It’s been a pretty busy week here at ABoF, with new releases from Maria Kelly, Blossomer, Daze, Desert Clouds and Starry Skies.
Maria Kelly mesmerises with heartbreakingly unassuming new single june!
Critically acclaimed Irish artist Maria Kelly continues to captivate with new single, june, out now via Veta Records. june is the first single taken from notes to self, a collection of songs diarising Maria’s move from Dublin to Berlin. Maria was suddenly faced with that well-known discomfort of starting over in a new city.
june is available to stream now on Spotify.
Blossomer shares gorgeous slice of psychedelic goodness, Preacher Learner!
After receiving critical acclaim for their debut single Foreign Nature, Sheffield’s Blossomer now return with the release of their enchanting new EP HLLW. Each track on this majestic EP twinkles with gentle, spheric electronic beats, whilst lead singer Alex Crabbe’s bewitching falsetto is able to soar effortlessly.
HLLW is out on 11th January 2018 via Instant Karma. Stream Preacher Learner on Spotify now.
DAZE return with another dose of infectious indie-rock on Reformation!
North London’s DAZE are back with another killer dose of indie-rock. Propelled by layers of fuzz-filled swirling hooks and a frantic energy, Reformation is an instantly catchy track that’ll stick in your ears on first listen. Oozing swooning, impassioned vocals and throbbing basslines, it soon builds to an immense, driving anthem, tinged with a welcome nostalgia of late noughties dance-floor classics.
Stream Reformation on Spotify now.
Desert Clouds release brooding grunge-inspired single Speed Of Light!
London based alt.rock four-piece Desert Clouds have released their brooding new single Speed Of Light. Refusing to be confined by genre, the band expertly combine a multitude of influences from various eras. From the wistful, psychedelic musings of Syd Barrett and the sludgy desert rock of Kyuss to the grunge-tinged nihilism of Alice In Chains.
Speed Of Light is out now via JiffyBag Records and available to stream on Spotify.
Starry Skies urge us to ‘Be Kind’ in new single!
Glasgow’s Starry Skies return to grace our ears with the sophomore album Be Kind. Deciding on the theme of the album being the need for more kindness at a time when we need it the most, songwriter and singer Warren McIntyre explains: “There are not enough people being kind to each other… It’s really clichéd but it’s nice to be nice. I decided I wanted to be more straightforward lyrically and send a simple message about spending the rest of my time on this planet being as kind as I can as much as I can.”
Be Kind is out on 12th October 2018 via Fox Star Records. Stream the title track on Spotify now.