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News: Skies Behind Share Defiant New Single ‘I Love It’ from Highly Anticipated EP ‘The Spaces’

Simon Lucas-Hughes November 28, 2023

Cork alternative rockers, Skies Behind, share the explosive new single ‘I Love It’. Like a mix of Biffy Clyro and We Are Scientists, the track is led by the biting, yet refreshingly bright distorted guitar tones under the breathy lead vocals and driving drums. A defiant and hopeful anthem that packs punchy energy and some …

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News: Beans are ‘Haunted’ with a fuzzy pysch-filled delight on announcement of new album ‘Boots N Cats’ for 2024.

Arun Kendall November 27, 2023

Fronted by The Merlocs drummer, Matt Blach, Melbourne garage/psych band Beans have just released a new single ‘Haunted’ on news of the release of their new album ‘Boots N Cats’ in March 2024 through Fuzz Club. ‘Haunted’ is threaded with a fuzzy guitar riff spine and vast, cinematic instrumentation with distant vocals and a liquid …

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Premiere: It’s exactly ‘What U Want’ – GRXCE exclusively unveils dynamic video for anthemic new single.

Arun Kendall November 27, 2023

Eora/Sydney band GRXCE continue to produce the most combustive and expressive grunge pop around and their new single ‘What U Want’ is no exception. We are very proud therefore to give you an exclusive look at the the new video for the track. ‘What U Want’ is filled with a nonchalant swagger and and attitude, …

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News: Geordie Walker from Killing Joke dies aged 64

Andi Callen November 26, 2023

Geordie Walker – Killing Joke @ Albert Hall Manchester 2022. Pic Credit Andi Callen Photography One of the most influential post-punk guitarists of his generation has died in Prague, just two days after suffering a stroke. One of the original members of Killing Joke, Kevin “Geordie” Walker was known for creating vast swathes of noise, …

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Album Review: TONN3RR3 X BIKAYE – ‘It’s A Bomb’ : Legendary Congolese vocalist and Parisien dance floor agitators team up and knock out.

John Parry November 26, 2023

The Breakdown Recalling the abandoned invention of the classic ‘Noire et Blanc’ moments. There a sense here of a mojo returning. Born Bad Records – 8.9 So let’s debate – what’s the holy trinity of seminal afro-electronic albums? Anything by Onyeabor would come into it, Konono No 1’s ‘Congotronics’ would be a contender, Manu’s ‘Electric …

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