Musical fashions are cyclical. Like the 70s became very fashionable in the 1990s, the 1990s, in turn, have had a huge influence on some of the alternative rock sounds of the ’10s. Bands like Yuck can be found recycling the best elements of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr with sheer abandon, the Bandcamp site is full of similar revivalist acts, while The Pains of Being Pure at Heart found critical acclaim channelling a very definite nineties indie jangle within their sound. Take Turns, a Leeds based quartet are as guilty for shameless recycling, but like Yuck and Pains, their end sound is so full of love for those who’ve inspired them, it would take a hard heart not to enjoy their nostalgia trip. On this six song EP, they’re none to shy about flaunting an absolute obsession with Pavement…
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Brand new video from The Trotskies
Bringing together dark indie sounds very much inspired by the 80s, Australian band The Trotskies have unveiled their debut video, ‘DYR’, which can be streamed in full below.
The track comes from their debut release, expected to be released in early 2015.
‘Guerrero’: New video and stream from Dead Wolf Club
UK alt-rockers Dead Wolf Club are back. They’ve got a double A-sided single out on Big Tea Records/Scene Not Heard in a couple of weeks (as part of Big Tea’s wintertime threesome) featuring tracks from ‘RAR’ and ‘Healer’, but more importantly are also about to enter the studio to record a new album.
New track streaming from Silver Arm
Earlier in 2014, Big Tea signings Silver Arm released their debut EP, the excellent ‘He of the Slow Creep’ [review here].
We’re now reaching the end of a great year for music and Silver Arm have returned! You can now stream their new track – courtesy of Big Tea Records – in full below.
THE SUMMIT – Social EP
Taking huge musical cues from Kings of Leon, The Killers and early Franz Ferdinand, on their 2014 EP ‘Social’, Kansas City quartet The Summit present six chunks of guitar driven pop-rock. Their general hooks are focused on radio play and occasionally things work in their favour, but there’s a homespun rawness to their recordings which suggests this band – and their song craft – is still very much a work in progress.