Tiberius - Lizard Lemons - CATTY - Miss Emily

Photo - Zoe Hopper

Tiberius - Painting of a Tree.

Boston-based Tiberius announce their upcoming album tour with "Painting of a Tree," the final single from November 14th's ‘Troubadour,’ their label debut.

Tiberius was originally a solo outing for Rutland, VT-based songwriter Brendan Wright (they/them), with the project growing to a four-piece band upon Wright's relocation to Boston. This expanded lineup produces a catchy and cacophonous sound that blends Indie Punk, Alt Country and Psychedelia with confessional, conversational lyrics, which they describe as "Farm Emo."

Following the more frantic Emo Rock sounds of the "Sag" and "Felt" singles, and the rustic Poppy warmth of "Moab," this new single is an aching, slow-burning sprawl, which takes a left turn into darker territory. Downtempo instrumental breaks clash with pounding percussion and raw distortion, as Wright exorcises demons through introspective lyrics like "I hope they love you / Like I do / At least the way I wanted to / Not the way I did." 

Speaking on "Painting of a Tree," Wright shares: “There’s this older man I work with - a kooky gentleman who’s kind of off his rocker - but at the same time can incite this erudite understanding of the human condition. When I asked him if he had any advice for someone really mulling over some heartache, he chuckled. He said, 'an artist cannot paint a tree, unless they examine all aspects of it.' I wrote, Painting of a Tree, as an homage to this idea that this kind of hurt was a truly human experience. A kind of pain I wouldn’t wish on anyone, but something that I feel thankful to have experienced. The kind of pain that makes us who we are.” – Brendan Wright.

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Lizard Lemons - Charlie.

Formed in 2024, south and west Wales four-piece Lizard Lemons have quickly carved out a sound that’s equal parts swagger and sincerity. Taking cues from 90s baggy beats, anthemic Britpop and garage rock – all sharpened with a post-punk edge – the band deliver songs that feel both fresh and familiar.

Following the positive reception of their debut single Complications, which picked up radio play across Wales and beyond, the Lemons return with their punchy follow-up Charlie.

Unfiltered, fast-paced and raw, with driving guitars, urgent drums and vocals that are equal parts observational and chaotic – a sonic snapshot of a night out in Millin’s hometown of Port Talbot. With Ciaran Dodd on lead vocals, Kai Baxter on lead guitar, Andrew Millin on bass guitar and Adam Quill on drums, the band’s chemistry comes from years of playing together across different projects. Now, under the banner of Lizard Lemons, they’re making their mark with music that’s immediate, energetic and ready for bigger stages.

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Photo - Nat Traxel

CATTY - Make You Love Me.

Welsh pop renegade CATTY just announced her highly anticipated second EP 'Bracing For Impact', out 24th October via AWAL. The new six-track project will feature previously released singles ‘4am (Back in His Bed)’, 'Joyride' and 'Prized Possession'. Now CATTY unveils the EP's final taster, with soaring new single 'Make You Love Me'. 

On 'Make You Love Me', CATTY turns heartbreak into ritual - a shimmering incantation wrapped in glistening synths and quiet drama. “Lost my faith long ago, every love I’ve ever known / Has stained my cheeks and turned my heart to stone,” she confesses, before vowing to “Live out a different ending.”

Beneath its pulsing production lies a portrait of someone clinging to hope after disappointment, determined to rewrite the ending of every love story that came before. It’s a song of rose-tinted optimism and stubborn devotion, where desperation and desire blur into a thunderous promise.

Speaking more on the new song's release, CATTY said: "Make You Love Me is me casting a little spell. I love with every fibre of my being, and in the words of my lord and saviour Stevie Nicks: “you will never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you.” - and you won’t. I will write my little melodies and I will sing them for the rest of time. I’m such a hopeless romantic, a real f*cking idiot in love. I’ve descended from a long line of people who meet their match at a young age and hold their hands forever, which makes me see things as what I hope they are and not what they actually are sometimes - but I love being sensitive and soft and letting my heart lead me, even if it has famously taken me to the depths of hell, I will crawl back out again."

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Miss Emily - Solid Ground.

Maple Blues Award winning Canadian blues star Miss Emily releases her second single “Solid Ground” from her upcoming studio album The Medicine. The single is available on all streaming platforms.

Every mother wants to pave the way for their child, but few have done it as honestly and eloquently as Miss Emily does in this soulful future letter to her young daughter. “Solid Ground is one of the oldest songs on my new album,” admits Emily. “This song was written during an extremely vulnerable time when my daughter was incredibly young. We were very poor; I had no financial support and no close family living nearby. There was so much I couldn’t give my daughter during that time, but I knew I had all the love in the world for her and somehow, I would find a way to make her feel secure. This song is that promise to her.”

Emily’s new album, released by Gypsy Soul Records on November 7th, is produced by Grammy winner Colin Linden (Keb’ Mo’, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman, Diana Krall). The highly anticipated new album masterfully blends soul, blues, and roots, and features an all-star cast of musicians at the top of their game. Including players from Bob Dylan and Keb’ Mo’s bands, the new album pairs her thunderous voice with songs of truth and resilience. Known for her powerful voice and exhilarating live shows, Miss Emily channels two decades of raw experience into music that heals and uplifts.

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Ben Reel - Selve - Dubinator Curate Various Artists - Tiberius

Ben Reel - I Will.

The first single, “I Will,” is lifted from Ben Reel’s keenly awaited 12th studio album, “Spirit’s not Broken.” It's just been released. We are really pleased to be sharing this fabulous song from a highly talented multi genre artist! We are told (and agree with) “I Will” carries a ’70s soul vibe reminiscent of Marvin Gaye, with four-on-the-floor disco drums and a Motown-inspired moving bass line. The song tells its story as if guided by higher powers, as though everything were preordained, destiny awaiting.

The Irish troubadour's twelfth studio album, Spirit’s Not Broken has a core message. In a world marked by war, division, and uncertainty, the record carries a timeless message: hope, resilience, and above all, love. “It’s easy to feel powerless,” Ben says, “but this album is a reminder of a simple truth: ‘Love one another.”

Musically, the album opens with raw rock energy before flowing into soulful, R&B-infused grooves, echoing the spirit of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, and Sting. It’s a journey that blends grit with grace, reinforcing Ben’s reputation as one of Ireland’s most versatile and enduring songwriters.

Since launching his solo career in 1999 with This Is the Movie, Ben has carved a distinctive path through rock, folk, soul, and Americana. Critics have compared him to John Hiatt, Roy Orbison, and even dubbed him “the Irish Springsteen,” yet his sound remains unmistakably his own.

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Photo -  Joshua Tate

Selve - Breaking Into Heaven (Album).

In a few words, we have to say we love this bands music, the whole album is a must hear, this is a band to thoroughly check out. The background goes like this.. Gold Coast (Yugambeh/Kombumerri)-based six-piece Selve led by proud Jabirr Jabirr man Loki Liddle yesterday shared their historic second album Breaking Into Heaven, the first full-length album by an Aboriginal artist ever recorded at London's Abbey Road, anchored and inspired by Nina Simone's words that "‘The people who built their heaven on your land, are telling you that yours is in the sky". 

A powerful testament of First Nations stories, music and culture breaking into the spaces that have been stolen or denied to them and traditionally reserved for the select few, Breaking Into Heaven punctuates and refracts the listener's consciousness like a glass brick through a window: a showcase of the uniquely prismatic range of Selve's sonic and cinematic universe, all tied together with a central dualism of subversion and love. 

With it comes swaggering focus track & video 'Leading Man Lost', its clip starring Indigenous Australian actress/model Charlee Fraser (Mad Max: Furiosa, Anyone But You). Also featuring previous singles lush post-nihilist lovesong 'Friday Night', moody rave-rock track 'Strange Romance', the hyper-camp 'Loki Horror Picture Show', and its roaring title track, Breaking Into Heaven is out independently now.

Of the album, Liddle shares: "It’s super surreal that Breaking Into Heaven is out in the world, less than a year since we wrapped up our recording at Abbey Road. It’s been a big, profound, emotional journey that has taken myself and the band to places and into spaces we never imagined we’d get to tread. I am really really proud of the album we’ve created, the music, the stories, the messages, the whole wild dream of it."


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Dubinator Curate Various Artists - Sonically Echo Beach – Dubbing & Clubbing.

For lovers of Reggae and Dub this is a wonderful collection of tracks (& we have to say Beehive Candy are pretty much full on fans of these genres). We quote: 'A fundamental selection of dubbing and clubbing tunes outta Echo Beach'. Enjoy with us!

Dr. Israel – Slaver (DJ Olive Remix)
Dream Cycle Inc. – Good Boy
Dubinator – Hmm Nice
Dubmatix – Crazy Days (The Hempolic Remix)
Horace Andy – Skylarking (TVS Version)
Noiseshaper – Good Enough (Paolo Baldini DubFiles Remix)
Ruts DC – Weekheart (Rob Smith Dub Remix)
Sergeant Steppa – Rockers 2000 (Dreadzone Remix)
Ari Up – Island Girl (Lee Grooves Remix)
Molara – Conscious Living (Dub)
Martha And The Muffins – Echo Beach (Dubinator Remix)
Seanie T & Aldubb – Armagideon Time (Rob Smith aka RSD – Discomix) -
Dubinator – Love (Too Late Version)
B.R.Stylers – Dubbing From The Earth
Tackhead – Exodus (Dubblestandart Remix Two)
Dubblestandart – Dub Realistic (Ambient Dub) 

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Tiberius - Moab.

Boston-based "Farm Emo" band Tiberius issues "Moab," the third single from November 14th's ‘Troubadour,’ their label debut album. Following the more frantic Emo Rock sounds of the "Sag" and "Felt" singles, the rustic warmth of "Moab" sees Tiberius embrace their Country and Folk influences, while still flirting with Pop melodies and an Indie Rock crunch. 

Tiberius was originally a solo outing for songwriter Brendan Wright, with the project growing to a four-piece band upon Wright's relocation to Boston. As demonstrated on "Moab," this expanded lineup produces a catchy and cacophonous sound that blends Indie Punk, Alt Country and Psychedelia with confessional, conversational lyrics.

Named after the city in the sprawling Colorado Plateau desert, "Moab" has long been a live favorite, and now offers our third preview of 'Troubadour,' a unique, genre-bending LP that's bursting with ideas and ambition. Alt Country-esque songs like "Moab" meet the Midwest Emo of "Sag," the meathead Shoegaze Rock of "Redwood," the Psych-ballad sound of "Barn," and the downtempo ache of October 10th's "Painting of a Tree" single.

Speaking on "Moab," Brendan Wright shares: “Moab was a song I wrote about trying to let go. At the time I was defining myself by expectations of a strained relationship. I was feeling pretty insane - like the kind of insane you feel back in 8th grade where you come home crying all of the time because you have absolutely no sense of self. Writing ‘Moab’ offered catharsis. Looking back, I feel a lot of embarrassment around those feelings, - but it was how I felt at the time and that was the place I was in. I wish I had acted differently, and I strive to now.” 

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Tiberius - The Outers - Living Hour - Bunnygrunt - Texas Headhunters - The Bats

Photo -  Zoe Hopper

Tiberius - Sag.

Boston’s Tiberius have announced their new album, ‘Troubadour,’ for release via Audio Antihero on November 14th. "Sag" is taken from ‘Troubadour,’ the label debut of Boston’s Tiberius. Originally a solo outing for songwriter Brendan Wright (they/them), the lineup has evolved into a catchy and cacophonous four-piece. With a sound that blends Indie Punk, Alt Country and Psychedelia with confessional but conversational lyrics, Tiberius have dubbed their sound “Farm Emo.” 

After a series of self-releases, which received great praise and support from New England-based press like Allston Pudding and Penny Mag, ‘Troubadour’ sees Tiberius make their label debut with Audio Antihero (Frog / Avery Friedman / CIAO MALZ). 

Artist Statement for "Sag": "Sag is about this dreaded ‘Allston to Bushwick’ pipeline we have in Boston. A lot of musicians end up using Boston to cut their teeth before heading off to New York or LA to pursue their music careers. I wrote ‘Sag’ when I was really playing the ‘comparison game’ in my head and asking myself what role I wanted music to play in my life. It was the first in a batch about looking at yourself in relation to the others around you and trying to decipher who you are without that context.“ – Brendan Wright.

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The Outers - Wishy Washy.

The Outers Channel Gritty Glamour and Sonic Edge in New Single “Wishy Washy” Has the time come for another classic London band? The type that bring a uniquely British slant to indie pop and somehow call to mind the entire city’s heritage of catchy personality led guitar pop from X-Ray Specs & The Bellestars to Lush & Echobelly To The Libertines & The Noisettes. Well, here come The Outers to fill that void for the modern audience with their perky new summer single Wishy Washy.

“Wishy Washy” opens with a sharp bass-line and tight dance groove rhythm section before erupting into a chorus packed with raw emotion and biting delivery. The lyrics chart the downfall of a character fuelled by selfish ambition and surface-level charm, exposing the cracks beneath a carefully curated façade. There is a real sense of narrative tension here, told with both sonic swagger and lyrical edge.

As chirpy as the tune may be, the lyrics actually deal with dark subject matter: “It is about a character driven by disguised self interest always trying to take advantage of people and situations, despite permanent efforts to project a glamorous appearance and chase popularity, actions guided by circumstances and greed will clash with his narrative. Acting behind closed doors to gain power by isolating others or pinning them against each other, the character does not realise his intentions show.” - Ade (Singer).

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Photo -  Devonte Johnson

Living Hour - Wheel.

Winnipeg band Living Hour releases "Wheel" this week, the first single from their fourth album Internal Drone Infinity, out October 17 via Keeled Scales. 

Lyricist Sam Sarty writes: "The story of 'Wheel' begins with buying a car off Facebook Marketplace in BC. Turns out the car was junk, but I had no choice but to drive it home to Winnipeg. It took 3 days. I was driving through the mountains, and the headlights were so dim, and for a stretch there was nowhere to turn off. It felt like a weird, horrific video game–navigating the road and dodging danger and trying not to die. I also felt so deeply betrayed by all the men involved in the whole thing."

The song captures a certain powerlessness involved in the affair: the car salesman handing over the keys, the cops interrogating from the side of the road, the ex arguing from the passenger seat. Sarty continues: "In this song, I was able to imagine an alternate reality where I’m a vengeful spectator in these men's lives. What if I had died on the road, and what if I came back and plagued them all with my powerful essence that they so easily dismissed, contorted and took advantage of in order to sell me a fucked up car?"

Anchored by Sarty’s vivid lyricism, shaped by years as a projectionist conjuring stories in a dark theater, the band explores the quiet magic hidden in everyday life. With wistful vocals, textural distortion, and poetic detail, Living Hour capture the ache of memory, the mess of feeling, and the beauty in what remains.

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Bunnygrunt - Eggy Greggy.

St Louis, Missouri's favorite indiepop nerds Bunnygrunt are to return with a 30th Anniversary reissue of their long out of print cuddle-core classic 'Action Pants.' The band dug deep and unearthed lost recordings that were left off of the album due to last minute line up changes way back in the day. The album will now finally be heard in the way it was meant to way back 30 years ago adding three never before heard tracks. The album comes out on August 8th on HHBTM Records and the band's own Sillymoo Records label.

 St Louis e’er-do-wells Bunnygrunt sprung fully formed into the Great Indie Pop Underground of the early 1990’s, when gas was cheap, 7” singles grew on trees, and every zine had a reader. After a hugely successful turn at 1994’s YoYo-A-GoGo festival and a steady stream of 45’s, the band hit the studio in early 1995 to record their full length debut Action Pants for LA scene makers No Life Records. 

Unfortunately, the band lineup shifted and the track list contracted between recording and release, leaving a few songs on the cutting room floor. Now is the time to re-introduce the world to the Action Pants it needs now more than ever. Alongside the breezy perfection of Just Like Suppertime, the clattering feedback frenzy of GI2K, the jangle motorik of Open Up And Say Oblina, and the other hits you know and love, faithful Bungalos can now feast their ears on the shambling glory of Eggy Greggy, the transmission from another planet of Maude (in two parts!), and originally planned pre-release single Inanimate Objects. 

Meet Action Pants: The Thirtieth Anniversary Director’s Cut! A split release between Georgia’s Happy Happy Birthday To Me & St Louis’s Silly Moo, it’s just like the old one, only, like, better…

HHBTM Records · Eggy Greggy

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Photo - Ray Redding

Texas Headhunters - Gimme Some Love.

Texas Headhunters aren’t here to play it slick; they’re here to play it real. This week, the trio of Johnny Moeller, Ian Moore and Jesse Dayton, drop “Gimme Some Love,” the third single from their self-titled debut album, out August 22 on Hardcharger / Blue Élan Records.

This time, it’s Johnny Moeller stepping out front. Long known for his razor-sharp guitar work with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Moeller shows a new side of his artistry here -- cool, sly, and soaked in Texas groove. Think Ray Wylie Hubbard swagger meets Delbert McClinton soul, with a little Billy Gibbons grit for good measure.

“This one came together real quick in the studio,” says Moeller. “I’m playing rhythm and singing while Jesse and Ian laid down the ‘ancient art of guitar weaving,’ Texas style, all in one live take. The song’s about looking at this crazy world and realizing we all just need a little more love. I was stuck on the third verse, and my wife said, ‘write something about your dog.’ So, ‘my little sweet Talullah’ made the cut.”

Lyrically, “Gimme Some Love” is a gritty gospel-blues plea for redemption, cut with humor and heart. It’s a song about breaking bad habits, riding the soul train out of trouble, and shining a light in the darkness. Musically, this track rides a low-slung groove. With the swampy pulse of Little Feat, the grit of a Chess Records session, and the laid-back cool of a late-night Austin jam, captured live at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio with producer Steve Chadie.

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The Bats - Lucky Day.

New Zealand indie rock royals, The Bats, have recently had their heads down recording new music and have today announced their 11th full-length album, ‘Corner Coming Up’, out on October 17th via Flying Nun Records. The new album strikes a very distinctive and familiar chord that exists in the fuzzy-loving hearts of fans all round the world. Throughout their 40 plus years of existence, and now with 'Corner Coming Up' ready to share with the world, The Bats have stayed true to their roots, creating timeless music that continues to resonate with fans old and new.

The Bats are Robert Scott, Kaye Woodward, Paul Kean and Malcolm Grant. Since their inception in Christchurch in 1982, The Bats’ music has earned a devoted following around the world, and they remain one of New Zealand’s most cherished and enduring exports. The band has a phenomenal ability to create melodies that linger long after the record has stopped spinning.

This week the band have also shared their brand new video single ‘Lucky Day’. Shot out of a suitcase by Marc Swadel, Julian Reid and Kermath, while on work trips, the accompanying lo-fi psychedelic video was shot in Florence, London, Tokyo, Doha, Taipei, Liverpool, Zagreb, Manchester and Hong Kong with the band filming themselves in Christchurch. This is the fourth Bats video by director Marc Swadel (who has previously worked with Crowded House, Thurston Moore, The Datsuns, Jonathan Bree, Sparks, Liam Finn, Duran Duran, Head Like a Hole and The Chemical Brothers).

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