“Politically-outspoken Irish avant garde punk producer MERYL STREEK and the video for his single ‘If This Is Life,’ released on May 2023 via Venn Records (Bob Vylan, Wargasm, High Vis). Recorded and mixed at Darklands Audio by Daniel Doherty (Fontaines D.C.) and mastered by Grant Berry at Fader Mastering, the song features appearances from longtime…
Read articleTHEY were there to see punk’s original enfant terrible – they left talking about his rightful heir and possibly the most influential musician we’ve witnessed since the ’70s. It’s rare these days a support act is granted the luxury of a full auditorium, but such is the growing reputation of Dublin’s MERYL STREEK, that’s exactly…
Read articleOUT today from the prolific multi-lingual songstress ANNIKA JAYNE, her new single, ‘Peace and Quiet.’ It’s beautiful in its simplicity, and if the art of song making is to merely make the mundane interesting, then ‘Peace & Quiet’ is the only template you’ll ever need. “I wrote the song spontaneously in September 2019 after a…
Read article‘BAD APPLES’, the first single of unreleased music taken from the upcoming ‘Metamorph – Redux’ EP and Rareties project. Pre-Save 12″ Red Vinyl: Metamorph – Redux | AV8 RECORDS (av8recordsltd.co.uk) LinkTree: michaelrobertmurphy – Listen on YouTube, Spotify – Linktree
Read articleFULL of the belief and swagger only a capital city can inspire, Belfast-based blues rockers THE 2:19 – a band of untapped potential – are fast becoming the sound of their city. Following the success of 2021’s debut album, REVELATOR, this year’s follow up ‘We Will Get Through This,’ spent two months at number three…
Read articleWEST COUNTRY duo BURR ISLAND – Tom England and Oskar Porter – are back with a glorious ‘60s infused anti-capitalist themed fourth single, ‘Towers.’ “While the poorest communities struggle to grow and thrive, the giant corporate powerhouses continue to churn out record profits,” said England. “The money is there to improve the lives of those in need,…
Read articleHANGZHOU-based Welsh psychedelic-pop maverick BLOKEACOLA today releases his most ambitious project to date, ‘Quasers and Fluff,’ a 30-track double album, released via Bandcamp. And this time his music isn’t merely 60s tinged, it’s bleached through with his trademark Haight-Ashbury-esque sounds. “I’m a big fan of the White Album so I guess I’ve always wanted to…
Read articleFORMER Wicked Whispers frontman, singer-songwriter MICHAEL ROBERT MURPHY today releases his latest single, ‘Bad Apples,’ ahead of next month’s ‘Metamorph’ redux edition EP. Michael’s journey has been one of intrigue, cut from the same Merseyside cloth as The Coral, The Stands, and The Zutons, his writing and fronting of The Wicked Whispers took his music…
Read articleCARLOW-based electronic music producer HAWK JUPITER has teamed up with songwriter Helen Agnes D. and up-and-coming Galway singer Lauren Davis to release ‘Land Beneath Waves’, a song inspired by the Irish mythological story of Tír na nÓg. Broody, droning guitar effects combined with rhythmic synths, airy vocals and commanding drums summon an other-worldly feel of…
Read articleMAGGOT HEART are back with their third album, ‘Hunger,’ released via Rapid Eye Records/Svart Records, recorded in Berlin and mixed by acclaimed American producer and engineer Ben Greenberg (Metz, Portrayal Of Guilt). A Berlin-based rock/punk crossover band, the trio comprises guitarist and singer Linnéa Olsson, bassist Olivia Airey and drummer Uno Bruniusson. Originally from Sweden, Olsson formed Maggot Heart as a solo project in 2016, having made…
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