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Premiere: Newly signed to 4000 Records, Start Together are a post punk new wave delight with the cool and urgent ‘Separate Beds’, ahead of new album.
We feel very privileged to bring you the premiere of ‘Separate Beds’, the single from Meanjin/Brisbane outfit, Start Together, a new signing to the esteemed 4000 Records label. Opening with nary an introduction and launching straight in, ‘Separate Beds’ has a rapid guitar-driven pace with Start Together effecting a Pulp-like delivery, a kind of wry …
Premiere: Anatomy Class are back in session with blistering new single ‘Wrong Side’.
We are inordinately honoured to premiere the new single ‘Wrong Side’ from class act Anatomy Class. It feels like eons since we last heard the exquisite jingle jangle guitars and sky scraping melodies from this Melbourne outfit – although it’s only been a year – and it is pleasurable indeed to report they are back …
Live Review: Christy O’Donnell – The Waiting Room, London 22.05.23 – 23.05.23
Christy O’Donnell’s first London headline show of 2023 at the intimate Waiting Room, Stoke Newington was not to be missed. Fans who were lucky enough to see him on both days (that’s dedication!) got to see two shows with two different atmospheres. The first show, Christy backed up by his band, brought friends Loi (saxophonist), …
Live Review: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – o2 Academy, Leicester
Up first were local band ‘Leave Your Body Behind’ these guys seemed more than comfortable opening for the Crumpets, with lots of interaction with the crowd. Its always good to see a local band supporting more established artists, and I don’t think it’ll be too long before these guys are supporting more acts on their …
Premiere: KAZIMI is aflame with desire on ‘Fever Dream’
In a world where the typical route for an artist includes introductory singles and EPs en route to a debut album, it’s much less common for someone to make an album before stepping into the spotlight, but that’s exactly what New Yorker KAZIMI has done, in spite of herself. “I never sat down to make …
News: Humour share new single ”The Halfwit”
At the tail end of last year Glasgow’s Humour put out their debut EP “Pure Misery”, a six-track fever dream that established the band as one of the most exciting new bands on the circuit, a record they called themselves “a montage of miserable things… a bit desperate and a bit grim, but also a …
News: The Boo Radleys get deep and feel the groove, dedicating the final single from upcoming album, ”Eight” to the joy of human connection…
Experience counts for everything and you can’t always leave the past behind as proven by The Boo Radleys who show their statesman-like song writing prowess and revive the melodic, pop sensibilities of their chart-cresting nineties exploits with latest single. Making extrovert sounds from their sense of introspection, the single – the last to be lifted from their imminent …
News: Deadletter announce two Irish shows as part of their European and UK tour
DEADLETTER produce a strain of darkly grooving post-punk (drawing comparisons to Gang of Four and Talking Heads), aiming to explore the darker side of existence through a lens of narrative-driven levity. They are a band with something to say, but there is an instinctive concentration on movement and danceability within their music which allows them …
Album Reviews: Joni Void – Everyday Is The Song: Extraordinary sound collages from ordinary circumstances.
Lille born, now Montreal resident, music collagist and producer Jean Cousin (aka Joni Void) is an illusive, transitory artist who over the years has blurred the sense of persona in any music that bears his pseudonym. Feeding voraciously into the Soundcloud/Bandcamp eco-system since 2011 as johnny ripper, he has revealed a plethora of digital releases …
Track: The Nagging Doubts release new single ‘Angourie’ ahead of debut album through Scenic Drive Records.
It’s great to to see The Nagging Doubts back in action with their news single ‘Angourie’, released ahead of their debut album ‘Panic Growth’ out later this year through the marvelous Scenic Drive Records. ‘Angourie’ is a post punk prowler – angular, brittle guitars jangle as the rhythms kick in with mysterious sounds in the …