“Bully For You” starts out with distorted guitar lines, and powerful, almost angry drum beats. Once the forceful, equally passionate vocals set in, it becomes clear that this song holds purpose and wants to be more than ‘simply’ the recent single by Vancouver quartet JPNSGRLS. “Bully For You” is a raucous feminist anthem[…]
It surly feels like an “Age of Indignation” for us here in the U.S. where a grueling presidential campaign fueled by anger and righteousness is underway. September Girls are from Dublin, Ireland, so they probably had something else in mind. The music is universal, though: shoegazy guitars, sinister organs and[…]
Today, Mayflower Madame released their first full-length studio album, Observed In A Dream, an intensely rich and atmospherically dark psychedelic beauty of a record. Having grown into a young adult, enjoying dark, new wave bands with a psychedelic vibe like Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Mission (UK) or Prince of the[…]
The Latin title “Arduus Ad Solem” rolls easily from your tongue, once you give it a try, meaning ‘striving towards the sun’. “Arduus Ad Solem” is track number six on The Beautiful Fear’s upcoming album “ONE” (May 1st), the first installment of a double concept album. While it seems hard to single out one[…]
Beyond Rare is, well, a girl/boy duo from… well, L.A. That alone doesn’t make them stand out from the, like, thousand other such duos from the City of Angels. But their music does, because it is not sunshine-infused electro pop, but rather a gritty affair with relentless beats driving singer[…]
Wanting to know more about Bengal Lancers, I came across a quote which makes this feature -almost- obsolete: “Bengal Lancers make Music to make your head think and your heart dance.” – That’s very much how I feel too! The three members of Bengal Lancers consisting of Harry Sullivan (lead vocals, guitars, electronics), Charlie Hawkins[…]
Skyline is a young rock band from Austin, TX who we first met at last year’s SXSW. This year, they came back with their debut “Good Days” in the bag, a record full of raw, blues-infused rock ruled by Pearl Turner’s powerhouse vocals and Nate West’s guitar chops. “Good Days”[…]
“Clouds”, the debut single by London artist Billy Doze, is the perfect feel-good-track: warm, bright, pleasantly driving beats with charming vocals. Yet the song’s title is “Clouds” and when the chorus sets in, the tune shifts its tempo and its mood with “clouds passing by, clouds going easy on me from time[…]
Fred, singer and guitarist for Swedish-British-American quartet FEWS, fills us in the 5 videos that inspired him. I’m totally digging FEWS and am thrilled to… … LET FRED TAKE OVER: i’ve chosen 5 videos that makes me feel something. also the songs are fucking ace. ATOMS FOR PEACE – INGENUE this video[…]
U.K. band Avec Sans played an unforgettable show at SXSW and you can see some of this experience in the video for the title track of their upcoming album, due for release on June 3. What you also see is singer Alice Fox on a beautiful beach. Enjoy!
Watch Lena Fayre’s icy video for “Cry”, her latest song featuring her trademark mix of dark and catchy pop vibes. Lena dances in the snow, pets a white snake (maybe this one?) and I am not sure what happens in the end. Listen to “Cry on Soundcloud”
“Fallen Leaves” is a sad song about a rapidly cooling relationship. “Live is cruel and complicated” and yes, in such situations it may look exactly like this. Singer/guitarist Mia van Wyk speak-sings much of the song, which generates a calm reflective mood, while Paul Gala’s synths soar like the emotions[…]
What pulls me in immediately on “Mean Something”, the debut EP of Kinder Than Wolves, is singer Paige Coley’s voice: she sings with calm intensity, similar to what makes Suzanne Vega’s songs so unforgettable. They stories she tells matter, precisely because she doesn’t belt them out. Kinder Than Wolves are[…]
Often times it seems our focus lies too much on London, Brooklyn, Los Angeles with a little Melbourne and Stockholm thrown in for good measure. We all know though, that Australia, the USA, UK or Europe as a whole hold many more exciting places! Case in point with this vibrant newly[…]
Even before heading to this year’s SXSW, I knew that FEWS would be one of the most exciting bands to currently come out of the UK*, and having seen them live not only once but twice confirmed this guess. We chose “The Zoo” as Song Pick of the Day earlier this year,[…]
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