Everyone's A Star!
The Sydney power-poppers started out in 2011. They've grown up a bit since then
Fake Like
The Cincinnati band was formed in 1986 by Greg Dulli (vcls, gtr), Rick McCollum (gtr) (also in The Twilight Singers), John Curley (bass) and Steve Earle (drms) (no longer in the line-up)
Autopilot
The L.A. indie-rockers hit big with their 2023 debut album, 'The Gutter'. The band is Alex Alvarez (vcls), John Luther (gtr), Jonny Ransom (drms), and Garrett Orseno (aka DJ Topgun) (bass). Alvarez describes this song as a way to "turn spirals into anthems"
Ease Up
Ben Fox and Gordon Cooper are accomplished noize boyz from Detroit. Interestingly, the video uses footage from the city captured twenty years ago
Sideways
This is the debut album by the Beasley Brothers from Auckland, New Zealand
Slumber Party
Formed in 2022m the line-up is Wes Leavins (ld vcls), Jack Fluegel (gtr), David Rosendahl (gtr), Devin Wessels (bass), and Jeremy Benshish (drms). This is their second album, following 2024's 'The Future Is Our Way Out'
Sailboat
Robin Skinner originally gained popularity for his frequent ukulele covers. He's joined on this track by fellow YouTuber, Detroit's Chloe Moriondo
Chew
Some cheerful uplifting indie from the Cardiff band. Members are Heera Rendall (vcls, song), Owen Russell (gtr), Peter Nicholls (ld gtr), Marcus May (bass), and Jack Pawson (drms)
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Just Another Kick In The Face
Not for nothing do we regard Northumberland's Paul and Steven Herron as the Proclaimers' sassenach borderland brothers. As if to distance themselves from that, though, they've since moved to Derby
Second Best
The South London fivesome are Abigail Morris (vcls), Georgia Davies (bass), Lizzie Mayland (gtr), Aurora Nishevci (keys), and Emily Roberts (ld gtr). They've been described as 'a phenomenally exciting new band', and compared to Florence, La Bush, etc. Make up your own mind
You Want The Truth
The Bingley rockers are Rebecca Becca Macintyre (vcls), Jack Bottomley (gtr), Sam Macintyre (gtrs, vcls), Will Bottomley (bass, vcls) and Josh Macintyre (drms)
Exile
Active since 1981, Bristol synth-vets Mark Hockings and Richard Silverthorn release their first material for nine years
Save Your Roses
Oklahoma City's depressive, once-suicidal McKenzie Ashton Ellis is helped with production by her 'Momica'. This single is from her fourth album
Non Stop To The Moon
The wondrous animals are London's John Mitchell, Nick Andrew, Darren Redick & Steve Hales
The Wake
Michigan's Peter Martin rose to some prominence during covid lockdowns. This is his third album
My Old Ways
Kevin Parker formed the act as a 13 year old in Perth, Australia, in 1999. Live, the line-up also includes Jay Watson, Dominic Simper, Julien Barbagallo and Cameron Avery
Under Dark Skies
Signed to Brighton's impressive Shoe Dive records, the L.A. pysch-dreamers are led by John Treanor's vlcs and gtr
Trouble Follows
The Brighton alt-rockers are Theresa Jarvis (vcls), George Edwards (gtr), Alex Crosby (bass/kybds), and Robert Mason (drms), and their name is Japanese for 'the dead of night'
Wild Woman
The 'Bad Boys from Boston' meet the 'Bad Boy from Donny', along with Nashville's Lainey Wilson
Zombie
The Bad Boy From Donny teams up with some of his idols, in this case Smashing Pumpkins