Welcome, friends to our weekly taste of new music from upcoming, unsigned or new bands that have caught our attention! I don’t know why, but our choices this week all seem to feature a really nice and sunny disposition. Perhaps its because it’s that time of the year when people start to go on holiday, or perhaps it’s because the sun’s been out a little more than usual. … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – July 19th 2019
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The Underground Sound #1 – This Month’s Best Unsigned/Underground Acts
Welcome to the first edition of our new column, The Underground Sound. This monthly feature will highlight unsigned/underground acts and the music they have released. This month we look at three bands spanning the globe and the spectrum of guitar music. Terminal Sun (Metal) If the world as we know it were to end tomorrow in some catastrophic human experiment, this Sheffield … [Read more...] about The Underground Sound #1 – This Month’s Best Unsigned/Underground Acts
Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest review
The mordant American troubadour returns with his first album in six years, an expansive and contemplative double set which ruminates on responsibility, contentment, mortality, fatherhood and the natural landscape. The frequently inscrutable artist formerly known as Smog has cultivated a peculiar niche in alternative indie-folk-alt-country pop as a frankly poetic purveyor of … [Read more...] about Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest review
Single Review: Joel Phil – Monster
Joel Phil returns with new single Monster, taking the listener on a journey of passion and intensity through piercing lyrics and a strong vocal performance. Joel Phil has never been one to hold back his emotions, and his new single Monster once again gives the listener full access to the artist’s range of thoughts and feelings. Born and raised in Brooklyn to … [Read more...] about Single Review: Joel Phil – Monster
Single Review: Geoff Gibbons – Fall Girl
We take a listen to new single ‘Fall Girl’ from Geoff Gibbons, with his story-led lyrics creating a country rock track full of imagery and self-doubt. Stories play an important part of Geoff’s music. Hailing originally from Vancouver, Geoff has travelled around the world to find musical influences and sounds, but he’s always been fascinated by country rock. The love of this … [Read more...] about Single Review: Geoff Gibbons – Fall Girl
Review: Laura Paragano – Strange Curses
Laura Paragano releases her debut album Strange Curses, and with it introduces us to a dreamy world of indie-tinged surf rock. The last big hitter I can remember making it big world-wide out of California, as a surf band, was The Thrills. Sure, there have been other more recent bands, but none as big. Sometimes these kind of tracks can be cliche-laden, but this is far from … [Read more...] about Review: Laura Paragano – Strange Curses