It’s sometime after 10.20pm and the downstairs of the Shepherd’s Bush Empire is completely rammed. There’s barely any room to move. It didn’t seem this busy when Carter USM‘s Jim Bob played his brilliant sold out show here just a week earlier, but that’s probably due to more people being in the balcony. The majority of people may be downstairs for this second London double headliner between The Wonder Stuff and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin tonight, but that has the effect of adding plenty of atmosphere. Whatever the crowd logistics, it’s impressive the Stourbridge lads can still pull such a huge crowd on their second night in such a large venue.
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Norway’s Spielbergs wish upon a Distant Star with new track
At the beginning of March 2018, Oslo trio Spielbergs released the first new music from their upcoming EP ‘Distant Star’. The track and new video blended melody and power in a hugely appealing and retro way, drawing the listener back to the 90s with a world of shimmering guitars.
Watch the new video from London Plane
New York’s London Plane will release a new LP on May 18th 2018. ‘New York Howl’ promises a mix of indie rock sounds with a peppering of synth in a very 90s style.
Ahead of the album, they’ve released the title track via a new video clip which you can watch in full as part of the below press release.
“We Are All Going To Die”: Spielbergs unveil optimistic new music
Fusing elements of shoegaze and the more accessible bits of a post rock sound, Norwegian trio Spielbergs make a big impression on their new single.
‘We Are All Going To Die’ harks back to the 90s whilst keeping one foot firmly in the present. Their wall of sound approach can be emotionally draining, yet at the same time, their new music has an intensely rousing quality that fans of shoegaze and associated subgenres shouldn’t miss.
You can listen in full below.
“It’s Table Scraps and puppet show!”: Check out ‘I’m A Failure’, the new video from Table Scraps
With their new album ‘Autonomy’ just released on February 23rd, indie rockers Table Scraps continue promotion for the new record with a brand new video featuring…sock puppets.
The visuals that accompany ‘I’m a Failure’ – taken from the new LP – come across like a hybrid of MTV’s past with elements of Beavis & Butthead and Liam Lynch’s ‘Sifl & Ollie’ show. Musically, this new offering from Table Scraps is very much in keeping with the visual, since their brand of wantonly fuzzy indie pop retains a very irreverent style.