Ill Murray
Ill Murray, a garage rock band from Cambridge in the UK who formed in July 2011 has been busy on the road and in the studio having released three EPs (including a demo), the most recent offering Butterscotch came out on 25th April. Maxwell Tait (Guitar/Lead Vocals), Dan Smith (Drums), Jack Hilbert (Guitar) and Will Carroll [...]
Hannah Judson
Hannah Judson is a folk rock singer / songwriter originally from the USA has been based in Paris, France since 2005 where she reflects on her life’s journey. There is a gravitational pull that pulls the listener in to the soundscape that is Hannah Judson. With a vocal that finds its way directly in to [...]
Alistair The Optimist
Alistair The Optimist is Alistair Banks from Bath in England who had a burning ambition to release an LP before he died. Well that may be the ambition of many I hear, Alistair is living on a time-line as he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in late 2010, which has an life expectancy of between [...]
iremembertapes.
iremembertapes. is an indie-electronica out-fit from Brighton in England. The trio of Tom Ferry (Vocals), Al Tutt (Guitar / Programing) and Ben Airey (Bass) released their new LP Human Architecture on the 13th March 2012 through The Animal Farm Records. I was taken in a time-capsule to the ’80s New Wave scene when never mind remembering tapes, most [...]
Soul Circus
Soul Circus an indie rock band from Leeds in England is working hard in the recording studio this year as the quintet of Lloyd Bradley (vocals), Paul Wainwright (guitar), Tom Matthews (guitar), Adam Marshall (bass) and Martyn Guy (drums) have a double A side scheduled for the 14th May Burn The Map / The Consequence of Youth and an EP [...]
The Chapman Family
The Chapman Family from Stockton-on-Tees in England burrowed away out of recorded sight for a couple of years, but the expanded line-up of Kingsley (Vocals / Keys), Pop (Lead Guitar), Owen (Guitar), Scott (Drums) and Kevin (Bass) haven’t been disappeared, they have been working on new material and on 18th June will be releasing their new EP Cruel Britannia. What [...]
Neondad
Neondad is a psychedelic-pop band from Oulu, Finland made up of Hung Dad (guitar / korg / vocals), Lusty Dad ( guitar / vocals), Feliz Navidad (bass) and Peter von Baghdad (drums / vocals). This is about as ’60s hippie festival as can possibly be, from a spectrum getting on for fifty years forward. That’s not to suggest the material [...]
Tyson
Electro-funk/disco isn’t a genre I ever anticipated typing on a review, but the solo artist Tyson from London in England just needs to be added to the Indie Bands Blog. An hypnotic dance-floor rises out of the ashes the moment the play button is hit. Generous layers of velvety electro-mix smoke the room and all [...]
Civil Love
Civil Love from Peckham, London in England is a three piece indie-pop ’60s influenced band, though regularly use a fourth player and the trio are on the look-out for a full-time fourth member. The current line-up comprises James Rowland (Guitar / backing vocals), Dan Hale (Drums / keys / backing vocals) and Urko Eizmendi (Bass / percussion / melodica) the [...]
Rollor
Rollor is a two piece industrial rock band from Glasgow comprising Matt Harris (Vocals / Guitar) and David Collins ( Bass) and a certain drum machine aka Dr Drumrollor. Detuned instruments clatter in to the room and an engaging mix of frantic energy is let loose. The Bass reminds me of Jean-Jacques Brunel of The Stranglers, [...]
