Sorry for the delay in Tracks of the Week appearing. I was busy burning flags in my backyard. That shit they make them from kicks up a right stink. Less of a stink than the police are making at the moment though. Soon it’ll only be the far right that don’t have a criminal record. Maybe NWA were right.
Anyway, it’s here now. First up will chill you right the fuck out. Peace.
Korda Korder – You Still Turn Me Inside Out
Why we love it: because it’s ethereal and beautiful and a little bit spooky. Autumn is creeping in and this song, plus it’s artwork is like a gateway into the oranges, reds, browns, dark greens, dead leaves and the dirty ground, the nights drawing in and cold mornings.
“You Still Turn Me Inside Out” is a fresh creation we couldn’t keep hidden, so we’ve unveiled it as a glimpse of the forthcoming EP, which is still taking shape. Lyrically, it is a gothic lament — a haunting confession of spiritual awakening, addressed to a long-time lover whose presence still steals your breath and unsettles your soul.“
Korda Korder excel when they embrace the minimalist approach, unlike so many others, the gaps, the spaces, just vocal, reverb heavy guitar and atmospheric keys that adds rather than detracts from the song, that has layers across its three minutes to make it feel short and you wanting more. (Jim Auton)
Otto Aday – Down
Why we love it: With a voice like his, it must be tempting to showboat the hell out of each and every song, yet instead Otto Aday uses his gift with admirable restraint. . ‘Down’ starts innocently enough, vocal and soft fluttery guitar before building and swooping beautifully back. His singing tender and a bit crunchy when needs be, and then for the chorus of ‘Down’ it bloody soars. Down is a last dance of the night song, both romantic and sensual, ‘we touch our skin just to feel something’ has us having more than a little weep. We heard this powerful ballad for the very first time at Focus Wales in late spring and it is scored in the memory.
“This is one of those songs that just falls out of you” says Otto. “It was a culmination of multiple situations that were difficult to process, losing a lover while at the same time having a friend pass who was younger than myself… it really made me look inwards. I try my best to find the silver linings and when dealing with loss I try to think of how lucky I am that I’ve had these moments in the first place.” A glorious song and performance. (Cath Holland)
Daniel Nellis – Side Glance
Why we love it: In his previous guise, London songwriter Daniel Nellis put time aside during any full band show to sit firmly at the keyboard and play songs vocals and keys only, fulfilling his intent and ambition to hold attentions with the authority of a quiet song. He’s taken this approach with Side Glance, a short album of six piano ballads with minimal soulful arrangements performed and recorded live in the studio. The triumph of this album is its conclusion and title song: if falling in love with a mate’s date isn’t heartbreak enough, peel away the layers on repeated listens and find a perfect and deeply moving balance. The bare piano and sweet mellow vocals are a killer. Daniel has always been a skilled lyricist, the flicker of dark pained humour in “he brought you as a date but I didn’t know’” carries melancholies Tim Hardin would be quite rightly proud of.
Throughout the album he dives deep and personal, widening his creative palette. Side Glance is a soft release with no fanfare after a period of relative inactivity, available on Bandcamp and cassette only. We’re to expect more and what excellent news that is. (Cath Holland)
Fuzzy Lights – Greenteeth
Why we love it: because come the 7th of November the number five, Fenland creatures, and Cambridgeshire folklore will all combine. On that date, Fuzzy Lights will release their fifth album. The record is entitled Fen Creatures and on it the psych-folk quintet from the county town of Cambridge “call attention to environmental change while exploring how folklore ties to the landscape and our connection to our ancestors.”
And what better way is there to introduce everyone to these concepts than to invite us all to listen to the album’s lead single ‘Greenteeth.’ Set against the sinister, rhythmic rustling of the song’s melody before disappearing into a vortex of psychedelic sound, ‘Greenteeth’ tells the tale of a mythical water-witch who dwells beneath the green weeds that cover the Fens’ stagnant ponds and lures children to their grim demise. (Simon Godley)
mildred – Water
Why we love it: because this stretch of ‘Water’ is crystal clear. It is fresh. It is pure. It comes from Oakland, California in the form of mildred. Described as a band “of four equal parts: four singers, four songwriters” they arrive off the back of their debut tour of the UK last month which followed support slots with Porridge Radio and Naima Bock in their home country.
And ‘Water’ is the lead single from their debut EP mild which will be released on 3 October via Memorials of Distinction / Dog Day Records. It is a beguiling, gentle introduction to the sound of mildred. (Simon Godley)
Hilary Woods – endgames
Why we love it: because we had already been afforded an insight into the huge creative talent of Hilary Woods. In October 2023 in Liverpool we experienced first hand her ability to fuse sound and vision in artistically bold and exploratory ways and now almost two years later the arc of her imaginative spirit continues to evolve.
The proof lies in ‘Endgames’ the first single and video to be shared from her upcoming album, Night CRIÚ, out Oct 31st 2025 via Sacred Bones Records. Following two experimental instrumental records, the new LP sees the Irish artist return to the format of songs and, more notably, the use of her voice.
Yet as ‘Endgames’ affirms there is nothing conventional about her new venture. The pulsing expressionism of the music coupled to her hypnotic voice are complemented by a series of vignettes pieced together by Hilary Woods with her own 16mm and super 8 film footage, processed by hand in the darkroom. In the video, Woods also uses some of her drawings on celluloid film, combined with archive footage, home movies, and profile photographs by Joshua Wright. To experience ‘Endgames’ is to experience elusion. (Simon Godley)
Blaktrix & Moneyshot – Restless
Why we love it: Cardiff MC Blaktrix returns with ‘Restless’ produced by DJ Moneyshot, over a languid beat and atmospheric textures, Blaktrix pens a deeply introspective and moody cut, that’s inventive bars, thoughtfully wandering into the darkness and battling with trauma and the challenges life throws in our way.
DJ Moneyshot of The Allergies, provides the perfect base of shuffling beats and twinkling loops for Blaktrix to put his pen to good use by baiting the trap: Come for the distinctive flow, stay for the thoughtful meanderings.
It follows Blaktrix (Cardiff) and Relense (Brighton) collaboration on the Rising Sun EP. (Bill Cummings)
BRRDS – Everything is going to be alright
Why we love it: “Every little thing gonna be alright” offer BRRDS on the wonderous and comforting chorus to their new single. In a time when the world seems like it is on fire with extremism, and there is turmoil everywhere you look, this harmonic salve to the human soul is desperately needed. With duelling counterpoint girl/boy melodies, it’s a wonderfully put together track with looping beats, woozy synths and flanged guitars, it reminds one of elements of the dreamy lo-fi sounds of early Stereolab, fused to the warm analogue of the Radio Phonique workshop, and the psych-dappled melodies of The Flaming Lips. Marvellous.
BRRDS new single, ‘Everything Is Going To Be Alright’, is their third from their album, Underneath The Jetstream.
The song is featured prominently in the comedy stage show Ideal, starring Johnny Vegas, which tours the UK in September and October 2025. It’s released on streaming platforms and as a limited edition yellow 7” via the Heaven’s Lathe label.
BRRDS are a husband-wife duo from South Wales , UK. Their name comes from an 80’s computer programme designed to simulate and predict birds’ flocking behaviour. They made their name in late 90’s electronic wanderers formula one; and they now record in their home studio, Shaker Heights; a barn full of wheezing synths, creaking computers, and masking-taped drum machines. (Bill Cummings)
