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News: Lucifer Release Single ‘I Would Follow You Babe’ feat. Graveyards’s Joakim Nilsson As Official Anthem Of Mystic Festival 2024
Heavy rock megalith Lucifer have teamed up with Graveyard’s Joakim Nilsson to record an English cover version of Polish rock classic ‘Poszlabym za toba’ by the band Breakout, which was originally released in 1969. The song ‘I Would Follow You Babe’ will serve as the official festival anthem of Mystic Festival 2024, Poland’s biggest metal festival, which is located at the scenic …
Track: Brooklyn shoegazers DIIV herald new album with title track Frog in Boiling Water
DIIV, those purveyors of fine shoegaze since 2011, have graced us with a new track that feels like a hazy daydream wrapped in a sugar-coated melancholy. Their latest single, released ahead of the upcoming album “Frog in Boiling Water,” is a swirling concoction of understated vocals, noisey guitars that weave in and out and fray …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Rhys Bloodjoy – Vividsection
BSM brings you the premiere of the new video from Rhys Bloodjoy. He unleashes the video to ‘Vividsection’, taken from his latest album, The Chaos In Veins. For the uninitiated, Rhys Bloodjoy is a one man noise machine, using sophisticated loops, echo drenched harmonies and reverb soaked melodies to create a truly alternative style of …
Live Review: Kosheen – KOKO, London 19.04.2024
The euphoria hits hard. Kosheen create soaring soundscapes that go further and last longer than any pharmaceutical high. Twenty-five years after recording their debut album, Resist and Sian Evans is still an icon. A raver queen who has soundtracked a generation of party people. So much so that midway through this headline set she surveys …
Track: Human Interest reveal captivating new single, Shapeshifting
Human Interest’s latest single, “Shapeshifting,” marks a bold step forward for the East London quartet, released via the esteemed indie label Nice Swan Records. Following their acclaimed 2023 EP, “Empathy Lives In Outer Space,” the band returns with a visceral and emotionally charged offering that sets the stage for their upcoming EP. With influences ranging …
Meet: Lovely Egg Holly Ross talks albums, Music Co-ops and scratchcards
It’s mid-afternoon as I call Holly Ross, charismatic singer and songwriter for The Lovely Eggs. The phone rings out for a while, and just as I’m about to hang up, a slightly breathless Holly picks up. “Oh, we’ve just had 1,000 record mailers turn up at our house,” she explains in her dulcet Lancastrian tone, …
EP Review: oWo release the powerful, expressive ‘Tunnel of Vision’ ahead of launch date.
Eora/Sydney trio oWo have just unveiled their thrilling new EP ‘Tunnel of Vision’: a visceral collection of vibrant post-punk tracks that quivers with vitality and freshness, mixing a pop sensibility with a buzzsaw edge. The title track ‘Tunnel of Vision’ is a typically rollocking burst of sunshine with its sing along chorus and general sense …
News: Eora/Sydney’s inimitable Marilyn Maria have made you a cathartic ‘Self Help Tape’ and unveil launch date.
With a name that reflects an eternal dichotomy between the sacred and the profane, Eora/Sydney post punk troop Marilyn Maria have released their new fantastic single ‘Self Help Tape’ ahead of a launch tomorrow night (27 April 2024). A bass that eviscerates the spine heralds squalling guitars and a machine gun rattle as the rocket …
Meet: Newton Faulkner tells us why he’s bringing his dustbin lid on tour
We caught up with Newton Faulkner, just as he’s about to head out on the road for the stripped back, Feels Like Home Tour 2. There are a couple of false starts as the signal is bad and the call drops out, but with better wifi and WhatsApp to the rescue, we finally got to …
Album Review: St Vincent Delivers on ‘All Born Screaming’
St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming,’ a rock tour de force that’ll have you begging for more.