Honest Work Sign to Nice Swan Records and Release Debut Single ‘Horses for Meat’
London-based newcomers Honest Work sign to Nice Swan Records (English Teacher, Sprints, Westside Cowboy) and share pulsating debut single ‘Horses for Meat’ out today (October 22nd). Stream the single here, watch the video here Having carved out a name for themselves in the underbelly bars of East London over the last twelve […]
Westside Cowboy release debut EP ‘This Better Be Something Great’ today via Nice Swan Recordings / Heist or Hit
“Thrilling – marked by a mood of ramshackle invention at odds with the studied, polished air of a lot of current alt-rock” The Guardian “Come for the urgent, wistful guitars, and stay for the heart-wrenching harmonies” Stereogum “Rapidly climbing the rungs and notching up the wins, Westside Cowboy are the buzzy Britainicana newcomers determined to […]
Mount Palomar releases new single ‘Pass the Parcel’ featuring Makeshift Art Bar on Nice Swan Electronic
Having previously teamed up with Sprints’ Karla Chubb for the excellent ‘L’Aliment’, Belfast native, Mount Palomar is back with another bold collaboration, ‘Pass the Parcel’ sees the pioneering NI artist teaming up with up-and-coming NI act Makeshift Art Bar to create a track thatdraws on the early electro sounds of Detroit with subtle, abstract Irish post punk elements. “The […]
Westside Cowboy announce debut EP ‘This Better Be Something Great’ (pre-order here), arriving August 8th via Nice Swan Recordings / Heist or Hit
`“Come for the urgent, wistful guitars, and stay for the heart-wrenching harmonies” Stereogum “The four-piece trade as much in affecting, multi-layer harmonies as they do serious slacker-rock shredding” DIY “One of the new acts heralding a gloriously ramshackle new era of ’90s-styled slacker rock” NME JUNE 17 – Manchester quartet Westside Cowboy announce debut […]
Fuzz Lightyear have released their political punk single ‘Berlin, 1885’
Leeds punk band Fuzz Lightyear releases politically charged single addressing societal apathy, marking their first 2025 track via Nice Swan Records. The track marks the band’s first release of 2025, following their recent performance on the BBC 6 Music stage at The Great Escape Festival. “Most of our songs are about personal internal worlds, but […]
Fresh from winning Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition, Westside Cowboy tackle “acceptance” on harmonic new single ‘
Westside Cowboy have released a new single, Shells. The dynamic indie track was produced by Lewis Whiting of 2024 Mercury Prize-winners English Teacher. The band said: “Shells is broadly about acceptance. Whether it is the acknowledgment of what you have, or the acknowledgment that change is inevitable. The song is loosely based on a film, in which the character […]
Chalk release ‘Conditions III’ EP, out today (February 21st) via Nice Swan Records
“Pairing post-punk’s staccato vocal delivery with the raw vitality of electronic music” DIY Magazine “A sheer bombardment of energy” NME “The offspring of the British post-punk revolution continue to thrill and innovate” Rolling Stone UK Belfast post-punk/electronic specialists Chalk release brand new EP ‘Conditions III, out today (February 21st) via Nice Swan Records (English Teacher, […]
Chalk release brooding new single ‘Afraid’ out today (January 15th)
Belfast post-punk/electronic specialists Chalk share brooding new effort ‘Afraid’ (watch here), out today (January 15th – on DSPs 5pm following its BBC 6 Music Huw Stephens premiere), marking the second slice of material from the band’s ‘Conditions III’ EP, set for release February 21st via Nice Swan Records (English Teacher, Sprints, Opus Kink). With a […]
Mount Palomar Releases New Single ‘Drag ft. Naomi Banks’’ Out Now on Nice Swan Electronic
‘Drag’ is the new single from Northern Irish multidisciplinary artist Mount Palomar, the creative moniker of Neil Kerr; electronic artist, film maker, printmaker and photographer. A polymath in the truest sense of the word, Kerr’s creative output is, put very simply, his entire creative focus in life, inspired by the loss of his brother and […]
Chalk Announce Limited Edition White Vinyl for ‘Conditions III’ EP, Out February 21st, 2025 via Nice Swan Records
Belfast-based post-punk/electronic outfit Chalk are set to release a limited edition white vinyl of their highly anticipated Conditions III EP, arriving February 21st, 2025 via Nice Swan Records (English Teacher, Sprints, Opus Kink). BUY HERE This collectible version of the EP, pressed in a special run, marks the final installment of the trilogy that has defined the […]