punk/post-punk
Gang of Four announce new EP “Anti-Hero” and lead single “Forever Starts Now”
As the figurehead of Leeds hailing post-punk icons Gang of Four, Andy Gill sowed musical seeds across an array of artists with his four-decade spanning song writing reign: from the likes of St. Vincent, who declares Gill as her favourite guitarist, to the Red-Hot Chilli Peppers (whose debut album was produced by Gill). It is therefore the …
EP: DITZ – 5 Song EP
Brighton post-punk / noise rock quintet DITZ have today (June 3rd) released their new EP, called, well, 5 Song EP. It’s out as a limited run of 500 on beautiful pink vinyl 12” via the ever brilliant Alcopop! Records label. Comprising of New track Role Model which has already been on the end of some …
See: Panic Shack share new single and video ‘Jim Jits-You’
Cardiff’s Panic Shack return today with ‘Jiu Jits-You‘, the ascendant quintet’s second single and the follow-on to February’s incendiary debut ‘Who’s Got My Lighter?‘. Once again recorded by Tom Rees of Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard at Rat Trap Studios, ‘Jiu Jits-You’ is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it slice of elastic punk rooted in unwelcome advances and how to nip them in the bud. One of the …
Track: Naga Siren – Heal
It’s been a while since Naga Siren’s latest release, and this time they teamed up with producer (and childhood hero!) Yngve Andersen from Blood Command to further improve their sound. The single was recorded during a session in Bergen in February, and Englishman Simon Jackman (Outhouse Studios, Architects and others) was flown in to do …
See: Enter Shikari reveal new video for The Great Unknown
From their new album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’, the electronically orientated Alternative Rock band, Enter Shikari have released a music video on YouTube, of their tune ‘The Great Unknown’.Bristling with mood and atmosphere, the song and the music video evoke the Dypstopian character of both the movie, Blade Runner and it’s soundtrack …
Track: DITZ – Role Model
Brighton’s DITZ have released a new track, Role Model, taken from their forthcoming 5 Songs EP, out on glorious pink And black vinyl via Alcopop! Records on 3rd July. The release is limited to 500 never to be repressed (well, not in the Pink anyway) and it can be ordered http://www.ilovealcopop.co.uk The EP contains the …
See: Lady Bird share new video ‘WWW’ ahead of EP release
Lady Bird are purveyors of a fresh new punk/grime sound, coming out of Kent, the three piece are set to releases their latest EP ‘BRAINWASH MACHINE SETTING’, out June 26th via Purple Stains/ JägerMusik This latest release drags punk well into the here and now, Wonk Unit meets Mike Skinner is as good an analogy as any. This video …
See: Like A Motorcycle release new video for Wide Awake
Halifax, Nova Scotian quartet Like A Motorcycle have returned with a new track, wide awake, taken from their upcoming album Dead Broke. Of the track, the band say “Wide Awake is about waking up between a past stained with unhealthy choices and a future of bleak dystopian uncertainty. Although the song was written some time ago, …
See: SPICE reveal new video for ‘All my best shit’
Spice is a new project made up of members of both Ceremony and Sabretooth Zombie, and their new single All My Best Shit is taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut on Dais Records. Searing guitars bleed into eachother as it blasts out of the blocks, with this sort of shoegaze/alt-rock feel. The dark baritone of …
See: The Levellers release new video for Calling Out
The Levellers, the Brighton band, who for the last 30 years have been blending Folk, Rock and Punk with a large serving of pop sensibility and poignant lyrical themes, are back! They have a new single ‘Calling Out’, taken from their incoming album ‘Peace’ (Out 14th August) accompanied by a music video. The song is classic …