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Track: Japanese Television – Beecage
On September 4th space surf rockers Japanese Television will release their brand new 5 track EP ‘EP III’ out September 4th via Tip Top Recordings Preferring to work in a cold, dusty, village hall somewhere deep in the wilds of the east British countryside, Japanese Television once again recorded live to an old 8 track machine with …
Track: Colorama – And Plus New Album News
Carwyn Ellis has teamed up with Shawn Lee under Ellis’s project, Colorama and are about to release album ‘Chaos Wonderland’ due July 31st via Banana & Louie Records this will be the seventh full-length album by Colorama. As part of the news the guys have also shared a new track from the album – ‘And’. …
Track: Michael CG – When Do I Start Smiling
Multi-talented musician, songwriter and producer Michael CG, has been steadily sharing his creative side over the last couple of years both in local groups, notably Oilbirds who’s EP we reviewed here, and also under his own name. His recent single ‘When Do I Start Smiling’ may just be some of his best work yet. It’s …
See: Remo Drive Release Video For Track ‘Easy As That’ As They Release Their New Album
Remo Drive sound larger than ever on their highly anticipated new album, ‘A Portrait of an Ugly Man’, which sees its release on Epitaph Records. With its acrobatic guitar work, deeply self-referential lyrics and off-the-walls energy, the album calls back to the dextrous, eccentric sound that helped the band – brothers Erik (vocals, guitar) and Stephen (bass) Paulson – explode …
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. …
Track: Seneca – The Ventriloquist
Seneca are a new, alternative rock band from Devon, UK. They have just released their debut single ‘The Ventriloquist’. A three and a half minute blend of math rock guitar over an indie backing topped with some cracking vocals create a great funky rock track from this talented group. It’s an impressive debut and only …
ALBUM REVIEW: Braids soar on ‘Shadow Offering’
“YOU want me to love myself, more than I love anyone else / I tire of myself sometimes, just like I tire of you … do I need you, do I want you, do I hate you … I’m here for you, even if you don’t want me to be”. So offers Raphaelle Standell-Preston during …
TRACK: Karima Francis – Orange Rose
Making a welcome return to the spotlight, the singer-songwriter from Blackpool delivers an atmospheric and elegiac single for the soul, that emerges as her first new material of 2020. Offering wistful rumination on how mental health can send shockwaves through even the most intimate and entwined of relationships, ‘Orange Rose’ sees Karima strike a masterful …
Track: We Are Scientists – I Cut My Own Hair
New York’s indie cult band We Are Scientists are back with a new single, ‘I Cut My Own Hair’ due 22nd May via 100% Records. The track is the first official release since 2018’s Megaplex album. It arrives at just the right moment, with people in lockdown around the world taking matters into their own hands and …
Track: Crack Cloud – OUSTER STEW and announce release of new album
Vancouver collective Crack Cloud have announced their new album ‘Pain Olympics’ due July 17th via Meat Machine. The follow-up to the group’s critically acclaimed 2018 EPs – Crack Cloud and Anchoring Point. The band hit UK and Irish shores for a run of shows in November in support of Pain Olympics. Dripping with an 80s attitude and featuring a drum …