Thursday, July 11, 2019
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Thursday, 11 July 2019
Friday, 1 March 2019
Friday, March 01, 2019
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Grimsby quartet, The Brookes, release starry-eyed, cinematic single 'Constellations Of You'. The Brookes have been cementing themselves onto the live scene and this year, are illuminating their new sound dimension for 2019. Recorded at The Magic Garden Studios with Gavin Monaghan, 'Constellations Of You' is laced in flavoursome melodies and arrangements.
There's something addictive to the way you get absorbed into the dream-like flow. Anthemically infused with an interesting layer of an intergalactic tension halfway through the record, we are stylistically shone into their revamped sound.
You can not only envisage how it would go down live to a crowd but the overall reception on a large festival stage.
After spins with BBC Introducing recently and teasing some wonderful visuals on their social pages, I am really looking forward to the next spacey musical installment from The Brookes.
Take a listen below:
CATCH THEM LIVE
Fri 08 March - London 229 The Venue
Sat 09 March - Manchester The Castle
Fri 19 April - Grimsby Yardbirds
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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'Sun Skin Air' is textured in hazy psychedelia cushioned with crisp and titillating melodies. It's scattered with moments of sparkling keys and a breezy psych come down half way through, you can imagine the mismatch frame of mind the song was written in, as if looking through a musical kaleidoscope, the arrangements float inconspicuously through the ears. An addictive earworm with plenty of colourful hooks.
Frontman Oscar Gormley explains, “We wrote ‘Sun Skin Air’ in a horrible hostel with no fan during a visit to Spain. It’s a hard hitter, kind of Krauty and a bit gritty - probably due to the frustration of being in that room. This song is much weirder than ‘Blue Light’, which is the way we wanted to go with this one."
Confidently producing some assured and flavoursome tunes already, I am very much looking forward to the next musical fizzlers from this talented quartet. Check out 'Sun Skin Air' below.
LIVE IN LONDON
OMEARA – MARCH 11th
PLAYING WITH LUNA BAY
PLAYING SUMMER FESTIVALS
HIT THE NORTH & LIVE AT LEEDS
OMEARA – MARCH 11th
PLAYING WITH LUNA BAY
PLAYING SUMMER FESTIVALS
HIT THE NORTH & LIVE AT LEEDS
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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Soul inspired CHARLOTTE has released her solemnly sleek debut single 'I Tell Lies'. Charlotte's influences span from the greats in soul including Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and Otis Reading and you can hear the undertones of these artists peppered in her work. This maybe the new single from CHARLOTTE but she has been in the industry for quite some time penning tracks with and for some of your favourite artists. She's worked with Brit-nominated Mabel, JP Cooper, The Vamps, Aloe Blacc and Liv Dawson.
Charlotte has the tones of soulful foundations yet enticing the emotion into its 21st century form. 'I Tell Lies' is a taste of her honest and open forthcoming EP.
CHARLOTTE explains, “There are four songs on the EP and I’m vulnerable in every one of them. That’s scary. I’m guilty of bottling up my emotions and when I was growing up I thought my feelings were unique to me - but I know now I was wrong – and lots of people are going through similar struggles. I wish I had known that at the time. Hopefully at least one person will hear I Tell Lies or Just Me and realise they’re not alone.”
CHARLOTTE bares all in I Tell Lies which is wrapped tightly in melodic hooks and catchy melancholic tonalities reaching those soulful peaks around her stripped authentic lyrics. Take a listen to the new single below:
CHARLOTTE's intricate and honest songwriting ecncompases personality through strong emotive strain. She performed a beautiful acoustic session for SBTV of 'Just Me' to enthrall you in to what's expected of her upcoming biographical EP.
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Promising Welsh quartet The Rotanas, are quickly gaining momentum following a titillating buzz on the live scene.
In pursuit of previous singles from their self-titled forthcoming EP, Meet Your Maker and Man For The Job, we are met with the third, decisive, riffy new single Bohemian Sunshine. It's an addictive earworm produced wonderfully with sprinkles of rippling, gritty beats creating those reproductive hooks to keep you enamoured. Handsomely tinged in grunge sensibilities, add that extra slice of musical flavour. Produced by Curig Huws (Murry the Hump, Attack Attack), the upcoming EP (Out 22nd February) is already showcasing The Rotanas' ready-made aesthetic and musicianship to continue to gain momentum.
They have the spark to go all the way.
In pursuit of previous singles from their self-titled forthcoming EP, Meet Your Maker and Man For The Job, we are met with the third, decisive, riffy new single Bohemian Sunshine. It's an addictive earworm produced wonderfully with sprinkles of rippling, gritty beats creating those reproductive hooks to keep you enamoured. Handsomely tinged in grunge sensibilities, add that extra slice of musical flavour. Produced by Curig Huws (Murry the Hump, Attack Attack), the upcoming EP (Out 22nd February) is already showcasing The Rotanas' ready-made aesthetic and musicianship to continue to gain momentum.
They have the spark to go all the way.
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Portsmouth duo, Drusila, are a band adorned with infectious injections of 80's synths and electronica rippling through their tunes. Frontman and lead vocalist George William Robert and drummer Hugo Seckington brought us 'Want You' and 'Forget' earlier this year and now we are met with latest release 'Confusion'. Clearly having a busy year of recording, they have a lot of material up their sleeves.Confusion has an intricate flow. You begin to notice something quite special as you fall deeper into the arrangements of the track. George's vocals curl charmingly around the burts of synths and constant drum pattern which remains with an enticing force. As we reach the end, we are met with a soundscape of archived sounds complimented with a faster paced understated beat. This breaks up the musical current just right into, almost a state of reflection, enhancing the motion of confusion. It's written with relatability and enhances feelings we have all experienced in our day to day interactions, nothing is always clear and this track blurs that cloudy line.
Drusila are a band who are not to be missed live. There is something really special about the musicality and instrumentation in the band that interconnects to create a stimulating and absorbing live set.
Check out our interview ahead of their gig at the Camden Assembly:
Check out Drusila:
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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False Heads have been making some serious
musical waves over the last year. Ex-Ramones
manager Danny Fields has dubbed them as “one of the best live bands in the
world” and Iggy Pop who
said “they are
young, talented and
going places”,which is pretty impressive itself. If you head down to a False Heads gig you
will absolutely see why. The raw energy
and passion that flows through their live presence is hugely admirable.
Lead
singer and guitarist Luke Griffiths, bassist Jake Elliot and drummer Barney
Nash dig their feet firmly into the ground when it
comes to their sound and their principles which is what is so organically
exciting about this trio, making them a musical force to be reckoned with. Less
Is Better showcases this with tenacity.
Less Is Better kicks off with 'Yellow'. The musical control of the
melody in this track is grasped so tightly and clashes sustainably with rippling
force into the rasping chorus which holds plenty of grit. Leading into an
incredibly timed head banging drop which would instigate any moshpit within a
matter of milliseconds. It's a hard hitting track lining up the EP for what's to follow.
Next is
'Retina (EP Version)'. This is the record that introduced me to False Heads and
is contagiously crafted. It draws you in. Interestingly mastered
differently to the previous single version we heard earlier this year, I
personally really like the reverbing touch to Luke's vocals which adds a
slightly hypnotic edge slotting in nicely with the nature of the song.
'Help Yourself' is up next and with its gnarly delivery, it's an honest back to back pure rock formation with an infectiously hooky chorus and substantial distortion. To round off the EP we are met with the explosive attitude that is 'Wrap Up'. Jake's bass guitar rips through the forefront of this track with bags of rapturing intensity. Infused with an anarchy of punk sensibilities that sits with the gritty riffs and Barney's energetic drum patterns. Huge feeling eludes from this track. Each installment on this EP is seeping with monstrously contagious riffs and Wrap Up really does ‘wrap up’ the EP in a huge way.
They are one of the most exciting bands to keep your eyes on over the next year with lots more to offer.
Less is
Better was a
just a natural
progression to Gutter
Press really, there are
similar themes throughout.
͚"'Gutter Press' was
a dig at
everyone (including myself)
about how we conduct ourselves
on social media
and how we're almost
all part of
the tabloids because
of how we
use it 'Less is
Better' lyrically is slightly
more personal, but
it also covers our
views of social
media, censorship and
authoritarianism. The fact
that online debates
are almost conducted
in the same
fashion in the
real world, into
actual personal
relationships to us
is a worrying
thing. Its creating
a divide between
so many of
us on miniscule
disagreements of political
or social issues.
The idea of
individualism is dying
out, were all
desperate to be
part of a
group, and then
appease that group
by any means
necessary, even if that
means not expressing your
own opinion. We
feel that people
need to stand up in
what they believe
in. Viral activity
and celebrity status is
putting a dampener
on authentic art,
which for us
is a big negative we
want to see
and hear the
real, raw expressionism
of people!" - (LUKE GRIFFITHS)
False Heads
Check out my interview at Liverpool Sound City earlier this year:

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