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See: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Cameo (Video)
Following the release of their impressive second album, ‘Sideways to the New Italy’ (reviewed by me here) , one of Australia’s greatest musical exports, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (RBCF) have released a video for one of the tracks, ‘Cameo’. ‘Cameo’ is a delightful jangly track that encapsulates the definitive indie sound of number of their …
Track: Eyedress – Can I see you tonight
Eyedress, aka Filipino artist and former lead guitarist of psychedelic noise pop band Bee Eyes, has announced his new album. Let’s Skip to the Wedding is out on August 7th via Lex Records, and ahead of it, he’s released a new single, ‘Can I See You Tonight’. Of the single, he notes “I was influenced by …
TRACK: Sean O’Hagan – ‘The Wild Are Welcome’: the Llamas collide with future soul
HE’S a man of talents, is Sean O’Hagan. Sometime member or creative force in Microdisney, Stereolab, and The High Llamas, he also turns a neat sentence, too. We haven’t heard from him musically in a little while, so my ears pricked up at the announcement of this one-off single release, “The Wild Are Welcome”, which …
Track: Red Rum Club – Eleanor
Fresh from being nominated as best Live Act at the AIM Independent Music Awards 2020, Red Rum Club have released their first new music of the year with a new track – Eleanor, out now on Modern Sky. Lead singer, Fran Doran, says: “It’s a perfect love song, sung to and about Tom’s (guitarist) partner, Eleanor. …
See: Godsticks – premiere new video for the track “Relief” to raise support for struggling venues and festivals
Progressive rock band Godsticks have shared their new and very unusual video for their track ‘Relief’, taken from their recent album Inescapable. Filmed during lockdown and inspired by a yearning to get back on the road playing to real life audiences. Singer and guitarist Darran Charles discussed the rationale behind the video. “Like all musicians at …
TRACK: Little Kid’s ‘All Night (Golden Ring)’ is a dark roots duet
TORONTO’S Little Kid are in the process of making the step up from Ontarian word-of-mouth cult act to the modern roots first team. The project of Kenny Boothby, Little Kid have shared the video for “All Night (Golden Ring)” as a taster for their LP Transfiguration Highway, which is out on July 3rd via Solitaire …
Droppin’ Knowledge: One On One With Renaissance Man Kahlil Blu
Harlem-based artist Kahlil Blu recently dropped his second full length album, DOG, a sparkling, pop confection, with bright, imaginative beats that pulsate with life. Blu has also created a musical style all his own, in which he raps, sings and chants over breezy instrumentals that he also crafted. Blu’s style is eclectic; he has a …