Opening with a driving drumbeat, before slick and catchy chords intertwine, ‘Stepping Stone’ by Birmingham based band, Hankks is a sure fire way to shake yourself into action if you’ve got a case of the Monday blues. Hailing from a city which has seen an abundance of talented indie groups emerge in recent years (Peace, … Continue reading Track of the Week: Stepping Stone // Hankks
Following on from 2013’s horrifically overlooked release, We Need Medicine, Glaswegian rockers The Fratellis are back, determined to cause more than a ripple in the sea of rock ‘n’ roll releases with their new album, Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied. The record launches into action with ‘Me and the Devil’, which, if we overlook the grammatical … Continue reading Album Review: Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied // The Fratellis
What better way to start you week than with a potential new favourite band? Recently featured on BBC Radio 1 by Huw Stephens, the winners of an unsigned competition by Q Magazine and having recently supported Rae Morris on tour, an apt adjective to describeKIINGS seems to be ‘busy’. Such a level of hard work certainly seems … Continue reading Track of the Week: Take Me Away // KIINGS
Dog Is Dead. Remember them? They seemed primed to take the music world by a storm back in 2012 with their release All Our Favourite Stories: infectiously catchy pop hooks coupled with frontman Robert Milton’s distinctive vocal made for choruses that were perfect for shouting back to the band at festivals. They gave mumbling and … Continue reading Track of the Week: Fast Food // D.I.D
Eugene, Fergus, Eoin and Donal Gaine aren’t your average family; hailing from Edinburgh this band of brothers makes up the alternative/indie rock group, Ded Rabbit. Although spelling is clearly not their forte, making unapologetically catchy music definitely is. ‘Scarlet Cardigan’ is a peppy entity from start to finish, perfect for shaking you into action as … Continue reading Track of the Week: Scarlet Cardigan // Ded Rabit
‘As Deep As Love’ is taken from acclaimed indie troubadour Daniel Pearson’s upcoming album, Alone Together, set for release on 21st August. There’s something reminiscent of U2 in Pearson’s vocal: “like raindrops on a wire / words on your tongue / nothing cuts as deep as love”. Beautiful lyrics in abundance, this track boasts a … Continue reading Track of the Week: As Deep As Love // Daniel Pearson
Gold Jacks, an alternative/rock four-piece from Manchester, are shrouded in a cloak of mystery; their website sets up the conspiracy that it’s no coincidence that Zayn Malik quit One Direction days after they dropped their debut single ‘One Kinda Woman’. And, with one intention and one intention only – to resuscitate the still-twitching corpse of … Continue reading Track of the Week: Take It Back // Gold Jacks
Brooding Birmingham band, Grim Disco, have released post-punk track ‘Give and Go’ today, premiering the song exclusively on The Indiependent. It’s a construction which is dripping with ambience and attitude from start to finish, with the same sinister undertone which is apparent in a vast proportion of Echo & the Bunnymen’s discography. The pulsating melody, punctuated … Continue reading Single Review: Give and Go // Grim Disco
‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ is the lead single from The Beach Boys album, Pet Sounds, and is a timeless classic which has since been used in multiple movie soundtracks – most notoriously the Adam Sandler film, 50 First Dates. The band themselves were brought back to the fore of the public’s mind just last year … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Wouldn’t It Be Nice // The Beach Boys
Devon Rockers, Black Thistles released their debut EP Who Cares back in April, and it’s a release which packs a punch from the get-go. Opening track ‘Don’t Get Ready, Get Ready’ is a lesson in self-contradiction if ever there was one. This track boasts a stop-start melody with an infectious hook, which contradicts the monotonous … Continue reading EP Review: Who Cares // Black Thistles
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