Watch! Those Darlins – Oh God
We haven’t heard too much from indie folk and pop rockers, Those Darlins, since we saw them in London last year. We have an artful / NSFW (depending how strict your work is) video for a brand new track from...
Category: Indie Pop
Listen! Braids – Hossak
Following up their great releases for In Kind and Amends, Montreal’s Braids have another new track from upcoming album Flourish // Perish. The track is called Hossak. The artwork yet again features that floating, semi-creepy sci-fi disc, reminiscent of the...
LIsten! Haim – The Wire
California sister trio – a sentence I will never get bored typing – are back. The BBC Sound of 2013 winners, Haim, dropped a new single on Zane Lowe’s BBC radio show, with the added bonus of making the track...
Watch! La Luz – Brainwash
Some female surf pop punk for you. The band are Seattle four-piece La Luz, and they have some female harmonies to throw at you. We have a track called Brainwash (which is what I’ve clearly done to you if you’ve...
Watch! London Grammar – Strong
London Grammar have slowly been assaulting our ears (the good kind of assaulting) over the past year with releases of sounds and videos to the Internet. We’ve heard Hey Now, Metal & Dust, and Wasting My Young Years. As the...
Watch! Family of the Year – St. Croix
It was just over a year ago that we posted the entire album by Family of the Year on PHM, noting how much we liked it. Now, one year later, we have a video for the excellent track St. Croix....
Listen! Paper Lions – My Friend
Paper Lions are hoping their friends are lioning lining up for their upcoming second album, My Friends. They have a great new single called My Friend, so that’s a good start. Good old P.E.I. – for such a small province,...
Listen! Basia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow (plus album announcement)
After seeing Toronto’s Basia Bulat perform at the AGO back in January, we were anxiously awaiting a follow up to the lovely 2010 album, Heart of My Own. Apparently making wishes when my clock hits 11:11 finally worked (although I’m...
Listen! Troumaca – Layou (plus B-side Sanctify)
Late last year, we featured Birmingham band Troumaca and their warm track, Lady Colour. They are following up that track and the Virgin Island EP with their debut album, The Grace, out August 26. Our first listen is the single...
Listen! Silver Swans – Sea of Love
We have a new, synth-ladened track by Silver Swans. The song is called Sea of Love, and is their first single from their second album. The track has great vocals and a beat that’ll make you put down your Archie...
Listen! Polarsets – Just Don’t Open Your Eyes Yet
Although this song is a couple of years old (or at least the demo is), it just appeared on my SoundCloud stream. The track is from Newcastle trio Polarsets. We’ve featured Polarsets before and their excellent track Tropics from 2012....
Watch! Moby (featuring Cold Specks) – A Case for Shame
Here is an interesting collaboration. We have the lovely voice of Cold Specks with the electronic soundscapes of Moby. We get a slow, string-laden track called A Case for Shame, off of his new album, Innocents, which Moby himself describes...
Listen! Swim Deep – Crush
We’re fast approaching OUR DEATH BEDS! the August 5/6 release date of Swim Deep’s debut album, Where The Heaven Are We. The Birmingham, UK group have released a series of sun-soaked slices of indie pop goodness, all of which can...
Listen! St. Lucia – Elevate
He might be from Brooklyn, but St. Lucia is his name, and sun-soaked pop tracks are his game. It seems like he might have a few albums out by now, given the space between the tracks that have been trickling...
Listen! GEMS – Sinking Stone
GEMS have a soft new single. Following up Pegasus and Void Moon, the Washington, DC band has posted the track Sinking Stone (which sums up my love life blogging career). The minimalist track has subtle layers and great vocals –...
