Moving Into Tucson - Total Hip Replacement - Dylan White

Moving Into Tucson - Love Is Real.

We just had a quick check and this is the fourth time this year we have featured Moving Into Tucson on Beehive Candy and each time their brand of indie music really resonates with us, this being no exception, the band from Amsterdam clearly have something rather special going on! 

With Love Is Real, Moving Into Tucson take another bold step toward the dancefloor. The Amsterdam-based indie rock band trades tension for release — a pulsing beat, sharp hooks, and a chorus that refuses to leave your head. It’s the sound of a band embracing light without losing their edge.

The second single from their upcoming album All Dressed Up (2026) shows the group at their most accessible yet — a perfect mix of indie attitude and pure pop energy. Direct, heartfelt, and impossible to ignore, Love Is Real feels like a celebration — of connection, movement, and everything that makes the heart race. Moving Into Tucson are all dressed up — and they’re not looking back.

TCBYML · Moving Into Tucson - Love Is Real

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Total Hip Replacement - In Dub (Album).

We have received some excellent reggae & dub albums this past year or so & Total Hip Replacement are right up their with the best of them, Beehive Candy are mightily impressed...

“Do it for the love of music” was a central message of the song “Roady” by Fat Freddy’s Drop from New Zealand. This attitude is also reflected in the Danish band Total Hip Replacement.

The Aarhus-based musicians cultivate relaxed yet energetic beats, enriched with elegant grooves, fine percussion, a driving rhythm section and highly sophisticated brass. Musically, they are extremely versatile, combining reggae with soul, jazz, and African rhythms – depending on the needs of each song. On the last two of their four albums, “Anyankofo” and “Would It Be The Same,” they collaborated with musicians from Ghana, which resulted in significant highlife influences.

Total Hip Replacement · In Dub

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Dylan White - Fronds (EP).

Ontario-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Dylan White makes his solo debut with Fronds – a lush, groove-driven EP that explores the repeating patterns of love and fear that shape human connection across lifetimes and generations. Rooted in jazz, soul, and funk, Fronds reflects both the intricate structure of nature and the resilient spirit of those who dare to break cycles of trauma and doubt.

"We're surrounded by deep-rooted and mysterious patterns," says White. "This album was inspired by those patterns – of both love and fear – that repeat themselves throughout a lifetime and across generations. As a nature boy, I've always been intrigued by the fact that repeating systems are the basis of all life."

Across Fronds, White leans into the concept of iteration both musically and emotionally. Recorded across Guelph, Toronto, Haliburton, and Calgary, the EP captures a wide network of collaborators who helped shape its textured, communal sound. "I cashed in all the favours that I could," he laughs. "All of the musicians on this record are players that I've performed with for years. Their backgrounds span acoustic singer-songwriter, funk, soul, jazz fusion and everything in between."

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Enabling Behaviour - Gwenno - The Widows

Photo - @meatgrinder

Enabling Behaviour - Electric Pop Songs (EP).

This is our introduction to Enabling Behaviour and what a welcome event that is. They have a new video for 'Tarantulina' that we have included however the entire EP is definitely one to hear as the band shift across genres with creative flair whilst maintaining a distinctive identity that is quite addictive.

Some background: Cardiff-based Enabling Behaviour are back with a new EP “Electric Pop Songs” (out on 25th November 2025 via Krautpop!). The six-track collection follows the band’s 2024 debut album “GILT!” and showcases an expansion of their musical sensibilities. Still rooted in post-punk, dripping with fuzz, and giving space to Eli’s soft, idiosyncratic vocal, the EP glitters with psychedelic folk and hints at their early shoegaze aspirations.

Recorded by bass-player Billy Tucker at Vault Studios in Cardiff and mastered by Billy Mattock, “Electric Pop Songs” is released in full on 25th November 2025. Pre-orders for a limited run of CDs and cassettes are live now on Bandcamp. Enabling Behaviour are gearing up for more shows across the UK and a European tour in 2027. Enabling Behaviour are: Eli Alison - Vocals, Guitar. Will Bevis - Guitar, Vocals. Bully Tucker - Bass. Conor Havard - Drums.


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Photo - Clare Marie Bailey

Gwenno - Hireth (QUINQUIS Remix) / Dancing On Volcanoes (Stone Club Remix).

Following her recent UK tour, Gwenno today shares two exceptional remixes of tracks from her universally acclaimed album Utopia. The first is by Breton producer and Mute artist QUINQUIS (aka Émilie Quinquis) who supported Gwenno across her UK tour. The two artists met when they interviewed one another earlier this year, talking extensively about preserving their cultural identities through their art. Both QUINQUIS & Gwenno sing in their native tongues: the Celtic languages of Breton, Cornish and Welsh. Here, QUINQUIS has re-imagined Gwenno’s magical album closer “Hireth” into an otherworldly reverie, delicately stripped back with an added electronic hook, alluring the listener into a dreamlike state reminiscent of the astral projection found in the original harp-led track.

Gwenno has also shared a Stone Club remix of “Dancing On Volcanoes”, the first single to be released from Utopia. A reimagining of Gwenno on the Vegas dancefloor via Cardiff and the Cornish landscape that this remix was made within. Seeking out sounds and the feelings of club nights and the transcendence of repetitive beats with a vision of future free festivals in an alternative cultural reality. 

43 years into her life, Gwenno Saunders has been many people. The disaffected Cardiff schoolgirl; the teenage Las Vegas dancer; the singer in indie pop group The Pipettes. There was a turn in a Bollywood film, a nightclub tour, a stint cleaning floors in an East London pub. Long before she would become an acclaimed solo songwriter in both Welsh and Cornish, a winner of the Welsh Music Prize, a nominee for the Mercury, a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh, there were the days of Nevada, London, Brighton; of Irish dancing, techno clubs, messiness and chaos.

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The Widows - Bardo Blues.

London’s genre-defying group The Widows are back. Post-punk, psych, rock ’n’ roll—call it what you like. Their sound is raw enough to shake the walls and hypnotic enough to make you forget your pint (unlikely for our editor, but great PR comments nonetheless)...

Formed in 2015, The Widows earned a reputation for electrifying live shows and releases that stirred equal parts confusion and acclaim—most notably their album Popular Demand and the provocatively titled single Brexit Chainstore Massacre. After a hiatus (blame a disappearing drummer), the band re-emerged in 2023 with a revitalised line-up: Kim Le Tan – vocals/synth, Francesco Manzi – guitar/vocals, Roger Salsas – bass/vocals, Vince Johnson – drums.

Influenced by the likes of The Stooges, Bowie, The Cramps, Television, The Fall — but imitation isn’t their game. Instead, The Widows conjure shadowy guitars, psych-tinged textures, and grooves that grip hard. Songs swing between melodic and chaotic, anchored by Kim’s vocals—seductive one moment, savage the next. Having haunted Camden Rocks and other notorious events around town, The Widows now prepare to release their most ambitious record yet.

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Tulpa - Lisa SQ - Alan Vega - Elinborg

Tulpa - PSYOPS.

A few days in advance of the release of their debut album, Leeds-based Tulpa have a brand-new single: PSYOPs is mesmeric and infectious, with a dark nursery rhyme of a melody threaded through a gauzy mesh of guitars. What is a Tulpa? It’s a mythical being manifested into existence through the act of concentrated thought, like an imaginary friend brought to life, but (sometimes) scarier…

Tulpa are very new: nothing has been released up until now, not even a digital single.  Despite this, they attracted the attention of Marc Riley & Gideon Coe, who invited the band to record a live BBC6 Music session this summer.  Around the same time, Skep Wax Records were sent the finished album and knew they had to release it.  Meanwhile, in the creative hotbeds of the UK’s DIY festivals and indie venues Tulpa are quickly gathering a loyal following. They have recently supported Throwing Muses, Pale Blue Eyes and Bug Club.

This album has some of the same qualities.  A whole set of loud, catchy, perfectly-crafted pop songs have been conjured into existence - and want to be part of your life.  Josie’s hyper-melodic lead vocals are cool and crystalline - but the lyrics are warm and human.   The twin guitars create a sonic mesh, a web of textures that traps you, whether you like it or not.  And yes, something scarier does lie below the surface.  Occasionally the guitars force their way to the front, furious and intense.  And sometimes those lyrics aren’t as innocent as they first appear.  The danger, just below the surface of the songs, is maybe that’s what makes this album so arresting.

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Photo - Martin Reis

Lisa SQ - Reel Me In (Album).

Montreal, QC-born, Hamilton, ON-based multidisciplinary artist Lisa SQ unveils her debut full-length album Reel Me In, a kaleidoscopic reflection of her late 20s and early 30s, filled with snapshots of introspection, growth, and playful sonic experimentation. Released alongside the brooding, atmospheric lead single "Teeth," the album captures Lisa SQ's penchant for turning life's sticky moments into artful, indie-pop catharsis.

"Reel Me In is kind of a sonic photo album," she shares. "It's a collection of songs that have grown from me trying to get to know myself better during a perplexing time of life. Naturally, some of the songs are moodier and more introspective, but overall I think there's a playfulness fuelling the whole thing."

Half recorded overseas on the Isle of Wight in a converted stone abbey, and half captured during impromptu "birthday sessions" in Toronto with a crew of close friends, Reel Me In embraces spontaneity, collaboration, and imperfection. The project, produced by Tyler Kyte (Dwayne Gretzky), Ian Docherty (July Talk), and David Granshaw, bridges continents and creative circles from late-night jams at Toronto's Dwaynespace to sun-soaked sessions in the English countryside.

At the heart of it all is "Teeth," a hypnotic swirl of dream-pop textures and lyrical bite. "Have you ever been crushed by the thing you love?" Lisa SQ asks. "'Teeth' is young love and falling hard. It's lapping up the poison of pop culture romance – the glamourized torment of Ross and Rachel. Bonnie and Clyde, doomed from the start."

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Photo - Curtis Knapp

Alan Vega - Ice Drummer.

The Vega Vault Project and Sacred Bones Records continue to uncover Alan Vega’s robust collection of work left behind by the influential visual artist, musician and poet. They have just announced the reissues of Vega’s highly influential 1980 debut S/T solo album, in addition to its follow up, Collision Drive. Now remastered from the original tapes, and available on streaming services for the first time ever, the two albums will be faithfully re-released by Sacred Bones Records, preserving the raw intensity of Vega’s original recordings while making them newly accessible to listeners worldwide. 

The Vega Vault Project and Sacred Bones have meticulously assembled these packages and will also offer a companion piece Alan Vega Deluxe Edition which will be available as a limited deluxe double LP and include unheard demos, unseen photos and new artwork. All three albums contain unseen photos and new album artwork (including Vega's original track sheets from his 1978 Suicide / The Clash Tour Notebook).

More About Alan Vega and Collision Drive: Alan Vega was released in 1980 at the same period Suicide released their second album, Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev. Vega wanted to dig deeper into the roots of his own sonic identity, fueled by rockabilly, early rock n roll, and his enduring love for Elvis Presley. Filling the gaps between recording with Suicide, and fleshing out the songs he was writing on his own, Vega committed to producing his own songs and started performing solo shows live to develop his sound. 

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Elinborg - Blood.

Following the acclaimed release of her debut album, Í Ævir (“Forever”), Faroese artist Elinborg released her new single, “Blood,” (November 21) via Embassy of Music. “Blood” is the highly anticipated English version of the album’s standout track, “Blóð.” This rare shift into English allows Elinborg’s growing international audience to fully connect with the deeply personal meaning of her writing, which has previously been sung entirely in her native Faroese.

On the single she shares, “I chose to release an English version of my song “Blood” not only because it holds a very special place in my heart, but also because I wanted to explore how my sound might change when I switch languages. I’ve always been intrigued by different languages, and even though Faroese has a special place in my heart—and I’ll absolutely continue writing in it—I think it’s important to grow and evolve as an artist. That’s why I wanted to try releasing English versions as well: to reach a more international audience, but also to add new colors to my artistic world.”

Building on the sound she introduced with her recent dark wave releases, Elinborg continues to assert herself as one of the most distinctive new voices in the Nordic scene. Her unique position lies in her poetic lyricism, which bridges the ancient and the modern, carrying a rare language through a futuristic sonic world. With management by FlyingFox AB and the backing of Embassy of Music, the release of “Blood” is an invitation for listeners worldwide to dive deeper into the tides of sound and emotion that define Elinborg’s darkly poetic universe.

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Static Lives - The Lone Bellow - Blooming Fire - The Chemistry Set

Static Lives - Modest.

Static Lives have announced a brand new single, 'Modest' as the band, founded by Sheffield pop artist Lori, officially join London's Criminal Records label.

Their new label tell us "We're delighted to welcome Static Lives to the label roster" announced founding artist The Kut. "It's no secret that Lori is a prolific writer and all round gem, we're all big fans and look forward to sharing what the band's working on in the studio." 

80s-inspired, the single and indeed the project are quintessentially electro rock, with the addition of hypnotic haunting melodies and driving beats. The single is featured on Apple UK & International 'Hard Rock' Editorial playlists this week and sure to mark the beginning of a wave of new music for the band.

Criminal Records · Modest

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Photo - Emily Dorio

The Lone Bellow - You Were Leaving.

Acclaimed indie/folk force The Lone Bellow have announced their long-awaited new album What a Time to be Alive will release on February 13th. Recorded in Muscle Shoals and written/recorded collaboratively for the first time with the band’s full touring ensemble, the album marks a whole new chapter for the Nashville by-way-of-Brooklyn trio, as they break fresh sonic ground with ecstatic arrangements that crackle and hum with all the energy and firepower of their acclaimed live show. The result is their strongest, most exhilarating, and cohesive record to date. The band also unveiled their new single “You Were Leaving,” a stunning track that comes to terms with the fleeting transience of life, along with an official video.

“This record encapsulates everything we love and respect about each other,” stated Zach Williams. “It’s a snapshot of the friendships we’ve built over the last decade-and-a-half, of how far we’ve come and how much we’ve grown.”

The announcement of the new album arrives after months of teasing new music, kicked off by the “harmony-rich” (No Depression) “Common Folk,” a heartfelt ode to the quiet strength of everyday people that blends vivid storytelling with anthemic melodies and the band’s signature tight-knit vocals. It was followed by “No Getting Over You,” a track that finds The Lone Bellow at their most raw and unguarded.

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Blooming Fire - riPPle eFFect (Album).

This weekend, Blooming Fire have released their debut album, riPPle eFFect. The album comes triumphantly after the release of singles “Queen”,  “Alien”,  “Angel”, “TK”, and “Waterfalls”. A journey through healing and achieving catharsis, the new album is now available on all streaming platforms.

Clocking in at just over a half hour, riPPle eFFect features a mirage of melodies containing soul-searching beats and hypnotic vocals by lead singer Sierra Madre. At its core, the elements of nature (most notably water, wind, and fire) play a key role in piecing together the album’s central themes. One of the album’s highlights “QUEEN” focuses on achieving self-love and owning your true beauty. Motifs like this make riPPle eFFect a sonic treasure to hold close to the heart. 

Madre’s vocal chops lend comparison to Lana Del Ray or Florence and the Machine at times, though cutting a more jagged tone with the accompaniment of Ian Nagay’s rhythmic flow. Together, the two create a type of album that sonically pays tribute to the likes of Gorillaz or even Linkin Park. Other guests on the album spruce up the overall vibe include Christopher Thorn (Blind Melon) and Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros).

Sierra Madre of Blooming Fire speaks in further depth about the new album: “Our album is grounded, spiritual, revolutionary, and intimate all at once.The lyrics convey how nature is a symbol for freedom and healing. There is a lot of discussion about cleansing, transformation and letting go and this is represented by different bodies of water like the rivers, waterfalls and rain. Nature is peace, clarity, renewal, and escape from chaos”

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The Chemistry Set - STP.

The cult London psychedelic scientists have quite a history…founded by Dave Mclean and Paul Lake in 1987, The Chemistry Set's discography now stands at 54 releases and, since their comeback in 2008, every single and album have 'sold out' on release. For some inexplicable reason, they’ve given Fruits de Mer exclusive rights to pretty much everything they’ve released since they got back together – in fact, we created the ‘Regal Crabomophone’ label specifically for the band; this is their new single...

Over to Dave McLean “The lyrics are kind of a continuation of an earlier Chemistry Set song, 'Paint Me A Dream', with lots of visions from the skies, surrealism and a bit of comedy. A man takes a tab of (STP) LSD which was the variety known in the 1960's as STP (and the tab had the STP motor oil decal on it). We are making a video and will have the STP typography but transformed into LSD …then the trip begins.......stars fall on the house, moonlight beaming, heart racing, rapid breathing, his eyes are open to new sensations. Then celestial beings appear from the sky with gleaming robes and golden eyes, all around him they appear but tell him not to fear. A good old fashioned psychedelic trip!" The other song on the single is The Tragic Fridge Magic and that's another story.

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