[INTRODUCING] October Drift

We've been following the band for a little while now and after we heard their latest track "Still Here" we just had to write more than just a news article on them! Located down in the depths of the South West of England the band have been making a name for themselves for a while now and after "Still Here" dropped there was a frenzy of media attention all over them.



They've managed to do a sold-out headline tour before the release of a début album and have been working hard on filling bigger venues all over the UK on their current tour, one show for example was at Sheffield's Leadmill venue, which always sees the best up and coming acts from round the UK stopping by.

Their sound is a blend of post-rock, post-punk and some experimental elements combined with some distinctive vocals and a dash of synth and fuzz too. The band have just released their new EP "Stranger Days" via Scruff of the Neck Records and after heading it we're predicting they'll be filling big venues within the next year or so! You need to check them out!

For fans of // Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol, Vant

[LISTEN] CROWS - Unwelcome Light

London's very own noise-rock band Crows have shared the title track from their new EP, "Unwelcome Light", which is due out on March 25th via Telharmonium Records. If you're a huge fan of The Horrors last album then this tune might be up your street.

Screaching guitars, prolonged vocals and guitar noise all a wash with distortion, it's a cocktail for sexyness. You can listen to the fierce new cut below.

Holy Esque reveal video for "Tear"

Holy Esque continue to bring artistic visuals with a powerful message to their promo videos today by releasing their new film for current single, "Tear". Directed by William Kennedy, the film tackles the depression and loneliness, an issue that is becoming increasingly more prevalent since austerity measures have hit London’s youth culture.

Kennedy said -"The film is about a lonely young woman who loses the ability to dream, who struggles to make ends meet, trapped in a routine and cut off from the people around her. She finds a way to escape her reality through a fleshy, leech-like creature that she keeps under her bed. She becomes addicted to the sensation, despite knowing that the parasitic creature is slowly taking over her mind and body. The story is cyclical. There is no end. No resolution. There is only routine, and a desperate yearning to escape."

[LISTEN] Embers - The Bitten Tounge

Embers are back, and it's been a while. Since releasing their 'live' videos over a year ago they literally disapeared off the radar. Their drummer has been flying the flag with his solo work but it's Embers that we've been longing for, and their latest effort "The Bitten Tounge" smacks you in the face and tells you to wake up. It's a relentless wall of noise that tells you the quartet are here and are back for good (not a quote from a Take That song by the way...).

Listen to it below, my god it's exciting!

Savages announce new album "Adore Life"

Savages have announced a brand new album, called "Adore Life" it was produced by regular collaborator Johnny Hostile, the album was recorded at RAK Studios in West London, with aid from engineer Richard Woodcraft.

The band said - "It’s about change and the power to change. It’s about metamorphosis and evolution. It’s about sticking to your guns and toughing it out. It’s about now, not tomorrow. It’s about recognizing your potential. It’s about self-doubt and inaction. It’s about you. It’s about me. It’s about you and me and the others. It’s about the choices we make. It’s about finding the poetry and avoiding the cliché. It’s about being the solution, not the problem. It’s about showing weakness to be strong. It’s about digging through your dirt to look for diamonds. It’s about claiming your right to think unacceptable thoughts. It’s about boredom and the things we do to drive it away. It’s about being on your own so you can be with people. It’s about knowing what it means to be human and what it might mean one day. It’s about the parts and the sum of the parts. It’s about the music and the message: together, one and the same. It’s about bass, guitars, drums, and vocals. It’s about opening-out and never, ever dying. But most of all it’s about love, every kind of love. Love is the answer."

Adore Life track-listing

1. The Answer
2. Evil
3. Sad Person
4. Adore
5. I Need Something New
6. Slowing Down The World
7. When In Love
8. Surrender
9. T.I.W.Y.G.
10. Mechanics 

Holy Esque announce début album "At Hope’s Ravine"

After picking up on them way back in 2012 (or even earlier in 2011) we've been a fan of theirs, and now the band have finally announced their début album "At Hope’s Ravine" via Beyond The Frequency on the 26th of February 2016.

The new album follows a clutch of exceptionally well received EPs, which saw the band play all over the world as an unsigned band. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Jon Schumann (Mew, Kashmir), "At Hope’s Ravin"e was recorded in variety of locations and countries and is a bold statement of Holy Esque’s life to date.

You can listen to the first proper single lifted from it, "Hexx", below.

[LISTEN] Egyptian Blue - Do You Think You're Worth Your Soul?

Fresh out of Essex (not Compton) is Egyptian Blue, a quartet who are looking to make a name for themselves as the next hype band, and judging them on their latest track "Do You Think You're Worth Your Soul?" I think they well could be up there. They've got the big Peace like guitars in the verses and an awful lot of energy, I can imagine a show of theirs would be very furious indeed"

Listen to it below!

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[LISTEN] Holy Esque - Strange

Ever since their early demos, we've been a fan of Holy Esque's - the band reside in Glasgow and have been steadily on the rise for a few years now, and the band are back with their darkest track yet, "Strange". They're one of Scotland's most exciting bands right now and with their new EP, "Submission" out July 17th expect them to be getting a whole load more attention soon! They're easily a band you'll love if you like Joy Division, big and bold guitars and post-rock.

Listen to it below.

SPEARS release video for "Little White Lights" [IAI PREMIÈRE]

We're proud to have SPEARS' brand new video for their anthematic track "Little White Lies", the young band consists of four 16 and 17 year olds from Sheffield. Just goes to show that you don't need to be in your 30's to make great music that can easily rival Muse and Arctic Monkeys!

With an urgency behind the guitars and pulsating drums these guys are onto something big here, it looks like they've found their sound. Scroll on down to check out their brand new video here, and only here on It's All Indie! If you're heading down to The Great Escape check the band out on the End Of The Trail Records event here.

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Mew share "Witness" from new album "+-"

Following the frenzied response to previous track "Satellites" earlier this year, one that signalled the return of Danish quartet Mew, "Water Slides" continues to prime the media who are salivating at the long awaited return of Mew after an over-long six year hiatus.

You can check out the latest track from the band just below!

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Racing Glaciers share new song "What I Saw"

Racing Glaciers are one of those bands that just seems to be churning out hit after hit, with no dip in form! Having said that, their latest cut "What I Saw" is their biggest anthem yet, starting off quiet and on a sombre note it eventually explodes into a wash of guitars and uplifting vocal hooks.

See (or rather hear) for yourself below.

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Nothing But Thieves cover "Holding Out For a Hero"

Nothing But Thieves have covered the classic “Holding Out For A Hero” for the brand new series of Vikings, the History Channel show with the first episode on air on Tuesday 24 February at 10pm.

You can listen to the track just below, and if you like what you hear, check them out on tour - dates are below.

Fri 27th Feb Aberdeen Tunnels
Sat 28th Feb Newcastle Head Of Steam
Mon 2nd Mar Birmingham Sunflower
Thu 5th Mar Norwich Epic Studios
Fri 6th Mar Liverpool Studio 2
Sat 7th Mar Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Sun 8th Mar Exeter Cavern
Mon 9th Mar Cambridge Portland

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Nordic Giants announce UK headline tour

Nordic Giants have today announced their UK headline tour for May 2015. The seven-date tour kicks off at Leeds’ Brudenell on May 3rd and finalises at The Lantern, Bristol on May 10th. Nordic Giants will play their headline London show at Village Underground on May 4th.

Full listings below.

Nordic Giants' UK Tour
May
03 – Brundenell, Leeds
04 – Village Underground, London
05 – Deaf Institute, Manchester
06 – Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
08 – Contemporary, Nottingham
09 – Concorde 2, Brighton
10 – The Lantern, Bristol

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Sounds of 2015 - #6 - Nothing But Thieves

Nothing But Thieves have been slowly creeping into the conciousness of the general public from the start of the year, releasing an EP and a single along the way as well as supporting Twin Atlantic and numerous festival slots dotted in and around the UK. The Southend-On-Sea based band have penned a deal with RCA Victor and have an album at the ready, hoping to bring back guitars for 2015.

Their sound ranges from 2000's Radiohead vocals crossed with darker guitar hooks, bringing to the table their own brand of Post-Rock, very emotive and very anthematic at the same time. 2015 will see them embark on their own headline UK tour and will hopefully see them play their own town for the first time in ages. Essex is currently a hotbed for brand new music, and the county has always been pushing the boundaries for developing bands crafting their own sound.

You can listen to some of their work below.

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Nothing But Thieves unveil video for "Wake Up Call"

Nothing But Thieves have just unveiled their brand new lyric video for "Wake Up Call", which is also their latest track, also it's our 'Track of the week', so there's that too!

Check out their euphoric track below and enjoy!

Lonely The Brave cover Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time"

A week after releasing their debut album- "The Day's War" -, the band from Cambridge dropped into BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge to perform a very special cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time".

Their rock roots have not tarnished this cover in anyway, it really brings a classic back to life and into 2014, big vocals, delicate guitar tones and reverb, we love it! Check it out below!

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New Order sign with Mute for new album

The 80's synth band has now signed a deal with Mute, the news comes after a week of ifs and buts regarding working with DFA's James Murphy, now known to be just media guff.  - We even reported on the possibility of a new album earlier this year.

The album will be a follow-up to their most recent release "Lost Sirens", which in many fans and critics view was better than the "Waiting For The Sirens Call" - hopefully more good news will be coming out soon, demos perhaps? more songs being débuted live? Who knows, but as a fan I can't wait to see them play! All I hope is that a new song called "Drop The Guitar" will be released!

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We Were Promised Jetpacks unveil new song "I Keep it Composed"

Scottish band We Were Promised Jetpacks are releasing a brand new album soon, and they've now unveiled another newbie off it, this time it's "I Keep It Composed".

Their album "Unravelling" is out 14th of October via FatCat Records. You can also listen to another new track "Night Terror" here.

We Were Promised Jetpacks UK and Ireland tour
SEPTEMBER
11 Cork, Cyprus Avenue
12 Belfast, Limelight 2
13 Londonderry, Nerve Centre
14 Dublin, Whelan’s
17 Aberdeen, Garage
18 Dundee, Non-Zero’s
19 Edinburgh, Caves
20 Manchester, Deaf Institute
21 Brighton, Bermuda Triangle
OCTOBER
08 London, The Lexington

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Savages and Bo Ningen announce 37 minute long track/album

After performing for the first time at the Red Gallery in 2013, the two bands have announced a song-come-album called "Words To The Blind", and it's basically just a one long song pitching in at 37 minutes.

Savages and Bo Ningen team up again to offer their 'simultaneous sonic poem' for the second time, with the support of the Barbican. The show will take place at the Oval Space on Wed 19 November. The release itself is out 17th November.

Racing Glaciers reveal "Animal"

Racing Glaciers have this week released their latest EP, riding off the back of a wave of optimism and being on the latest Transformers OST the band from Macclesfield have it all going for them right about now!

"Animal" has some real emotion buried beneath the soaring post-rock riffs and melodies, listen to this and tell me they're destined for big things!

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