Singles That Mingle

A massive dose of deadly singles from our resident expert, Captain Stavros 

False Heads

‘Mime the End’

Sick Moon - Out September 30 on Scruff of the Neck Records

A real nuts and bolts track, reminiscent of Blood Red Shoes hungrier days.

Bloomsday

‘Voicemail’

Place To Land out June 10 via Bayonet Records

A jam with a light touch.

Alice Low

‘Sodomizer’

A funkload of OG riffs on this absolute gem of a jam, it's got that big sword energy you never knew you needed.

Bonnie Trash

‘Teeth’

Single out now via Hand Drawn Dracula

Do, do, a double take on this ghostly identical duo as they cut their teeth on this haunting single.

Clamm

‘Monday’

Care out August 19 via Meat Machine Records

A tune spitting so much heat it'll take your head off and cauterize wound at the same time.

The Soft Moon

‘Him’

Exister out Sept 23 via Sacred Bones

Surf's up dudes! Dark wave surf. The long awaited follow up to 2018’s Criminal is almost here.

CANDY

‘World of Shit’

Out now via Relapse Records

Don't want to miss your stop on the tube? Fire this bad boy on and sleep will be the least of your concerns.

DEUX FURIEUSES

‘Resolute’

Bring Down the Government out now

I’d say it was a well-timed release, but they literally could have released it any time in the last 12 years and it would have been well timed

Ellie Bleach

‘Big Strong Man’

No Elegant Way To Sell Out, Out October 6 on Sad Club Records

Ellie’s new on the scene so you’ll likely not recognize the music when it pipes through your listening device. It’ll be the first time the tunes’ll make you take notice but not the last.

Muna Ileiwat

‘Pity Party’

Twenty-Seven out August 19 on FOMO Records

Great summer late nights playlist material.

Tan Cologne

‘Floating Gardens’

Earth Visions of Water Spaces out September 9th on Labrador Records

If a Zephyr transmogrified itself into a song, this would be it.

October and The Eyes

‘Jack Black Must Die’

EP Who Upset You? Out Now on Kro Records

I think the YouTube description said it best, ‘Any comparison to real life people is defintely not coincidental’.

KEG

‘Elephant’

Gerders EP out September 2 Via ALCOPOP! Records

We’ll keep promoting KEG as long as they continue their strange trip down Absurdity Boulevard.

The Paranoyds

‘Lizzie’

TALK TALK TALK Out September 9 via Third Man Records

If America ever decides to dip their big toe into Eurovision, this should be their 2023 submission.

ALASKALASKA

‘Growing Up Pains’

A slow burner from the freshly re-surfaced, and blog favourites ALASKALASKA

Desire

‘Days & Nights’

Escape Out Now via Italians Do It Better

Skip to the 1 minute mark and prepare to appreciate Desire’s consistency.

 

 

 

 

 

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It's the regular Singles run-down with the quality assured Captain Stavros

 

 

Aoife Nessa Frances

‘Emptiness Follows’

Out Now via Partisan Records

Smoking track with even smokier vocals.

 

Nixer

‘Bad Rain’

People Feel Out June 10 on Blowtorch Records

A great track but what makes it pop isn’t the crisp bass and synth, it’s SHIV’s vocals

 

Why Bonnie

‘90 In November’

Out August 17 via Keeled Scales

Warm and fuzzy vibes ready for your road trip playlist.

 

Lionel Boy

‘SHDWS’

Out June 17 on Innovative Leisure

Need an excuse to dim the lights? Here ya go.

 

Headshrinkers

‘The Sea Has No Friends’

Doorway Conversations Out June 3

We got some Chubby and the Gang vibes on this one.

 

Harkin

‘Here Again’

Honeymoon out June 17h on Hand Mirror

Quality tune.

October and The Eyes

‘When I Was Your Girl’

Out June 24 via KRO Records

A great stripped back tune, both visually and musically, that reminds us of walking into a real spit and sawdust sort of joint.

 

Sound of Ceres

‘The Glare’

Out June 17 via Joyful Noise

Space out with the Sound of Ceres, this track washes over one like lethal gamma rays from our friendly neighbourhood ball of flaming gas.

 

Wire

‘Not About to Die’

Out June 24th via pinkflag

Enjoy music but pressed for time? Gotchya covered!

 

 

My Idea

'Lily’s Phone’

Cry Mfer Out Now via Hardly Art

Crisp tune with solid vocals and a crackin belch.

 

Clamm

‘Bit Much’

Care out August via Meat Machine

Glam out with your Clamm out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The ever-vivacious Captain Stavros is back with another smorgasbord of new tunes.

 

Mr Lunge

Heavy Golden Swim

Brace Yourself Records

Weirdly Wonderful, Wonderfully weird.

 

Tops

Perfected Steps

Empty Seats EP Out Now

Got me with their Carpenters sounds and Rhodes Pian-ah on this trackeroni

 

The Queen’s Head

Your God Owes You Money

Out Now on Speedy Wunderground

Sorta sounds like drugs learned to make music.

 

American Football

Fade Into You

Rare Symetry/Fade Into You June 10 on Big Scary Monsters

Fresh Take on a classic.

 

Cola

Water Table

Deep in View Out May 20 on Fire Talk

A melancholic hook and subdued urgency that reminded us of Elliot Smith

 

Porridge Radio

The Rip

Water Slide, Diving  Board, Ladder to the Sky out May 20 on Secretly Canadian

Dug the Theremin on this track and the vocals reminiscent of Rexy

 

 

The Clockworks

Enough is Never Enough

Out Now on It’s Creation Baby

Dunno why, but it caught our eye. So we’re going to point a finger at The Clockworks, guess which one? 

 

Decisions

Nixer

People Feel – Out May 27 on Blowtorch Records

We really like this, it’s nitty gritty. It’s a bunch of different things slamming into each other like when Gomez would throw the signal and crash his trains. Only this works.

 

Park Motive

Undark

Out Now On Spinny Nights

Not usually our type of thing but credit where credit is due. Enjoyed watching and listening to the song reach critical mass. Tighten that chain though and pump those tyres though.

 

Keg

Kids

Girders EP Out September 2 Via Alcopop! Records / BMG

Hold the Sweaty Spaghetti Freddie. Shit shit shit kids. We love it.

 

Echo Beach

Am I Dreaming?

Out Now

A little poppy for our tastes, but curious enough to sneak through. Your thoughts?

 

Tan Cologne

Topaz Wave

Album Due Soon – Labrador Records

Solid shoegazey dream pop. Pretty good intro to the new Duo from New Mexico.

 

Desire

Black Latex

Out Now – Italians Do It Better

We saw Desire open for Chromatics (RIP), backed by Italians Do It Better, they never let’s us down.

 

Cola

Degree

Deep in View Out May 20 on Fire Talk

It’s got Squid vibes, nothing wrong with that.

 

The Americans

Stand True

Stand True Out Now on Loose

If you’re a fan of Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp or The White Stripes this LA Rock Trio might be for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Satuday everyone! The ever-reliable Captain Stavros has sifted through the new releases to bring you the best tunes around right now.

UV TV

‘Always Something’

Out Now – Papercup Music

Live @ The Victoria in Dalston on 5.4.22

We dare you to play The Cult’s - ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ simultaneously alongside ‘Always Something’.

 

Ibibio Sound Machine

‘17 18 19’

Electricity out March 25 on Merge Records

Touring London March 28 Rough Trade East / Electric Ballroom Camden April 14 

The last in a series of charged up singles releasing before the album drop in a few weeks. Ibibio’ll help you thaw your way into spring with the heat they bring.

 

Jesse Mac Cormack

‘NHFN’

SOLO out April 8 – on Secret City Records

Feels like a Thom Yorke inspired track, very Kid A.

 

Panic Shack

‘The Ick’

Baby Shack out April 8 – On Brace Yourself Records 

You put the milk in first? Mate, get a clue. How dare you shoosh me!

 

Bloomsday

‘Phase’

Place To Land out June 8 – Bayonet Records 

A feel good easy breezy ditty, worth a feel good warm and fuzzy listen.

 

 

Erasers

‘A Breeze’

Constant Connection out April 8 – on Night School Records 

Another quality slow burner.

 

Bodega

‘Pillar on the Bridge of Yourself’

Broken Equipment out now – on What’s Your Rapture?

Touring now across the UK 

If you like what you hear, and we do, Bodega are playing a slew of dates around the end of the month in London town.

 

Sprints

‘Delia Smith’

Modern Job out now on Nice Swan Records 

Sprints tackle the age-old question, ‘who wants to be special anyway?’.  Track feels like a nod to Blood Red Shoes’ roots, if you dig that you’ll dig this.