Meet: Chris Tapp of the Cold Stares Answers Our Questions
With the band having just released their finest album to date with Heavy shoes, (read our review here). We managed to get a little time with guitarist and singer Chris Tapp, to find out how they have coped with the pandemic, life as a duo and how a track develops within the band. First off. …
Album Review: The Cold Stares – Heavy Shoes
Rock n roll duo The Cold Stares, have release their new album Heavy Shoes via Mascot Records. Recorded largely at Sam Phillips Recording Studio, Memphis and mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers) and mastered by Andy Vandette (Beastie Boys/Smashing Pumpkins), Heavy Shoes is their heaviest record yet. “I tend to try to write like you’re reading a book. It’s descriptive, …
News: Acoustic Virtuoso Jon Gomm Announces The Reissue Of Album ‘Secrets Nobody Keeps’
Jon Gomm, the UK based acoustic guitar virtuoso, follows the recent release of his latest album ‘The Faintest Idea’ with news on the reissue of his 2013 record ‘Secrets Nobody Keeps’. The ‘Passionflower 10 year anniversary edition’ marks a decade since the release of his single ‘Passionflower’ that went on to change everything for Jon. A …
Track: Joe Taylor Sutkowski – Brother John
The New Jersey-born, now Brooklyn-based artist, Joe Taylor Sutkowski is today sharing his new single, ‘Brother John’ taken from his forthcoming album, Of Wisdom & Folly, due 13th August via Danger Collective Records. Sutkowski, who is known for his work fronting Dirt Buyer and playing under the Jotay moniker wrote the forthcoming ten-track record as a series of five different pairs of stories, each telling the tale of a different …
News: Slade Announce Vinyl Album Reissue Series Starting With ‘Slayed?’
BMG is proud to present a new series of vinyl reissues from Slade. On 3rd September the first release in this beautifully presented new series, ‘Slayed?’, is released on limited edition yellow and black splatter vinyl. Slade’s third album ‘Slayed?’ was originally released on 1st November 1972 and reached Number One in the UK charts. It remained in the …
Track: Amaunet – Word
Swedish Indie-rock outfit Amaunet share the track ‘Word’, the second single taken from the band’s sophomore mini-album ‘While I’m Living’ out 22nd October via Lövely Records. Inspired by alternative rock bands from the 00s like The Strokes & Kings of Leon and 90s britpop bands such as Oasis and Coldplay. A joyous cascade of guitars …
Track: Las Calakas – Morena
Cumbia fusión band Las Calakas, have announced their debut full length album will be out in Spring 2022, after signing to Los Angeles based label My Grito Industries. They have shared a track from the album – Morena. The band had this to say about the news: “We have been working on this album for about 2 years …
Track: Hjelvik – Synkverving
Norwegian blackened Viking metal band Hjelvik share a brand-new single called ‘Synkverving’, featuring a guest appearance from Lars Nedland from White Void and Borknagar. Frontman Erlend Hjelvik comments, “This doomy little ditty was recorded during the Welcome to Hel sessions and is now released in all its glory with a brand-new mix and master courtesy of fellow countryman Endre Kirkesola (Abbath, Green Carnation). Making things sound extra Norwegian, ‘Synkverving’ features the debut …
Track: Enslaved – Caravans To The Outer World
Still riding on a high, Norway’s Enslaved are set to release an EP – Caravans To The Outer World on 1st October via Nuclear Blast. In anticipation the band have shared the video for the title track. Ivar Bjørnson stated: “This is the story that wanted to be told, and this is music that demanded to be …
Track: Embr – Vesuvius
To coincide with London label New Heavy Sounds’ 10 year anniversary, four piece EMBR are set to release a 3 song EP called “1021”. The title alludes to the fact that, the EP is the second in the New Heavy Sounds 10th Anniversary CD EP series. Drummer Eric comments on the video for new single ‘Vesuvious’, “Vesuvious, …