2020 has been a terrible year so far. Kobe Bryant tragically passed away on 26th January, we’ve witnessed the catastrophic effects of the Australian bushfires, and Iran pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal because a US drone strike killed top Iranian security and intelligence commander, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani outside Baghdad airport in Iraq. […]
Continue readingReview: Francis Of Delirium – Circles
Are you stuck in a rut? Is your life going around in circles? I have a solution for you. Hi, Daniel Thomas here, and today I’m going to improve your mental health and wellbeing by playing just one song. A brilliant piece of art by grunge duo Francis Of Delirium. But before I proceed, can […]
Continue readingNew Release: Compilation Album – It’s A Wonderful Life
Guess who’s back with another compilation album? Independent Music News is, and it’s an important one. Entitled It’s A Wonderful Life, we’ve created this comp to highlight mental health awareness and the musical talent of Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous, who tragically committed suicide on the 6th March 2010, just over ten years ago. The album […]
Continue readingPremiere: The Motive – Rush
I’ve been racing around all day. I woke up at 6 am, walked the dogs, queued up in a thousand-person line at Asda to participate in a bit of stockpiling, then I cleaned the entire house, found a dead bird left by one of the cats, and prepped a casserole for my tea. What. A. […]
Continue readingPremiere: Chupa Cabra – Russian Models
Due to the current pandemic, UK PM Boris Johnson has requested that everybody must only go outside and exercise once a day. I woke up at 6 am this morning and needed a little fresh air. While walking around the block with the dogs, Basil and Cauli, I noticed a weird trend; everyone was jogging. […]
Continue readingPremiere: Waltz Away – Angel In The Red Room / Another Way
Blackburn quartet Waltz Away have created a melancholic and beautiful song called Angel In The Red Room, and we really think you should hear it. With striking guitar melodies and heart-breaking lyrics throughout, this is a track that deserves to be listened to again and again. A cacophony of moving, effective instrumentation builds a wave of […]
Continue readingPremiere: Aversions – Base Portrait
Aversions are a Vancouver-based four-piece that really pack a punch. Their debut EP, Base Portrait, is set to be released on 27th March, and here at Independent Music News, we’re lucky enough to be sharing it with you. Opening with delightfully distorted guitars, Aversions waste no time in getting right to the action with Night Class. The […]
Continue readingYou Need To Hear This: The By Gods – Goldy
On October 1st 2017, Stephen Paddock took it upon himself to kill fifty-eight people at the Harvest Festival in Las Vegas in what would become the largest mass shooting by an individual in US history. We could sit around for hours debating gun violence, mental illness and terrorist attacks, but sometimes these things are best […]
Continue readingPremiere: June Pageant – Balcony
Google June Pageant and all the search results mention a popular pageant queen called Honey Boo Boo and her much-beloved mother Mama June. I’m not here to talk about a public entertainment show consisting of elaborate, colourful costumes and overly enthusiastic and pushy parents, I’m a music reviewer goddammit, and I deserve some respect. No, […]
Continue readingPremiere: Meanwhile In Bat Country – The Smoke That Thunders
Meanwhile In Bat Country are here to show off the visual brilliance that is the music video for The Smoke That Thunders. Bloody hell. Nothing I will ever write again will be as epic sounding as that sentence. I am just going to savour this for a few seconds. I delete it, then write it again. Oh, the […]
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