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Album Review: Esben And The Witch Release Some Atmospheric Brilliance With New Album ‘Hold Sacred’
Esben and the Witch — comprising Rachel Davies, Thomas Fisher and Daniel Copeman have been going since 2008, flirted with gothic, electronic-tinged dream pop and exploring heavier post-punk and metal textures over their run of albums. They have returned now with their new album ‘Hold Sacred’ a collection of brooding, gentle, ambient staked compositions. “We wanted to create a softer, …
Track: Godsticks – If I Don’t Take It All
After sharing the first taste of their forthcoming album ‘This Is What A Winner Looks Like’ with the single ‘Mayhem’, Godsticks return with a second glimpse with the track ‘If I Don’t Take It All’. It sees the band embracing electronic elements adding even more texture to their signature identity. The track came about as an …
Track: Maya Ongaku share mellow track Something In The Morning Rain
Maya Ongaku have shared the second single from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’, due for release on the 29th May via Guruguru Brain. The trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei Ikeda have given us this second glimpse of the album with new track ‘Something In The Morning Rain’. Smooth guitar over chilled strings and shimmering vocals set to put minds …
Premiere: Bliss out with LARAAJI and KRAMER’s new album opener ‘Submersion’
OK, look: we’re well aware a 21-minute slow-building ambient piece is a hard sell if you’re not specifically into that kind of thing, but LARAAJI and KRAMER have made some undeniably beautiful music in their own separate projects so it stands to reason they’d hit the jackpot when working together. Which is what they’re doing …
Track Review: Girls In Synthesis – I Know No Other Way
Lauded London-based trio Girls In Synthesis last week unleashed a new stand-alone single ‘I Know No Other Way’, ahead of a string of live UK/EU dates. Following on from their second LP The Rest Is Distraction, ‘I Know No Other Way’ sees the band strip back some of the atonal, noisy elements of their sound …
News: The Royston Club share new single ‘The Deep End’
Hotly-tipped, emerging outfit The Royston Club have shared the huge new single ‘The Deep End’, listen here. Hailing from Wrexham, North Wales (arguably the most talked about town in the country right now) the four piece have fast become one of the country’s most hotly-tipped new acts – selling out UK headline tours and dominating huge festival stages, and now the band …
News: The Dirty Nil announce UK headline tour
Ontario’s rock ‘n’ roll torchbearers, The Dirty Nil, who are set to unveil their fourth album, Free Rein to Passions, on May 26th, 2023 via Dine Alone Records, have announced details of a UK headline tour for July and August. The tour, in association with the Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery, sees fans …
Track: Esben and The Witch – A Kaleidoscope
Today Esben & The Witch share the latest single ‘A Kaleidoscope’ from their stunning new album, ‘Hold Sacred’ out tomorrow on Nostromo Records. “Everything’s changed and nothing’s changed,” says vocalist Rachel Davies of their sixth album, Hold Sacred. “This kernel is the purest essence of Esben and the Witch since our inception.” It’s a product of the trio’s deeply important, 14-year-spanning friendship. Together, they shut themselves away to …
News: Show Me the Body announce UK tour
New York City’s own SHOW ME THE BODY have announced World War Tour UK, a headline tour around the UK this summer including a performance at this years OUTBREAK Festival. Support on all dates, apart from Cardiff, comes from Island Of Love and special guests for the London show only, Stingray. You can see the band at the following dates: 25th June …