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SEE: the video for Adam Beattie’s ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’: dark songwriting for witching-hour whisky
ADAM BEATTIE is an Aberdeenshire balladeer with a dark, twangy musical beauty and an unflinching way with a starkly observed lyric. You may not know him as a solo artist, but he’s been busy in a collaborative sense if you follow the folk world; he’s one quarter of the band Pica Pica, alongside Josienne Clarke, …
See: Plants and Animals share video for new track Le Queens
Plants and Animals have shared a brand new single and video for ‘Le Queens’. Featuring Adèle Trottier-Rivard on vocals, the theme was inspired by an evening spent in Queens, NY. Taken from their new album ‘The Jungle’, set to be released October 23rd via Secret City Records. The band shares the inspiration behind the song : “Woody got this machine …
See: Darwin releases visuals for “Unkind Lover” feat. David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets)
Santa Rosa-based alternative pop artist Darwin presents his new single ‘Unkind Lover’, which features David J (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) on harmonica, Dustin Heald on guitar noise and ambience, and producer/collaborator Julian Shah-Tayler (a.k.a. The Singularity). Darwin (full name Darwin Meiners) makes alternative pop with a dark, electronic feel. While rooted in the 80s, his music straddles several genres simultaneously, assimilating new ideas, …
EP Review: Semisonic Release Their New EP – You’re Not Alone
After 2 decades away Semisonic have returned with a five track EP entitled ‘You’re Not Alone’ via Pleasuresonic Recordings/Megaforce Records. Due September 18th, the EP was recorded on and off over the last few years at Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer Dan Wilson’s Los Angeles studio with his co-founding bandmates John Munson and Jacob Slichter. From the opening jangling …
Track: Crime Spree In Candyland – Fatalism
LA Based Indie rock band ‘Crime Spree In Candyland’ have shared their new single Fatalism. Drawing inspiration from bands like Glass Animals, Bloc Party and No Knife, Crime Spree create fresh and instantly nostalgic anthems with their take on moody Indie Rock. Bass driven rhythms and summer vibes dominate this track. Sharp punctuated guitars and …
See: Wicketkeeper release new video for single ‘The Side’
London/Margate Trio Wicketkeeper have released a new video for their single The Side, taken from their upcoming debut LP Shonk, out on October 16th via Meritorio Records. Of the track, the bands simon describes it as “Have you ever seen someone in a crowd and recognised them, but then realised it’s because they look like …
Track: I Like Trains – A Steady Hand
I Like Trains share the third single ‘A Steady Hand’, from their forthcoming album ‘Kompromat’, set for release on August 21st via Atlantic Curve. “It looks at the messaging behind nationalist politics” vocalist David Martin says of the single. “It seems there’s often a certain dark irony at play, with politicians wheeling out an anti-immigration stance which stands completely at odds with their …
Track: The Clockworks – Can I Speak to a Manager?
In three and a half blistering minutes, The Clockworks prove once again that they are one of the most exciting bands around at the moment. ‘Can I Speak to a Manager?’ is over three minutes of excoriating and rage-infused ranting at the mind-numbing stupidity of everyday interactions – in this case simply trying to get …
See: Juanita Stein releases video for the haunting track Snapshot, plus album news
Juanita Stein has impressive form – she was part of Sydney band Howling Bells, a band that achieved success both in its home country and in the UK with its 2006 self-titled album. Now residing in Brighton in the UK, she is set to release her third post-Howling Bells solo album,’Snapshot’, on 2 October 2020 …
See: Moscow Apartment release gorgeous video for ‘Halfway’
Moscow Apartment‘s EP ‘Better Daughter’ (recently reviewed by Backseat Mafia) is packed with brilliant melodies, and the single ‘Halfway’ epitomises what makes this Toronto duo so special. Yearning vocals and a simple but catchy riff that are spine tingling and fresh. Moscow Apartment have just released a video to accompany this song about the bonds …