OUT now, from Coventry/London trio THE WAY AFTER, their ‘60s inspired, Manfred Mann-tinged ‘You Built A Wall,’ three and a half minutes of pure, innocent, pop joy, evoking memories of The Kinks, The Birds, and The Beatles. Formed immediately prior to the pandemic, the trio reunited having spent their time in various indie-rock bands. Lead…
Read articlePRESTON’S unholiest sons EVIL BLIZZARD return with their most furious, compelling and diverse album to date – ‘Rotting In The Belly Of The Whale’ – released via their own Crackedankles label. Evil Blizzard have been confusing people for over a decade, infamous for their masked multi bass guitar assault, their gigs have become synonymous with…
Read articleOUT today from Deptford’s LOS SANTOS -their six-track debut album ‘El Corazon,’ released via Los Santos Inc Records. Los Santos comprises Michael G Bayliss, (vocals/bass) and Richard England, (guitar/vocals), both previously with The Saints and The Members, along with their own incarnation, Alcohol. ‘El Corazon’ also features the work of ‘Wonk Unit’s’ Alex Wonk (drums)…
Read articleWRITTEN in the Spanish mountains at La Sierra Casa, and featuring Kyle Falconer of The View, ATTENTION is the new single from Fife’s, SHAMBOLICS. Shambolics Website | Shambolics UK (shambolicsmusic.co.uk)
Read articleWELCOME TO LONDONPEAKY’S ‘WALL OF SHAME’ EVERYTHING is amazing. Everyone super-stoked to be there. No matter who it is, no matter how bad the artist, every set list is full of bangers. And that’s bollocks. When did we pass this law forbidding the publishing of an honest review? Why do most of the current brownnosing…
Read articleFORMED during lockdown with a shared love of close vocal harmonies and soulful acoustic grooves, BRING ME THE HEARTS today release their eponymous debut album via Rodina Music. It’s an album of instant West Coast, flower-powered favourites, elevated to celestial highs by the stunning vocals of Aoife Hearty. “Aoife is a little like Joni, Aimee, Rickie, Roberta,…
Read articlePHILADELPHIA-based jangle punk, surf rock outfit UNLUCKY MAMMALS today finally release their debut album, ‘Fiddling in the Undertow.’ Similar to Dead Kennedys and Fugazi, activism plays a large role in the band’s music with many of their songs reflecting on the consequences of issues such as climate change, income inequality and the rising threat of…
Read articleOUT today via Sosumi Recordings, from RUTS DC, ‘ElectrAcoustiC Volume Two,’ the follow up to ‘Volume One’ which was recorded in-between lockdowns in 2020. “I must confess when we finished the first one, I didn’t really think there’d be a second ElectrAcoustic album,” said bassist and vocalist, John ‘Segs’ Jennings. “But with the added weaponry…
Read articleLENA ANDERSSEN announces new single ‘Home Tonight,’ released today via SonManic Records. The single comes from the Faroese-Canadian artist’s forthcoming sixth album, ‘State of the Land’ (release date 26 January 2024) which was recorded in Los Angeles with legendary English recording engineer Geoff Emerick, known for his pioneering work with The Beatles on the ‘Revolver,’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,’ and ‘Abbey Road’ albums….
Read articleEDD DONOVAN’S latest album, ‘Anchovy,’ gets its release today and further demonstrates his acute musical mind, along with observations on the fragility of our planet, the need for psychological renewal, and the preciousness of protest and egalitarianism. Finding inspiration from Cornish beaches, the rise of feminism and the failures of our civilisation, much of the album was developed during pandemic-era restrictions, recorded with his band The Wandering Moles…
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