Music
New Track/Video: Maral announces new album ‘Ground Groove’ with ‘Feedback Jam’ – dark wave dub with a punch.
LA based producer/DJ Maral is a sound collaborator, collector and connector. From her ‘Mahur Club’ album in 2019 through to 2020’s ‘Push’ she has continued to rove the global beat-making terrain and discover her own dance-floor destinations. On the way she’s pulled strands from her Iranian heritage, whether classical, folk or pop, from her dub …
News: Tony Glausi Releases Deluxe Version Of Album ‘Everything At Once’
Tony Glausi released the new deluxe version of his album ‘Everything At Once’ (read our review here). Originally released last year, ‘Everything At Once’ features straight-to-the-gut pop jams and R&B-influenced tunes that take inspiration from a bevy of sources. The deluxe version of ‘Everything At Once’ features three new songs — “Nuestro Amor,” and remixes …
News: Darkthrone Announce New Album ‘Astral Fortress’ Pre-Orders Now Live
From their formation back in 1986, to becoming one of Norway’s finest and enigmatic musical exports (with a number of highly revered black metal masterpieces released in the early 90’s helping to solidify their legacy), Darkthrone has continued to evolve and challenge in equal measure, throughout their illustrious recording career spanning over three decades. And …
News: Pallbearer Release Live Video For ‘Vengeance & Ruination’ And Announce European Dates
Arkansas avant-garde doom quartet, Pallbearer, have released a live video for their track ‘Vengeance & Ruination‘, taken from their formidable latest record Forgotten Days. The footage was recorded at St Vitus in Brooklyn, last year, during a particularly sublime performance. Check it out, here Unable to tour around the release of Forgotten Days, Pallbearer will finally get the chance to play the album’s material …
Album Review: Jesus & The Groupies punch out amazing 5th long-player
Brazilian garage punk-blues duo, Marco Butcher and Luis Tissot (aka Jesus & The Groupies) have released their fifth album of frenetic craziness upon the world. Despite having never heard of this pair before, I listened with eager anticipation……the band’s name was intriguing in itself, so what would the music hold for me? 12 songs of …
Feature: Burridge Gives Us A Track By Track On Her New EP ‘Here Are Your Words’
Bea Burridge is set to release her second EP later this month after teasing us with a run of singles including the brilliant Cigarette Smoke. We caught up with Burridge who gave us a little background information on the forthcoming EP Background “Here Are Your Words” is my second EP set for release on 30th September. …
News: Seasick Steve Album out in September & Intimate Concert Dates.
ONLY ON VINYL LP // 23 SEPTEMBER 2022 UK OUTSTORES // SEPTEMBER + OCTOBER Seasick Steve releases his new album on 23 September in vinyl format only. ONLY ON VINYL will be available in standard black vinyl and limited edition blue vinyl. The album cover tells you exactly what to expect. No CD. No digital. …
Live Review: Reading Festival – Richfield Avenue, Reading 26.08.2022 – 28.08.2022
By Rebecca Bush I hopped on a Big Green Coach to cover this year’s Reading Festival, it was a whole 21 years since I last attended so I knew it was going to be a whole new experience! Reading has expanded over the years and is now attended by over 100,000 festival goers, everywhere you …
Premiere: Buñuel – For the Cops
“If you’ve never been approached by men with nightsticks who are intent on beating you into compliance while you’ve been naked in a jail cell, you have not lived.” – Eugene S Robinson, Buñuel.
Track: Wellington’s brilliant Hans Pucket release the wistful pop delight of ‘No Drama’, title track to forthcoming album, ahead of Australian tour dates.
The gently chugging pace and layered harmonies of ‘No Drama’ by Aotearoa/New Zealand band Hans Pucket positively shimmers with an incandescent glow. There are no doubt genetic connections to the melodic and literate Dunedin/Flying Nun sound and the fey delicacy of the C86 era and the Postcard Records music of bands like Orange Juice, but …