Garage and psych with a vocal that borders on the gothic, 'Suspirium' by @avsepisode.bsky.social is like Swans doing a rock banger or Sunn O))) riding on a kosmische groove into oblivion. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/a-very-...

"[Silk Of Indian] is about the muse, the clichés of it, how it can feel unobtainable and slippery, but also a creation of your own mind, a projection.” - Will White (The Maccabees, 86TVs, Great White Shark) His debut solo album is out this May. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/will-wh...

A duet with Kim David Smith 'Next To You' is peak pop courtesy of @brightlightx2.bsky.social ahead of his UK tour. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/bright-...

“'Bigger Picture' invites you to zoom out on your life, reminding you how easily small things can start to feel incredibly important. It’s about letting go of control, trusting your fate and feelings that are bigger than you can comprehend.” - Sarah Julia www.analoguetrash.com/blog/sarah-j...

Portland-based New Constellations whip up a storm of emotion on 'Dandelion' in the lead-up to their new album. 'It Comes In Waves' is out on the 15th of May. They support The Midnight on their American tour this April and May. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/new-con...

Scene Queen by Charm School is a brilliant pen portrait of a type of person we all know: sharp steel and self-interest under a pleasant veneer. Don’t be so vain as to think this song is about you! www.analoguetrash.com/blog/charm-s...

A new single and a European tour: @iamxofficial.bsky.social show us the way with Artificial Innocence, a song that is dark, literate, and thoughtful. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/iamx-ar...

If 'Lonely' has an indefinable air of familiarity about it, it might be down to Rogue VHS helping define the modern synthwave sound. His ability to give synthwave an energy that presents as organic is unparalleled: on 'Lonely,' he has come up trumps again. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/rogue-v...

Joe Jackson excels at storytelling, and the tale of self-discovery for the song’s protagonist makes 'Fabulous People' is one of his best tales to date. His new album, 'Hope and Fury' will be released on the 10th of April. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/joe-jac...

Dreamy and lush, 'Hedgesitting' gives us the inside track on how 'Cost of Living Adjustment' - the new album from Montreal's Cola - will sound. And it's gonna sound good! www.analoguetrash.com/blog/cola-he...

London-based art-noise rockers gegenpress deconstruct rock on this live recording of 'Thousand Cuts,' the second single from their upcoming album, 'Don’t Live For Heaven.' www.analoguetrash.com/blog/gegenpr...

Night Terrors by Alex Okami possesses all of the dynamic tension of post-punk and the icy steel of current dark wave. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/alex-ok...

“It’s about that moment where you abandon the day and give in to the rush of the night – the exhilaration, the escape, the chaos.” - Minute Taker on Surrender to the Night. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/minute-...

“'Hip Hop in the Fog' tells the story of the early stage of a relationship, made of shared nights, desire, and confusion, when the other person feels close yet still out of reach.” - I’m Not a Blonde on their new single. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/im-not-...

A sad banger with more than a nod to Scandipop, 'Eyes First' is a melancholy pop bop by sad alex and Grayson Foster. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/sad-ale...

The raw and doomy garage energy of 'Stef,' especially towards the end when the drums seem to mimic a raven tapping out your doom, allows CAN’T STOP TALKING to serve up some grand guignol in a very contemporary setting. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/cant-st...

Tōth, the solo project of Alex Toth of Rubblebucket, treats us to a light and brassy meditative indie-pop experience on 'Thoughts Are Like Clouds.' It's from his new album, 'And The Voice Said,' out on the 27th of February. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/toth-th...

With their 'POSSESSOR' album out next month, and extensive European and North American tours announced, Toronto-based duo TRAITRS treat us to another album track, 'Dream Drowning.' www.analoguetrash.com/blog/traitrs...

'Strange Life' is the blistering new album from Howling Bells. It's out now via Nude Records, accompanied by a UK tour. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/howling...

Brighton-based duo @dreamcoasterband.bsky.social bring their blend dreamy indie-pop and bittersweet melodies to The Grayston Unity on the 21st of February. If you like music that has echoes of Slowdive, Lush, with a hint of C86 jangle, be sure to head to Halifax. We'll be there!

Samuel D Jones of First Day Of Spring reconnects with his Thames Estuary roots on THE RIVIERA (MODERN NATURE). www.analoguetrash.com/blog/first-d...

If you were curious as to what the Outlaw Country of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, would sound like from a woman’s perspective, Cat Clyde has the answer on 'Man's World.' Clyde releases her 'Mud Blood Bone' LP on the 13th of March. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/cat-cly...

'HASTA JESÚS TUVO UN MAL DÍA' sees CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso celebrate their Grammy win by teaming up with Sting on this infectious Latin pop number. It's from the band’s 'FREE SPIRITS' album, which comes out on the 19th of March. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/ca7riel...

“It’s as song for anyone who never had a prom date or knows the pain of having to leave someone else behind.” - New Zealand's Breaches on the 50s-inspired cold wave of 'Valentine.' www.analoguetrash.com/blog/breache...

37 Houses' new single 'Eye For an Eye' serves as an introduction to their sophomore album, 'When and How it Happened.' It shows that they have a sound that can combine the punk power of Against Me! with the fractured dynamism of Pixies and The Libertines. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/37-hous...

'edith' by Bonander has its roots in a poem titled 'Dagen svalnar' by Edith Södergran, building on its final line, ‘You looked for a woman and found a soul – you are disappointed,’ repetition reinforcing, then adding to and possibly changing its meaning. www.analoguetrash.com/blog/bonande...