Modern Diet – For Now

hugger — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:05:50 +0000

Like an indie pop summer stroll so ‘For Now’ just takes the heat out of the day. Modern Diet offer a charm that is flush with innocence and thoughts of laidback afternoons with the diary free from any kind of chore or responsibility. Endlessly sucrose moments in other words from Jake Cherif and this one has all the hallmarks of a song that we’ll be swinging back for time and time as the need arises. KH

Modern Diet · For Now

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Year: 2026

Libby Weitnauer – How To Hurt

hugger — Tue, 05 May 2026 08:55:55 +0000

A whole lot of country and western fun going down here and it extends from those steel guitars to a singer who has the lightest of moods to impart. In fact I don’t think I’ve heard anything this unburdened in some time and Nashville’s Libby Weitnauer needs to be applauded for talking us down from the stoop of seriousness as a result. Three minutes and the days has been turned around into a place where wonder might actually be possible. A wonderful debut record. KH

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Year: 2026

Cash O’Brien – Kerosene

hugger — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:22:49 +0000

Cash is getting us right back to Elliott Smith territory, but it needs to be said that there is more besides. And ‘Kerosene’ is a prime example for there is filling of the nodes that points to upwardly mobile so despite the presence of melancholy every now and then things feel like they are going to be better than ok. That comes from a chorus that is subtle and which point in the direction of ebullient. And it duly arrived when ‘Kerosene’ ignited but again in a fashion that is representative of an act who plays the elegant hand. The self same digits appear capable of greatness now too. KH

Cash O'Brien · Kerosene

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Year: 2026

Ranting – Grumpy Custard

hugger — Sat, 02 May 2026 08:05:15 +0000

You can tell that Brighton three-piece Ranting are up to some mischievousness and they’ve taken the Gorillaz template for their own devilish means. So there is fun, frolics and creaking door sensations at every turn. And though it wears its influences so transparently I couldn’t help but find the whole thing impressively entertaining. It whips up a storm of theatre and drama, whooping becomes mandatory for everyone within earshot and a guaranteed messy descent into madness a distinct possibility. KH

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Year: 2026

Winston Orz – Red Wine

hugger — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:22:29 +0000

My initial comparison was Nirvana would you believe, the hint of grunge and Cobain and while ‘Red Wine’ sure does have a tumultuous streak in its cabinet we never quite got to that molten Seattle sound. What we did get was a streak of sixties like emotional welt that felt cinematic, like the soundtrack to the scene where our hero rides off into the sunset after saving the day. There is a modern day spaghetti western soundtrack for Winston Orz as a result and I want in on that huge widescreen feeling. KH

Red Wine by Winston Orz

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Year: 2026

Imber – Sunshine

hugger — Fri, 01 May 2026 09:18:50 +0000

No doubting the harmonies that slide out of Bristol three-piece Imber and with a regularity that feels like sunshine is their default setting. There is a groove too, a baggy one that is beloved of indie types with a penchant for dance but not the more obvious sources. So yeah I was sitting back but most certainly toe-tapping at the sheer glow of it all. Summer has arrived in every respect. KH

IMBER · Sunshine

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Year: 2026

Cathedral Bells – Unreal

hugger — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:49:35 +0000

A moniker that would have thinking this act are capable of a big sound and ‘Unreal’ does as much. No doubting that Cathedral Bells (Matthew Messore and friends) have a nineties sound, hitting dreampop touch-points aplenty with a hint of shoegaze in there too. So we have an off-kilter persuasion which shows up the multitude of melodies in even great detail. Yep this had me right back in the late last century, a surround sound full of jangle and harmony. KH

parallel dreams by cathedral bells

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Year: 2026

Whisper Dish – Money Home

hugger — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:27:09 +0000

Oh I like that moniker, rather slips off the tongue smoothly. And this ‘Money Home’ is in keeping with that kind of action because Whisper Dish pack a groove that gets us right back to the baggy nineties or the Monkees if the sixties is more your scene. Most reminded me of Jagwar Ma, James and Primal Scream after they’d let Andrew Weatherall and Jah Wobble take the control. Of course there are hints of the Stones and with summer on the horizon ‘Money Home’ is just the shimmy that is needed to set the party mood. KH

The Desert Wind by Whisper Dish

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Year: 2026

Bayonne – Oxygen

hugger — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:59:02 +0000

I had to look because it felt like we were in prime Washed Out territory, electronic pop that veers clear of choosing the obvious approach. ‘Oxygen’ is a breath of fresh air, pulsing with life and boasting the sort of tropical synths that feel like a blast of summer ahead of the real thing. Not only that but there is a vocal tact from this Austin act that feels it is made for singing along to. Curtains back and suddenly the sunshine pours in. KH

Bayonne · Oxygen

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Year: 2026

Tiffy – Scam Likely

hugger — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:48:48 +0000

There is a giddiness to this Tiffy song, the kind that reminded me of Apples in Stereo but moved beyond the twee qualities that so set that act apart. ‘Scam Likely’ is a smile inducer, operating across a range of genres from indie pop to country and perhaps even a bit of universal pop nuance into the bargain. Most of all it is bursting at the seams with feelgood harmony of the kind you’d deploy to announce the start of summer and holidays and all things nice. Yes, it has that kind of glow about it alright. KH

TIFFY · Scam Likely

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Year: 2026

Terror/Cactus – Transmisión Clandestina

hugger — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:21:34 +0000

Something that completely reroutes us from daily blandishment because ‘Transmisión Clandestina ‘ is about the music that fantastical machines make and no grey office experience is ever going to outdo that kind of experience. There is a groove and a fun lollop as standard and if things pan out as they should there may be a whole serious of novelty dances that make good on the sheer levitation of the fruity contours. Smile generator, limb mover and all round crowd pleaser this is an early summer gift of a tune. KH

Colapso by Terror/Cactus

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Year: 2026

Remington Super 60 – Time To Breathe

hugger — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:35 +0000

A definite roll to the beat and bass tumble tells us we’re in summer territory. It’s the default action from Norway’s Remington Super 60 to be fair and as a result ‘Time To Breathe’ feels like an intake of fresh mountain air. Add in the levitation from a dreamy vocal dispatch and this could be us high up in the clouds without the oxygen deficit. It takes an inordinate amount of talent to sound this effortless and Remington Super 60 have still got it going after all these years. KH

Cafe Superstar Recordings · Time to breathe

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Year: 2026

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Modern Diet – For Now

Libby Weitnauer – How To Hurt

Cash O’Brien – Kerosene

Ranting – Grumpy Custard

Winston Orz – Red Wine

Imber – Sunshine

Cathedral Bells – Unreal

Whisper Dish – Money Home

Bayonne – Oxygen

Tiffy – Scam Likely

Terror/Cactus – Transmisión Clandestina

Remington Super 60 – Time To Breathe