Indie Music GENRE ARCHIVES

Who To See At 2000 Trees Festival 2019 (Part One)

2000trees Festival is all about the music, with more than 120 of the absolute best new and underground acts from the worlds of rock and indie, plus some more established acts to close out the night. The festival also prides itself on giving new bands a platform to play to a huge audience, helping build bands up and supporting the UK music scene. It is a staple amongst the UK Festival scene and a festival that is held extremely close to the hearts of us at AltCorner. So what better way to get excited about the festival than to compile a list of artists we cannot wait to see tear it up!

Mayday Parade and The Wonder Years, Movements and Pronoun

Introducing: VISTAS – The Indie Darlings Surging To The Top Of The Indie Scene!

Edinburgh’s Vistas have been surging to the forefront of the indie-rock scene over the last few years with a steady stream of catchy, radio ready releases leading the band to pick up extensive praise from the likes of Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, 6 Music, DIY Magazine and Clash Magazine among many others – With every release defining the band in a clearer light, Vistas now come through with their latest single ‘Eighteen’ which will only continue to solidify their position as clear ones to watch for the year ahead.

Kings And Castles take on the A-Z Challenge!

Our A-Z challenge is a fun way to get to know the upcoming talent across the world! Up next, we have South Coast indie rockers Kings And Castles!

The Deadnotes challenge beauty standards

German indie-punks The Deadnotes challenge the beauty standards of the world in their brand new single Makeup!

The Faim, Chapel & Halflives live @ The Exchange, Bristol

On day two of joining Australian pop rock sweethearts The Faim on their headline tour, we head to an absolutely packed The Exchange in Bristol for a sweat box of a show!

A love letter to…Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm | Feature

Following on from the Band’s triumphant tour playing their 2005 Debut Album in full and a further announcement of more dates for 2019, our editor Brad decided to divulge into what exactly makes this album such an important release for it's generation.

Best New Singles: Late January/Early February | Feature

Liz takes a look at the latest and most importantly - the best new singles released from some of the finest artists around!

PREMIERE: Me & Munich – Toxic Wings

Danish duo Me & Munich have premiered their brand new single Toxic Wings with the video going live with ourselves covering the UK and with a premiere in Denmark and Germany at the same time! The track is a take on modern grungey-rock with an essence of Smashing Pumpkins as the chorus kicks in. The accompanying visual […]

REDWOOD – Lay Your Love Down

From the opening heartfelt moments of this EP, it definitely seems to set tone for what you can expect from these indie rockers!

Peaness announced as We Are Scientists’ UK tour support

Chester indie-poppers Peaness are heading out on the rod this month as support for We Are Scientists on their UK tour! The trio have also revealed some festival dates and headline shows too! Check out where you can see Peaness live below; 18.10.18 – Cardiff – The Globe * 19.10.18 – Clitheroe – The Grand * 20.10.18 – […]

Fangclub announce December UK shows

Irish rockers Fangclub have revealed a run of shows for the UK and Ireland this December! Catch the captivating band on the dates below; December 10th London, Old Blue Last 12th Manchester, Jimmy’s 13th Glasgow, The Garage 14th Dublin, The Sound House 21st Listowel, Mike The Pies To get a taste of […]

Pretty Vicious live at Reading Festival 2018

Egyptians tell us more about themselves

We caught up with West London’s newest Indie band Egyptians to find out more about them and their music! Who are your main influences? Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys are probably most band-wise. We all have individual acts we love and take stuff from as well. How did you all meet? Well, three of […]

Payale Royale – Boom Boom Room (Side B)

After their first release of the album (Boom Boom Boom Side A), Side B definitely seems to pick up where A left off with the raspy vocals, catchy lyrics and is definitely a very decent follow-up to Side A! Opener ‘Death Dance‘ is infectious enough to have you singing along to it’s hooks. What you […]

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