Leathered in fuzz, driving drums and swaggering vocals. Winchester 7 deliver the new single ‘When The World Stops Spinning’ in a quintessentially British fashion, and in alignment with a personal love for Paul McCartney, 60s & 70s psychedelic rock and a vivid imagination. Contrary to what the name might suggest, the Winchester 7 are a…
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These Brazilian rockers are on a mission to use music to reflect what they’re passionate about. Their forthcoming album ‘What Lies Ahead Of Us’ touches on issues like environmental protection and the fight against racism. Brothers Victor (vocals, electric an acoustic guitars) and Vagner Lima (drums) alongside Joe Ferry (bass guitar) use the album as…
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Re-reading the headline, it seems like a typical Indie artist who think they’re the only one of their kind, but stick with me on this one. I must admit, when first reading about the Los Angeles-based Vanderocker that is exactly what I thought. However, after listening to their new EP ‘The Good Punk’, I take…
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I know what you’re thinking, Australian Indie band that perform Flamenco music? I understand it might not be the most obvious combination, but it’s one that works. The Melbourne-based band have been showcasing their talents since 2013 when they were buskers in a local shopping mall. Fast forward seven years, they’ve brought out an album;…
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We genuinely couldn’t believe it when our buddies at Quite Great PR gave us the heads up on this very,very cool Charmian rock chick, and her super cool new track which brings together a big bucket of legends to support her in this folk rock minestrone of influences . No wonder as she has been…
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Having played at Glastonbury, Isle of Wight Festival, Bestival and Cambridge folk festival Noble Jacks are garnered as one of the country’s ‘good time’ bands and they are back with the release of their second album Stay Awake on the 29th March – a perfect alternative to take your mind off the Brexit gloom. Preceding the album, this Friday…
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*Drum Roll* Please welcome this week’s Indie Crush of the Week – Rasha Jay. Billed as ‘bringing soul to modern rock’ we were immediately taken with her music – and promptly set about arguing whether she was indie enough to be our indie crush (it’s an issue close to our hearts!) https://soundcloud.com/rashajay/sets/high-dive-ep-by-rasha-jay/s-ncb7x What we could…
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This week’s Indie Crush of the Week is a band that hail from the Italian city of Milan – Bright Garden! Formed of Fabio Migliavacca (guitars and vocals), Stefano Romay (bass), Claudio Sitta (drums) their sound is at once retro but modern – reminiscent of the brilliant 2000s British band, Milburn. Check out their track addicted…
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Among all the new music that comes our way at Indie Crush, there is sometimes nothing we want more than a classic song with a classic sound – simple as. With all that pressure on musicians to remain original and sound ‘fresh,’ it seems many forget the simple art of just making a great song……
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A few months back a reviewer here at Indie Crush asked whether “pop punk has become stale and formulaic” – lamenting how “songs about suburbia, pizza, mountain dew, vans, skateboards, and Hot Topic are a dime a dozen, earning the genre a reputation as inauthentic and formulaic…” Now that may well be true – but we’re here…
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Over here at Indie Crush we’ve been given a tip off that Bexatron are soon to release a new single. It’s been pretty hard to miss them on the rock gigging circuit recently, and we’ve been allowed a sneak listen to their new single. These guys have been up to a lot recently, supporting for…
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Unashamedly uncool, the members of MASK would no doubt feel surprised to discover they are our latest Indie Crush of the Week – but that they are. With their first album under their belt and their latest single just premiered on Louder Than War, a lot is happening quickly for these guys. Their lead single,…
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