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Meet: Stone Cold Fox’s Kevin Olken Henthorn, and listen to their new track, Contagion
We rather fell for the new single, a Contagion, from Brooklyn quintet Stone Cold Fox, when we saw it. Beginning with this rather lovely pulsating synth/indie pop, it’s blessed with a glitteringly catchy melody, that makes repeat ed listenings a bit of a must. As it progresses it grows and morphs, taking in some prog-pop, …
MEET: Brooklyn synth outfit ACES (+ exclusive playlist)
Brooklyn based synth duo Aces are creating some rather sublime, beautiful soundscapes. Their current project see’s them releasing three singles/videos over a period of six weeks. Initial release “What Do You Think They’ll Say About Me?” was released at the beginning of this week and has been quickly followed with the release of “I’m Already …
Say Psych: Live, Destruction Unit, Liverpool PsychFest, 25/09/15
I dare you to play a Destruction Unit album quietly. 2013’s effort, ‘Deep Trip’ was the sort of full on assault that leaves you pinned to the back wall screaming for more; and it sounds like the band’s new Sacred Bones album, ‘Negative Feedback Resistor’ might just have upped the game even further This is …
Meet: LODRO – Post-Punk Noir From Brooklyn, NYC
Brooklyn warehouse dwellers and self proclaimed “neo-noir punks”,LODRO play dark, edgy music. Vampish,sensual vocals, drawling guitar and looming drumbeats; LODRO’s sound is the sound of the underground. We grabbed guitarist/songwriter Jeremy and asked him to introduce us to the band, and let us know what they are up to… BM: Tell us how LODRO came to …
Track: Lushes – Low Hanging Fruit
After their debut album, What Am I Doing, caused some fawning and admiration in almost equal parts, Brooklyn duo Lushes moved on and are back with album number two. Titles Service Industry, it drops on October 16th via Felte, and from it the band have released a new song, Low Hanging Fruit. Equally muscular and …
Track: Hey Anna – Island
New Jersey / Brooklyn based quintet Hey Anna, aka sisters Anna (vocals), Erin (guitar) and Katie Rauch-Sassen (keyboard), along with Matthew Langner and Jamie DiTringo, are preparing for the release of their new long-player Run KoKo later on in the year, and have released a single, Island, as something of a teaser of whats to …
Track: Fort Lean – New Hobbies
Brooklyn five piece For Lean return with a new track New Hobbies. They’re a band with a growing reputation,following on from their two early EP’s, and true dates with the likes of HAIM, Future Islands and the Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Taken from their debut album Quiet Day, forthcoming on Ooh La La Records, New Hobbies …
Meet: China Mac interview, and watch his new video for “Buck a Cop”
China Mac has had it tough. Two things have always been a constant in his life – hip-hop and trouble. Sent to a group home at eight years old and writing his first rhyme whilst sat on the bunk bed of a juvenile detention centre, its a wonder that the Chinese-American, Brooklyn born rapper ever …
Meet: Opal Onyx Interview
Brooklyn based duo, Opal Onyx, are one of the bands at the forefront of the new wave of electronic-experimental acts to surface from the city’s underground scene. Opal Onyx create a sound made up of reverb loaded guitar, the resonance of a cello and captivating, slightly haunting vocals all layered above selective sampling, and some …
Lapland – Metal Lungs
There’s something reassuring and comfortable about the way “Metal Lungs” starts – straight into its rhythm without intro as though it’s a story you were already part-way through, the next track on an album you had already started listening to. That sense is echoed by the insistent strains of repetitive guitars and warm, soft snare …