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“While Julie plays piano in C” - Achtung by Modern Woman
Song of the Day: Brilliantly punchy post-punk with sharp, vivid, killer spoken lyrics by Sophie Harris, thrumming bass line and explosive guitar effects by the London-based band with a song about a childhood crush on a boy with German parents, and a particularly a scary dad
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Manchester band Nightbus’s new single, Mirrors
Song of the Day: A dark, atmospheric, thrumming piece of cityscape psychology post-punk by the trio of Jake Cottier, Olivia Rees and Zac Melrose from Manchester, with shades, or indeed Shadowplaym of Joy Division, out So Young Records
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Pozi: Toby Burroughs, Rosa Brook and Tom Jones
Song of the Day: Fabulously thrumming bass, glissando and rhythmic violin, drums and vocal harmonies by the British post-punk trio of Toby Burroughs, Rosa Brook, and Tom Jones in this political song taken from their forthcoming new album Smiling Pools, out on PRAH
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Terry: Call Me Terry
Song of the Day: Fabulously catchy and quirky post-punk pop with an electronic twist by the Melbourne, Australia quartet of Amy Hill, Al Montfort, Xanthe Waite and Zephyr Pavey, taken from their brand new album Call Me Terry, out today on Upset The Rhythm
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Reflect on this: stellar work in Ursa Major Moving Group’s forthcoming debut album
Song of the Day: A gorgeous, entrancing fusion of folk, chamber pop and post-punk and a clever protest song about a ravaged planet by the brilliant London singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Ursula Russell, who played everything on this track
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From the video …
Song of the Day: Brilliantly energetic, angry, sweary rapping and vocals by the dynamic east London artist in a vibrant new post-punk number about the detrimental effects of social media technology and surveillance culture
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Hamster fit …
Song of the Day: “A microscopic succubus”. Crisp, clever, witty, ironic, punchy new post-punk by the Liverpool trio with a first-person narrative about a greedy landlord. Recorded the Wirral’s Yellowbird Studio and produced by Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox
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A scene from Squid’s multifaceted Swing (In A Dream) video directed by Yoonha Park
Song of the Day: Mellower on first listen than much their previous work, an intriguingly original dynamic exploration into the subconscious with an experimental prog element by the Brighton post-punk band, taken from their forthcoming new album O Monolith, out on Warp Records
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Fontaines D.C. – 'Cello Song
Song of the Day: A fabulous, spine-tingling cover by the acclaimed Dublin band, produced by Elbow’s Guy Garvey, and taken from a forthcoming album of songs by legendary folk singer – The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake
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The Bloodstreams - Clockwork Man
Song of the Day: Superb, swaggering, dramatic, a fusion of 60s garage rock, pop and postpunk with alarm clock, saxophone, trumpet, and a dash of the Rolling Stones in this second single from the London bands’ forthcoming debut album, How To Be A God
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HotWax
Song of the Day: A blistering, glittering indie-rock single by the young trio from Hastings whose influences include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Courtney Love and Nirvana. Out on Marathon Artists
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Dark and alluring: bar italia
Song of the Day: A dark and alluring new single by the art-rock / post-punk trio of Jezmi Tarik Fehmi, Nina Cristante, and Samuel Fenton, with fuzz guitar, crisp drums and arresting vocals. Out on Matador Records
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Brodie Milner
Song of the Day: A stomping indie/post-punk single with super-sharp self-deprecatory lyrics with a William Burroughs-referenced literary bent by the Hull singer and multi-instrumentalist
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The Raincoat’s Gina Birch’s solo album, I Play My Bass Loud
Song of the Day: A rip-roaring, passionate, powerful Breeders-style single from legendary The Raincoat’s co-founder and bass player, and perhaps the pick from her debut solo album I Play My Bass Loud
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Starting something: Do Nothing
Song of the Day: Brand new punchy postpunk, nothing to do with penguins, but with a theatrically entertaining video and sharp lyrics by the witty Nottingham band fronted by singer Chris Bailey. Out on Exact Truth Records
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From the video for SAMO by ACR, featuring the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Song of the Day: Referencing the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, with his work animated in the the video, a fabulously funky, punchy, new electro-pop single by the legendary post-punk Manchester band from their forthcoming new album, 1982
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Drahla: Lip Sync
Song of the Day: Dark, alluring, smart art post-punk with angular guitar, a thrumming bass line and semi-spoken vocals by the band from Leeds inspired by the idea of syncing to social norms, social deflection without being fully present
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Double trouble: Dream Wife
Song of the Day: Caustically humorous, tight, playful and dynamic, the new single by the punk/pop London trio of Rakel Mjöll, Alice Go, and Bella Podpadecabout is arrestingly entertaining on the wrong kind of partner
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Cowboy Nudes, the new single by Geese
Song of the Day: Slick, catchy, upbeat, fast, rhythmic, guitar indie by the Brooklyn band, their first since acclaimed 2021 debut album Projector, with a song “about life getting better, and more fun, after the end of the world” according frontman Cameron Winter
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The Psychotic Monks from Paris
Song of the Day: A striking, menacing, dark, hypnotic fusion of electronica, techno, post-punk and industrial noise, with reversed sounds and shades of Underworld by French band in a song about exhaustion on tour and mental health within the music industry
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