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. …
TRACK: THE PROTOTYPES – OXYGEN
Fresh from their 24 hour Drum & Bass & Jungle DJ set to raise money for the NHS through NHS Charities Together, Nick White and Chris Garvey, the two DJs that make up The Prototypes have announced the release of new single ‘Oxygen’ which was Annie Macs hottest record. It is the second single from their upcoming album, ‘Ten Thousand Feet & Rising’ rescheduled for release …
VIDEO: 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER – WILDFLOWER
5 Seconds Of Summer have shared a homemade music video for their latest single, ‘Wildflower’. Taken from their album C A L M which is out now on Polydor. With their initial video shoot plans derailed due to lockdown, 5 Seconds Of Summer creative director Andy DeLuca stepped up to direct ‘Wildflower’ remotely via Zoom, …
TRACK: I BREAK HORSES – THE PROPHET
With I Break Horses new album ‘Warnings’ due for release on May 8th via Bella Union, and having previously shared ‘Death Engine’, ‘I’ll Be The Death Of You’ and ‘Neon Lights’, I Break Horses have shared new track ‘The Prophet’. For the follow-up to 2014’s Chiaroscuro, Maria Lindén decided to take the time to make something different. An emphasis on instrumental, cinematic music, Maria made her own …
TRACK: LAMB OF GOD – MEMENTO MORI
American Heavy Metal band Lamb Of God have shared their video for Memento Mori. Taken from their 8th studio album – ‘Lamb Of god’ due 8th May. The song title is Latin for ‘be mindful of death’, and comes at a poignant time as the world tries to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Randy wrote Memento Mori …