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L’ESPIRAL – Mr. Babylon

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L’ESPIRAL – Mr. Babylon

L’ESPIRAL is a collaboration between Zoë Bleu and Reggie Debris that started last year with a cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s Troy and has since grown into a body of original work.

With Zoë firmly in the foreground they’ve released a number of singles, impressing with the cinematic art pop of Erotes and Cassiopeia and now hitting again with the ’90s-styled neo-psychedelia of Mr. Babylon .

Strongly influenced by Primal Scream, it features rolling piano and a vocal performance that goes from laidback and easy to a fervent yelled finish.


 
L’ESPIRAL’s touch of theatre and impressive production values are born of Zoë’s acting background and her familial connections as the daughter of actress Rosanna Arquette and music industry supremo Jon Sidel.

The other half of L’ESPIRAL, Reggie Debris, is a veteran of goth-electro duo Collapsing Scenery.

ROTHCO – Coming in Hot

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ROTHCO – Coming in Hot

Hull band ROTHCO have released the second track from their upcoming debut EP.

The fivesome’s latest single Coming in Hot is a punchy post-punk track with psychedelic influences that clocks in at under two minutes and bears more than a passing similarity to Saloon Dion’s recent track Big Minnie.

Debut single Fools Gold – no relation to The Stone Roses song – had a more classic post-punk feel.

ROTHCO’s debut EP releases in June 6th, also titled Fools Gold, with a number of gigs and small festival appearances on the way as well.

The band are comprised of Carlos Macklin, Charlie Morill, Ciaran Hall, Joshie Ingham and Mike Blowman.

They’ve previously been members of a number of projects including psychedelic rock band The Black Delta Movement, for who Macklin played drums.

Diskopunk – Step It Up

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Diskopunk – Step It Up

Diskopunk’s name pretty much describes their sound perfectly, a groovy, upbeat alt sound that owes everything to 2000s indietronica and dance-punk.

Their new track Step It Up is their first for a little while and if you’re a fan of cowbell then it’s sure to be the track for you.

Strutting along like an early LCD Soundsystem cut, it’s one of their finest yet and adds to their growing repetoire of throwback indie disco floorfillers.


 
Previously described as “sass-master disco pirates”, Diskopunk are from Stockholm and have yet to release a full-length album, sticking instead to a singles and a couple of EPs.

Colourful vocalist Hank Berggren, styled as alter-ego Antonio America on early releases, produced the new single and stars in a music video that employs gratuitous amounts of wide-angle lens.

Diskopunk are set to play at Slaktkyrkan in Stockholm on Friday 16th May.

The Beths – Metal

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The Beths – Metal

The band affectionately known as The Biths are back and is it with one of the singles of the year?

Possibly maybe. Metal sees the band going all-out jangle pop with beautiful guitar tones and a lush arrangement that builds on the sound of Expert in a Dying Field with aplomb.

Alvvays have been the standard-bearers for this brand of indie rock for over a decade, but it seems like The Beths might be ready to be right up there with them.

When I cry I see a short word
I see a short word


 
The New Zealanders have just signed to Epitaph Records subsidiary ANTI-, a big-hitting label who’ve previously released material by Tom Waits, Elliott Smith and MJ Lenderman.

There’s no news on their new album as yet, but the band do have a slew of dates coming up in the UK, Europe and North America, supported by the likes of Phoebe Rings and Squirrel Flower.

The Beths UK & Ireland Tour

– 18 September: Button Factory, Dublin
– 20 September: Albert Hall, Manchester
– 21 September: SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow
– 22 September: Project House, Leeds
– 24 September: O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol
– 25 September: XOYO, Birmingham
– 26 September: Roundhouse, London
– 27 September: Chalk, Brighton

Yndling – Even If It’s a Lie (I Don’t Mind)

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Yndling – Even If It’s a Lie (I Don’t Mind)

Even If It’s a Lie (I Don’t Mind) is the latest in a strong run of dream pop singles from Norway’s Yndling, and the final reveal ahead of next month’s half-album drop.

The new track is a lustrous, melodic blend of Silje Espevik’s lush vocals with woozy reverb and swirling drums, resulting in a modern dream pop sound with a more classic feel than the likes of Hatchie.

Yndling’s previous two singles As Fast As I Can and It’s Almost Like You’re Here are equally stellar and indicate that her album could be one of the genre’s best of the year.

Say I’m all you need
Even if it’s a lie, I don’t mind
Beed to hear it one more time
I won’t hold you to it, it’s alright

The first part of the album is set for release via Spirit Goth Records on June 6th, titled (I’m in the Palm of Your Hand).

Laundromat Chicks – Want Some Air

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Laundromat Chicks – Want Some Air

Laundromat Chicks released their third album in January and have now popped back up with this bittersweet jangle pop single.

Want Some Air is a stirring, nostalgia-tinged track with more lo-fi production than the Viennese band’s most recent album, and a significant change on the microphone as guitarist Theresa Strohmer takes over on lead vocals from Tobias Hammermüller.

The resulting sound is similar in vibe to Holiday Ghosts or even early Alvvays.

all i ever did
was go fishing
only so i could
go quietly pissing

Laundromat Chicks are about to embark on a short run of European dates, including a gig at The Windmill in London and dates in Southampton, Nottingham, Manchester and Brighton (at The Great Escape).

Royel Otis – moody

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Royel Otis – moody

Royel Otis can reasonably be described as one of the world’s biggest indie pop bands, with their viral covers and bookings to play all of the western world’s biggest festivals.

The duo have continued to release music prolifically since their debut album Pratts & Pain released just over a year ago, the latest being new single moody.

Cryptically described in both press materials and on the artwork as “a song about a girl”, it’s produced by pop producer Blake Slatkin, but nonetheless stays true to the laidback Royel Otis sound while adding in some ’90s-esque chilled drum beats.


 
Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell have been previewing music from their next album in their live sets recently, so expect an announcement on that soon.

They’ve also announced a run of tour dates in North America for late in the year, and are scheduled to play in the UK at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festivals this summer.

Hemi Hemingway – (To Be) Without You

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Hemi Hemingway – (To Be) Without You

Hemi Hemingway has returned with his first material in nearly two years, the moody pop affair (To Be) Without You.

Described on Bandcamp as “a lament about a marriage falling apart”, it’s a brooding, melancholic track with more synthesized elements than his previous work and ably finished off with a dash of saxophone toward the outro.

The New Zealander behind the project, Shaun Blackwell, was based in London when he released his 2023 debut Strangers Again but has since relocated home to Wellington.

He’s nonetheless remained with Swedish label PNKSLM, who are set to release his second full-length in 2026.


 
(To Be) Without You was inspired by a trip Hemingway took to Greece in 2022, and the accompanying music video wears those influences on its sleeve.

In the narrative clip – directed by Adam Joseph Browne – he is haunted by an apparition but nonetheless finds the time to bust out some dance moves.

Find Hemi Hemingway on Bandcamp and Instagram.

FEISTY Likes: Kasvot – Lasimeri

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FEISTY Likes: Kasvot – Lasimeri

Helsinki’s Kasvot are an underground band keeping the old-school gothic rock sound alive with an authentic take on 1980s post-punk.

Last year they released Patsaat , a thumping trad-goth track, and now they’ve pivoted slightly to try their hand at the post-punk floorfiller.

Lasimeri (“Sea of Glass” in English) adds a new wave edge to their sound, melding a pulsing bassline and cold drums to gothic rock guitars with results reminiscent of Belgrado’s last album Intra Apogeum.

The whole vibe is complimented by aesthetic cover design from Kasvot vocalist and local goth scene ringleader Waldemar Blommendahl.

Find Kasvot on Bandcamp and Instagram.

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