South London’s Heartworms aka Jojo Orme has returned with “May I Comply”, her first new release since EP A Comforting Notion was out earlier this year. It is an outstanding gothic rock ripper and it might be the punchiest song she has revealed so far.
The track is out with the accompanying music video, directed by Gilbert Trejo. It beautifully encapsulates the essence of the project’s musical style and aesthetics. Hopefully, the debut LP is somewhere on the horizon.
Watch below.
An experimental London-based duo O. announced their debut EP SLICE, which will be out November 24 via cult label Speedy Wunderground.
Today they are sharing the first taste of it via the title track, a funky slice of their inventive and unique approach to sax and drum combination. It is paired with the cool animated video created by Yevheniia Vynokurova. Speaking about it, O. said:
“We met Yevheniia at a few gigs in Slovakia where she was doing visuals for the amazing Ukrainian roots project UA Tribal. From Kyiv but living in Barcelona, Yevheniia has a super unique and gnarly animation style which we felt worked really well with our music”.
Watch below and pre-order the mini-album here.
On their latest single “Chum”, a third taster from the upcoming EP Lock Eyes & Collide, Moreish Idols are trying out a new role. This time they have left their post-punk image aside: instead of noisy and always-in-a-hurry rockers, we see gentle and vulnerable musicians who sing a bittersweet story about two lost souls getting mad at each other.
The true face of an energetic band is revealed only at the end when an entire soundscape is occupied by a crazy saxophone/bass clarinet. Lovely choruses match the best Britpop bands of the 90s, this is new territory for the group and for these experiments we love them.
The song is paired with a Sambu-directed video, where a deranged TV presenter (also known as Joyeria) welcomes the band to his late-night TV show hellscape to perform the single.
Watch below and pre-order the EP here, which will be out April 28 on a limited 12″ vinyl and digital release from Speedy Wunderground.
It looks like Moreish Idols are not going to pause anytime soon as the band is truly on the roll at the moment. Recently we got a fantastic return in the form of “Nocturnal Creatures”, and now South London’s collective gives us another treat titled “Between These Ears”.
The song opens with a wary and booming saxophone screech, the perfect accompaniment for the vocalist’s chirpy-sounding voice. The group is still energetic and liberated, but this time worldly problems weigh down their love of life. While the band asks more than one pair of rhetorical questions, the instrumental background is enriched with new sounds — already familiar saxophone parts come into play and ringing, accidental knocks appear among them in some places.
As if by chance, Moreish Idols recall: “Don’t reinvent the wheel / Don’t try to be someone you’re not” — phrases that we have heard more than once and which are very important to hear at the right moment. Apparently, with the music of this London four-piece, you will not have to wait for the right moment — just turn on this song.
Stream below and get the single here, out now on Speedy Wunderground.
South London’s Moreish Idols have a new song out, and it seems that they have drifted a bit away from the thick post-punk sound that accompanied their debut EP Float last year. “Nocturnal Creatures” was again recorded with Dan Carey of Speedy Wunderground and is paired with a brilliant self-directed music video.
In the song band members present themselves in a softer and more melodic way. And although their music is still replete with an abundance of all kinds of sounds, it is easy to distinguish two leading lines in it — the voices of the musicians merge in unison, and the saxophone chirps in the background like a bird trying to duplicate every spoken word.
True, it should be noted that in a world overflowing with fabulous nocturnal creatures, there is no place for the sun, which means that the track atmosphere leaves behind a feeling of mystery and magic. It’s interesting to see what Moreish Idols will bring us next.
Watch below.
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