‘Self-defining this new juncture as “crease pop”, FEET are at their most invested in their current incarnation, at ease in disrupting the status quo’
Holding up a mirror to the inanities of modern national life, sandwiched between post-punk and indie, FEET have made a habit of steering between caustic and deadpan impishness – grounded by self-deprecation, jolting into the evermore acerbic with the passing of each release. The Coventry-issuing five-piece, North London-based for the last two years, are at a […]
Hallan release debut EP ‘Reporting Live From The Living Room Floor’ Out July 30th via Nice Swan Records
Portsmouth post-punks Hallan share scintillating, concept-fuelled debut EP ‘Reporting Live From The Living Room Floor’, out July 30th via Nice Swan Records (Pip Blom, Sports Team, FUR). Joining forces with the cult indie label in late 2020 for their ‘Nice Swan Introduces…’ series (in partnership with RIP Records), the quartet have since found label-mates in […]
SPRINTS SHARE NEW SINGLE HOW DOES THE STORY GO? OUT ON FRIDAY ON NICE SWAN
Nice Swan Records · How Does The Story Go? ““On course towards future raucous, beer-soaked headline festival sets.” NME “Screw-you power, relentless motorik rhythms and impressively large choruses.” The Guardian “Sprints may be the latest to emerge from Dublin’s fertile stable of guitar-wielding new heroes, but their two-fingers-up, no-nonsense rattle and roll arrives as the natural heir […]
FEET share new single ‘Busy Waiting’ Lifted from Upcoming EP, ‘Walking Machine’
Nice Swan Records · FEET – Busy Waiting Full of indie rock swagger, “Busy waiting is trying to capture that frustration of waiting for somebody to get a move on” explains frontman George. “As a professional faffer myself, it was quite easy to slip into both of those roles for the writing and I’m chuffed with […]
Malady return with their own remix of Famous Last Words
Nice Swan Records · Malady – Famous Last Words Remix After London four-piece Malady shared their single ‘Famous Last Words’ via Nice Swan Records; they now return with their own club-orientated remix of their electronic-indie anthem. The original, produced by Malady and Mixed & Engineered by Eduardo De La Paz, explores Malady’s existentialist take on […]
Nice Swan Announce London and Manchester Shows on sale now!
Nice Swan Introduces Tickets – Limited Availability. Following up from yesterday’s announcement we are over the moon to now push these four events with the knowledge that they’ll be going ahead! Introducing a wave of new and exciting talent including the likes of Jelly Cleaver, Courting, Sprints, Hallan, Malady, Mandrake Handshake and Anorak Patch, the […]
Opus Kink return with follow up track ‘Last Train’ out tomorrow on Nice Swan Records
“A land where growled-jazz meets the blues in a showdown to end all perceptions of genre” So Young “Intense blast of guitar pop” Clash “New Banger” NME Last year, Nice Swan Records started the monthly Nice Swan Introduces… series to shine a light on the most exciting emerging talent. Following releases with the likes of Sports Team, Pip […]
Nice Swan Picks – July 1st 2021
We have updated our Nice Swan Picks playlist over on Spotify featuring tracks from Mandrake Handshake, Malady, PVA, Geese, Wet Leg, Ludwig A.F, Gabriels and many more!
English Teacher return with ‘Wallace’ out today on Nice Swan Records
“The fierce and magnetic draw of a future punk great” NME “A rattling post-punk storm of frustrated lyrics and rumbling bass” DIY “They could be your new favourite band” The Line Of Best Fit “Just one weapon in their vast musical armoury” Dork “A decidedly cool emerging punk band” So Young Magazine Last year, Nice […]
Oxford psych-collective Mandrake Handshake share kaleidoscopic debut EP ‘Shake the Hand That Feeds You’
Hypnotic psych-collective Mandrake Handshake share kaleidoscopic debut EP ‘Shake The Hand That Feeds You’, set for release June 18th (physical release October 15th) via Nice Swan Records (Pip Blom, Sports Team, FUR). Formed in Oxford where they lived, hung out and rehearsed together on campus, the eclectic group were christened after a song by The […]