Only a few singles in and Newcastle garage-indie three-piece Bear Park have already proven themselves masters of the fully energised, jubilant rock’n’roll earworm. Their latest delectable melody ‘Keep On Smiling’ is a charmingly indefatigable rush of positivity and playful wordsmithery, every bit as cheeky and unpretentious as it’s title would suggest. Armed with the essentialsContinue reading “Bear Park – Keep On Smiling”
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Bear Park – Betty
We adore a jangly guitar at Edge of Arcady, and Newcastle boys Bear Park provide joyous jangles in abundance on debut single ‘Betty’, along with an astoundingly addictive reverb-drenched melody. The track sees the up-and-coming trio deliver some heartening motivation to its downtrodden namesake (inspired by a harassed-looking coffee-slurping waitress character off of a t-shirtContinue reading “Bear Park – Betty”
Dead Freights – Hey Hatred
Lurching from out of the shadows into yet more darkness, Dead Freights come fresh from supporting The Libertines on tour, headlong into the launch of their first official single on Gary Powell’s 25 Hour Convenience Store label – ‘Hey Hatred’. Seething with blood-curdling tension, the record’s gothic, bass-heavy rumble and dark lyrical imagery tap intoContinue reading “Dead Freights – Hey Hatred”
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