There’s a lived-in quality to Mattock’s music that feels earned, and ‘Lil’ Busted Fox’, the first glimpse of their forthcoming album Daughters, leans confidently into that sensibility. Formed by longtime collaborators Casey Brandt and Jason Fletcher, the Southern Maryland outfit draw on decades of experience without allowing it to weigh theContinue Reading

‘Blood Red Hills’, the latest single from Brighton-based project Fierce Friend, feels like a deliberate refinement of Alan Grice’s approach to songwriting. Where earlier work leaned more toward layered sophistication, this track tightens its focus, favouring clarity and forward motion over ornamentation. Built around a clipped, angular guitar pattern, theContinue Reading

Pocket Lint, the shape-shifting musical project of Mark Heffernan, returns with his new single ‘Cyanometer’. Known for treating music as a space for miniature worlds rather than fixed genres, Heffernan continues to explore sound as a storytelling medium, with each piece functioning like a carefully assembled vignette. ‘Cyanometer’ offers theContinue Reading

There’s a quiet warmth that defines Bells of Silver, the latest release from Sweden’s Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends. It’s a track that unfolds with a sense of familiarity, yet avoids feeling anchored to any one era by drawing from classic songwriting traditions while maintaining a clear sense of present-day reflection.Continue Reading