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Red alert: here’s comes De Staat
Songs of the Day: Stylish, syncopated, restless, witty, and slightly menacing, these punchy and pulsating new numbers by the entertaining Dutch alt-rockers comes from their new playlist of songs grouped under different colours – red, yellow, blue
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Yumi And The Weather - Can You Tell
Song of the Day: “Let’s drive straight into the fog, All I know is this isn’t love.” Compelling, powerful indie post-punk by Brighton’s Ruby Taylor, in this number about recklessness and regrets, fate and fortune
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Native Harrow’s upcoming new album Old Kind of Magic
Song of the Day: A beautiful, bittersweet new single of retro folk by the American married duo of Devin Tuel & Stephen Harms, reminiscent of sun-bleached melancholy of 70s Joni Mitchell or Sandy Denny with Newport Convention, and title track of the forthcoming new album
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Just Mustard’s album Heart Under
Song of the Day: Taken from their second album, Heart Under, out on Partisan Records, a strikingly visceral, menacing sound of scything guitars and atmospheric vocals by the five-piece rock band from Dundalk in Ireland
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The Mars Volta’s Blacklight Shine
Song of the Day: After 10 years of schisms and side projects, the Texan prog-rock experimental duo of Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and band finally reunite with an unique blend of funk, rock, Cuban and Afro-Cuban drumming and English and Spanish lyrics
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Come, say Grave Goods …
Song of the Day: Raunchily angry, scratchy, dark, bold, minimalist post-punk and heavy rock comes like a bullet with a devilishly menacing video in this new project by members of PINS, Girls Names, and September Girls, and heralds their forthcoming debut album: Tuesday. Nothing Exists
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Pixies’ forthcoming album, Doggerel
Song of the Day: After yesterday’s vampiric theme from Hether, this brand new meaty single by the hugely influential Boston alt-rock band fronted by Black Francis, has psychedelic wolfish guitar howl in this full-moon themed number.
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Hether aka Paul Castelluzzo’s new release
Song of the Day: Fabulously dirty, bluesy fuzz guitar-based vampiric love song by the alias of Californian jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter Paul Castelluzzo, who tunes up and distorts his voice for a distinctive style
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Cola’s album Deep in View
Song of the Day: A thrumming, knotty, crafty, catchy post-punk single with a glam-rock beat by the trio of former Ought members Tim Darcy (vocals, guitar) and Ben Stidworthy (bass) alongside Evan Cartwright (drums) from their debut album Deep in View out on Fire Talk
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Cover of the forthcoming Rubber Oh album Space Craft
Song of the Day: Taken from the forthcoming album Space Craft, a psychedelic-pop-rock number of rich riffing and vocal harmonies, dark menace, electronic wobbles and space adventure by Newcastle’s Sam Grant – guitarist and producer from Pigs x 7. Out on Rocket Recordings
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Melt’s forthcoming debut album Maelstrum
Song of the Day: Taken from their forthcoming debut album Maelstrom, a scintillating storm of a song mixing psychedelia, space rock, krautrock, Hammond organ and driving guitar and vocals by the band from Dublin
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Mogwai’s latest single Boltfor
Song of the Day: A majestic standalone single by the Glasgow alternative rock band known for their powerful, epic instrumentals, this one a prime example, accompanied by a beautiful video
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The cover of black midi’s forthcoming album Hellfire
Song of the Day: Taken from the acclaimed experimental British band’s forthcoming album Hellfire, a blistering, pacy, dynamic track of stop-start manic rhythmic in guitar, drums and brass, with a theme of hellish military command and its ordered chaos
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Jacob Slater aka Wunderhorse
Song of the Day: After a series of blue and other colour-themed SOTDs, time to take flight with blue butterflies and an intensely emotional new track suffused with rich guitars and a Pink Floyd feel by the London artist also known as Jacob Slater
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BATTS aka Tanya Batt
Song of the Day: A beautiful slow-burning new number suffused grief but also hope, from Melbourne singer-songwriter Tanya Batt, duetting here with Sharon Van Etten, whom she supported in Australia, both voices sublimely complementary
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Color Green’s new single covers the full spectrum
Song of the Day: Bluesy, slightly Rolling Stones-y, but above all a timelessly classy though new piece of Americana meets New Orleans-style soul that builds with a soaring voice, by the California pair of Noah Kohll and Corey Madden
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Anna Calvi’s new single, from the Peaky Blinders soundtrack, is among other covers on a new EP
Song of the Day: Taken from the soundtrack to the final series of the Peaky Blinders TV drama, a powerful new cover version by the British singer and guitarist of the traditional gospel and blues number attributed to Claude Ely (1922–1978) from Virginia
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P.E.
Song of the Day: Taken from their sophomore album The Leather Lemon, also shown here, a mesmeric mix of thrumming rock, pop, saxophone, and electronica by the New York band featuring members of Pill and Eaters
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Ticket to ride: Spiritualized’s The Mainline Song from Everything Was Beautiful
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming album Everything Was Beautiful, Jason Spaceman’s newest single is a lockdown escape-inspired escape with a stirring momentum that evokes train journey with driving krautrock rhythm, vocal harmonies, chugging mouth organ and woodwind
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Poppy Ajudha’s forthcoming album The Power In Us
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming album The Power In Us, the latest of several passionate, soulful pop songs about society and politics by the London singer-songwriter, focuses on the damaging system of male control that screws up relationships and pro-choice
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