Tag Archives: Alt rock

SONG OF THE DAY Beak> – Brean Down

Posted on August 23, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Krautrock trio, Beak> have recently announced a new album which will release next month on Invada Records & Temporary Residence.  Formed in 2009 by three Bristol musicians, Billy Fuller, Matt Williams and Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, the band’s third offering is titled “>>>” … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Strange Cages – False Prophet Death Waltz

Posted on August 14, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Well, if you thought the title of today’s track was a mouthful, just you wait until you press play and the madness is unleashed! Brighton three-piece, Strange Cages  once described themselves as a “garage/psych band with cruel intentions” and if you’re already familiar … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Shitkid – Favourite Thing

Posted on October 29, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Åsa Söderqvist, aka ShitKid, is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Sweden who not only scribes all of her own music, but produces and records it too!  She first grabbed my attention this summer with the catchy sounds of Tropics  and I’ve followed her … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Quilt – Padova

Posted on May 31, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Boston-based four piece, Quilt released their third album ‘Plaza’ earlier this year and have just shared the second video from this LP.  Written by Quilt’s Shane Butler and directed by Christopher Good, ‘Padova’ is a deeply intimate and touching song written … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Vryll Society – The Egg

Posted on March 22, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Signed to Liverpool’s very great Deltasonic Records (the label behind The Zutons and The Coral), this rocking five piece know just how to groove! The Vryll Society have a sound that resides in an era I have more than enough time … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Pleasure Routine – Walk the Dog (Backwards)

Posted on March 3, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

This is the kind of audio pleasure I could quite easily accept as a daily routine, especially if it all sounds like this track, it’s got a lot of swagger and I can’t get enough of it!… This is what … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sea Pinks – (I don’t feel like) Giving In

Posted on January 10, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Sea Pinks are a Belfast-based band whose music bounces joyously on a wave of lightweight Indie-pop.  With their second album released just two days ago, the three-piece have unleashed new set of guitar-based surfer rock songs under the title of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Andrew Butler – Mainour

Posted on November 9, 2015 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ve been sitting here for the last 10 minutes trying to work out just who Andrew Butler reminds me of, but do you think I can put my finger on it!?  Frustratingly, I will have to let the answer come … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY William Alexander – Big Mistakes

Posted on October 23, 2015 by The Listening Post Blog

On November 6, Yellow K and Forged Artifacts  will release Californian-based William Alexander’s ‘Strangest Things’, an album he has finely crafted in his Fullerton, CA bedroom. The forthcoming release is a collection of soft-psych songs based around tape loops, heady strange … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sun Kil Moon – Birds Of Films

Posted on August 11, 2015 by The Listening Post Blog

Mark Kozelek, aka Sun Kil Moon, released his 7th studio album last month via Caldo Verde Records.  Titled ‘Universal Themes’ the album is ultimately autobiographical by nature, with each of its eight tracks extending to at least 8 minutes long.  … Continue reading →

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