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New Music: Promise Keeper – Porous Silk
London producer/singer-songwriter Promise Keeper has released his new track, and second in total. Called Porous Silk, it mixes up the sort of 80’s pop funk of Tears for Fears with some Italio-Disco, and a splash of piano house. He’s not just satisfied with that though, throwing the kitchen sink (if that kitchen sink say were …
Track: Kolidescopes – Memory Lane
You might have heard of Dan Dare from his work producing the likes of Charlie XCX, Wiley, Juelz Santana and Marina and the Diamonds. However, now he’s teamed up with Australian singer producer Yeah Boy, who’s seen success with Parachute Youth as Kolidescopes. With new track, Memory Lane, the pair have covered all summer bases, …
Meet: Cane Hill interview @ Slam Dunk Leeds
It’s an incredibly warm Saturday at Slam Dunk festival. It’s the early afternoon, and the partying is already well underway; while bands are already kicking things off on the surrounding stages, we grabbed a few minutes at the festival with Louisiana’s Cane Hill before their first ever UK performance, on Kerrang!’s Fresh Blood stage. BM: …
NEWS: Camden Rocks Is Less Than A Week Away!
Camden Rocks is now only two days away! 20 venues will see over 200 bands take over and cause chaos across Camden this very Saturday (June 4th). From Sikth at the Underworld, to The Cribs at the Electric Ballroom, make sure you don’t miss any bands you want to see with the times and venues …
See: Counting Days reveal new video for Prison of Misery
Taken from their Liberated Sounds album that dropped last August, counting days have just released a video for Prison of Misery. Its a track that begins with this circumspect, simple stripped back riff. You know right from the off though that its skirting the edge of things, and sure enough its soon explodes into life, …
EP: Butane – Preacher Man
Alphahouse supremo Butane is back and about to release his Preacher Man EP, both digitally and with a limited vinyl run, and its house grooves have already been attracting the attention of the likes of (amongst others) Adam Beyer, Sidney Charles, Santé, Leon and Andrea Oliva. The EP opens with Dancefloor Bretheren opens, its filtered …
Track: Evans the Death – Suitcase Jimmy, plus UK tour dates
Dan Moss, guitarist of London five piece Evans the Death, explains the origins of their newly shared track Suitcase Jimmy, as “We owe the title to our friend Carolina – I was hanging out with her by the river one day and we saw this guy just strutting along with his suitcase, and she said …
See: PLGRMS release new video for ‘Fools And Their Gold’
Speaking of their new single, Jonathan Bowden, one half of Sydney duo PLGRMS, says “Fools And Their Gold speaks of someone denying the inevitable end of a relationship. They can’t – or won’t – let go, despite knowing that it’s not good for them.” The track has that sense of melancholy, despite its sweetness, as …
See: Itchy teeth reveal new video for Time Machine
Out right now is the new single, Time Machine, from London quartet Itchy Teeth available via Fourtwenty records. It’s the prequel for the bands debut album – due out mid-summer. The band claim they aimed for the likes of Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers or The Flaming Lips with he recording, and certainly there’s …
Album Review: Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
Pop music has always been looked down upon by long haired indie kids in skinny jeans. How do I know? Because I used to be one of said indie kids. The hair is shorter now, but the skinny jeans remain. It has been a genre responsible for filling our charts with many a cheesy criminal …