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Olivia Rodrigo – “Drop Dead”
After lots of rumors and anticipation, Olivia Rodrigo announced her new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love a couple weeks ago. The Guts followup, produced by regular collaborator Daniel Nigro, arrives in June and its lead single “Drop Dead” is finally here. The pop wunderkind teased “Drop Dead” with murals…
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Review CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX “Sceaduhelm”
Since their foundation in 2004, Crippled Black Phoenix have been known for delivering musical curveballs, and the same goes for their latest studio album, ”Sceaduhelm”. Justin Greaves and his bandmates present a new musical challenge that won’t reveal all its secrets on the first listen. The album contains 12 emotional and intense songs. Unlike previous… Continue Reading → -
Listening Now : Nastia – Ei Mina
Nastia’s Ei Mina is a vibrant, cross-cultural blend that fuses multilingual expression with infectious rhythm and modern flair. Moving effortlessly between Portuguese and English, the track carries a natural, fluid energy, reflecting Nastia’s diverse background. The production is sleek and groove-driven, allowing her confident delivery and melodic instincts to shine. There’s a strong sense of identity and charisma throughout, as the song balances warmth, movement, and attitude.
Ei Mina is a dynamic, feel-good track that bridges cultures with style and ease.
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Listening Now : Timothy Kendrick – I’ll Think of Something
Timothy Kendrick’s I’ll Think of Something is a beautifully crafted Americana ballad that captures the quiet ache of lingering memories. With warm, organic instrumentation and a gently unfolding arrangement, the track allows its storytelling to take center stage. Kendrick’s voice carries a lived-in sincerity, perfectly suited to the song’s bittersweet reflection on past love. There’s a timeless quality in both the melody and lyricism, striking a delicate balance between melancholy and acceptance. I’ll Think of Something is heartfelt, honest, and deeply resonant.
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Watch Ethel Cain Cover Drive-By Truckers For Like A Version
In 2021, Ethel Cain posted a demo called “Wrestling In Dirt Pits” to Tumblr, and it sampled Drive-By Truckers’ “Angels And Fuselage” from their 2001 album Southern Rock Opera. Now the alt-pop singer covered the track for Triple J’s Like A Version series.
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Listening Now : sheep eyes – Crusht
sheep eyes’ Crusht is a sharp-edged post punk cut that thrives on wiry guitars and restless energy. Drawing from art rock and new wave sensibilities, the track balances angular instrumentation with a tight, driving rhythm section. The vocals carry a detached yet urgent tone, adding to the song’s jittery, off-kilter charm. There’s a raw, DIY spirit running through it, giving the track an immediate and unpolished appeal.
Crusht is punchy, quirky, and irresistibly kinetic—post punk with attitude.
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Listening Now : Amorfati – what if we get lost?
Amorfati’s what if we get lost? is a catchy indie pop gem that blends breezy melodies with an undercurrent of emotional curiosity. Built on shimmering instrumentation and an infectious rhythm, the track carries a light, uplifting energy while subtly exploring uncertainty and connection. The vocals feel warm and immediate, drawing listeners into its carefree yet thoughtful mood. Effortless and engaging, what if we get lost? is the kind of track that sticks with you long after it ends.
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“I Can’t Seem to Control Myself” — London’s Mouth Ulcers Chase the Shadow of Desire in Video for “Closer To You”
Take what’s yours and take your time
I thought you could be mine
I’m finding a way
Closer to youDesire often arrives in fragments: a fixation you cannot quite explain, a pull that keeps returning, a thought that hardens into impulse before you have fully named it. On Closer To You, London’s Mouth Ulcers keep that feeling deliberately open-ended. The lyrics never overstate the relationship at the song’s centre; instead, they circle pursuit, surrender, and failing self-command. The result is not a straightforward love song, but something murkier and more compelling: a portrait of attraction gathering force until it starts to feel like obsession.
Closer To You, the latest single from the band’s forthcoming debut EP, Silent Pictures, sharpens the qualities that have made Mouth Ulcers one of the most exciting young names in Britain’s current goth and post-punk resurgence. It opens on propulsive drums, a tenebrous bass pulse, and a rush of cold guitar that cuts clean through the mix before settling into an arresting minor-key figure that gives the song its severe, magnetic shape. Zak Watson’s vocal holds itself in check even as the arrangement suggests that control slipping away, mirroring the lyric’s repeated movement toward someone just out of reach. Longing is not treated as sentiment here, but as compulsion.
The video renders that gripping tension with a stark, stylish economy, placing the band inside a raw industrial space of white brick, bare concrete, narrow corridors, hanging fluorescent strips, and engulfing darkness. Throughout the clip, Mouth Ulcers appear between bleach-bright overexposure and blue-black murk, while red gothic title cards, looming shadows — and their shadowplay, blurred movement, and isolating close-ups turn the room into something between a rehearsal space, a ritual chamber, and a fever dream. The camera repeatedly shifts from intimate faces to distant full-band tableaux, giving the performance a restless, unstable energy that suits the song’s themes of pursuit and slipping control.
Watch the video for “Closer To You” below:
With Closer To You, Mouth Ulcers continue to make a strong case for the renewed potency of guitar-driven darkwave and moody post-punk in the UK. Their sound shares some broad terrain with contemporaries like Twin Tribes, but leans further into an older post-punk lineage: the stark drive of The Soft Moon at its most guitar-led, the dark abrasion of Mesh and Lace-era Modern English, and the elegant desolation of Modern Eon, Snake Corps, and Sad Lovers and Giants, with traces of early The Cure and Bauhaus in the bones. Yet they do not feel trapped in revivalism; they carry that language with a chill, discipline, and urgency that feels slick, modern, and fully present-tense.
Silent Pictures is out July 10yh via LAB Records. You can pre-order the EP here, and listen to “Closer To You” below.
Upcoming Live Dates
- May 16th — Sheffield, UK — Get Together Festival
- May 23rd — Bristol, UK — Dot To Dot Festival
- May 24th — Nottingham, UK — Dot To Dot Festival
- July 3rd — Leeds, UK — The Warehouse
- July 29th — London, UK — Paper Dress Vintage
- August 15th — Liverpool, UK — District
- August 29th — Eindhoven, NL — Hit The City Festival
- November 29th — Porto, PT — Post Punk Strikes Back Festival
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