At the start of every year, music blogs and websites all around the world root around Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Spotify to find their favourite upcoming acts. Independent Music News is no different. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve also asked our social media followers, writers and friends who they think will slay the industry […]
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Song Of The Day: Porto Geese – Tea
Occasionally, we all experience that beautiful moment when a track grabs you from the second it begins and then refuses to let go. Tea is one of those songs. My first impression of Porto Geese was “if Pond took every drug at once and started playing King Gizzard tunes, this is how they would sound”, […]
Song Of The Day: Porridge Radio – Sweet
A few years back, when I first heard Alex Cameron, I became an instant fan of his work. While idly reading up on his background as a musician, I came across the record label Secretly Canadian. I remembered the name as it made me laugh to myself (by which I mean I exhaled from my nose, staring […]
Song Of The Day: Soccer Mommy – Circle The Drain
When I saw the words Soccer Mommy appear on my screen, I thought it was just Google suggesting things I might enjoy based on my seedy browser history. But I shouldn’t have; I was introduced to Soccer Mommy as an artist a while ago; when a song called Scorpio Rising peacefully entered my life through my […]
Story Behind The Song: Toronto Blessings – U v U
I recently reviewed Toronto Blessing’s new single, U v U. The link can be found here if you fancy giving it a read. What I took from the song was a story that was close to my heart. As a sufferer of depression in the past, I know how much it can take over your […]
Song Of The Day: Erin Durant – Islands
Music is an incredible thing. Listening to a song can evoke so many different emotions, feelings, can pull forward certain memories and even transport you to different places. I remember when my dad first introduced me to Guns N’ Roses. Ten-year-old me couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Although they aren’t to my taste nowadays, […]