A HUGE year beckons for MICHAEL HEAD with the launch of a new album, the release of his long-awaited autobiography, Ciao Ciao Bambino: A Magical Memoir, and a UK tour. ‘Loophole,’ set for release in May, is the new album from Michael Head and The Red Elastic Band. It covers six decades of music, loves, losses, long…
Read articleSTOCKPORT’S young four-piece THE ROLLING PEOPLE appear destined for the heady heights of music’s top table following the release of ‘I’ll Be There,’ (LAB Records) taken from their forthcoming EP, ‘No Place To Be.’ “This is a song that we wrote out of a desire for a modern rock anthem in a time where there…
Read articleYORKSHIRE’S indie rockers SKYLIGHTS are back with the uplifting, emotional, anthemic new single, ‘Time To Let Things Go.’ “It reflects on life as if every moment has been written in a book – good and bad experiences, pivotal decisions and hard choices where you have had to let things and people go, no matter how…
Read articleEmerging talent Seán Parnell has just released his third single, ‘Right Before I Leave,’ via Faction Records. Recorded and co-written with Brién (Kojaque, and Kean Kavanagh) in his home studio in Northern Ireland, the song delivers a heartfelt narrative set against a backdrop of infectious pop melodies and subtle, R&B inspired guitars. Parnell will also be…
Read articleOUT now from Hebden Bridge’s three-piece THE SHORT CAUSEWAY, a low-key yet infectious slice of their trademark, rainy-day prose, ‘On My Way Home.’ A fidgety, complex soundtrack to watching raindrops run down windows and chin-on-folded-arms hours wasted away in wait, the return of the band both to the studio and stage comes after a year…
Read articleMusic video inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Peace Will Come,’ from Memphis-based ‘Southern Avenue.’ (Photo (c) David McClister)
Read articleTHE BEDSIT POETS, a beautiful union between the heart of England and the glorious musical culture of NYC, have just released their third album, ‘All Roads Lead Me Back.’ The joint venture of solo recording artists Edward Rogers and Amanda Thorpe, ‘The Bedsit Poets’ combine the passion and energy of Patti Smith’s ‘Radio Ethiopia,’ the…
Read articleRELEASED today, ‘Crazing,’ the new song from Belgian shoegaze outfit NEWMOON, the third single taken from forthcoming album, ‘Temporary Light,’ due March 22nd through [PIAS] Recordings (EU) and Manifesto Records (US). “’Crazing’ is one of the noisier songs on this album,” said singer-guitarist, Bert Cannaerts. “We’re always looking for that one melody that hides within a…
Read articleFOLLOWING the recent success of ‘Feel The Love,’ Liverpool’s THE FARM return with new single, ‘Let The Music (Take Control.)’ A vibrant mix of electronic sounds partly inspired by Kraftwerk and brought to life with some trademark, dynamic guitar riffs, the song was inspired by a chance meeting and live performance by legendary guitarist, composer…
Read articleOUT now from SET FEUX (Toronto-based musician Diana Planche) ‘Say It Again,’ a heady mix of Massive Attack beats, Tracy Thorn vocals, with a subtle twist of Dusty Springfield. But even with Planche allowing those influences ample space to flourish, it remains her own distinct vocal qualities that will draw you in. “Sometimes I feel…
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