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 […]
Manchester newcomers Westside Cowboy share exhilarating debut single ‘I’ve Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love
Manchester newcomers Westside Cowboy announce their signing to Nice Swan Records (English Teacher, Sprints, Chalk), and share exhilarating debut single ‘I’ve Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love (Until I Met You)’, out today (November 7th). Sprouting from unserious jams in their drummer Paddy Murphy’s bedroom, what initially began as an inside joke […]
THE RILLS DEBUT ALBUM DON’T BE A STRANGER SHARE FOCUS TRACK ‘DRIVE’ SIX DATE UK IN-STORE TOUR STARTS TODAY AT LONDON’S ROUGH TRADE EAST
THE RILLS DEBUT ALBUM DON’T BE A STRANGER SHARE FOCUS TRACK ‘DRIVE’ SIX DATE UK IN-STORE TOUR STARTS TODAY AT LONDON’S ROUGH TRADE EAST “Energetic indie anthems and poetic vulnerability” – NME “Character-driven writing saturates both the lyrics and the music” – The Line of Best Fit “instantly addictive indie rock” – Clash “The […]
Today we launch new imprint Nice Swan Electronic with Debut Single “London City” by Manchester Outfit Public House
Today is the day we launch our new imprint, Nice Swan Electronic. This venture kicks off with the debut single “London City” from new Manchester-based electronic outfit Public House. For their first track they have enlisted the help of Swoon. It may be Public House’s debut release but with the group made up of Arkane, Habgud and Cleric, three Manchester based […]