The Casbahs - Peasants Of The Show (self-released)

With jangly riffs, soaring choruses, walls of noise and unapologetically big solos, their sound is both nostalgic and fresh — unmistakably British, with a classic edge.

BLOCK - Firefly (Meridian - ECR Music Group)

BLOCK’s third single and final single before he drops his next album, Love Crash, is all about memory.

Elephant Moon - 149 Northbound (self-released)

Elephant Moon, the solo project of *Anders Dal8, unveils his fourth single, “149 Northbound”, a 3:46 track built around a first-take acoustic performance that refused to be replaced.

Taking on the old boys’ music club and having fun with it. Favourite Girl will have you dancing, singing, and leaving audiences feeling empowered to be their truest selves.

Gnaw – Inside a Machine That’s Glistening (Self-released) Ready for a bigger bite of the melodic, shoegazing market, Singapore’s Gnaw introduces itself with a glittering four-song debut EP full of crunchy, swerving guitars and noisy geysers of euphoric pop hooks. It towers as high as the skyscrapers of the place they call home.

Ready for a bigger bite of the melodic, shoegazing market, Singapore’s Gnaw introduces itself with a glittering four-song debut EP full of crunchy, swerving guitars and noisy geysers of euphoric pop hooks.

Fantastic Cat

No kitten around, the new Fantastic Cat album is warm, harmony-driven indie folk rock with wit and wisdom. Here's my interview with Anthony D'Amato and Don DiLego for @bigtakeover.com

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‘Softest Attack’ is a bold reclamation of the power-pop canon. It is an intelligent, meticulously layered work that proves Prism Shores are no longer just scholars of their influences, but essential contributors to the modern indie landscape.

Returning to ECM after a sixteen year absence, the L.A. singer/composer/cantor – alongside drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist Trevor Dunn – proffers an all-original program that straddles many lines.

Berlin-based alternative artist Lawrence Timoni returns with “In Every Quiet Moment”, a groove-driven release built around electric bass, restrained drums, and spacious atmospheric textures. Rather than relying on a dramatic chorus lift, the track unfolds gradually.

El Ten Eleven’s eleventh(!) LP contains more of the groovy chaos engineering you’ve come to expect from Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, all the more elevated by its exquisite occupation of stereo.

Prymek & Sage – Shelter (AKP Recordings) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs

Chaz Prymek and Matthew Sage have crafted an album that honors their past while firmly planting itself in their present reality. ‘Shelter’ is a rare document of artistic maturity, a humble yet majestic celebration of friendship and the enduring pull of the high plains.

‘Box Elder’ is more than just a collection of songs; it is a document of transformation. By inviting others into his private world of bedroom compositions, Archuleta has created his most complete artistic statement, turning the shadows of isolation into a bright, resonant chorus of shared experience

Ultimately, this release is both archival and revelatory. It restores Richard, Cam & Bert to their rightful place in the pantheon of Greenwich Village folk innovators, revealing a trio that could balance authenticity, experimentation, and melodic grace with effortless poise.

By the time the final vibrations fade, ‘The Ear Behind The Airport’ reveals itself as an album of remarkable intellectual depth. It captures a specific chemistry that can only be forged through years of shared performance in various configurations.

‘(Church Of)’ ultimately succeeds because it cultivates a sense of conversation, movement, and narrative without relying on conventional structures. It is music that cajoles, puzzles, and delights, offering a unique listening experience where humor, melody, and conceptual depth coexist seamlessly.

Miles Eichner - An Earring Is A Galaxy (Island House Recordings) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs

This record confirms Eichner’s evolution from masterful fingerstyle guitarist into a composer of subtle, spatially aware sonic architectures, blending acoustic and electronic worlds into a uniquely cohesive statement.

Throughout ‘Hyloxolos,’ each musician’s distinct voice is evident, yet the record thrives on the collision and coalescence of those voices. It is a debut that feels like both the inception of something and a fully formed statement in itself.

‘Drueling’ ultimately functions as an exploration of duality without opposition. Rather than framing the two players as adversaries or counterparts, it presents them as co-inhabitants of a shared sonic environment, one in which boundaries are continually negotiated and redefined.

Ruehlen’s work suggests that sound is not merely a medium for expression but a site of continuous negotiation between body, environment, and perception.

‘TAQATO3’ stands as a compelling document of what can emerge when musicians meet with a shared openness and a willingness to relinquish control.

PUNCHBAG’s ‘I Am Obsessed’ EP captures the raw electricity of adolescence distilled through the lens of precision songwriting, transforming everyday anxieties and fixations into something viscerally immediate.

With a new album, What You Said, now out, Dave Franklin caught up with Myles Cochran to talk about his journey, physical and musical, the new album, and what drives his choice to make instrumental music.

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The Yum Yum Tree - Turn Down the Noise (Somerset Sound)
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With a career spanning Little Red Rocket, Azure Ray, and eight solo albums, Maria Taylor has never been one to stand still. Her latest record, Story’s End, is the sound of an artist at the peak of her powers, turning major life changes into one of the most compelling albums of her career.

Single Premiere: Iguana Death Cult - "Heavyweight" Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs

Dutch garage rock band Iguana Death Cult will release their fourth studio album, Guns Out, on April 10. Today we premiere the album’s focus track, “Heavyweight,” a thunderous and groove-laden single that captures the record’s central themes of unease, introspection, and resilience.