rock/metal tracks
Track: Trip Westerns – Showdown Shadow
Sandwiched in-between nationwide tour dates with psych contemporaries Hutch and Floral Image, Brighton’s Trip Westerns return with the heightened melodramas on new single ‘Showdown Shadow’. Co-produced by the band alongside Jake Smallwood (Sam Abbo) at Farm Road Studios and featuring Ellis Dickson (Fat Dog, ELLiS·D) on drum duties, their first single of 2025 sees the band stay unwaveringly true to that American …
Track: Perpetual Paradox – Ash and Blood
Ferocious London based heavy hitters, Perpetual Paradox, charge forward with the release of their explosive debut album, ‘Deathwish’, which is due out on the 27th of June. The technical metalcorer metallers have also just released a brand new single and video, ‘Ash and Blood’ taken from their debut album. With a growing swell of momentum, Perpetual …
Track: Oswald Slain – Sean Paul
Ahead of the release of the EP comes its next single ‘Sean Paul’ on March 27th 2025, A track that exudes an effortlessly cool, feel-good swagger, singalong choruses and razor-sharp lyrics which humorously highlight a series of personal failures for vocalist Charlie Fitzgerald. Their debut, five-track EP ‘Kiss Me On The Mouth’ follows the release of November’s …
Track: The Wednesday Flowers – Love Me
North East’s indie rockers The Wednesday Flowers have shared their debut single ‘Love Me’. A warm fuzzy slice of indie rock. The band weave a gothic presence through post-punk doo-wop rhythms and melodic guitar. If the solid wandering bass lines and dreamy guitars don’t get you, then the powerful vocals and upbeat backing will. ‘Love …
Track: Modern Evils – Gitzlaff Lover
Hailing from Swindon alt rockers Modern Evils have unleashed a their new single, ‘Gitzlaff Lover’, which is a commanding slab of engaging alt rock framed with a biting attack and contagious refrain. The band comment on the motivation behind the track: “It’s a true story based on a couple who discover lust for one another. …
Track: Dark Driven – Through Waves of Sand
Sweden’s Dark Driven have unveiled the mesmerizing video for new track ‘Through Waves of Sand’, which follows the release of their highly anticipated debut full-length ‘From the Unbeliever’, out now via Hammerheart Records. Directed by the visionary Claudio Marino (Watain, Gaerea, Katatonia) and produced by Artax Film, the video is a stark, dreamlike descent; hypnotic, harrowing, and impossible to look away from. …
Track: Black Fern – Eye For An Eye
Sunderland based bluesy alt rock band Black Fern are fresh on the North East scene. Their debut single Eye For An Eye is out now. Been a while since a debut single hit like this. Wicked sharp riffing, a tight drum beat and some gritty vocals make this one hell of a powerful track. Highly …
Track: Daybreakers – Turn Up The Silence
The Daybreakers were formed in during lockdown by Irish /Jamaican producer and songwriter Aidan Connell; who’s skills have been sought by artists such as Gary Clark Jr, Mazzy Star and Seasick Steve among many others. The band’s latest offering, ‘Turn Up The Silence,’ takes a knowing side swipe at blind conformity and unjust accepted norms. The narrative, vocals, infectious guitar riff, and thundering …
Track: Baby Said Share Electric New Single ‘Take Everything’ From Debut Album ‘BS’ Out 7th March
Hailing from the Portsmouth area, Baby Said are made up of Italian/Punjabi sisters Veronica (20) and Jess (18) Pal, whose musical journey began at a very young age. After sharing their previous single, ‘Dead To Me,‘ they return with a new banger, ’Take Everything,’ a track about the exhaustion of trying for others even though …
Track: Oswald Slain – UGLY
Bristol rock group Oswald Slain have returned with their new single, ‘UGLY’, taken from their debut EP, ‘Kiss Me On The Mouth,’ which is due for release in April 2025. Produced in-house in their DIY home studio and mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering (PJ Harvey, XTC, Big Special), ‘UGLY’ lifts the red curtain …