Elephant Rifle vocalist Brad Bynum talks to Echoes and Dust about three releases that have influenced him and the band a lot musically.

Intended as an odds ‘n’ sods release for fans and completists, 10:20 nonetheless offers a strange and persuasive career overview, entry via the side door into the stunning catalogue of one of our most unique and brilliant bands.

Perhaps the lasting legacy of Britpop, aside from its cultural impact which not only affected what was then called “indie music” but also pop music, and it’s not entirely invited political moments, is that it’s inclusive nature not only broke the gender divide but also brought together the disparate crowds.

Wire rarely give you quite what you expect and yet the one thing I really never anticipated was for them to make me emotional.

Light on its feet, immediately melodic but richly layered with sonic details and the familiar gnomic lyrics. Mind Hive is another helping of that wonderful, streamlined, and enigmatic modern rock music they make.

Bedroom Eyes | Facebook Instagram   Boston/New Hampshire shoegaze band Bedroom Eyes are set to release their debut LP titled Nerves on Halloween via Dome A Records, in which the band signed with back in August. This is the band’s third r …

Across the record their tunes unfold in an unhurried and slightly directionless manner, turning this way and that on a whim. The journey has no particular goal, it’s all about the ride.

Flat Worms debut sneeringly thrills with buzzsaw guitars, overspilling feedback, and Indie punk energetic overdrive.

Call it post punk with a psych edge, and the biting snarl of punk is never far from the surface.

The Golden Communion is the first release in quite some time for multi-instrumentalist Thighpaulsandra, perhaps best known for his work with Coil, Wire, Spiritualized, Julian Cope and countless other artists. It’s an absolute beast of an album, and Cameron Piko managed to speak with the man behind the music.

Iconic band of yesteryear releasing first album in x years (five in this case)? Dan’ll cover that. I don’t know whether it’s because I’m the oldest guy In the E&D office, but these records keep landing on my desk. However, unlike the recent comeback at …