Music
Track: Play Dead – Hide
South London punk newcomers Play Dead released their debut EP Skint last month via Blitzcat Records. Following the release of eagerly-received lead single ‘Shaun’ earlier this year, the band are today sharing latest single ‘Hide’ Commenting on the track, guitarist Joe Blair says: “’Hide’ was written on a very hungover morning in late 2019. I was being asked by a few mates to …
Track: Braids Unveil Two Brand New Songs ‘Slayer Moon’ and ‘2020’
Canadian band Braids is thrilled to reveal today two brand new songs titled ‘Slayer Moon’ and ‘2020’. Recorded during the sessions of their last album Shadow Offering out now via Secret City Records. The band shares their inspiration behind the songs: “’Slayer Moon’ is inspired by a Sailor Moon phone case I bought in Tokyo, at 3am while on tour in Japan. …
News: Masters at Work relaunch MAW Records with a full digital issue; hear their new single, ‘Mattel’
IN THE arena of house music, perhaps never were artists more succinctly and appropriately named: Masters at Work. Masters at work indeed. The creatives behind such generation-defining floor-fillers as Voices’ “Voices In My Mind”, the Latin percussive skip of KenLou’s “Bangin’ Early Theme” and the summer shine of MAW feat. Patti Austin’s “Like A Butterfly …
Track: Amigo The Devil Shares His Dark Folk With New Track ‘Murder At The Bingo Hall’
Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) will release his highly anticipated second full length album, ‘Born Against’, on 16th April (Liars Club/Regime Music Group). ‘Murder At The Bingo Hall’ has been made available today and is the third song to be lifted from the record ahead its release. A rambling of palm muted guitar and 70s …
News: Apotheus release audiobook with digital experience
After the release of their album ‘The Far Star’, Portuguese melodic death metal titans Apotheus release, their first science fiction audiobook ‘The Far Star Mission’. ‘The Far Star’ album was released in 2009, and is inspired by the work of the American scientific and biochemical writer Isaac Asimov. ‘The Far Star’ was released worldwide through Black Lion Records which helped …
Premiere: Bandicoot exclusively reveals demonic hyperactive video for the effervescent and effortlessly cool track ‘FUZZY’
There is a wild untrammeled madness to the new single ‘Fuzzy’ by Welsh band Bandicoot that is utterly mesmerising and incandescent. There are no brakes on this particular vehicle – a doo-wop singing style infused with a gritty attitude, reverb-soaked vocals and an arched eyebrow or two: stylistic, cool and unhinged. It’s just brilliant. The …
Track: Middle Name Dance Band show off smooth, soulful revamps on new single ‘Lovers Featuring’
Three-piece MPC, keys and bass trio Middle Name Dance Band have released more infectiously relaxed groove by smoothly reworking two tracks taken from their 2020 acclaimed Middle Name Dance Tracks Vol.2. The new 7” single features vocalised versions of Weekend Love Chant and Love Bite – the sultry, smoky resonance of singers Wallace and Natalie …
See: Charlie Clark releases a poignant, elegiac tribute to his father in the shimmering track ‘A Bridge To Your Idol’
There is no doubt that Charlie Clark is a prodigious talent – ‘A Bridge To Your Idol’ is his second solo single over the last twelve months and both singles have been majestic pieces of sparkling indie pop, infused with a deeply personal narrative. Indeed, this track is a heartbreaking sequel to his previous release …
EP Review: Garsa unveils debut EP ‘The Unfairity’ – a collection of intimate and sparkling jewels
It was around this time last year, plunging into the uncertainty of lockdown and without a full realisation of the horrors 2020 was about to unleash, that I came across a debut single by Garsa called ‘Jimmy Sour Highs’ – a singular ray of sunshine at the time. Martin Garside is Garsa – a solo …
See: Sydney’s The Electorate release dreamy, enigmatic video for ‘Lost At Sea’, off last year’s brilliant debut album
The Electorate‘s brilliant debut album ‘You Don’t Have Time To Stay Lost’ was for me one of the highlights of 2020 (see my review here), and they’ve just released a video for the dynamic penultimate track ‘Lost At Sea’: a driving, thunderous piece of music that ebbs and flows like a spring tide. Indeed the …