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Body Type have shared their new single and video Buoyancy with the Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising LP due on May 20th.
Georgia Wilkinson Derums has explained how the track grew from innocuous beginnings in the midst of a heatwave: “Buoyancy started as a playful text message exchange between Annabel and me.”
“In many ways, the song is about grappling with internal inconsistencies and moral ambiguities in an incoherent style. It’s had a few iterations – when I brought it to the group it had more of a slow Big Star spirit.”
Nova Twins have shared Cleopatra from their Supernova album which is due for release on June 17th.
Amy Love has revealed the track was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, and speaks to the pride of their heritage:
“Cleopatra was written off the back of the Black Lives Matter protests. Attending them made us feel powerful as two mixed-race women in an era where people were suddenly waking up to Anti Racists conversations”
The Clockworks have debuted the studio version of one of their live staples, Endgame, which will be included on their first EP along with Money (I Don’t Wanna Hear It), Feels So Real and The Temper.
“The idea for the lyrics was to have this character who’s a bit obnoxious playing a game of pool at the pub, and as the song progresses we get to peel him back and see that the game he’s playing is really against himself,” James McGregor says.
“The title, apart from relating to the game in the song, is a reference to Beckett’s play Endgame, which we thought touched on the themes/ideas/feelings of the song. I also liked the way that Beckett’s play had a through line of a chess game, like this song has a through line of a game of pool.”
Royal Blood premiered a brand new track called Honeybrains on the eve of their inaugural gig at Swansea Arena.
It immediately kept fresh material flowing from Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher after the release of their Typhoons LP last year.
“Either You Want It rolls out some delicious ultimatums-as-riffs, festival gold just waiting to happen, while Mad Visions and Hold On both take the noise/dance formula to heights on which the duo may even surprise themselves,” our review reads.
Skunk Anansie’s brand new single Can’t Take You Anywhere is streaming online.
“This track is a double-edged sword,” Skin says. “We all have that one friend that we love but is a total embarrassment to us, a mate that has no off button and no filter. So if they aren’t losing their phone/keys/coat, they’re saying some stuff that will defo get you cancelled by all your other mates.”
“This song is about how polarised the world is now, and how careful you need to be. It’s about dealing with the new world order of friendship, as never before have I had great long term friends develop completely opposing views to mine.”
