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See: SORBET unveils a video for his theatrical tale of our lived purgatory, ‘I Heard His Scythe’
IT WAS just a fortnight ago that Chris W Ryan, the Irish producer and veteran of many bands on the Emerald Isle scene, unveiled the palate-cleanser of his new project, SORBET; and he did that with the widescreen, theatrical sweep of “I Heard His Scythe”, featuring the Einar-like declamatory tones of Chris entwined with Galway …
Track: Career Boy unleash a fierce storm in excoriating single ‘Scam Jam’
‘Scam Jam’ by New York’s Career Boy is a blistering rocket fueled by scything guitars and an insistent, ceaseless rhythm section and a kind of punk poetry visceral blast. There is an indie punk connection to the lyrically driven raw and expressive guitar sounds of bands like Fontaines D.C., Idles or The Clockworks, with an …
Track: Rise Against Announce New Album ‘Nowhere Generation’ And Share Video For Title Track
After a 4 year wait American punk rockers Rise Against have returned with their new album ‘Nowhere Generation’ due 4th June via Loma Vista. Aling with the news the band have also shared the video for the title track. Regarding the track Tim McIlrath: “Today there is the promise of the American Dream, and then …
Track: Capital Vices have released the first of two astrology based EPs. Check out the track Gemini
The Chicago-based metalcore band Capital Vices have shared the first of two eps as part of an astrology concept album. The first EP ‘Zenith’ released 19th March and sees the band learning from past lessons to create better music. “We have worked very hard to create better music structures and avoid the mistakes of this EPs’ predecessors,” says …
Track: Mischa Blanos unveils a debut album of percussive piano for InFiné with ‘Silicon Road’
INFINÉ, the French label which has a catalogue for which the adjective ‘eclectic’ is truly justifiable – there really can’t be many (any?) labels which can boast releases by both Mozart and Carl Craig – is debuting an exploratory new album by Romanian pianist and producer Mischa Blanos, venturing out under his own sail away …
News: Chloe Foy announces her long-awaited debut album; let her hush you with ‘Shining Star’
CHLOE FOY, the Gloucestershire singer-songwriter with a knack for a soul-baring lyric all wrapped in a sweet melodic glide, has announced that her debut album, Where Shall We Begin, will be with us just before midsummer; and in celebration of which bottle smashing against the hull, she’s dropped a new single, the hushed depths of …
News: Red River Dialect’s David John Morris announces May solo outing – see the video for ‘New Safe’
SINGER with excellent British folkies Red River Dialect; a man who for many years breathed such essential life into the Cornish music scene, snaring artists such as Jack Rose, William Tyler and Damon & Naomi for performances down at the very bottom of our islands; all-round gentleman, actually, David John Morris, has revealed he’s set …
Track: Sydney’s Steve Smith unleashes a vibrant slice of Americana power pop in ‘Runnin’ Red Lights’
Steve Smith has a lot of very impressive form in Sydney’s indie scene, stretching right back to his early solo career (as Steven Smith) with the famous Green Fez/Citadel Records in the eighties and membership of Catherine Wheel. More recently, Smith has released a series of lauded albums that has seen him move towards a …
Track: Restless Leg releases a glorious indie pop anthem ‘The Wheel It Turns’ filled with sparkle and verve
Sydney indie outfit Restless Leg has just released a sparkling and effervescent new track, ‘The Wheel It Turns’, which draws in an indelible pop heritage from legendary antipodean bands such as The Go-Betweens and The Bats as well as the UK C86 movement. With such an heritage, the song still forges a vibrant new path …
Track: Hear Koma Saxo’s ‘Fiskeskärsmelodin’, leading for their new live album
FINLAND – the happiest country in the world, apparently … well that’s not really a surprise when they’ve got We Jazz records, the Helsinki-based label, dedicated to keeping pulses racing and minds open. Now comes news of their latest contribution to our wellbeing, a live recording of the potent five piece Koma Saxo captured in …