I wish Nude Beach were the standard for house party bands. The trio honed their craft playing at them throughout high school, their convivial punk-rock sound serving as the perfect accompaniment to

It was obvious that Madole’s next release would be superb, but impossible to guess its sound – especially now that he’s added a full band and Grammy-winning producer (Geoff Sanoff) to the

“Every song is written and recorded in a few hours in our little bedroom studio called 'Bungalow Beach',” one-half of The Bodyboarders, Peter Darlington, says. “We're really into capturing things quickly.” This

The dark and grimy vocal effect on Matthew Dear’s new effort, “Earthforms”, is otherworldly and haunting, much like the work of The Knife, whose personality and emotion are easily conveyed with the

Meowtain are an energetic young trio led by the strong vocal presence of Lizzie Gomez, whose shouts and brooding tonal shifts on “Hex” resemble a rock ‘n’ roll teen prodigy with an

With his solo project Ice Choir, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart member Kurt Feldman produces a bubbly sound rooted in '80s new-wave and R&B. The twinkling, key-led "I Want You Now

Glasgow-based The Deadline Shakes have only played a few gigs since their recent formation, but the charming “Sweeten the Deal” suggests they’re naturals. Swift electric guitars and trickling acoustics converge over Greg Dingwall’s chirpy