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 [...]
The Mean Season
The Mean Season is an indie folk/rock trio from Washington D.C. in the USA. CP, GiGi, and Mathias are set to release their eponymous EP today – 24th April 2012. Unlike the band name would suggest, The Mean Season actually deliver a sound which is more akin to that of late spring evenings. The material is [...]
Sun Hotel
Sun Hotel is an indie-rock band from New Orleans in the USA. The quartet of Tyler Scurlock (Vocal / Guitar), Alex Hertz (guitar), John St. Cyr (bass) and Ross “Goldenface” Farbe (drums) after releases in 2009 and 2010 jointly set up a record label Chinquapin Records which has steadily grown with like minded musicians. Atmospherics is the hall-mark of Sun [...]
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, [...]
Live Politics
Live Politics is an indie band from South London in England with soul in the spirit. Dan Bridge, Phil Luen, Sam Pavey and Steve Quirk have been around since 2006. During the latter part of 2011 and early 2012 they buried themselves in the studio and on 27th April a new release Heavens Hangover will be unveiled. Adding a [...]
Junior
Junior is a Buenos Aires based rock band made up of Gabriel (vocal /guitar), Alfred (drums) and Matt (bass) and that is all it takes for these guys to rattle the speakers. My windows are happy as they flex with the sonics that reverberate against them and I must just add, I quite like it too. The trio punch [...]
Anison debut LP Memory Flashes
Anison from London in England release their ten track debut LP, Memory Flashes in the UK on 30th April 2012, with the USA getting the opportunity at the end of May 2012. The album opens with Repeat The Process, a whirlpool of swooping sounds greet the listener, prior to the space clearing to find the [...]
Sonner
Sonner from Sunderland in England deliver an emotional heart to rock music as Mick Corkhill, Gareth Ord, Tom Elliott and Gary Partridge reflect the world around them. The more I hear musicians from the North East of England, the more I question my long-held perceptions. I am wondering whether this really is the hardened face of industrial deprivation as many [...]
Happy Noose
Happy Noose from Olympia in the USA is an alternative rock band who use the divergence of ages between the band members 20’3, 30′s and 40′s to great effect, with influences from across the three decades being delivered by Timothy (Guitar), Ryan (Bass) and John (Drums). There is a great relationship between the member of Happy Noose that [...]
