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Album Review: Seljuk Rustum – Cardboard Castles : melodic, mischevious and magical, fresh soundscapes and songs from Southern India.
Womad used to run the strapline ‘bringing you the best music you’ve never heard’. Well the sonic explorers at Hive Mind Records are working on their own version of the same mission. Theirs is an internationalist mindset, navigating the rich expanse of contemporary global music and sharing the work of forward thinkers with a similar …
News: Man With a Mission and Milet create theme song for new ‘Demon Slayer’ series
MAN WITH A MISSION and milet will collaborate on ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’, a new song for the opening of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba –Swordsmith Village Arc-. The new television series is scheduled to start from April 2023. A trailer for the series featuring the song can be viewed here. The new opening track was announced through …
News: Deaf Havana cover ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ exclusively for amazon music
Deaf Havana have kicked off 2023 with a heartfelt Cher cover, exclusively for Amazon Music. Having been asked by Amazon personally to choose a song the duo would like to cover for their Amazon Original feature, they have put their own spin on the iconic, If I Could Turn Back Time. Teaming up with long-time producer Mike Horner, …
News: Dream State release new EP ‘Untethered’
DREAM STATE have released their brand new EP ‘Untethered’ today, the EP is the bands first since the bands line up change. You can listen and order Untethered’ – HERE. The newest single ‘Chain Reaction’ was played on Radio 1’s Rock Show with Daniel P Carter earlier this week for an exclusive first play. Listen back – HERE Speaking about the new EP founding member guitarist Aled Evans said “No …
News: Chuggaboom release cover of Sum 41’s ‘Fat Lip’ ahead of Free Entry tour in March
Amping up for their free-entry 10-date UK run – The Death Pledge: Something For Nothing tour kicking off in March, Chuggaboom have released their own version of Sum 41’s Fat Lip. Seizing the opportunity to pay homage to the Canadian punk legends, consider this release an official Chuggaboom™ invitation to the upcoming tour. Levi Taurus says: “Growing up with “All …
News: Yonaka return with new single ‘Panic’
Building up global buzz with streams in the hundreds of millions and widespread tastemaker praise, YONAKA return with a new single entitled PANIC today via their new label home, LAVA/Republic Records, alongside the video which can be seen below. On the single, lead vocalist Theresa Jarvis said: “PANIC is a song about having a panic attack and how the body gets taken over …
News: Stand Atlantic release new track ‘kill[h]er’
Stand Atlantic are back with a vengeance. The Aussie rockers have unveiled a new track, ‘kill[h]er,’ and it’s one of their fiercest yet. The song, penned in a small hotel room in LA, brings big-time energy and is all about annihilating self-doubt. The song marks Stand Atlantic’s first release of 2023, and is a testament to their powerful …
Album Review: MAX RAD Shares Electronic Masterpiece ‘Joy Wonder’
Producer, songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist MAX RAD shares his stunning debut album Joy Wonder. A collection of 9 swelling, musically rich, overtly experimental and always bright an melodic electronic soundscapes which move between IDM instrumentals and others which feature his own silky vocal tones, MAX demonstrates his unwavering musicality and an ability to craft entrancing, …
News: Bedsit release debut ‘Dead Bands’ EP today.
Hull four-piece Bedsit have released their debut Dead Bands EP via their own independent labelForever Underdogs. The EP is available on CD and via all major streaming and download platformsincluding Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer and Soundcloud, and was self-producedin their own Unit 45 studio, mixed by Hull legend Nick Russell and mastered …
News: Petite Noir announces new album and shares single.
Petite Noir announces new album MotherFather, his first LP release since the acclaimed La Vie Est Belle/Life is Beautiful, which came out in 2015. To accompany the album, Petite Noir will tour Europe & UK this spring, including a show at London’s Scala on May 2nd. New single ‘Blurry’ features his good friend and Zambian artist Sampa The Great who adds a …