Light and dark dance on the sweeping, experimentally orchestral debut solo album from the Culk frontwoman Sophie Löw. "Die Neue Heiterkeit" explores themes of anxiety and oppression, but also finds remedy in community and hope. We spoke to the artist to peek behind the curtain of the soundscape and themes that Sophia Blenda explores.
Cleverly timed nostalgia, a true second coming or just pure coincidence? Some of the most loved indie rock groups from the golden heydays of the early 21st century are set to return with new records this year. NBHAP head and original ‘survivor’ of the indie scene, Norman Fleischer, gives an overview of what to expect in the next months.
The current phase of self isolation is forcing us to be creative, kill some time and maybe also do something we've never done before. Listening to music can be a great way of coping with the situation and we decided to make a little challenge out of it. Tine from our marketing department, for example, took the quarantine to rediscover a band that she once liked a lot but lost track over the years. Here's her report about facing Editors once again.
Only a couple of weeks before British indie rockers EDITORS release their new highly anticipated fourth longplayer The Weight Of Your Love. Today the group around frontman unveils the opening track from the record entitled The Weight. Previously the band already gave us the record’s first single A Ton Of Love, an acoustic version of Honesty and the b-side The Sting. The full longplayer comes on July 1st via PIAS. The clip features images from the EDITORS recording sessions in black and white. Watch it right here.