TRACK: OILBIRDS – I WILL NOT BE DENIED
North East Garage blues rock band Oilbirds have shared some new tracks in the form of their Loft Recordings EP via Radar Sounds International. Featuring three tracks of their wonderful mix of garage blues and psychedelic punk. First single to be taken from the EP will be – ‘I Will Not Be Denied’. Featuring a hypnotic …
Track: Shadow Fashion – Children of the NIght
San Antonio-based dark electronic band SHADOW FASHION are proud to announce the release of their new video and single, “Children Of The Night.” ‘Children Of The Night’ is on the rocky edge of the dark dance genre which is where ‘Shadow Fashion’ sit so well. The synths are thick and the drum beats are relentless. Topped with …
Track: Mark Lanegan – Stockholm City Blues
With the release of Mark’s new album ‘ Straight Songs of Sorrow’ due 8th May via Heavenly Recordings we have the pleasure of sharing a track from the album – ‘Stockholm City Blues’ Stockholm City Blues is sparse and beautiful with strings and finger-picking accompanying lyrics on the remorse code of addiction. Trademark Lanegan and …
Track: Seasick Steve – Clock is Running
For a man with music in his bones, its good to see not even the current pandemic hasn’t stopped the music. With his release of his next album – ‘Love and Peace’ due July 24th Steve has released the next single in the form of ‘Clock Is Running’. Seasick Steve’s music may have matured over …
Track: Boardgame James – Daydream EP
Boardgame James has announced the release of his debut, ‘Daydream’, a four-track EP of string-led instrumental grime released via 1000Doors on May 1. Part of grime’s great radio resurgence in 2015 as one half of Handsome Boys with Moleskin, Boardgame James offers up four tracks from the vault, developed and reworked to form his debut EP. …
Meet: Trivium’s Alex Bent interview – What the Dead men say
With the release of – ‘What The Dead Men Say’, possibly their best album to date, and one which we reviewed (and loved) only last week upon its release, we wanted to know more about what was going on in camp Trivium . Step forward Sticks man Alex Bent to tell us more the album, …
News: School of Language – Release 5 track EP in memory of Prince
Four years have passed since the world lost the musical powerhouse that was Prince Rogers Nelson. Regardless of the genre you love I’m pretty sure there is a track by Prince you will love and his death was felt around the world. David Brewis of Field Music fame has released an EP in memory of the …
SEE: Belle and Sebastian share Collaborative fan project ‘Protecting the Hive’
In a way to find something positive during this unusual period Belle and Sebastian reached out to fans for a two part collaboration project entitled – ‘Protecting The Hive’. The project collates lyrics contributed by fans at the bands invitation, about their thoughts and feelings while in self isolation, and collated into a spoken-word musical …
TRACK: PET SHOP BOYS – I DON’T WANNA
Fourth single from their latest album – ‘Hotspot’ Pet Shop Boys release ‘I Don’t Wanna’ from the synth pop duo via their own label x2. ‘I Don’t Wanna’ would not be out of place if they released it at the start of their career and not when entering their 4th decade of music making. They …
ALBUM REVIEW: TRIVIUM – WHAT THE DEAD MEN SAY
Since releasing their debut album in 2003 there has been a sense Trivium have been searching for their own sound. Albums like ‘Ascendancy’ and ‘The Sin And The Sentence’ have been absolute smashes, but still that feeling of the band trying to find their way as they wander lost through the metal genre has prevailed. …