Unique Lullaby: review
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Friday, 1 March 2019

THE BROOKES // CONSTELLATIONS OF YOU
Friday, March 01, 20190 Comments


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 
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Wednesday, 27 February 2019

UNIQUE TO CHECK OUT // SUN SILVA // SUN SKIN AIR
Wednesday, February 27, 20190 Comments


After playing sold out shows at The Lexington and the Sebright Arms in London, fast-rising and encompassing themselves firmly onto the live scene is Sun Silva. These tastemakers have poised us with a fresh and airy new single following previous bold and horn-led release 'Blue Light'.

'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
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UNIQUE TO CHECK OUT // CHARLOTTE // I TELL LIES
Wednesday, February 27, 20190 Comments


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. 



CHARLOTTE’s live dates are:


March 26th    
London, The Waiting Room
 (TICKETS)

               March 30th                 
        Hull, The Tunnel Bar       
(TICKETS)

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Thursday, 14 February 2019

Unique To Check Out // The Rotanas // Bohemian Sunshine
Thursday, February 14, 20190 Comments

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. 

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Tuesday, 27 November 2018

UNIQUE TO CHECK OUT // DRUSILA -- CONFUSION
Tuesday, November 27, 20180 Comments
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:

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Tuesday, 20 November 2018

FALSE HEADS // LESS IS BETTER // EP REVIEW
Tuesday, November 20, 20180 Comments


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 distortionTo 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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