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Track: Yungblud returns with a stirring theatrical nine minute long anthem ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’ ahead of Bludfest news.
I must admit I developed a certain regard for Yungblud (the non de plume of Dominic Harrison) when I came across his single ‘Lowlife’ with its gothic Dickensian overtones and a melody that stuck like superglue. The Noel Fielding of pop/rock has returned after a little hiatus with the blasting jolt of electricity that is …
SEE: The Blinders up the darkness on ‘Mule Track’
MANCHESTER-based, Doncaster-bred goth-punk outfit The Blinders are back in the fray, with their second album in the can – and their latest single “Mule Track” is a dark thrust into the psyche. The track is named for the painting in the Imperial War Museum, which depicts a mule train making its way through a battlefield. …
Track: Skinny Pelembe – Dreaming Is Dead Now, plus album news.
Taken from his forthcoming album on the ever brilliant Brownswood Recordings label, Doncaster artist Skinny Pelembe gets all un-Doncaster on us with his new sun soaked track and the title track from his debut album, ‘Dreaming is Dead now’. Like his other work, it takes from a patchwork of influences, from Alice Coltrane to My …
Track: Feral Mantra “Lost”
Doncaster band Feral Mantra have unveiled a brand new track in the form of “Lost”. Hailed as their debut single, the track sees the uplifting indie band create an instantly catchy and vintage anthem. In my live review of their recent gig at The Rocking Chair in Sheffield, I described them as a wonderful ‘mad …
Live Review: Bring Me The Horizon, Neck Deep and Pvris, Doncaster Dome, 26.11.15
After the release of 2013’s Sempiternal, Bring Me The Horizon solidified themselves as one of the world’s biggest young rock bands. However, if it’s at all possible, they’ve managed to take yet another step up into rock’s stratosphere with this year’s far more commercial offering, That’s The Spirit, which is a far cry from the …