CoCo and The Butterfields
Coco and The Butterfields – a Celtic Rock band from Canterbury in England comprises Tom Twyman (Guitar / Vocals), Dulcima Showan (Violin / Vocals), Jamie Smith (Beatbox), Micah Hyson (Double Bass), Rob Wicks (Banjo), Zeb Tonkin (Trombone) and Stuart Fowler (Trumpet). CoCo and The Butterfields raise an immediate smile on hitting play as they deliver a […]
We Were Frontiers
We Were Frontiers is a good old fashioned Rock ‘n’ Roll quintet from Leeds in England comprising Stuart Wright, Matthew Wright, Richard Denby, James Johnston and Aimee Robinson. As always a top notch rock-a-billy sound finds me prancing round the office more than it finds me hitting the keys to describe the music. We Were Frontiers […]
Prevrat
Prevrat is an electro rock vehicle for Ric Gordon a singer songwriter from Kansas City in the USA to explore faltering relationships. A palpable haze of atmosphere seeps through the room on hitting play as Prevrat discourse the ‘almost’ of relationships existing at different levels of expectation. Somewhat brooding, but nonetheless engaging. Influences range back to 1st […]
Mutant-Thoughts
Mutant-Thoughts, originally from Barranquilla in The Republic of Colombia, is an alternative electronica vehicle for Han Luis Cera to express his perceptions of life. The underlying tones register as a sombre note which creates an oppressive atmosphere at the core of the material, which is equally matched by the funereal procession speed of the music overlayed […]
Happy birthday to Julie Norbury – the co-founder of the Indie Bands Blog
Today Julie Norbury the co-founder of the Indie Bands Blog would have been 41 and I would like to take a moment out of your day to celebrate this occasion. Every-time I wonder about continuing this trail of exposing the best emerging bands from around the world I am drawn back to Julie’s enthusiasm […]
The Jackets
The Jackets a rock band from Valladolid in Spain is Eva González (Vocals), Guille Aragón (Drums), Pablo Giral (Guitar), Manuel García (Bass) and Giovanni Olcese (Guitar). The music that emanates from the speakers explains precisely why when touring rock bands remember Spain exists, they are so well received. The Jackets scoop up much that is in the genre and deliver it […]
Matchbox Heroes
Matchbox Heroes is an indie-pop band from Norwich in England. Brothers - Chris Walker (Guitars, Vocals) and Andy Walker (Percussion, Guitars, Vocals) are the core of the band, taking responsibility on recordings. Joined by Jason and Becca in electric live performance and represented by Chris alone for acoustic gigs. Similar to the vagaries of the line-up, the […]
No:carrier
No:carrier is Cynthia Wechselberger and Christian Wirsig - an electro-noire duo originally from Ingolstadt in Germany but now straddling between the USA and Germany. Slathered in dripping gothesque No:carrier add a wonderful splash of purple to the day. Some sounds and voices just set the frame for an extended BDSM weekend and No:carrier fit the bill smartly. I could […]
R2BEATZ
R2BEATZ is the House Music generator Abraham Medel from San Diego in the USA. You can tell it is a warm summers afternoon as I slip into House as a recommendation to spend some time with and thanks to Shlomo Man from the Israeli Label Electro Labs for yet another fine introduction. As with much of […]
Kitten Pyramid
Kitten Pyramid is a progressive rock band from Derby in England, who could also perhaps be called a collective as the line up has a core of six - Rob Redfern (Drums), Gemma Bower (Flute /Sax / Vocals), Chris Baldwin (Piano / Guitar / Vocals), Dan Baker (Guitar / Vocals), Mark Hamon (Bass / vocals) and Scott Milligan (Guitar /Vocals) – […]
