Track: Goat – Goatbrain
Goat share their second single, ‘Goatbrain’, to be taken from their self-titled album, due out the 11th October via Rocket Recordings. This follows from the first taste with single, ‘Ouroboros‘. The Ouroboros – the icon of the snake or dragon eating its own tail – appears to some a statement of the brutality of nature. To others of a Gnostic disposition it …
Track: CVC – The Lowrider (Just About Meant To Be)
Rock six piece, CVC have returned with new single, The Lowrider (Just About Meant To Be). Their first new music since the release of their acclaimed 2023 debut album, ‘Get Real’. Co-songwriter& vocalist on the track, Dave Bassey says: “’The Lowrider’ was written after a lengthy session in our old local (The City Arms in …
EP Review: Bigfatbig – Rippin’
Just when you think the world is about to go mad, Bigfatbig return with another EP full of sunny vibes, social observation and straight-talking commentary. The North East band is very much a collective, with bass player Ryan providing mixing, production, and visual support with the cameras, and Joe Cooper mops up everything else, allowing …
EP Review: Uncle Dave’s Biscuit Barrel – The Curse of Thirst
It’s not all chugging rhythms and hilarity. There is substance behind these songs and a drop of Egyptian menace weaved through too. With song titles like ‘Satan’s Evil Bed Sock’ and ‘Norman The Goat Boy Of Mykonos’ it may be easy to overlock the work gone in to this EP. The blackened opener ‘The Curse …
Album Review: Bleeker – Messed Up
Bleeker brothers Taylor and Cole Perkins have been grafting and writing songs since they were both teens. Bassist Mike Vandyk and Drummer Chris Dimas complete the lineup. Brian Moncarz, along with Dimas, produced and mixed the record. With no fancy openings, ‘Messed Up’ opens with the rock screamer ‘Walken’ noticeable for the singers below and …
EP Review: Scruffy Bear – Good Intentions Of A Grumpy Sun
North East Blues rockers Scruffy Bear took the scene by storm with their previous EP ‘Face The Rain‘. They now return with three killer tracks on new EP ‘Good Intentions OF A Grumpy Sun’. The Jazzy ‘Good Intentions’ straight away confirms that this band has not lost its chops. The bluesy, explosive choruses contrast with …
Track: Brooke Combe – The Last Time
Scotland’s soulful newcomer Brooke Combe has shared brand new track ‘The Last Time’ taking from her her debut album ‘Dancing At The Edge Of The World’ due out next year via Modern Sky Records. The track follows on from the albums title track shared last month. Check it out here. Collaborating with musician and producer James Skelly, best known as …
Track: Jerry Cantrell – Afterglow
Jerry Cantrell’s new song, ‘Afterglow’ arrives with a video created by award-winning artist Matt Mahurin, whose work is noted for blending realism with abstract and surreal elements, which shines through in the five-minute piece. The track is taken from Cantrell’s new album ‘I Want Blood’ which is set for release on the 18th of October. “The …
Track: Tellers Scribe – Bella
Fast emerging UK riff merchants Tellers Scribe have shared the video for their new single ‘Bella’ taking from their debut album, entitled ‘Volume I’. The band feature Kim Stacey-Merino (Mistress of lore) on vocals, Michael Merino (Master of Melodies) on Lead Guitarist with Yus Dervish (Master of Harmonies) on rhythm, Dan Tuck (Master of Rhythm) on …
Track: Swamp Coffin – This Was Always Going To End In War
Swamp Coffin have shared new track ‘This Was Always Going To End In War’, their second single taken from their forthcoming album ‘Drowning Glory’ due out the 27th September. Rhodes comments about the track: “It doesn’t feel like anything we’ve ever done before. Simple as that. It has the relentless nastiness and bile soaked words …