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Listen: ‘Prison Cheese’ by Haraball

Posted: 1 July 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Fear of the Plow, Haraball, Prison Cheese, Punk, Single, Stream

After years of gestation, hibernation, and (probably) procrastination, Norwegian punk outsiders Haraball are back with Fear of the Plow, their most unhinged and gloriously unpredictable album to date. The first taste, lead single ‘Prison Cheese’, is out now on all major digital platforms.

The band had this to say about the single: “’Prison Cheese’ is about volunteering as a gravedigger, helping the local village idiot sort the corpses “correctly”. It’s a morbid tale, but also a celebration of high quality gardening tools and the joys of manual labour.”

Following up 2019’s Hypno, this new record dives deeper into the sonic identity Haraball stumbled upon by accident and then decided to keep: a volatile blend of hardcore, 60’s psych-rock, post-punk, and whatever else they had lying around that didn’t make them cringe. Somehow, the result is even darker, rawer, and yes, uglier than before. But not without the occasional accidental beauty.

“This time, parts of it almost sound pretty,” the band admits. “Some might even say it sounds mature. And we’ll just have to live with that.”

Haraball · Prison Cheese

Photo by Kimm Saatvedt

Watch: ‘Maybe Tonight [What’s Inside of Me?]’ by doubleVee

Posted: 29 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: doubleVee, EP, Indie, Maybe Tonight [What’s Inside of Me?], Periscope at Midnight, soingle, Starlight Mints, Stream, Video

doubleVee is pleased to announce the release of the third single: ‘Maybe Tonight (What’s Inside of Me?)’, from their upcoming EP Periscope at Midnight. It’s their updated take on Allan’s Starlight Mints song ‘Inside of Me’, from the 2006 Starlight Mints album Drowaton.

Produced and recorded by Allan and Barb in their home studio, the EP was co-mixed by the pair and Wes Sharon of 115 Recording, with Wes handling the mastering. The EP’s artwork was created by Salt Lake City-based artist Grant Fuhst. Prior singles ‘Submarine Number Three Vee’ and ‘Everyone’s Lonely Under the Sea’ were released in April and May. EP Periscope at Midnight releases July 25th.

The EP showcases four new tracks and Submarine Number Three Vee and Maybe Tonight [What’s Inside of Me?], re-imaginings of two of Allan’s songs from his time with his band Starlight Mints. New tracks include the driving beat of Diamond Thumb and second single Everyone’s Lonely Under the Sea, a dynamic song with detuned guitar leading the melody. The dreamy Natural Selection and the jaunty Modern Times also join the Vests’ satisfyingly unconventional musical library.

Listen: ‘Phantasmagoria’ by Ani Glass

Posted: 28 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Ani Glass, Bandcamp, Cornish, Cymraeg, electronica, ethereal, Kernewek, Phantasmagoria, Single, Stream, Welsh

Ani Glass announces the release of ‘Phantasmagoria’ on the 4th of July, the lush first single and title track from her forthcoming second album.

In February 2020, just before the release of her debut album Mirores, Ani Glass (Cardiff-based artist Ani Saunders) was diagnosed with a rare benign brain tumour. The diagnosis marked the beginning of a personal journey that shaped her second album, Phantasmagoria (released on the 26th of September), a lush, introspective concept album that delves deeply into her experience of navigating life with this diagnosis. With lyrics in Cymraeg (Welsh), Kernewek (Cornish), and English, as well as some BSL woven into her live performances, Phantasmagoria brings together all languages and mediums at Ani’s disposal to express a poignant time in her life.

Opening single ‘Phantasmagoria’ weaves themes of water and sleep into a beguiling sonic landscape layered with mystical ethereal vocals invested with a restless need for stillness and comfort. Lush instrumentation is underpinned by synth pulses played by co-producer Iwan Morgan and swirling flutes played by Laura J Martin. “I’m the prophet of sleep and silence/Phantasmagoria/We’ll rest until summer” Glass sings touchingly, in the arms of chiming classical textures, there are echoes of early Goldfrapp or the enveloping vocal swoops of Enya. Yet, it’s a moment of warm, transcendent beauty and comforting self-realisation. Now we rest, the storm will pass.

Crafting a elegantlly drawn sonic world underpinned by electronica, samples and synth pulses yet informed by the spirit of Arthur Russell who inspired her to learn the cello, Glass crafts her most personal and inspirational work yet, she stretches her sonic tapestry with live instrumentation and innovative vocal performances, that push into the realms of the avant-garde and forward-looking pop, Phantasmagoria fascinates and invigorates at every turn, revealing intricate and innovative details with every listen.

The single Phantasmagoria is out on the 4th of July and her new album is released on the 26th of September.

Listen: ‘Saddle Rash’ by Needlework

Posted: 27 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: alternative, Indie, Jazz, Needlework, Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Saddle rash, Single, Stream, York

Needlework caught our attention a few months ago when they supported Aural Aggravation faves Soma Crew.

They’ve just dropped the track ‘Saddle Rash’, and we dig. Check it here:

Listen: ‘Dharma’ by Tian Qiyi, featuring Jah Wobble

Posted: 26 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Chinese heritage, Dharma, Dub, Jah Wobble, John Tian Qi Wardle, Mystical, Pagoda Records, pan-cultural, Post-Punk, Psychedelic, Single, Songs For Workers, Stream, Tian Qiyi

Genre-defying UK-based music outfit Tian Qiyi presents their impressive new single ‘Dharma’ featuring the legendary Jah Wobble on bass. This is the final single to be released ahead of their sophomore album Songs For Workers, out June 27 via Pagoda Records.

Tian Qiyi is more than just a band, bringing together brothers John Tian Qi Wardle and Charlie Tian Yi Wardle with their father, Jah Wobble (John Wardle). Their unique sound reflects their rich family heritage, blending their father’s pioneering work in post-punk and dub with the Chinese cultural influences of their mother, Zilan Liao.
’Dharma’ flows with a captivating blend of Eastern psychedelic melodies and Charlie’s ethereal vocals, all underpinned by a hypnotic fusion rhythm and beautifully primordial percussion. As groovy as it is addictive, the trio serve up a truly grounding experience here.

This new offering follows their stunning lead track ‘Watch The Sunrise’ and Bandcamp exclusive ‘Mongolian Dub’, a fascinating ethno-psychedelic initiation into this 10-track musical journey. Like much of the goodness found on this album, Tian Qiyi’s music bridges generations and cultures, blending deep dub grooves with Eastern traditions.

“‘Dharma’ is a track that brings together our Irish, Chinese, and Mongolian roots. It features flowing, psychedelic melodies, with Charlie’s otherworldly vocals adding to the vibe. The rhythm section, anchored by a laid-back, hypnotic pulse from me on percussion and my dad on bass, creates a psychedelic dub fusion”, says John Tian Qi Wardle.
”And Songs For Workers is an album where we have moved away from influences and inspiration, instead embracing instinct and familiarity. Our background played a crucial role, from the traditional Chinese music we learned with our grandad and mum, to the improvisational, instinctive playing we developed from performing and recording with our dad.”

Watch: ‘Major Arcana’ by Novembers Doom

Posted: 25 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: dark metal, epic, Expansive, Heavy, Major Arcana, New Album, Novembers Doom, Progressive, Prophecy Productions, Single, Stream, The Pale Haunt Departure, Video

American Dark Metal veterans NOVEMBERS DOOM have released a new video single for the song ‘Major Arcana’, the title track of their forthcoming new album.
The twelfth full-length from these purveyors of dark and brooding metal is scheduled to be released on September 19, 2025.

NOVEMBERS DOOM comment: “The title track ‘Major Arcana’ represents significant growth for us, exploring new ideas and taking ourselves out of our comfort zone – both musically and thematically”, vocalist Paul Kuhr states on behalf of the band. “Yet we are still staying true to who we are and the artistic legacy that we have created for so many years now. Each of us pushed hard to challenge ourselves as performers as well as songwriters, and we could hardly be any prouder of what we have accomplished with ‘Major Arcana’, both in terms of the song itself as well as the new album as a whole.”

In further news, NOVEMBERS DOOM will also reissue a 20th Anniversary Edition of their cult album The Pale Haunt Departure (2005) on October 3, 2025. This collectors’ edition full-length will be released on vinyl for the first time and as a lavish artbook including 7 exclusive bonus track, rare images, and liner notes. Mailorder customers, who order both albums, will receive The Pale Haunt Departure early and together with Major Arcana on September 19.

Watch: ‘The Vault’ by New World Depression

Posted: 24 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Abysmal Void, Death Metal, New Wolrd Depression, Single, Stream, Testinomy Records, The Vault, Video

NEW WORLD DEPRESSION conjure the wrath of the spirits from the deep seas in their new video clip ‘The Vault’. The song is also the opening track and the first single taken from their new full-length Abysmal Void. The seventh album of the German death metal veterans has been scheduled for release on September 19, 2025

NEW WORLD DEPRESSION comment: “The opening track ‘The Vault’ of our new album Abysmal Void, is a dark hymn of guilt, vengeance, and nature’s wrath", guitarist Julian Schulz explains on behalf of the band. "Once the spirits of the sea awake and rise, there is no escape. The song tells a metaphorical story of a doomed ship’s crew, which symbolises humanity’s self-inflicted demise as we relentlessly drain the planet’s resources.”

Listen: ‘White Noise’ by 16VOLT

Posted: 23 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: 16VOLT, Industrial, Metropolis Records, More Of Less, Single, Stream, track, White Noise

With roots dating back to the early days of the industrial rock scene, the US band 16Volt also crossed over into related genres as soon as group founder Eric Powell signed his first record deal in 1991 while still in his teens.

Brand new single ‘White Noise’ is taken from a long-awaited album by the band entitled ‘More Of Less’. Scheduled for release on 25th July, it is their first full-length record since 2017, when Powell put 16Volt on a hiatus that lasted seven years.

“‘White Noise’ is a song about feeling unheard, when your voice gets drowned out and it seems like you can’t get a word in or no-one is listening to you,” he explains. “To others, you become just white noise, that static sound of nothingness.”

The single follows just two weeks after a first ever (and already sold out) vinyl pressing of Wisdom, the group’s 1993 debut album. Powell’s reactivation of 16Volt in 2024 had been marked with the release of Negative On Arrivals, which combined songs from the group’s previous two records in 2016 and 2017.

Watch: ‘Harlot’ official lyric video by Metamorph

Posted: 22 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Electropop, EP, Gothy, Harlot, Lyric Video, Margot Day, Metamorph, Single, Stream, witchy

METAMORPH’s Harlot EP arrives to set the Summer Solstice ablaze—six banger tracks of goth pop-rock indulgence, dripping with fire, rhythm, and rebellion. Margot Day’s voice stuns. Her melodies seduce. She conjures pure fire. pure craving. pure power: “Dance, Harlot, rebel, whore… It’s my body, my fire, my flame.”

Produced by METAMORPH’s sonic alchemist Erik Gustafson, the Harlot EP includes the original title track, a high-voltage METAMORPH Dance Mix, and wickedly reimagined remixes from Spankthenun, IIOIOIOII, and Allie Frost—plus an instrumental for DJs to conjure their own dark glamour.

Witchy, seductive, and made for long nights and black-lacedays, Harlot doesn’t just celebrate the Solstice—it turns the Wheel of the Year in true witchcraft style. Each METAMORPH drop is a ritual, a spell, a seasonal shift in sound and power.This is your summer soundtrack—sweat, stilettos, and seduction.

Listen: ‘Down’ by LOMMI

Posted: 21 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: 667788, Down, Heavy, LOMMI, Majestic Mountain Records, Riff, Rock, Single, Stream

Emerging once again from the shadows of Gothenburg’s heavy metal underground, LOMMI returns with a vengeance. The Swedish riff-worshipping power trio announces their long-overdue new album 667788, set to be released on August 1st via Majestic Mountain Records.

Following a decade-long hiatus, 667788 is a bold and thunderous statement that marks a fierce new chapter in LOMMI’s evolution. A decade in the making, the record sees the band lean harder than ever into their signature fusion of traditional heavy metal, groove-driven Swedish grit, and no-frills sonic power. The result is their most focused, aggressive, and riff-drenched release to date.

Just recently, LOMMI has unveiled their blistering new single ‘Down’, a heavy-hitting anthem that perfectly captures the band’s trademark intensity and razor-sharp songwriting.

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