Buchanan

Melbourne's Josh Simmons (+ team) is Buchanan, an indie pop act that's been kicking around for the past few years. After releasing two EPs (The Safety Beach & No Photo), they've been working on their debut album, Human Spring, over the past 18 months. Enlisting some high profile assistants "“ production from Catherine Marks (Foals, Death Cab), mixing from Andy Baldwin (Midnight Juggernauts, Bjork), and mastering from Geoff Pesche (Coldplay, Radiohead) "“ the album was put together in various studios around the world.Human Spring will be out on May 10, but we've already been treated to a listen of the album's first two singles "“ with "Run Faster" and "When the Sun Comes Around Again" available on Buchanan's SoundCloud. Now a third single, title track "Human Spring," has been released, and it's a bit of a barnstormer. Maintaining a frantic pace throughout, the percussion comes to the fore while Simmons' soaring vocals tell an emotional story of a soldier away from home. Clocking in at just over three minutes, Buchanan sure fit a lot into the punchy track, which will appeal to fans of Two Door Cinema Club.There's a bit of hype around this album release, so it'll be interesting to hear it in full. See you in a few weeks, Buchanan.