Music
EP: Relay Tapes – Early Morning Abstract
Out now on Shore Dive Records is the ‘Early Morning Abstract’ ep from Australian Shoegaze/DreamPop act, Relay Tapes, aka Jade Tyers. This collection of songs is available to download from Bandcamp and includes tunes released individually throughout 2018-19. There’s five tracks, the first being, ‘Theme 42’ which starts with a building, wave-like crescendo of ethereal sound. …
ALBUM REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – A Celebration of Endings
After having its initial release date pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic, Scottish rock behemoths Biffy Clyro have finally graced us with their ninth offering in the form of A Celebration of Endings. Released on 14th Floor Records, A Celebration of Endings is the beautiful glimmer of hope that soundtracks a lost British festival …
See: Firstborn drop visualiser for ‘Roll The Dice’
Metal supergroup Firstborn dropped their self-titled EP earlier this year and now share a track visualiser for track ‘Roll The Dice’ The bands members need very little introduction, Chris Adler (drums, ex-Lamb of God), James LoMenzo (bass, ex-Megadeth), Girish Pradhan (vocals, Girish and The Chronicles) and shadowy solo guitarist and “soft shred” pioneer Myrone. “’Roll the Dice’ shows Firstborne turning another unexpected …
Track: Hellripper Share Hugely Impressive track ‘Vampire’s Grave’
Hellripper have released their second single ‘Vampire’s Grave’ to be taken from the upcoming new studio album The Affair Of The Poisons scheduled for release on 9th October 2020 through Peaceville. This new track is based on a real-life event that took place in Glasgow, Scotland in 1954. James McBain explains more “Vampire’s Grave was the final track written for the …
Track: Swarvy – Bones
Philadelphian multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer Swarvy makes his solo debut on Kamaal Williams’s imprint Black Focus with a stunning new EP entitled ‘Sunny Days Blue’ — his first release as the primary vocalist. Swarvy has shared the opening track ‘Bones’. A gentle flowing track of picked guitar and deep bass with Swarvy’s vocals laying sweetly over the …
SEE: IN FLAMES RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR RE-RECORDED VERSION OF ‘BULLET RIDE’
Swedish metal powerhouse In Flames have released a new lyric video for the new re-recorded version of ‘Bullet Ride’, that’s featured on their upcoming ‘Clayman (20th Anniversary Edition)’ out on August 28th from Nuclear Blast. See here for more info about the album. A fresh take on this cracker of a track. Anders Fridén vocals are the highlight on the re recording. …
SEE: Icarus Pheonix – ‘Zero One, For Will Sartain’: gloriously warm-hearted confessional indie teases cassette-only album
COMING at you out of Missoula, Montana, after a long period creating in Utah, Drew Danburry – who debuted in the world of music with 2005’s brilliantly, almost David Foster Wallace-entitled album, Besides: Are We Just Playing Around Out Here, Or Do We Mean What We Say? has emerged from a retreat, dealing with his …
See: Glaswegian songsmith Crawford Mack reveals new video for Depends On Where You Stand
New video from Glaswegian songsmith for his new single ‘Depends On Where You Stand’ The new video for Crawford Mack’s single is directed by Bryan Novelo, and cleverly weaves the powerful melody of the song with its combination of strong strings and tender guitar in unison with a tale of a couple dancing passionately telling …
Interview: We meet Tungz On lockdown, Bristol and new single Go Out
An exclusive interview with Tungz in support of new single GO OUT out now from Heist of Hit Records What was the inspiration for the song GO OUT? It was written at a time when we were very unsettled moving from place to place a lot. We were also spending quite a lot of time …
SEE: Damn Vandals – ‘Into The Light Of Love’: rock ‘n’ roll with the lockdown monkey
LOCKDOWN monkey – now there’s a cool concept. I wonder if he’s a distant, cross-channel of Mr Oizo’s Flat Eric, sold not on deep techno squelch but the eternal blessings of good ol’ scuzzy rawk ‘n’ roll. Damn Vandals, who crawled up and into our heads toting proper sleazy and squealy axe abuse are following …