AGENT STARLING – Legends of Bandcamp

AGENT STARLING, the spellbinding, world music duo of Lou Duffy-Howard and Quentin Budworth, is the latest name to be awarded our ‘Legends of Bandcamp’  status. Both Quentin and Lou possess impressive musical pedigrees. Lou, an original member of UK Indie band ‘Red Guitars,’ has remained an active performer and recording artist, currently leading the psychedelic…

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BRIEN WORKS THE MAGIC ON PARNELL’S ‘What Can I Do’

CORK’S singer songwriter Seán Parnell today releases his highly anticipated second single, ‘What Can I Do,’ a song offering a fresh and captivating perspective on the complexities of life and love. “I wrote the song during my first year of studying animation,” he explained. “I was with some friends, and I think we were trying…

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DOT DASH: Much more than a half-remembered dream.

(Photo (c) Valerie Ellis) PURVEYORS of the finest post-punk, pop-driven, melodic garage this side of the King’s Road, Washington’s DOT DASH have just released their eighth album, ‘16 AGAIN,’ a compilation comprising of 15 original songs, and one cover, all pulled from an impressive back catalogue. And as a window into the band’s musical loves,…

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SUBURBAN DEATH MARCH: “Being American these days is an exercise in how much abuse we can endure.”

ADDICTIVE, doom-laden industrial metal jazz – there’s clearly not enough of it about – but East Bay, California’s Jason Buckley and his solo recording project SUBURBAN DEATH MARCH is on a one-man crusade to change all that. His sound could be easily, lazily, pigeonholed into the soundtrack genre, but its strength of depth and consistence…

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Best Foot Forward For Manchester’s Alex Spencer

FROM high street busker to headline star at 16 – Manchester’s songwriting phenomenon ALEX SPENCER today releases his debut EP, ‘One Step Forward,’ ahead of his top of the bill gig at the Deaf Institute, Manchester, on 23rd November. And speaking of the EP’s lead track, Spencer said, “’One Step Forward’ talks about how sometimes…

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MYSTIC VISTIC: Nietzsche, Crass, and the imminence of death.

LONDON born, Australia raised, Bristol dwelling multi-instrumentalist JOHN E VISTIC today drops his hard-hitting EP, ‘Humanz are Bastardz,’ released via Deafendling Records. The release follows 2021’s album, ‘Under the Volcano,’ and recent singles, ‘Das Ubermensch,’ and ‘Spiderz,’ with Vistic providing his unique brand of punk, good old-fashioned rock and roll, and alt country, with perhaps…

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GOOD STRANGERS, LIFE STRUGGLES, AND A ‘WAR IN MY HEAD.’

IRISH indie band GOOD STRANGERS today release their EP, ‘Adult Teenage Novels,’ and leading the charge is the haunting single, ‘War In My Head,’ the track’s composition evolving from a contemplative Paul Simon-esque vibe to a resounding anthem with elements of ‘90s rock and folk, somewhat reminiscent of The Cranberries. The song emerged as a powerful testament…

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK

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MICHAEL ROBERT MURPHY’S ‘METAMORPH – REDUX.’ IT’S ALL ABOUT CH-CH-CHANGES

FORMER Wicked Whispers frontman, singer-songwriter MICHAEL ROBERT MURPHY explores two beginnings over a decade apart on a special collaboration with AV8 Records for ‘Metamorph -Redux,’ released today. His journey since going solo has been an intriguing organic trip, walking us through the many dimensions of his songwriting. The debut EP, ‘Metamorph’ was released in 2020,…

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