Damian Luke and The Sweet Beast are a brand new four piece group from Sheffield. Having only formed in March 2022 they’ve already got it together marvellously to write and record brilliant chant-along debut single ‘Mighty Muse’, a rock’n’roll demon encompassing xylophone and a boldly anthemic guitar solo. Frontman Damian Luke encourages the listener toContinue reading “Damian Luke and The Sweet Beast – Mighty Muse”
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The Lucettas – Cyracos
“Yeah, thing is though, music is not something you can hold in your hand like football betting cards, or coke”… and so starts Essex boys The Lucettas latest single ‘Cyracos’, lead in by a Sopranos quote about the abstract magic of music, and the single’s title, which for the uninitiated is not a Greek islandContinue reading “The Lucettas – Cyracos”
When Tigers Used To Smoke – It All Just Seems Pretend
Although their name sounds absolutely absurd, When Tigers Used To Smoke is actually a term used to start Korean folktales, kind of like “Once upon a time” in western phraseology. So, in keeping with the spirit of things, back when tigers used to smoke, there was a band of Birmingham folk who did create aContinue reading “When Tigers Used To Smoke – It All Just Seems Pretend”
As Loud As A Mouse – Reptiles
We’ve all been there, when you’re carrying out your zookeeper day job duties, trying to look at the chameleons, snakes and tortoises, but instead of enjoying the daft insouciance of scurrying reptiles all you can think of is “everyone I thought I knew”, along with the feeling you intensely miss someone or other. Yep, we’veContinue reading “As Loud As A Mouse – Reptiles”
The Neversheds – Crawling EP
The Neversheds’ debut EP ‘Crawling’ is a sojourn from big beefy basslines and The Cure style melody to Buzzcocks and The Jam inspired punk rock over the space of three carefully crafted tracks. The band refuse to be pigeon-holed with ‘Crawling’ crammed full of mammoth, ascendant guitar roars and a Joy Division indebted vocal andContinue reading “The Neversheds – Crawling EP”
Taxi Rank – Animal
Swansea band Taxi Rank’s facebook bio claims they have “Too many guitars in a 5 piece rock band”. We can confirm that the exact number of guitarists they have is four (including their bassist) but if the towering 100ft high riffs on latest single ‘Animal’ are anything to go by then that number is categoricallyContinue reading “Taxi Rank – Animal”
Dead Freights – Who Said Scared?
A mischievous mood of violence and tension cloaks ‘Who Said Scared?’ from the off, as Dead Freights beckon in their second single on 25 Hour Convenience Store records with a slow, ringing guitar and a horror film soundtrack sheen – singer Charlie James lyrics poetically digging darkly into an ill-fated relationship: “she said “bury meContinue reading “Dead Freights – Who Said Scared?”
The Gulps – King of the Disco
We’ve only heard three singles from The Gulps so far but Camden’s latest lairy residents are already jostling hard for the title of ‘Saviours of Indie Rock’n’Roll’ and latest single ‘King of the Disco’ cements their claim to a place in rock royalty even further. Evoking the party energy Blur hacked into on mega-single ‘GirlsContinue reading “The Gulps – King of the Disco”
Jack Valero – Heaven Help Me
Lockdown forestalled all of our lives for a dull couple of years, which was painful enough for us average joes bashing wooden spoons on saucepans outside our houses on a Thursday evening, painful also for the entertainment industry whose main outlets were closed up, stuck in furlough, painful especially for those people who had toContinue reading “Jack Valero – Heaven Help Me”
Ynes – Fake What Your Mama Gave Ya
Ynes has one splendidly succinct message to communicate through new single ‘Fake What Your Mama Gave Ya’. If, after hearing the sassily divine track, you’re still in the dark, she spelt it out simply in under 280 characters on Twitter: “Fuck middle class indie boys”. And after listening to her take down of £1000 rippedContinue reading “Ynes – Fake What Your Mama Gave Ya”
Edge of Arcady 