SONGS WE LOVED! 7-13 April 2025
An eclectic musical kaleidoscope of the most riveting song releases sent our way lately.
Featuring Skinny Lister, Bold Forbes, Attawalpa, Inge Lamboo, Pete Townshend, A.D.A.M. Music Project, Big Love Car Wash, The Kilograms, The Slow Summits, Worldcub, RxGhost, Messiness, Abrasive Trees, and AudioGust
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Skinny Lister - Yorkshire Belle
Skinny Lister’s latest single Yorkshire Belle is a lively shanty-inspired tune that pays tribute to the historic pleasure cruiser along the East Yorkshire coast. The track features live-recorded elements combined with a polished production from Abbey Road Studios, reflecting the band’s folk/punk roots and deep connection to local traditions.
Serving as a precursor to their upcoming album Songs From The Yonder, Yorkshire Belle revisits cherished maritime memories and regional heritage. The song also sets the stage for an exciting series of live events, including an album launch aboard the pleasure cruiser with folk musician Jim Eldon, followed by an extensive touring schedule across the UK and Europe. (more info here)
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Bold Forbes - Make Away
Bold Forbes's Make Away is a thoughtful chamber-folk single that questions whether the daily pleasures of life can align with the struggle for a more just world.
Inspired by a memorable dinner party in Austin and a reflective road trip through California’s central valley, the song examines the hidden costs behind the food we enjoy and the lives of those who produce it.
Its blend of folk and country structures, enhanced by majestic string arrangements and gorgeous vocal harmonies, creates a reflective narrative that stays true to the band’s songcraft.
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Attawalpa - Hilarious In Love
Attawalpa, known for blending baroque pop, rock, and folk influences, returns with the single Hilarious in Love.
The track is a gentle, upbeat love song written during a period of separation when COVID kept him apart from his wife, Lena. The lyrics, filled with wit and warmth, share a personal story that is both humorous and sincere, a nod to everyday life and the small moments that make it memorable.
The new single comes ahead of his second album, EXPERIENCE, set for release on July 4th via Attawalpa Records. The song and its engaging video -which mixes scenes from festivals, gigs, and relaxed moments with loved ones- offer a glimpse into a sound that blends inventive arrangements with a modern pop-rock twist.
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Inge Lamboo - Call Out Your Name feat. Pete Townshend
Dutch singer-songwriter Inge Lamboo teams up with rock legend Pete Townshend on Call Out Your Name, an evocative blend of alt-pop and indie rock infused with Lamboo’s signature country-tinged melodies.
Known for her viral mashups and emotive songwriting, Lamboo caught Townshend’s attention through social media, leading to this unexpected but electrifying collaboration. The track features her heartfelt lyrics alongside Townshend’s unmistakable guitar work, complete with his signature rhythmic attack and even hidden Morse code patterns.
Their dynamic interplay creates a track that bridges generations, highlighting Lamboo’s unique musical identity ahead of her upcoming album, This Is How The Future Sounds, set for release on May 30, 2025.
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A.D.A.M. Music Project - Punch Out
If retro gaming and rock ‘n’ roll ever collided in a supernova of adrenaline, it would sound exactly like A.D.A.M. Music Project’s latest album, Punch Out.
This is an all-out sonic brawl, delivering knockout hooks, bone-crushing riffs, and a rhythm section that hits harder than a Mike Tyson uppercut. The title track, Punch Out, is a pure rush of euphoric energy, packed with 90s boxing nostalgia, stadium-sized choruses, and enough power to send any listener straight into the championship round.
The entire album is a love letter to gaming culture, with anthems inspired by legendary characters; from the sinister Diablo (Black Heart) to Street Fighter’s unstoppable Cammy (Killer Bee).
This is an undeniable heavyweight contender.
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Big Love Car Wash - Janna (She's Still at Sea)
As part of their Vignettes I: Quiet Reverie release, Janna is a wistful yet lively reflection on the tension between love and the call of adventure. Rooted in the band’s Americana sound with bluegrass-folk influences, the song balances gentle storytelling with buoyant instrumentation, capturing both the ache of loss and the liberation of letting go.
With their debut album Daydream arriving in June 2025, a release show at Austin’s 04 Center, and a U.S. tour to follow (tour dates & tickets here), Big Love Car Wash continues to craft music that feels like a shared moment of joy: playful, heartfelt, and brimming with life.
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The Kilograms - Beliefs & Thieves
Beliefs & Thieves is a riot with a purpose; an explosive debut from The Kilograms that earns you with every ska-laced riff and punk-drenched chorus. This is protest music with teeth, soul, and swagger; a record that stomps on fascism, makes noise for marginalized voices, and still leaves room to dance.
The Kilograms manage to thread the needle between infectious ska rhythms and punk-fueled drive without losing an ounce of their soul.
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The Slow Summits - A Hit To Your Wallet
Taken from The Slow Summits’ newly released compilation 'Yore Songs', A Hit to Your Wallet is a playful and lively indie-pop anthem steeped in shimmering guitar tones and breezy melodies.
Channeling the golden era of jangly indie-pop, the Swedish quartet blends flawlessly nostalgia and fresh energy, making for a track that feels both timeless and immediate.
With Yore Songs, they take their best digital cuts, including the Languid Belles EP, plus the previously unreleased Golden Age, and finally give them the physical release they deserve.
If you've ever swayed along to The Close Lobsters or lost yourself in a Sea Urchins track, The Slow Summits are here to remind you: Jangle isn’t dead. Ιt just moved to Sweden.
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Worldcub - Exploding!
Exploding! is a fuzzy, stomping, cowbell-clanging wake-up call, a track that throws proggy synths and hypnotic melodies straight at the endless cycle of bad news and says, nah, not today.
Inspired by the numbing overload of TV and social media, the song finds its power in paradox: an upbeat, groove-heavy rebellion against the weight of modern anxiety.
Following the psychedelic kaleidoscope of Back to the Beginning, Worldcub once again create a perfect blend of genres: surf rock, kraut grooves, and Cymru harmonies, all fused into something unmistakably their own.
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RxGhost - Anytime But Now
Laced with swirling shoegaze textures and post-rock tension, Anytime But Now takes a deep dive into the push-and-pull between awareness and inertia, between knowing you need change and staying locked in the cycle. Guitars shimmer and explode in waves while the rhythm section keeps everything tightly wound, teetering on the edge of control.
Mixed by Shiner’s Paul Malinowski, it’s as immersive as it is unrelenting. Paired with the brooding B-side Undersaid, this limited-edition 7” release is a collector’s dream - each of the 77 handmade vinyl copies is literally one of a kind. Cut on a vintage mono lathe from a 1950s radio station, no two records are exactly alike.
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Messiness - Previous Life
Previous Life is the sound of summer unspooling in technicolor. A Britpop-infused, psychedelic indie rock gem, this track pulses with the energy of warm nights, long drives, and the bittersweet pang of nostalgia.
But don’t be fooled by its sun-kissed melodies; beneath the infectious hooks lies an existential tug-of-war, a lyrical deep dive into the contradictions of memory and self-perception.
Led by Max Raffa, whose journey through Europe’s musical and cultural landscapes has shaped this kaleidoscopic sound, Messiness blends vintage '60s flair with modern indie swagger. Lush harmonies, swirling guitars, and hypnotic grooves create an intoxicating blend that is nothing short of bewitching.
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Abrasive Trees - Moulding Heaven with Earth
Abrasive Trees' music summons something primal, something vast. Moulding Heaven with Earth is a sprawling, shadow-drenched journey where post-punk’s brooding pulse collides with post-rock’s widescreen expanse.
This is music that breathes, shimmers, and howls in the spaces between light and dark, a hypnotic meditation on loss, transformation, and the push-pull of existence.
Matthew Rochford and his band blend distorted guitar, stirring vocals, and cryptic lyricism into a sonic fog that feels both celestial and deeply human.
The atmosphere is thick with reverb-drenched tension, yet there’s a cathartic energy coursing through the track; a sense that the unknown isn’t just to be feared but embraced.
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AudioGust - Here We Go Again
Closing our article with a pure sonic sunshine, Here We Go Again is a celebration of the moments when everything just clicks - when creativity, passion, and sheer joy collide in a perfect, electrifying storm.
It’s the sound of endless summer nights, the thrill of a new adventure, and the purest form of musical escapism.
If you need a reason to feel alive today, this song is it. Turn it up and let it take you wherever it wants to go.
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About Chris Roditis
Chris Roditis has been an active musician since 1995 in various bands and projects across a variety of genres ranging from acoustic, electronic to nu metal, british rock and trip hop. He has extensive experience as a mixing engineer and producer and has built recording studios for most of the projects he has been involved with. His passion for music steered his entrepreneurial skills into founding MusicNGear in 2012.
Contact Chris Roditis at chrisroditis@musicngear.com
