News: Big Special And John Grant – Stay Down, Lazarus
Big Special and John Grant have linked up for stellar new collaborative single release ‘Stay Down, Lazarus’, out now via SO Recordings. Big Special recently broke into the Official UK Albums Chart Top 40 with their debut album ‘Postindustrial Hometown Blues’, (read our review here) and have spent their summer drawing huge crowds at festivals including …
Track: Dreamwave – Polystyrene Irene
In anticipation of a string of nationwide tour dates this autumn, Bristol quartet Dreamwave have shared their psych-blues swagger of new single ‘Polystyrene Irene’ via Velvet Echoes (Wakey Wakey Rise & Shine). The track is the band’s first outing since their debut EP ‘Dreamwave In The Mindcave’ was released in May. Guitarist/vocalist Ben Symonds comments: “I …
Track: Arrow Valley – By Design
West Midland heavy rockers Arrow Valley have shared the video for their new single ‘By Design’ which follow the bands previous single‘ Ode (I See You)’. Both tracks are lifted from their new EP, ‘Embodiment’, which is due out on Friday the 18th of October. Arrow Valley have delivered another energetic slice of hard rock as powerful verses slide …
News: The Last Dinner Party Release Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics And Covers
The Last Dinner Party are pleased to share Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers – a deluxe edition of their Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut which includes reimagined versions of the band’s own songs alongside unique covers of their favourite tracks from other artists. Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers arrives with an on the road video for ‘Portrait of …
News: Andrew Bird And Maddison Cunningham To Release ‘Cunningham Bird’ (Reimagining Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham’s Classic Album Buckingham Nicks
Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham join forces to announce a top-to-bottom cover album of the 1973 cult classic, Buckingham Nicks. Arriving October 18th via Loma Vista Recordings, Cunningham Bird sees the two close friends and virtuosic musicians honouring an overlooked LP that they each fell deeper in love with the more they listened, learned and made their own. Long out-of-print and still not available …
Meet: Dance Metal Pioneer Iman
Originally hailing from Bahrain, Iman is a London based multi-instrumentalist and the driving force behind an alternative music project that blends electronic and industrial alt-rock/metal, often dubbed as ‘Dance Metal’. Give us a potted history of yourself My name is Iman and I’m a multi-instrumental electrometal/darkwave/industrial solo artist, originally from Bahrain and now living in …
Track: Love Ghost X Skold – Ski Mask
US indie/alt-rock maverick Love Ghost (Finnegan Bell) and Swedish industrial music legend Tim Skold (SKOLD, Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White) have shared their third collaborative single titled ‘Ski Mask’. The song is included on their debut album, which is set for release on 22nd November via Metropolis Records. “It takes the listener on an emotional …
News: Eleine Share Official Video For Track ‘Never Forget’; Band Currently On Tour In Europe And The UK
To celebrate their first European headline tour which started with a sold-out show on October 3 in Leipzig, Germany, Swedish metal band Eleine unveil the official video for ‘Never Forget.’ The song is taken from their acclaimed fourth studio album ‘We Shall Remain’ (2023). Frontwoman Madeleine Liljestam and guitarist/vocalist Rikard Ekberg comment: “After the latest album “We Shall Remain” was released and we have been touring, it became clear …
EP Review: Balancing Act – Tightropes and Limericks
The second EP from these guys continues the great work they demonstrated with Malice In Tone (read our review here). Recorded across multiple studios, the band self-recorded sections at Studio Alouette in France, some parts with Joshua Rumble (Gang of Four, Black Country, New Road) at Big Red Studios in Cheshire, and also spent time …
News: Bywater Call Release ‘Now And Never’ Single And Music Video Ahead Of Headline UK Tour
Canadian roots, rock, and soul band Bywater Call have shared a new single ‘Now and Never’ taken from their acclaimed third studio album ‘Shepherd’ which is out now. The video was filmed and edited by Gokul Chakravarthy (Uktopia Creations) over the course of a day in Washington, DC, where the band played at The Hamilton Live just steps away from the White …