The 76 Club have announced that they will be supporting indie legends The Libertines on two dates of their upcoming UK tour. The ‘All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade’ tour takes The Libertines around the UK to a number of intimate venues, ahead of the release of their fourth album. The 76 Club will join…
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Up and coming Amsterdam-based artist Kralingen and his crew come out with a mesmerising and mysterious new track ‘In My Orbit’. Listen Now: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Like deep love circling the waves of gravity before a beautiful embrace, ‘In My Orbit’ is Kralingen’s first release of 2024 as he and his band look to…
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Australia is known for producing hit indie rock bands and that trend certainly doesn’t stop with The Bonnie Doons. The band have attracted renowned praise from the likes of NME and are hoping to carry on their success as they set their sights on the rest of the world. Their new single, ‘Fred’, may sound…
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Glasgow based singer-songwriter Michael Cooke has come bursting onto the scene with his new single Losing My Mind For Nothing. The track starts with a slow yet punchy guitar pattern, easing the listener in to this emotional adventure. As the tune progresses, the sounds begin to build up as you approach the chorus. As it…
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The decision this week to make SAZ our Indie Crush of the Week was something of an easy one – considering firstly, they made pretty great indie-influenced tracks, and secondly, they’re both models… Hailing from North London SAZ have just dropped their EP Dread Full with reports of a full length album already in the works. The…
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“… songs seem to reveal new pockets of intense emotion every time you listen” – NOISEY Alpines released the video to their new single, ‘Out Of View’ last week. The track is a bassy saw wave before a breakbeat style rhythm that descends quickly, accompanied by Pockson’s deeply felt vocal. Alpines once again reaffirm their creative vision by directing…
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The Australian Harp Samuels released his latest single, ‘Breathe’. After suffering with the loss of his father last year, his heartbreak drew him closer to music where he could not only escape from his thoughts and feelings but control them and express them to influence others. His unfortunate grief inspired him to write this new…
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If you’re a fan of late noughties indie-psych, you’re going to love Satellite Ravens. Empire of the Sun, MGMT, and Passion Pit are duly paid homage to on ‘The Equinox‘ – but that’s just skimming the surface of what makes up his complex music DNA. Man-behind-the-music, Carson Rohde, tells Indie Crush how LA life, the transition to adulthood, and his…
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I was in a lifeguard’s garage in a tiny seaside town the first time I saw Her’s live. It was in August last year and I’d taken the cutter to Isle of Wight for Ventnor International Festival. The pocket-size festival took place in three makeshift venues across Ventnor’s hilly terrain. The venue in question for Her’s…
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There’s nothing like a brush with death to give you a new lease of life. For Swedish artist Sara Steele, it was a life-threatening bout of meningitis which left her with epilepsy, that changed her whole perspective on music. “For a long time I pushed away my natural instincts, impulsively grabbing on to stuff that I didn’t…
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It’s no secret that Scandinavia has produced some of the best songwriters in contemporary music. Needless to say, Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ has been a permanent fixture in our playlists since 2010, but there’s been several waves of formidable Scandi talent since the hit-maker’s prime. Rather than lazily pointing you in the obvious direction…
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Whoever said that trap music is exclusive to Atlanta clearly hasn’t heard Sweden’s Adam 888. Self styled as the ‘Son of Jupiter’, this Scandi talent is adding his transcendental twist to trap. Blissed-out vocals, hypnotic beats and spiritual lyrical themes coalesce into a woozy concoction that he calls ‘Shamanistic Soul’. But his masterstroke is providing…
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