Simon Kirke on Free, Bad Company, Paul Kossoff and starting again
Free’s music depended on space, and Simon Kirke understood better than most drummers when not to fill it. Alongside Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser and Paul Kossoff, he helped...
Diemen Sniep Return with ‘CRY_O’ and ‘Nobody Likes a Pity Party’
Three years after ‘All Scum’, Diemen Sniep have finally stirred again. ‘CRY_O’ is their first new song since 2023 and the first look at ‘Nobody Likes a Pity...
Holy Pinto Releases ‘Wedding Season’, Shares ‘us, against the world’
Holy Pinto, the project of British songwriter Aymen Saleh, has released the new album ‘Wedding Season’, along with a video for ‘us, against the world’. Saleh began Holy...
The Upsides Share ‘New Jersey in the 90s’ from Upcoming Album ‘In The Maze’
New York indie rock band The Upsides have shared ‘New Jersey in the 90s’, the fourth single from their second album ‘In The Maze’, out October 16 via...
“We Had to Put Swallow Away for Many Years”: Swallow on 4AD, ‘Blow’ and Finding Their Way Back
Louise Trehy and Mike Mason look back at Swallow, making ‘Blow’ for 4AD, reworking the album as ‘Blowback’, the years that followed and returning to the music more...
Savanna Ruth Shares ‘In Your Orbit’ Ahead of Debut Album ‘The Baseball Diaries’
Chicago songwriter Savanna Ruth has shared ‘In Your Orbit’, the latest single from her debut album ‘The Baseball Diaries’, out October 23 via Easy Does It Records. Formerly...
Simo Lazarov and the Birth of Electronic Music in Bulgaria
Simo Lazarov has spent more than half a century working where music and technology meet. Born in Sofia in 1948, he grew up at a time when electronic...
Jad Fair of Half Japanese | “David and I Just Wanted to Sound Like Ourselves”
In 1974, Jad and David Fair rented a house with no other houses close by. It was useful for two young men who wanted to make a lot...
Junior Pro Shares ‘Cool’ Ahead of New Album
Nashville songwriter and producer Kyle Ryan has shared ‘Cool’, the title track from the new Junior Pro album, out September 18 via Easy Does It Records. Ryan has...
Other Mother Share ‘anymore’ Ahead of Debut EP ‘Can’t Help But Feel Dramatic’
Cork five-piece Other Mother have shared a new single, ‘anymore’, ahead of their debut EP ‘Can’t Help But Feel Dramatic’, out October 8. The band describe their music...