News: Experimental jazz musician Arooj Aftab UK/EU Tour In Support of New Album ‘Night Reign’
Arooj Aftab releases her new album, ‘Night Reign’, on Verve Records, with a visualizer for the project’s focus track, ‘Aey Nehin’. ‘Night Reign’ is the follow up to Aftab’s critically acclaimed label debut Vulture Prince. Anticipatory singles from the album include ‘Whiskey‘, released earlier this month, and ‘Raat Ki Rani‘, whose music video was directed by actress Tessa Thompson and garnered praise from NPR, Rolling Stone, The …
News: Rory Gallagher Celebration starting Joe Bonamassa – Due to popular demand, third show added on July 3rd, 2025
Presented by Aiken Promotions in association with Donal & Daniel Gallagher, critically acclaimed and globally celebrated blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and band will play a third night Live at the Marquee Cork as a special celebration of the legendary Rory Gallagher. The first two dates, 1st & 2nd July 2025 are now sold out. Tickets for this third date on July 3rd will go …
EP Review: Kaeto – Intro
Kaeto’s music is the culmination of a period of sonic self-discovery for the Scottish-born, London-based artist. It was back in 2019 that Kaeto first entered the studio with outside producers and began building a sound that would be all her own, but the route she’s taken since is a mark of her maverick and inventive approach …
EP Review: HotKid – Downtown
HotKid is the creative vision of Canadian producer, songwriter, and guitarist Shiloh Harrison. Along with Harrison, the EP features Jesse Bellon on guitar, Andrew DeVillers on bass, and Mike McKeever on drums. The full-band tracks were recorded live off the floor at the National Music Centre’s Studio Bell in Calgary. This new EP has a …
News: Jerry Cantrell Shares One Final Sneak Peek Of Forthcoming Album ‘I Want Blood’
Jerry Cantrell’s highly-anticipated new album, ‘I Want Blood,’ arrives next Friday, with one final sneak peek with the release of the album’s title track. “There’s a confidence to this album,” Cantrell explains. “I think it’s some of my best writing and playing and certainly some of my best singing. There are large chunks of this record where …
Track: Ocean Alley – Tangerine
Australian rockers Ocean Alley have returned with a new single titled ‘Tangerine’, the first taste of new music from the six piece since 2022’s critically acclaimed album ‘Low Altitude Living’. Inspired by the breathtaking landscapes band members Baden Donegal and Lach Galbraith encountered moving from Byron Bay to Western Australia, the expansive and inviting “Tangerine” captures the essence of a sun-drenched summer day. Speaking …
News: Big Special And John Grant – Stay Down, Lazarus
Big Special and John Grant have linked up for stellar new collaborative single release ‘Stay Down, Lazarus’, out now via SO Recordings. Big Special recently broke into the Official UK Albums Chart Top 40 with their debut album ‘Postindustrial Hometown Blues’, (read our review here) and have spent their summer drawing huge crowds at festivals including …
Track: Dreamwave – Polystyrene Irene
In anticipation of a string of nationwide tour dates this autumn, Bristol quartet Dreamwave have shared their psych-blues swagger of new single ‘Polystyrene Irene’ via Velvet Echoes (Wakey Wakey Rise & Shine). The track is the band’s first outing since their debut EP ‘Dreamwave In The Mindcave’ was released in May. Guitarist/vocalist Ben Symonds comments: “I …
Track: Arrow Valley – By Design
West Midland heavy rockers Arrow Valley have shared the video for their new single ‘By Design’ which follow the bands previous single‘ Ode (I See You)’. Both tracks are lifted from their new EP, ‘Embodiment’, which is due out on Friday the 18th of October. Arrow Valley have delivered another energetic slice of hard rock as powerful verses slide …
News: The Last Dinner Party Release Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics And Covers
The Last Dinner Party are pleased to share Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers – a deluxe edition of their Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut which includes reimagined versions of the band’s own songs alongside unique covers of their favourite tracks from other artists. Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers arrives with an on the road video for ‘Portrait of …