic Street Preachers - Decline & Fall
Manic Street Preachers: Sean Moore, Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield
Song of the Day: The popular Welsh rockers return with their signature triumphant sound and a stirring, piano-rippling number with massive chorus, a song about “realisation and understanding – of celebrating the tiny miracles that still exist whilst accepting and embracing managed decline”
Read moreSong of the Day: Albertine Sarges - Stand Near Your Fire
Albertine Sarges - Stand Near Your Fire
Song of the Day: Exuberant, energetic indie pop by the charismatic German artist, capturing the feeling of falling for someone, the “silly happiness of meeting someone you really adore and who brings out the best in you” expressing boldness and confidence with punchy percussion and guitars
Read moreSong of the Day: Kim Deal - Crystal Breath
Pelican crossing: Kim Deal …
Song of the Day: Crunchy, fuzzy, spacey, dreamy, psychedelic, this striking new single from the Breeders and former Pixies star is taken from her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You More, out on 22 November via 4AD
Read moreSong of the Day: Lucius - Old Tape (featuring Adam Granduciel)
In and out of the loop: Lucius - Old Tape
Song of the Day: Joined by The War On Drugs frontman as guest, stylish, shimmering indie pop by the US quartet fronted by lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig with a song about fighting the loop, from getting trapped in the rabbit hole, and the inner critic that creeps up and tries to get the best of you
Read moreSong of the Day: Tess Parks - Crown Shy
Tess Parks
Song of the Day: Alluring, richly orchestrated psychedelic-tinted dream pop by the Toronto-born London-based singer-songwriter, heralding her new album Pomegranate, released on 25 September on Fuzz Club and Hand Drawn Dracula
Read more