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Isaac Neilson Drops Feel-Good Indie Anthem “Getting Better”

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2 months ago

July 2, 2026

Nottingham indie artist Isaac Neilson returns with “Getting Better”, a feel-good indie anthem that leans into the messy, hopeful, slightly surreal feeling of things slowly starting to fall into place.

The track lands right in the middle of Isaac’s self-made gig-a-day-in-2026 challenge; a year-long mission of playing live every single day across the UK, just to see what happens when you don’t stop moving.

What started as a fleeting story about a brief romantic moment has quietly turned into something else. It stands now as a soundtrack for a year that keeps surprising him. Things are happening, doors are opening, and instead of certainty, there’s just this odd, exciting feeling of maybe this is actually working?

And that’s really where “Getting Better” lives. Not in the destination but in that in-between space where everything feels like it’s shifting at once and you’re trying to keep up.

It’s a song about momentum. About doubt that won’t fully disappear. About the strange joy of realising you’re not standing still anymore.

Isaac’s journey continues in real time, one gig, one song at a time and “Getting Better” feels like another snapshot of that motion: unsure, uplifting, and completely alive.

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Plain Mister Smith Pieces Together a World of Sound on Bric-À-Brac Attack

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9 hours ago

August 18, 2026

Joni Jones

Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.

At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.

Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.

Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.

Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.