The Indie Scene

The well-versed indie veterans, who have been earning their stripes for the best part of a decade, premiered their latest offering on Annie Mac's Radio 1 show. For Wolf Alice fans alike - or anybody who has missed them just as much - it's been a three year wait (we're not counting Ellie's feature on Mura Masa's Teenage Headache Dreams ) that has felt drastically long, no thanks to the current pandemic.  PHOTO: JORDAN HEMINGWAY To no surprise at all, Ellie Rowsell once again proves how astounding she is when it comes to writing in such an effortlessly confessional and intimate way; giving a glimpse into her diary per se. Not to mention the accompanying sublime sounds of strings and the backtracking of Joel and Ellie's vocals layered to sound like a choir, The Last Man On Earth is an endearingly beautiful and harmonic introduction to a new era for the London rockers.  As if today couldn't get any more exciting, the announcement of a third album, Blue Wee...

When writing critically about an album from a band whose previous offerings you’ve enjoyed quite a bit and have even had their faces on your wall at one point, you’re bound to feel some sort of affliction to be dishonest and please as many people as possible. After all, The 1975's fans are a scary bunch so, trust me, no one is blaming you. I’m hoping that I can be as truthful as possible and pick apart each song the way I perceive it and not simply give it a straight up 10/10 due to the band’s status.  Before I listen to Notes On A Conditional Form, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what I’ve heard so far. Mostly, what I have heard is that there are quite a few filler songs and that the stand out songs are simply the singles already released. This is often the case; it takes a skilled musician to make a completely flawless album from beginning to end and I can't say I've seen it done often.  Matty Healy is well-known for being controversial with his potty mout...

The Seamonsters  are a five-piece indie-pop band hailing from the north, consisting of Naomi Mann, Lauren Smith, Holly Thompson, Tassie Drobinksi and Ciara Hurding. There's no denying that they have been going from strength to strength throughout the last year. If they didn't already assert themselves as 'ones to watch' when they released single 'Blue Movie Baby' then 'How To Be Famous' takes them up a notch to indie icons in the making. 'How To Be Famous' tells the toxic tale of social media and the effects it has on its users. Considering The Seamonsters are made up of a group of young females; they speak in a raw, unapologetic way about how they feel on the current trends and popular topics on social media. With almost 3000 likes on Facebook and 6.2k followers on Instagram respectively, they are fast becoming an extremely important voice for our generation and girls worldwide. The song, if stripped away from its lyrics, is already catchy a...