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FEISTY Likes: Wax Jaw – Attitude

Wax Jaw
Pennsylvania-based Wax Jaw formed in 2022 and released their debut EP Between the Teeth last year

U.S. dance-punk band Wax Jaw have captured a seriously groovy yet raucous energy on their urgent new single Attitude.

It takes the frenetic garage punk of bands like Bad Nerves and adds a danceable energy that we’re sure will be absolutely storming at their live shows.

We especially love the thumping drum beat that kicks off the track and the shredding guitar solo that comes from nowhere, while vocalist Shane Morgan (he/they) embellishes the track with a serious punk heft.

Listen to Attitude now on Spotify or below via YouTube:

 
Attitude is the last track to come from the sessions for last year’s debut EP Between the Teeth, but moves away from its surf rock and early rock-and-roll influences.

Wax Jaw, not to be mixed up with punk band Waxjaw, got together in June 2022 and have racked up thousand of followers on their socials. The fivesome is comprised of Shane plus Sean Vannata and George Fenton on guitar, Greg Blanc on bass and Ian DiBrunno on drums.

Fans in North America can catch the band at one of their headline tour dates in March and April. They’re playing eight shows, including trips to Toronto, Boston and New York. We’re not aware of any current plans to visit the UK, but hopefully in the future?

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FEISTY Likes: Our favourite tracks of 2024 – so far

Fat Dog
London synth-punks Fat Dog released their second single All the Same in January

We might only be two months deep into 2024, but there’s already been a whole raft of great alternative music released across the UK music scene and beyond.

We’ve picked out some of our favourites for the first FEISTY Likes round-up of 2024, selecting singles from Squid, Gustaf, Girl and Girl and over 20 more of the bands of the moment.

Read on to discover the extraordinary art rock of Mary in the Junkyard, the latest angular post-punk of Drahla and the 2000s-esque indie disco revival of Home Counties, plus hot tips like Fat Dog and Mancunian dream poppers Nightbus.

Cult classics Maruja and indie veterans Camera Obscura also feature, as does a leftfield pick from Alcest and an alternative club banger from Nothing But Thieves. We’ve even created a little video:

 
Ready to listen? Head to our Spotify playlist or use the embed below, and make sure to read on for our editor’s notes on all of our picks!

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Fat Dog
All the Same

 
Fat Dog have attracted cult-like fervour among those in the know for a couple of years now and made a huge splash with their head-turning debut single King of the Slugs in October.

All the Same, which has typically been the opener to their riotous live sets, is the follow-up. Label Domino have issued a limited 7″ single with unreleased track Land Before Time on the B-side.

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Drahla
Second Rhythm

 
Drahla have carved an unwieldingly unique place in the post-punk pantheon over the past near-decade, proving ahead of the curve on the genre’s critical revival, and they’re likely to release another cult classic in April with second album Angeltape.

Second Rhythm is Angeltape‘s second single and features extended spells of angular guitars and brass, punctuated by Luciel Brown’s signature spoken verses.

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Girl and Girl
Hello

 
Although Australia’s Girl and Girl have an EP and some other material to their name already, Hello is essentially an introduction to the band on the wider stage, especially now they’re signed to indie heavy-hitters Sub Pop.

Sounding way peppier than its subject matter – “romanticising your own misery”, as frontperson Kai James puts it – it’s one with loads of character that’s left us eager to hear more from the album.

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The Klittens
Reading Material

 
A seriously charming single from Amsterdam five-piece The Klittens. Old-school ’80s-style indie jangle and gang vocals contribute to a highly uplifting single that was, in contrast, written by guitarist Winnie Conradi during a period of serious fatigue and ill health. Their second EP Butter releases on March 8.

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Nightbus
Average Boy

 
Goth-tinged dream pop trio Nightbus set out to make music for late night listening. Average Boy is being released as part of a limited 7″ AA-side that’s fast selling out, coupled with previous single Exposed to Some Light. Their strong output to date across a scattering of singles suggests they may make a sizable impact on the UK scene in the years to come.

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Bikini Body
Mr Tinnitus


 
Lively dance-punk from Scotland or, as they call it, “post-gutter-skunk-funk”. And also, cowbell! They’ve been around for a little while, but have really stepped it up with this groovy post-punk hit that’s liable to be one of the most fun singles of the year.

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Home Counties
Uptight

 
Home Counties have seriously evolved since their art punk days, and are now finding their own sound with a very 2000s-esque indie disco sound that we’re very much here for. Uptight drops references to Red Stripe (apparently a yay) and Bud Light (apparently a nay) and dancefloor-ready riffs. Their debut album drops on May 3.

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My First Time
Workwear

 
Four student newcomers from Bristol that are bound to make an impression in the coming years. Workwear is as catchy and zeitgeisty as the aforementioned Home Counties’ Uptight, which makes sense given both releases hail from Submarine Cat Records. The lyrics are an attack on the futility of fast fashion.

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Gaffa Tape Sandy
Scrapbook


 
The second single of the Gaffa Tape Sandy comeback is a sprightly garage-pop number that’s the first to be penned by bass guitarist Catherine Lindley-Neilson. Their second album Hold My Hand, God Damn It will be released on Alcopop! at the end of May, with a substantial UK tour scheduled for the Autumn.

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Grazia
Cheap

 
We’re really digging In Poor Taste, the debut EP released by Grazia last month. Lead single Cheap is scuzzy garage punk underpinned by a groovier post-punk riff. The vocals give it a grubby ’90s vibe á la Elastica and Sleeper.

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Talk Show
Red/White

 
Urgent and repetitive, Red/White was the final single reveal for Talk Show’s debut album Effigy, as released in February on Missing Piece Records. If you like this, we recommend 2022’s Touch the Ground EP, their career highlight to date.

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Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice
Celebration


 
Another post-punk offering, this time from Melbourne’s Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice. We love the build here, from the simply no-wave riff to the many layers of hand claps and saxophone that it comes to be. Bandleader Dougal Shaw describes the track as a “celebration of getting out of bed in the morning” in a “capitalist wellness dystopia”.

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Gustaf
Starting and Staring

 
We loved Gustaf’s debut album Audio Drag for Ego Slobs back in 2021, so we’re really excited to see a second on the way this year (5 April) plus a new series of UK dates. (They’re also supporting Yard Act at some shows this month.)

Starting and Staring will sound familiar to existing fans of Gustaf, fitting in perfectly with the sound of album number one. For newcomers, expect a chatty art punk sound with spiky vocals from Lydia Gammill and pitched-down interjections from Vram Kherlopian.

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Squid
Fugue (Bin Song)


 
One of the absolutely odds-on bands of recent years, Squid rarely put a foot wrong and here they’re released one of our favourites yet, which is all the more remarkable considering it’s an outtake from last year’s O Monolith LP.

Squid’s Ollie Judge has explained that Fugue (Bin Song) was born of an obsession with animism, the notion that plants and inanimate objects can have souls.

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Been Stellar
Passing Judgment

 
Been Stellar put the finishing touches on Passing Judgment, the first single from their newly-announced debut album, by tweaking the song each night on their recent UK tour. They reckon this gives the track a “chaotic feeling”, and we can hear what they mean. Their debut album Scream From New York, NY is out in June.

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Royel Otis
Foam

 
Sydney duo Royel Otis made waves on TikTok at the end of January when they covered Murder on the Dancefloor for Triple J’s Like a Version, right at the height of the Saltburn hype. It’s a version that’s since made a few appearances in FEISTY’s DJ sets.

Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic’s debut album Pratts & Pain was released in February. Foam was the last single to drop ahead of time, capturing their funkiest side and borrowing from fellow Aussie Tame Impala’s sound signature extensively.

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Camera Obscura
Big Love

 
One of the all-time great indie pop bands? The nearly 30-year veterans – comfortably the longest-running band we’ve featured here – are set to release their first album in 11 years in May.

Big Love is the lead single from Look to the East, Look to the West and proves the Glaswegians still have the penchant for a good indie pop tune.

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Francis of Delirium
Give It Back to Me


 
Give It Back to Me is the closing track from Luxembourger Francis of Delirium’s upcoming debut album Lighthouse (March 22). It builds from a melancholic opening to a triumphant, bittersweet crescendo of guitars and drum hits.

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The Last Dinner Party
Caesar on a TV Screen

 
The Last Dinner Party are good enough to overcome the sizeable shouts of industry plant that would usually have cool kids like us scrambling to disavow them. They might have had a significant leg-up, but they’ve also got the substance to back up the style.

Caesar on a TV Screen is about fragile masculinity and it’s one of our favourites from Prelude to Ecstasy.

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Mary in the Junkyard
Ghost

 
The latest major hype band from the London scene, and certainly one of the most interesting. The art rock trio played a number of sell-out shows last year before releasing debut single Tuesday in October. Does anyone else think vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor sounds a bit like Aurora here?

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Baula
Mercury in Retrograde


 
Swedish-Icelandic duo Baula popped up on the radar briefly a few years ago and then went quiet, only to return unexpectedly in February with this thumping new single and accompanying album announcement (April 26). Baula, by the way, is allegedly the noise a cow makes in Iceland!

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Ekko Astral
Baethoven

 
Ekko Astral are a queer post-punk band from Washington D.C. that style themselves as “mascara moshpit music” and often includes trans experiences among their lyrical themes. They previously dropped an EP, Quartz, in 2022 and are now back on the comeback trail with this thriving new single.

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Chalk
Bliss (feat. Fears)

 
Belfast’s Chalk are absolutely red-hot around the alternative scene at the moment. Their second EP Conditions II was released on Friday – the vinyl edition sold out within a couple of days of going on sale – and Bliss was the final of three pre-release singles.

Bliss features guest vocals from Fears, a folktronica artist and the drummer in M(h)aol. Her bright vocal contributions meld well with Ross Cullen’s trademark angst, making this one of the band’s most accessible tracks to date.

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Nothing But Thieves
Oh No :: He Said What?

 
Nothing But Thieves fell off our radar for a while, but returned to the fold last year when Dead Club City reintroduced them with a new wave sound. Potent synth lines and big hooks are the order of the day now, and they’re out in full effect again on their latest alternative club banger.

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Still Corners
The Dream

 
Still Corners are onto album number six now – Creatures of an Hour is an underrated classic – but the veterans seem set to release one of their best albums to date when Dream Talk drops in April.

Moving along at a gentle pace, The Dream features a memorable hook and lots of little instrumental touches that make this one of our favourite dream pop songs of the year so far. Fans of bands like Yumi Zouma will find a lot to like.

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Maruja
The Invisible Man


 
Maruja are virtually operating on a cheat code at the moment. Their sound blends post-punk with post-hardcore, with jazz influences and an aggressive saxophone player thrown in for good measure. Technically around for nearly a decade now, it took until 2023’s third EP Knocknarea to propel them fully into the spotlight.

The Invisible Man is a six-minute epic that the musos over at RateYourMusic are currently rating as the single of the year so far. It’s just a shame that they didn’t keep the original working title, according to their set lists, of “John Cena”!

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Alcest
L’Envol

 
Nobody arguably does a blend of shoegaze and metal better than Alcest do. L’Envol, performed in French, is an eight-minute saga that starts with melodic ‘gaze, develops into an ethereal middle section, and finally folds into some robust screams. On the evidence, new album Les chants de l’aurore could be one of their best in years.

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FEISTY’s Gig of the Month: Dream Wife in Sheffield

Dream Wife
Dream Wife's Alice Gough, Rakel Mjöll and Izzy Podpadec. Photo: @katyfeisty

Are the bad bitches of Dream Wife one of the best live bands in the UK at the moment? We’d make a pretty strong argument for it.

The London-based trio of Rakel Mjöll, Alice Gough and Izzy Podpadec are in their prime as a live act and brought plenty of energy and raucour to their latest run of UK shows in the cities of Cardiff, Nottingham, Sheffield, Glasgow and Newcastle.

FEISTY was at the Sheffield headline show at the packed-out, 400-capacity Crookes Social Club, and @katyfeisty captured photos of their bright, raucous set.

Material from across Dream Wife’s three albums featured, with extensive selections from second album So When You Gonna… – which they had barely played previously due to lockdown – and last year’s Social Lubrication.

 
The newer material was punctuated by highlights from debut album Dream Wife (hyped by proto-FEISTY in 2018 as one of the albums of the year), chat and fun choreographed spots that engaged a largely female-presenting and queer audience.

Support came from Dream Nails, the similarly-named punk band often conflated with Dream Wife. The bands unofficially, on the back of this, called the run of dates the “Dream Tour”.

Check out a selection of our photos below:

Dream Wife
Dream Wife are Alice Gough, Rakel Mjöll and Izzy Podpadec. The February gig was only Dream Wife’s second headline show in Sheffield. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
A large crowd was in attendance for only the second Dream Wife headline show in Sheffield. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
Rakel Mjöll and Izzy Podpadec go airborne during Dream Wife’s set in Sheffield. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
Alice Gough, a.k.a. Alice Go, playing guitar onstage in Sheffield. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
Dream Wife’s Izzy Podpadec playing bass guitar at the Sheffield gig. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
Rakel Mjöll among fans during Dream Wife’s set at Crookes Social Club. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
Dream Wife’s Rakel Mjöll poses for fans at Crookes Social Club. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Nails
Dream Nails supported Dream Wife on what the latter band called the “Dream Tour”. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Nails
Dream Nails drummer Lucy Katz encouraged everyone in the audience to start a band. Photo: @katyfeisty
Dream Wife
Dream Wife’s Alice Gough, Rakel Mjöll and Izzy Podpadec. Photo: @katyfeisty

Dream Wife are headlining the Ritual Union all-dayer in Bristol on March 23rd and playing Wanderlust in Southampton on May 4th. They’re also at Reading and Leeds in August.

New Music: Kiss Bang – Horrors of Your Hometown

Kiss Bang
Kiss Bang are Kaya Stewart and Max Mercier. Photo: Norell Blair

Dave Stewart was one half of Eurythmics, new wave pioneers and one of the essential British pop acts of the mid-1980s.

Their synthpop and, later, pop rock sound produced memorable singles like Here Comes the Rain Again, Love Is a Stranger and, most famously, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), a track that’s a certified classic wherever you play it to this day.

All of this meant our interest was piqued when we learnt that a new Los Angeles pop duo features Dave’s daughter Kaya Stewart on vocals. Kiss Bang, featuring Max Mercier alongside Kaya, released their debut single Horrors of Your Hometown on Friday:


 
It’s a modern pop rock track with a bombastic riffing hook and rich vocals from Kaya, and a touch of theatre to boot, repping a sound with some resemblances to fellow LA band Kitten.

Kiss Bang isn’t Kaya Stewart’s first foray into music. A little-known album bearing her name was released in 2016, when she was 16, on Warner. A second album, If Things Go South, followed in 2022. Max Mercier’s history includes a track with India Theriot last year.

At this point Kiss Bang’s sound is a little bit raw, even if well-polished, but anyone raised in the environment of one of the 80s’ great pop writers and producers has to have plenty of potential.

Will that be the case? We won’t have to wait long to hear more, as their debut EP Horrors of Your Hometown is released on March 15th.

Report: English Teacher’s hometown tour date at Brudenell Social Club

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
English Teacher performing live at Brudenell Social Club on Tuesday 24 October 2023. Photo: @katyfeisty

On Tuesday, toward the end of their set at the venue they affectionately call “the Brude”, English Teacher obliquely teased their future debut album.

Vocalist and bandleader Lily Fontaine asked the audience if they were looking forward to it, and while she admittedly couldn’t reveal any details for contractual reasons, she did wryly hint that it’s going to be on the way “soon”.

Sometime next year would be a pretty safe bet, and if that’s the case then English Teacher are sure to be one of the breakthrough alternative acts of 2024.

Tuesday was the hometown date on the band’s latest headline tour, sold-out ahead of time even though they’d only recently played in Leeds as part of the Live at Leeds in the City all-dayer.

Brudenell Social Club hosted, a seminal music venue in Leeds that Fontaine has attended plenty of times as a fan, and playing this show there clearly meant a lot to her as she referred to it as “her favourite venue ever”.

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
English Teacher performed to a sell-out crowd at Brudenell Social Club. Photo: @katyfeisty

In an interview last year she explained how at shows she’d “always wanted to be the one on stage”, and while she’s had that experience aplenty by now, this was always going to be a special night all the same, playing in front of not just fans but also friends from the Leeds scene.

Several daffodils decorated the stage – more on those in a minute – as Lily and the rest of the band got things going at 9:15pm with The World’s Biggest Paving Slab.

Slab was penned in 2018 while Lily was still at university, but became the first song of English Teacher’s debut album era when it was released as a single, 7″ included, back in August.

This inevitable full-length was naturally a majority focus of their setlist, and by night’s end English Teacher had played eight unreleased songs, all presumably earmarked for inclusion.

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
English Teacher performed new songs including Albatross and You Blister My Paint. Photo: @katyfeisty

This meant eschewing some old favourites, including EP namer Polyawkward and, perhaps most surprisingly given the Leeds location, Yorkshire Tapas.

Instead songs like Albatross and Mastermind Specialism featured, and the new material very much retains the English Teacher sound and Lily’s signature songwriting style.

One track – I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying – features its title as a cyclical punctuative hook and was the first of the new songs to feature on the night.

There seems to be no need for fans to worry that their decision to sign for Univeral Music – albeit the credible imprint Island Records – will lead to a fundamental change in sound, and the album is likely to be a critical hit when it lands.

As a performer, Lily Fontaine possesses great charisma in the way that she manages to make even a sold-out venue seem intimate and personal, even taking the time to have little moments for herself while performing in front of hundreds of people.

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
English Teacher on stage at Brudenell Social Club. Photo: @katyfeisty

She doesn’t jump around the stage or often play to the crowd, the sort of clichés that tend to lead to a band being described as good live, being far more likely to contemplate, even daydream, between her verses.

It’s her rich lyricism and the art that instead glows, and it suits what English Teacher are doing just fine.

That’s not to say that the band seem distant, however, for the atmosphere at the Brudenell was definitely one of a joyous homecoming for a local band done good, with several light interactions thrown in.

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
Lily Fontaine playing keyboard during one of their tracks. Photo: @katyfeisty

One such interaction involved Lily introducing new single Nearly Daffodils, to a great reaction from the audience, only to then be told by the band that another song was to come first.

That was Song About Love, the Speedy Wunderground release from earlier this year, and with its thumping bassline and memorable refrain it’s likely to remain a non-album favourite for a long while yet.

Nearly Daffodils did finally appear, and for it Lily lent into the theme by taking one of the flowers from the stage and holding it throughout the song, stopping to admire and gaze at it through one instrumental break.

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
Lily Fontaine gazed at daffodils at length during the performance of Nearly Daffodils. Photo: @katyfeisty

It’s another highlight in their output, and a good choice to release as a single ahead of time.

Lily took to the crowd for one moment of rockstar chaos during R&B, the 2021 single that’s closing in on one-million Spotify streams.

It’s English Teacher’s most raucous song, and as the chorus dropped a pocket of fans broke with the decorum and jostled moshpit style, before Lily took to the audience to get up-close with the band’s home city for some crowd guitar.

English Teacher at Brudenell Social Club
Lily Fontaine, watched by Stefan Parker-Steele from support band Alien Chicks, during R&B. Photo: @katyfeisty

R&B may well still be their best track, albeit one that could prove an anomaly among their output, as it doesn’t seem like a sound they’re set to replicate on their debut album.

English Teacher closed out their set with Albert Road, before returning for an encore, including a debut for This Could Be Texas and finally old favourite Good Grief.

It all closed with an ovation and a sense that this could be English Teacher’s final show for a while in such an intimate Leeds space, with bigger venues sure to come whenever the next tour may be.

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English Teacher received a standing ovation at the conclusion of their set. Photo: @katyfeisty

On Wednesday afternoon Lily took to English Teacher’s Instagram account to reference her travelled past, living between towns and sofas before she’d settled in Leeds, and to ask “Where is home?”

“Home is what happened last night, probably”, she concluded.

The support on Tuesday came from Alien Chicks, who doubled up as English Teacher’s biggest fans in the audience for their headline set.

Alien Chicks at Brudenell Social Club
Alien Chicks were a lively support at English Teacher’s hometown show. Photo: @katyfeisty

The Londoners are well-hyped in the capital and are another band with big things to come.

English Teacher’s headline UK tour continues with six more dates, all already sold-out. They’re at Scala tonight, before trips to Bristol, Southampton, Brighton, Birmingham and finally Manchester on 1 November.

FEISTY Artist Playlist: Julia Bardo

Julia Bardo
Julia Bardo will release her debut EP Phase on 6 March. Photo: Ashton Hugh

The latest FEISTY Artist Playlist comes from Julia Bardo, the singer-songwriter that’s just released her debut EP Phase.

Wichita signee Julia’s first Extended Play was co-produced with The Orielles’ Henry Carlyle Wade and features four passionate and personal songs that will appeal to fans of Angel Olsen and PJ Harvey, including the standout single Please Don’t Tell Me.

Fiery newcomer Julia originally hails from Italy and was formerly a member of previous FEISTY Likes picks Working Men’s Club, before pursuing music on a solo basis in order to gain full independence and creative control.

Julia is currently in the middle of a series of UK headline dates – with performances in Manchester, Liverpool, York, London, Sheffield and Halifax still to come – but took time out to curate the latest FEISTY Artist Playlist.

 
For Julia’s 11-track playlist, encompassing 10 tracks by other artists plus one of her own, she’s selected a range of broadly older music, reflecting her own vintage influences.

She describes her music taste as “pretty eclectic and wide”, with Nancy Sinatra, Sufjan Stevens and Sonic Youth coinciding with the likes of Wire, The Velvet Underground and Cate Le Bon.

She told us: “I grew up mostly listening to 60s and 70s music, mostly due to my parents, and I’ve loved that music ever since.

“My dad used to love jazz too, so we used to listen to loads of that together, but I also used to have a studio room where I would do my homework, but mostly where I used to dress up, sing and dance to hip-hop and R&B music!”

On how she prefers to listen to music, she added: “If I want to really listen to an album and perceive every sound and feeling, I put my headphones on, lie on the bed, turn off the lights and let the music carry me somewhere else.”

Read on for Julia’s picks, or head straight for the music and check out all of the tracks she selected on the Spotify playlist here.


Nico
I’ll Keep It With Mine

 
Julia says: “I am in love with Nico’s voice and her music, and this is a beautiful, sweet song. It was written by Bob Dylan so there’s poetry there.”

Taken from: Chelsea Girl, October 1967
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Ornella Vanoni
Quando Arrivi Tu

 
Julia says: “One of the best Italian love songs. I used to listen to the album with my parents when I was younger.

“I recently showed this song to my boyfriend and he fell in love with it, especially because I am teaching him Italian every now and then, meaning he can understand the lyrics.”

Taken from: Una Ragione Di Più / Quando Arrivi Tu (single), 1969
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Julia Jacklin
Don’t Know How to Keep Loving You

 
Julia says: “Every time I listen to it, I get goosebumps. With her voice she could literally sing the advert song of Calgon and I would probably feel emotional!”

Taken from: Crushing, February 2019
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PJ Harvey
Beautiful Feeling (feat. Thom Yorke)

 
Julia says: “PJ Harvey is one of my biggest inspirations. ‘Sometimes I can see for miles, through water and fire. From England to America, I feel life meet my eyes…'”

Taken from: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, October 2000
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Cat Power
The Greatest

 
Julia says: “A heartbreaking song. It gets me all the time, the lyrics are so powerful and I can relate so much to them.”

Taken from: The Greatest, January 2006
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Harry Nilsson
Everybody’s Talkin’

 
Julia says: “I think it’s one of the best songs ever written and interpreted. There’s so many feelings and so much relatability in the lyrics.”

Taken from: Aerial Ballet, July 1968
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Anna Karina
Roller Girl

 
Julia says: “Anna Karina has been one of my icons for a long time. She plays characters in many of my favourite films. The first time I watched Une femme est une femme and Alphaville I fell in love with her and French New Wave.”

Taken from: Anna, 1967
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Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
Some Velvet Morning

 
Julia says: “This is a track from one of the best records ever, Nancy & Lee.

“I would say that my music taste is pretty eclectic and wide. It goes from Nancy Sinatra, to Destiny’s Child, to Le Tigre, but then I also love Sonic Youth, Delta 5, Sufjan Stevens and Cate Le Bon.”

Taken from: Nancy & Lee, March 1968
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Patti Smith Group
Because the Night

 
Julia says: “Patti Smith is an amazing artist, poet and she is a beautiful human being. I went to see her two years ago by myself and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.”

Taken from: Easter, March 1978
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Talking Heads
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

 
Julia says: “I started listening to Talking Heads when I moved to Manchester. I used to love Psycho Killer when I was younger but their discography is so vast that I’ve found so many beautiful songs from them.

I am very attached to this song. It’s one of the first songs I danced to with my boyfriend at the beginning of our relationship. The first time we danced together, we danced for hours and this was the last song of the evening. It made me feel so emotional and I don’t think I’ve ever been happier in my life.”

Taken from: Speaking in Tongues, June 1983
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Julia Bardo
I Wanna Feel Love

 
Julia says: “I was in a relationship that didn’t work for me. I felt like I’d lost my inspiration, and I started to think: ‘Is this how I want my life to be? Is my life over at 24? Is this really the way I want to be loved?’

“So I started to write about the way I see love. I’ve always wanted to feel special for someone, I’ve always wanted a fiery, intense, passionate love. And eventually I got it.”

Taken from: Phase EP, March 2020
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Julia Bardo’s debut EP Phase was released on Friday 6 March via Wichita Recordings.

FEISTY Likes #8: 23 February 2020

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Talk Show's new single Stress is taken from their forthcoming debut EP. Photo: Matt Wilder

This week’s installment of FEISTY Likes features all of the best new music you need to hear, including brand new singles from bands including Glass Animals, Yumi Zouma and Purity Ring.

Our weekly showcase highlights the tenacious and the ethereal, the wild and the chill, with alternative, indie, rock, pop and punk picks from across the musical spectrum.

There’s 30 tracks in total this time, including a cutting feminist statement from Dream Nails, a rescue from the cutting room floor from Jay Som and a second single in as many weeks from PINS.

FEISTY’s Single of the Week is Stress, the frenzied new single from post-punks Talk Show. With fevered vocals and howling guitar lines, it’s another reason to be excited for their forthcoming debut EP These People.

Other highlights include the hot debut from Scandipop newcomer Hedda Mae, Zurich’s under-the-radar collective Inbetween Movies and an infectious social commentary from six-piece Sports Team.

There’s also the first track in a while from Chemtrails, sombre folk from Isadora Eden and the latest from Aussie rising star San Mei.

Read on for all 30 picks, including a synopsis on each from FEISTY’s Katy, and boot up the Spotify playlist below to fall in love with this week’s selections! ♥︎♥︎♥︎

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Michi – Night Moves

Luxurious pop from Los Angeles’ Michi, whose warm and nostalgic sounds are inspired by ’60s and ’70s grooves and even the Bee Gees. Formerly part of indie pop band Private Island, she’s now picking up plenty of fans and streams with her solo singles.

Glass Animals – Your Love (Déjà Vu)

Slick, R&B-inspired indietronica from Glass Animals, whose third album is on the way this year. Your Love (Déjà Vu) is about “fucked-up relationships” and is the follow-up to their collaboration with Denzel Curry in November.

San Mei – Cherry Days

We’re long-time supporters of San Mei, so we’re excited that her alluring blend of dream pop, indie pop and synthpop is finally picking up the wider attention it deserves. Cherry Days is a chirpy track taken from her new EP Cry, which drops in March.

Purity Ring – stardew

The general consensus on this fanciful comeback single is that it’s not the synthpop duo’s best, but it’s still new Purity Ring, and is that ever a bad thing? A second new track, Pink Lightning, is out as part of a browser game.

Hedda Mae – Pride Goes Before a Fall

Introducing Hedda Mae, a Norwegian newcomer inspired in part by the clean-cut saunter of early 2000s pop music. Her debut single is an impressive, feminine piece of big-league pop complimented by some especially snazzy basslines.

Honeymoan – Fidelio

Taken from alt-popster’s Honeymoan’s new EP Weirdo, Fidelio encourages the listener to own their sexuality and contentiously suggests it’s possible to find positives in being objectified. It’s yet more exquisite pop from the Cape Town quartet.

PINS – Bad Girls Forever

The second new PINS single in as many weeks, Bad Girls Forever builds on the promise of Hot Slick and confirms the Manchester ladies’ reinvention as bringers of glamorous, disco-tinged post-punk tunes.

Sports Team – Here’s the Thing

Sports Team’s latest single is a biting social commentary told through a slew of catchy guitars, a truly infectious vocal melody and even a spot of whistling! The six-piece will drop their promising debut album on Island Records in the spring.

Coach Party – Breakdown

Only the second outing for hotly-tipped Isle of Wight newcomers Coach Party, Breakdown is fractious indie pop and desperately tells of the jealousy, drama and insecurities that can plague romantic relationships.

Talk Show – Stress

Harrison Swann’s fevered vocals and Harrison and Tom Holmes’ howling guitar lines are the highlights of another essential Talk Show single. The post-punks’ debut EP These People is on the way soon, with a six-date headline UK tour penned in for April. – FEISTY’s Single of the Week

Dream Nails – Payback

Dream Nails are as jagged and incisive as ever on their new track, a cutting statement on how the British justice system fails survivors of sexual violence, complete with heated refrains from feminist activist group Sisters Uncut.

Cuffed Up – Danger, Danger

The self-styled “sad punks” wowed us last month with their last single French Exit, and have now dropped their stellar, self-titled debut EP. Danger, Danger is the new track included, and it’s got all of the vitality we’re coming to expect from the LA standouts.

Chemtrails – Paranoiacs

Chemtrails are back, and they’ve lost none of their distinctive garage-punk charm. Mia Lust and Laura Orlova’s new track is barbed, fuzzy rock, and as good as anything on their 2018 debut album. The Peculiar Smell, their second full-length, is out on 15 May.

FLOWVERS – Throwaway Generation

Guitar-wielding Portsmouth foursome’s Throwaway Generation, the bright title track of their new EP, asks: “Is it our fault, or our parents’ procrastination?” The band are favourites of influential promoters This Feeling, who are backing their spring tour.

Fire in the Radio – EX-SF

Riotous, exasperated alternative rock from Philadelphia, PA. Fire in the Radio have packed plenty of urgent riffs into EX-SF’s 155 seconds of frantic, melodic punk energy.

Violent Soho – Lying on the Floor

Long-runners Violent Soho, who are massive in their native Australia, caught our attention with this gritty alt-rock effort. The raucous live performers release their new album Everything Is A-OK on 3 April.

Jackie – Unspun

Fronted by singer-songwriter Jackie Mohr, Canadian trio Jackie will appeal to fans of MarthaGunn and Black Honey. Unspun, from their New at Drugs EP, is a fresh pop rock earworm with an insatiable chorus.

Colour Tongues – Control

Sprightly indie pop from the under-the-radar Vancouverites. Catchy chords and memorable vocal melodies combine on their first single since 2019’s Almost East EP. Foals, Phoenix and Minus the Bear are cited amongst the band’s influences.

Jay Som – A Thousand Words

Jay Som’s latest AA-side single is comprised of two tracks from the sessions for her highly-rated 2019 album Anak Ko. A-side A Thousand Words is leisurely, gentle indie rock that builds to a fuzzier guitar crescendo.

Marlin’s Dreaming – Sink or Swim

Hailing from the New Zealand city famed for the Dunedin Sound, Marlin’s Dreaming’s new track features some exquisite old-school jangle and will feature on their upcoming album Quotidian.

Inbetween Movies – Kiddios Cave

Dazzling Swiss newcomers Inbetween Movies ably describe their music as “electro-shoegazing” and cite Slowdive as a primary influence. Kiddios Cave, their third single, is spectacularly cinematic and undoubtedly a hidden gem.

Ellis – Embarrassing

Elegant, introspective pop from the Canadian’s upcoming debut album Born Again. The daughter of a piano teacher, Ellis – a.k.a. Linnea Siggelkow – uses keys carefully to punctuate her reflectful lyrics on her second single of the year to date.

Yumi Zouma – Southwark

“I am imperfectly yours”, sings Christie Simpson on Yumi Zouma’s latest filmy alt-pop single. Their new album Truth or Consequences is out on 13 March on Polyvinyl.

Isadora Eden – Anhedonia

The first track from Colorado’s Isadora Eden since 2018 is, as prior fans of her overcast folk will expect, a sombre effort. It’s a captivating one too, though, and one that conveys the intense, vivid angst of the lyrics perfectly.

Bessie Turner – Donkey

The latest from Suffolk singer-songwriter Bessie Turner, who formed her own label several years ago to promote her music and now works in tandem with LAB Records. Her new single reminds us of indie pop favourite Hazel English and is a definite grower.

Public Practice – Compromised

A memorable single that sounds a lot like a modern take on the femme C86 bands of the 1980s, as well as taking inspiration from American bands ESG and Blondie. The four-piece are set to release their debut album Gentle Grip in May.

The Lottery Winners – Headlock

Brash indie rock from the Lancashire band’s forthcoming first album, as described by The Lottery Winners’ frontman Thom Rylance as a “twisted love song”. They’re embarking on an extensive UK tour in March.

Locate S,1 – Whisper 2000

Quirky, artful pop that’s packed with crisp guitar lines and produced with aplomb by Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes. Whisper 2000 will feature on Personalia, the second album from Christina Schneider under her Locate S,1 moniker.

¡BangBang Watergun! – Disperse

A debut single via Diamond Club that combines rudimentary synth rumble, hip-hop influences and Ragnhild Moan’s kind vocals and somehow manages to make it all work. The Oslo fivesome style themselves in exclusively ’80s tracksuits.

Sizzy Rocket – That Bitch

This week’s FEISTY Likes concludes with boastful electropop from Sizzy Rocket. We don’t know why, but we have a taste for the self-assured swagger and punk energy of her latest single, which bombastically declares: “Motherfucker, I’m that bitch”.

FEISTY Likes #7: 16 February 2020

Eilish Gilligan
Australian producer and performer Eilish Gilligan pairs her striking vocals with smooth synth arrangements

This week’s FEISTY Likes highlights a wealth of spectacular new music, including new singles from TOPS, Grimes, PINS, I Break Horses and many more.

FEISTY Likes is our weekly feature showcasing the best new singles, including dazzling alternative, punchy indie, raucous rock, decisive pop and eclectic selections from across the musical spectrum.

The highlights in the seventh installment include another peppy offering from teenage newcomers Chasing Daze, grunge-pop from Aussie newcomers Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and a cut from Beach Bunny’s new album Promises.

There’s plenty of talented women to discover (the men do get a look-in as well!), from solo upstarts Eilish Gilligan and golda to female-fronted bands Tiny Fighter, Cable Ties and Spyres.

Our single of the week, though, comes from Melbourne band Romero, whose gleaming debut is sharp power pop of the highest standard, packed with keen riffs and topped off with striking vocals from frontwoman Alanna Oliver.

The latest FEISTY Likes is a bumper installment featuring everything we’ve vibed with since the last edition of the Alternative Singles Chart, which it replaces, meaning there’s some 38 tracks to potentially fall in love with.

We’ll be compiling and publishing a new FEISTY Likes every weekend, with a write-up from FEISTY editor Katy on each of the picks, and a Spotify playlist for your listening pleasure.

Listen now via the playlist below, and read on for profiles of all 38 selections:

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Romero – Honey

The first single from Aussie band Romero, and what a way to debut! This introduction to the Melburnians is an accomplished modern-day spin on power pop, with snappy vocals from frontwoman Alanna Oliver and lively riffs aplenty. – FEISTY’s Single of the Week

TOPS – Witching Hour

Fans of Sunflower Bean’s power pop will adore the latest track from TOPS. Its endless warmth and analogue charm mask the darker meaning behind the lyrics: Vocalist Jane Penney has explained the new track is about “reckoning” and “retribution”.

MarthaGunn – We Don’t Need Each Other

MarthaGunn’s star continues to rise with this absolute earworm of a single. It reminds us of classic Days Are Gone-era HAIM, adding rock swagger to just the right amount of pop sensibility. Their UK tour is set for late March through early April.

I Break Horses – I’ll Be the Death of You

Another lush, shoegazey single from I Break Horses’ forthcoming album Warnings, as set for release on 10 May. While previous single Death Engine was an 8-minute epic, this one brings in a heavier helping of synths and showcases the pair’s dreamier side.

Chasing Daze – Teenager

We introduced Chasing Daze when we featured the brother-sister duo’s debut single a few weeks ago. Their second single, about the rigour and challenges of teenage life, is a continuation of their bubbling brand of peppy indie pop.

Ratboys – Anj

The highly-melodic new single from Ratboys features bold riffs and a slew of 1990s indie influences. It’s taken from their new album Printer’s Devil, out on 28 February on Topshelf Records.

Circa Waves – Sad Happy

A bonafide indie pop anthem from Circa Waves that’s sure to be one of the highlights of their album of the same name. The band are also holding an all-dayer, Circa Fest, next month in their hometown Liverpool.

U.S. Girls – 4 Million Dollars

This lavish production is the latest track from art pop stalwart U.S. Girls’ forthcoming album Heavy Light, as set for release on 4AD in three weeks and recorded live with the assistance of 20 session musicians.

PINS – Hot Slick

PINS are back with their first single since 2017, and it’s a groovy piece of modern-day indie disco that’s been growing on us ever since our first listen. Welcome back, ladies!

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – Desk Chair

Infectious grunge-pop from the wonderfully-named Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, four 19-year-old girls from Australia who first got together after watching School of Rock at a sleepover.

Catholic Action – Another Name for Loneliness

Catholic Action vocalist-guitarist Chris McCrory describes this luxurious single, with its bold strings and urging beat, as themed around the rediscovery of “pure, joyful and meaningful love as an adult”.

Sons – Sweat

Something gruffer from Brighton’s Sons, who continue to forge their reputation as one of the UK’s best new rock bands with another single packed with stormy punk machismo.

Cable Ties – Self-Made Man

The follow-up to Sandcastles, as featured in the Alternative Singles Chart in January, showcases a more heated side of Cable Ties’ vocalist-guitarist Jenny McKenchie and packs a serious post-punk punch.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Cars in Space

A delightfully high-spirited indie single from the jangly Aussies, who are set to play three UK dates – at All Points East Festival, Neighbourhood Festival and Edinburgh’s Liquid Room – in the spring.

San Cisco – Reasons

It’s summer in Australia, so it’s fitting that San Cisco’s sunny new single is ready-made for bright days and beach weather. The trio have a new EP, Flaws, on the way in March.

Eilish Gilligan – I Just Want to Look at You

Eilish Gilligan is a singer-songwriter and producer who pairs her striking vocals with smooth synth arrangements. I Just Want to Look at You is the latest in a string of singles that show off her raw talent, and our favourite to date.

Tiny Fighter – Strangest Thing

Vocalist Therese Karlsson really pops on this bright single from Stockholm band Tiny Fighter. It’s taken from their debut album Going Home, as carefully created over a 12-month period with Grammy-winning producer Thomas Johansson.

Skott – Kodak & Codeine

We featured Skott in our Women on Vox feature back in 2018, and since then she’s gone on to become one of Scandipop’s leading names. After a couple of lukewarm efforts her latest Kodak & Codeine is a return to pop form.

COIN – Valentine

Our favourite COIN single for a while, and it’s no surprise that it was a Valentine’s Day release! The alt-pop trio’s new album Dreamland drops next Friday.

Indian Queens – Bubblewrap

Drums pummel and synths warble as vocalist Jennifer O’Neill laments the climate crisis on this mesmerising effort from under-the-radar Londoners Indian Queens.

Mystery Jets – A Billion Heartbeats

As the cover art suggests, Mystery Jet’s anthemic new single A Billion Heartbeats is a rousing commentary on power and protest. It’s the title track from their album of the same name, set for release on 3 April.

Arabnormal – Digital Veil

Belgian band Arabnormal feature ex-Das Pop man Niek Meul and effortlessly marry post-punk with psychedelia on Digital Veil, a polished cut from their self-titled debut album.

Beach Bunny – Promises

The final pre-release single from the Chicago band’s new album Honeymoon, as freshly released on Friday on Mom+Pop.

Working Men’s Club – White Rooms and People

Inspired by the originators of post-punk in the late ’70s, Working Men’s Club’s new single is driven by funky guitar lines and Sydney Minsky-Sargeant’s stony, deadpan vocals.

The Pale White – Polaroid

Melodic indie rock from Newcastle’s The Pale White, who continue to flesh out their sound and are potentially set for a mighty 2020 and beyond as their fanbase continues to grow.

Spyres – Fake ID

Spyres are a young Glasgow foursome whose debut single Otherwise topped 100,000 streams. Fake ID is their energetic second single, bemoaning the familiar youthful challenge of getting into nightclubs while underage.

Low Hummer – The Real Thing

A prominent synth line drives this Shopping-esque single from promising Hull post-punks Low Hummer, known in a previous life as La Bête Blooms and now working with Leeds label Dance to the Radio.

golda – Under

Los Angeles newcomer golda counts Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey as two of her influences, and such inspirations are apparent on her pretty new single.

Grimes – Delete Forever

The final pre-release single for Grimes’ new album Miss Anthropocene showcases a different side of Claire Boucher, with acoustic guitar and stripped-back production.

EGOISM – You You

Syrupy dream pop from Australian duo EGOISM, whose diverse influences include Beach House, Elliott Smith and The Veronicas.

FXRRVST – Bad Things

Toronto alternatives FXRRVST describe themselves as an “environmentally-conscious band”, ensuring all of their merchandise is eco-friendly and handing part of the profits to selected charities. Their new single Bad Things is a touching, melodic effort.

Steve Buscemi’s Dreamy Eyes – Set Me Free

One of Sweden’s best kept secrets of the late 2010s finally released their first album, Sweetie, on Friday. New single Set Me Free is one of the highlights, a cosy, wistful effort starring Siri Sjöberg’s always-dazzling vocals.

Beverly Kills – I Dreamt in Commercials

Gothenburg’s Beverly Kills are gearing up to release their debut EP in April, and fans of Agent blå are sure to like the sleepy charm and post-punk vibes of tracks like I Dreamt in Commercials.

Pom Pom Squad – Red With Love

Rough-edged, riot grrrl-inspired punk from New York and another single scheduled to coincide with Valentine’s Day. Pom Pom Squad, who say they’re a band that would “rather growl than yell”, have previously supported Soccer Mommy and Pronoun.

KYTES – Runaway

Munich-based foursome KYTES wear their ’80s influences on their sleeves and pack them plentifully into their punchy, surprisingly-catchy new track Runaway. Their second album is out on 28 February.

Bad Love – More Than Friends

This Stoke-on-Trent trio, featuring members of former FEISTY tips Fears Chella, are a brand new alt-pop band for your playlists. More Than Friends is their debut single.

Nicole Sabouné – Come Along

We’re long-time fans of Swedish goth songstress Nicole Sabouné. This cover of Titiyo takes a 2001 pop song, a huge hit in Europe if not in the United Kingdom, and turns it into a breathtaking, ethereal ballad.

Kite – Tranås/Stenslanda

It’s a long time since Kite have released new music, but on their new single they’ve lost none of their eccentric charm. Named after the two small towns Kite’s Nicklas Stenemo and Christian Berg hail from, Tranås/Stenslanda is a precise, dramatic piece of art pop.

FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart #6: 6 February 2020

Melenas
Melenas' new single 3 segundos, taken from their newly-announced upcoming album Dias Raros, is one of the 16 new entries to this week's Alternative Singles Chart

Hazel English, The Mysterines and The Magic Gang are among the new entries into the top 20 of this week’s FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart.

Our round-up of the most essential new music features 16 new entries this time around, with a top ten spot for Hinds‘ Good Bad Times, the first track released from their upcoming album The Prettiest Curse, being the highest entry.

La Roux stays at the summit, the day before the release of her new album Supervision, but among the new entries there’s plenty to hear, from a foray into pop territory for darkwave musician Sally Dige to something a touch more experimental and artistic from Katie Gately.

Swedish band I Break Horses‘s beautiful new track Death Engine is the longest track we’ve ever featured in the chart, at almost eight minutes in length, and Melenas debut on the chart with 3 segundos, the first Spanish-language song we’ve ever selected.

There’s also appearances for new singles from British-Argentine musician Melena Zavala, under-the-radar Aussie newcomer D’Arcy Spiller, former Ardyn vocalist Katy J Pearson, and many more!

Next week we’ll be shifting the style of our new music content away from the Alternative Singles Chart format we’ve been experimenting with since the start of 2020, but don’t worry, we’ll be picking out just as much great new music every week.

In the meantime, check out the chart to see all of the latest additions, or head straight to our Spotify playlist to listen to all of the new music we’re confident you need to hear! ♥♥♥

FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart: 6 February 2020
TWLWARTIST / TITLE
0101La Roux
United Kingdom
Automatic Driver
Supercolour Records
0202Tame Impala
Australia
Lost in Yesterday
Modular Recordings
0304Soccer Mommy
United States
Circle the Drain
Loma Vista Recordings
0403Tennis
United States
How to Forgive
Mutually Detrimental
0511Cage the Elephant
United States
Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop)
110 Entertainment / RCA Records
0608Sorry
United Kingdom
More
Domino
0705Grouplove
United States
Deleter
Atlantic Records / WEA
08NEHinds
Spain
Good Bad Times
Lucky Number
0907Grimes
Canada
My Name is Dark
4AD
1009The Naked and Famous
New Zealand
Bury Us
AWAL Recordings
1114Poliça
United States
Sea Without Blue
Memphis Industries
1210Yumi Zouma
New Zealand
Cool for a Second
Polyvinyl
1313Mitski
United States
Cop Car
Dead Oceans / KRO Records
14NEThe Mysterines
United Kingdom
Love's Not Enough
Pretty Face Records
1506Blossoms
United Kingdom
If You Think This Is Real Life
Virgin EMI
1612U.S. Girls
United States
Overtime
4AD
17NEHazel English
Australia
Off My Mind
Marathon Artists
1817Gengahr
United Kingdom
Never a Low
Liberator Music
1918Little Dragon
Sweden
Hold On
Ninja Tune
20NEThe Magic Gang
United Kingdom
Think
Yala! Records
2115Tennis
United States
Need Your Love
Mutually Detrimental
2220Demob Happy
United Kingdom
Mother Machine
SO Recordings / Silva Screen Records
2326Cuffed Up
United States
French Exit
24NEBest Coast
United States
Different Light
Concord Records
2522Sea Girls
United Kingdom
Ready for More
Polydor Records
2640Gengahr
United Kingdom
Icarus
Liberator Music
2716Chasing Daze
United States
Change You
Dreams Never Die / Young Forever
28NEMalena Zavala
Argentina / United Kingdom
I'm Leaving Home
Yucatan Records
2919The Big Moon
United Kingdom
Barcelona
Fiction Records
3021Wolf Parade
Canada
Julia Take Your Man Home
Sub Pop Records
3124La Roux
United Kingdom
Gullible Fool
Supercolour Records
3231Wild Nothing
United States
Foyer
Captured Tracks
33NED'Arcy Spiller
Australia
Wildfire
100s + 1000s
3430Ten Fé
United Kingdom
Heaven Sent Me
Some Kinda Love
3529San Mei
Australia
Hard to Face
etcetc
3638SHEAFS
United Kingdom
Total Vanity
37NEKatie Gately
United States
Waltz
Houndstooth
3835Fickle Friends
United Kingdom
Pretty Great
Cooking Vinyl
3928Honeymoan
South Africa
Weirdo
Communion
4027Do Nothing
United Kingdom
LeBron James
Exact Truth
4123Lauran Hibberd
United Kingdom
Bang Bang Bang
4243Pabst
Germany
Ibuprofen
Ketchup Tracks
43NEKaty J Pearson
United Kingdom
Hey You
Heavenly Recordings
44NESally Dige
Canada
It's You I'm Thinking Of
4525Creeper
United Kingdom
Annabelle
Roadrunner Records
4637Sløtface
Norway
Tap the Pack
Propeller Recordings
4739MGMT
United States
In the Afternoon
4847Diet Cig
United States
Night Terrors
Frenchkiss Records
49NEMush
United Kingdom
Existential Dread
Memphis Industries
5058KÅRP
Sweden
Left Handed
5133Pit Pony
United Kingdom
Dutch Courage
52NEStereo Honey
United Kingdom
Ladders to the Sun
LAB Records
5332The Snuts
United Kingdom
Fatboy Slim
Parlophone Records
5441Shopping
United Kingdom
For Your Pleasure
FatCat Records
55NEMelenas
Spain
3 segundos
Trouble in Mind Records
5636CIEL
United Kingdom
The Shore
57NEGangz
Australia
Give in Tonight
58NEThe Clockworks
Ireland
Stranded in Stansted
Creation23
5946Courteeners
United Kingdom
Better Man
Ignition Records
60NEI Break Horses
Sweden
Death Engine
Bella Union
FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart: Bonus Tracks
Allie X
Canada
Devil I Know
Twin Music
Declan McKenna
United Kingdom
Beautiful Faces
Sony Music
Public Body
United Kingdom
Presenteeism
Silverbacks
Ireland
Drool
Nice Swan Records
Snarls
United States
Marbles
Take This to Heart Records

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