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By Will Bateman (@WillBateman6611) Donald Cumming's career began at the peak of the post-Strokes/Libertines/Killers indie-pandemic with New York hipsters The Virgins and their self-titled debut. They subsequently strayed into more 80's-pop territory with their second outing Strike Gently, after unsurprisingly signing to indie king Julian Casablancas' Cult Records and surprisingly splitting soon there-after. Climbing clear of the wreckage two years later Cumming has re-emerged with Out Calls Only. Here, he takes the notably personal subject matter of the ending of his marriage...

Brad Oberhofer is back! The New York based musician will release his new album 'Chronovision' on August 21st through Glassnote Records. - This is the second album for the 24 year old, who released his debut Time Capsules II in 2012. A lot has happened since; he's played Letterman and Lollapalooza, toured with Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian and Matt & Kim, offered daily mediations on his Bandcamp page and created thousands of piano pieces for fans and friends. He's also just announced a couple of London shows for next month,...

With a new album on the horizon Briana Marela has shared a new video for her latest single "Surrender". Directed by experimental filmmaker, Christin Turner, the video depicts Marela shrouded in kaleidoscopic lights and static. Check it out below. Her new record All Around Us is out August 21st on Jagjaguwar. You can also catch her on her upcoming tour, including a performance at London's Servant's Jazz Quarters and Green Man Festival. Briana Marela Tour Dates: 18 August - Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam 19...

From bulimia to trolling, being labelled a “feminazi” to being sectioned, with comedian Juliette Burton, nothing is off the table. Seriously, nothing. As her show, Look At Me, hits London, she told us about the process of creating it, about breaking down barriers with comedy, and about that Protein World ad. Firstly, tell us a bit about the show? ‘Look At Me’ is a docu-comedy - a documentary mixed with comedy - all about whether what we appear to be...

Eagles Of Death Metal will tour the UK in October and November, including a show at The Forum, London. Can't wait until then? The band will be playing a headline show tonight at London’s KOKO. Eagles Of Death Metal UK Tour Dates October 31 - Beckett University - Leeds November 1 - UEA - Norwich 2 - O2 Academy - Bristol 4 - Engine Rooms - Southampton 5 - Forum - London 6 - Institute - Birmingham 7 - Ritz - Manchester 9 -...

By Declan Roberts (@DeclanMR) Outift’s first record, Performance, was a breakthrough for the band, scoring critical acclaim from the lofty heights of NME to indie-facing tastemakers The Line of Best Fit and Stereogum. It also contained some bonafide gems including ‘Thank God I Was Dreaming’, in which vocalist Thomas Gorton croons the line “don’t look back”. It’s a sentiment they’ve taken to heart on their follow-up ‘Slowness’. Here, the band slip away from the bold majestic anthems of ‘Performance’ and...

By Will Bateman (@WillBateman6611) 10.6.15 Electric Ballroom, Camden Katie Crutchfield makes a rare UK appearance, her largest to date, in Camden's iconic Electric Ballroom, alongside support from Girlpool and PINKWASH. For many fans it’s been a long time coming and she doesn't disappoint with her personal blend of delicate indie melodies and fuller punk sound, bridging similarities with her twin sister Alison's band Swearin', who joins her on stage on backing vocals and guitar. There's an atmosphere of triumph surrounding Katie...

By Felicity Evans  @eff_evans HBO’s stylish and compelling cop drama returns to Sky Atlantic on 22 June with a fresh story and new characters…    ‘Well, I can't say the job made me this way. More like bein' this way made me right for the job’ Detective Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey), True Detective Of all the justified praise heaped on True Detective’s first season for the quality of its acting, photography, dialogue and setting, surely most significant is the show’s...

By Will Bateman (@WillBateman6611) To be in the position in which Lifehouse found themselves is a tricky one; seven albums deep, 15 million album sales worldwide and now free from the watchful eye of a major label, entering the studio with a more “do it yourself” approach for 'Out Of The Wasteland' according to lead singer Jason Wade. A new-found feeling of creative freedom was surely present. But they don’t seem to really get out of the “wasteland” as they...