NME says: “A career high. While other artists, they came up with, have
called it quits, the British indie band have kept moving forward. Their fifth
album rewards that resilience with some of their most beautiful work yet.”
TUTV: Bittersweet pop melancholia sugar-coats this new opus. It has a similar intimate
and treasuring life-and-love idealisation of Coldplay‘s 1998 debut Parachutes. Three-hanky sweet (a bit too much at times), but genuine and honest-to-goodness. Heart-and-soul stirring stories, familiar to some of us. Swim Deep
Band: WEEZER Who: The indestructible nerd
rockers from Los Angeles.
New track: WE MIGHT AS WELL BE STRANGERS
The lead single from their new, forthcoming 20th full-length,
another self-titled one (their 4th actually), decorated with
symbols, think Led Zeppelin‘s 4th LP.
The song features indie team Wednesday on co-vocals.
TUTV: Hurray! Weezer drops, finally, another
titanic tune, as they used to deliver a million
times before.
Band: BELLE & SEBASTIAN Who: The Scottish dream pop vets, fronted by singer/songwriter Stuart Murdoch. They’re in the middle of their extensive
30th anniversary tour.
For the first time in 28 years, Scotland’s national football team is gearing
up for a World Cup run. The tournament, from June 11th to July 19th, will
be held for the first time across 3 nations. United States, Mexico, and Canada.
The song is, of course, an encouragement footie tune for
their country. Yes, the kid in the photo is Stuart Murdoch.
TUTV: Vintage B&S pop bliss, the Scottish team can
dance too before, halfway, and after the game.
Band: SWIM DEEP Who: English indie pop
stars from Birmingham.
Track: YOU, ME AND MARY
New song from their upcoming 5th LP,
baptized Hum. Out June 19th.
Austin Williams (vocalist/songwriter): “It’s about my incredible wife and daughter.
During a family holiday, my wife suffered a miscarriage, which was deeply traumatic
for us in many ways.”
“It made us reflect on whether ‘you, me, and Mary’ was the family we had been blessed with, and we found a great deal of comfort and gratitude in that. Just a week ago, we welcomed our second child into the world, so with the song coming out now, it feels like a real full-circle moment.
TUTV: Deep-felt family emotions wrapped in a majestic synth-pop melody, with
velvety vocals accentuating the romantic radiation of this bittersweet symphony.
