On 12th July the charming Japanese four-piece Taffy return to the UK to tour they’re new record debut ‘Lixiviate’ released on Club AC30 this summer. The tour kicks off with two dates opening for the prestigious The Wedding Present.

Nonesuch Records released Sam Amidon’s label debut Bright Sunny South on May 13 and was streamed last week through Pitchfork Advance, and is comprised of Amidon’s distinctive re-workings of existing songs.

Swedish indie rockers I Used To Be A Sparrow brought their music around the world with their debut album, Luke. One year later they are ready to pick up from where they left off with their sophomore ‘You Are An Empty Artist’. The album is out April 15th. 

Bar/None Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated album Talon of the Hawk by New Jersey’s The Front Bottoms on 3rd June 2013. For a band whose much-celebrated self-titled debut album resonated amongst a very broad audience and whose music covered equally as much territory, The Front Bottoms are gearing up to explore even more territory with a bigger and brighter new sound that’s much more realized yet very much them.

Seminal ‘90s indie-rock quartet Braid are proud to announce an exclusive London show on Saturday 27th July at The Garage, London. The band will perform their album ‘Frame And Canvas’ in full for its 15th year anniversary.

Since the release of the critically acclaimed Young Kato EP in the summer of 2012, Young Kato have been touring the UK tirelessly with headline shows across the country and successful support slots with a wide array of bands, including Spector, Bastille, Swim Deep, We Are Scientists and Peace.

‘The Looking Away’ is the new album from London trio Animal Kingdom, out 29th April on Mom + Pop. Shimmering alt-rock anthem ‘Strange Attractor’ is the lead single from the album, produced by David Kosten (Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything).

The mighty Oxford town 4 piece GUNNING FOR TAMAR are set to give away their brilliant, brand new single, ‘Another Season’ on May 13th through Alcopop, via their website.

Since releasing their debut EP ‘Moving Home’ and selling out of the 1st print within the UK, Moose Blood have come a long way. With some huge support slots under their belts already with the likes of Broadway Calls, Palma Violets and Gnarwolves, Moose Blood are showing no signs of slowing up.

The rabble-rousers recently shot the video for ‘Knifey Spoony’ which see’s the band descend into typically ridiculous behaviour, culminating in a bloody and violent spoon fight.