noise pop

If the start of the breakthrough for Bambara was the radically reimagined sound of 2018’s “Shadow on Everything” (dubbed by NPR a “western gothic opus”), then the moment it truly arrived was on the cinematically riotous noir-punk of 2020’s “Stray”. In the UK, buoyed by the enthusiasm of DJ Steve Lamacq (who called the band, “one of his favourite discoveries of the year”), the band rose sharply, with significant press support and an A-listing at Lamacq’s 6Music, immediately selling out shows across the country.

Xiu Xiu return with their 12th studio album, “OH NO”, a collection of duets out March 26th, 2021, via Polyvinyl. To herald the announcement, the two-piece shares the lead single “A Bottle of Rum”, featuring Liz Harris with an exciting new video directed by band member Angela Seo. Previously, Harris and the band collaborated on “Creepshow” (2007).

Bristol’s exciting noise-pop band Superlove have announced their brand new “Self-titled” EP is due for release on November 13th, 2020, via Rude Records.

The EP is 5 songs with a perfect harmony of pop rock sensibilities & deep hitting topics delivered with both charm and swagger to rival their peers.

London-based C86 legends Wolfhounds have announced their new album “Electric Music”, set for release on July 3rd, 2020, via A Turntable Friend Records. Ahead of this, they present lead single “Can’t See the Light”, a powerful track that opens fire on side one of the forthcoming record with captivating video by David Janes. Listen to the new track below.

Building on the success of last year's sell-out edition, Supersonic Festival organisers, Capsule continue their voyage of discovery - now twenty years strong - celebrating heaviness in a variety of forms, and adapting in order to stay relevant. Their evolution continues with an exciting move to a new home in the outer edges of Digbeth, Birmingham.
 

Bambara’s new album “Stray” was announced in October ahead of a February 14th, 2020, release on the venerable Brooklyn indie Wharf Cat, and the early response has made the album one of the more anticipated releases of the young year. 

Founded in Athens, Georgia, by twin brothers Reid and Blaze Bateh, and bassist William Brookshire, Bambara are now based in Brooklyn, NYC and have been steadily attracting attention since the release of their 2013 debut.

LA-based rock trio The Primals - founded by vocalist/guitarist John Henry (also of Darkest Hour), bassist Chad Fjerstad (formerly of Dead To Fall), and drummer Andrew Black (formerly of The Explosion) have shared a new video for the track “Hello Cruel World” - watch it below.

Rightfully hailed as “the noisiest pop music on the planet” by Pitchfork, Texas-based cult noise rock trio Cherubs have been purveyors of sonic bedlam since their inception in 1991.

After an unforeseen return to the scene from a two-decade hiatus in 2014, the Cherubs have now joined forces with the equally revered Relapse Records for the release of their fifth full-length “Immaculada High”.
 

Your 33 Black Angels (a.k.a. Y33BA) has announced their new album “Eternities 1”, which is their seventh long-play to date, to be released in early May.

Ahead of that, they are previewing the lead track “Hott Funn”. Check out the video below.

Recorded over three years and more than 60 studio days with endless mixes in the making, “Eternities 1” is 13 tracks that are built to stand as the culmination of Y33BA’s labors.