The Garrys Release New Single ‘Cakewalk’

May 15, 2024 — Leave a comment

Canadian sister trio The Garrys will release their new single, ‘Cakewalk,’ accompanied by a new music video, via Grey Records.

‘Cakewalk’ marks the first new music since 2021’s Get Thee To A Nunnery and the first release since the trio of Lenore, Julie, and Erica Maier recruited their brother Matthew on guitar. ‘Cakewalk’ is undoubtedly a The Garrys release in all the best ways, as the “doom-wop” outfit weaves criss-crossing guitar riffs and a three-part braid of harmony with rhythmic stutter, underpinned by the warm analogue hum of a VHS tape. The syncopated surf rock beats and guitars steeped in tremolo create a psychedelic dread drenched in dark nostalgia, conjuring images of a Lynchian school dance. “Cakewalk is the first song we’re releasing that was written by all four of us; lyrically, the track explores the nuggets of good advice we’ve all ignored, the existential discomfort of holding multiple truths, and the stoic relief of resignation to an indifferent universe,” the band added.

The accompanying music video for ‘Cakewalk’, shot and directed by filmmaker Carey Shaw, is also be available via The Garrys’ YouTube channel. Taking aesthetic inspiration from vintage found footage of a 1988 Miss Saskatoon beauty pageant, the video features the soft-focus romance and shoulder-pad glamour of a mid-80s soap opera mixed with a surrealist take on a local television channel’s variety show. In addition to the music video, The Garrys will be taking their hazy sun-bleached melodies on the road to the UK. Having played The Great Escape in 2018 and 2022, The Garrys are ready to retake the UK by storm having just played three sets at FOCUS Wales and have stops in Dublin and Glasgow.

Born out of the coldest part of landlocked Canada, The Garrys formed in the spring of 2015 and named themselves after their father, Garry. The trio debuted with Warm Buds in 2016, a lo-fi record that established what would become the band’s signature woozy garage-surf sound. The sister trio have since recruited their brother Matthew Maier to join the family fun, but only after the band’s last album, Get Thee To The Nunnery. Get Thee To The Nunnery won them a 2022 Western Canadian Music Award in the category of Breakout Artist of the Year, as well as Alternative Artist of the Year in the Saskatchewan Music Awards the same year.

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Sister Envy Release New Single ‘Tide’

May 15, 2024 — Leave a comment

Following on from their warmly received debut single ‘Mourning Sickness’ North Wales band Sister Envy grace us with yet another captivating single, the extraordinary ‘Tide’.

‘Tide’ lures you in with soothing guitar tones and cinematic psychedelia, it grows from enveloping heart on the sleeve melodies, decorated in a carousel of psych tinged guitars into a sprawling epic anthem.

‘I’ll be the one to save you’ promises Joliffe in a track that’s woozy, romantic, mysterious yet with a sting in the tail. Gradually swelling into a fuzz laden chorus that has elements of the shoegaze anthems of Ride. Verve or the grungy gaze of early Smashing Pumpkins. It’s another fascinating glimpse of Sister’s Envy’s sonic arsenal and world of intrigue and ambition that looks at the horizon beyond their North Walian homes.

Vocalist and guitarist, Kameron Jolliffe says: “Tide is the first song we recorded together as a band, I wrote it whilst severely hungover one sunny afternoon, it was one of those days where the moon was visible.. I wrote it about someone I used to see, a toxic relationship that still pulls you in just to inevitably throw you back.”

Sister Envy hail from the North Wales coast, a place of mystery, harshness, and beauty, a place where opportunity is blocked for younger people yet dreams can break through. It’s here that Sister Envy met at college. This fast-emerging Alternative Psychedelic rock quartet are a brand new signing to North Wales label Yr Wyddfa Records Snowdonia (home to Holy Coves).

Sister Envy are Kameron Jolliffe (Vocals and Lead Guitar), Matty Waring (Guitar), Callum Jones (Bass) and Ryan Roberts (Drums). The band are a new signing to North Wales label Yr Wyddfa Records Snowdonia.

They have crafted their sound in the studio with Welsh producers Owain Ginsberg (Hippies Vs. Ghosts) and Scott Marsden (Holy Coves).

The lunar single ‘Tide’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

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Indie Revolution – Single Of The Week – Twin City ‘I Feel Alive’

May 8, 2024 — Leave a comment

This weeks selection for Indie Revolutions Single Of The Week is Twin City’s latest track ‘I Feel Alive’. Twin City are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most exciting Indie Rock ’n’ Roll bands on the new music scene right now.

Based in Bristol and consisting of Welsh brothers Louis (Vocals/Guitar) and Toby Ellis (Drums), Conor Feeney (Bass), and Pete Refson (Guitars), Twin City were formed in 2021 and wasted no time in releasing their debut single ‘Shake The Walls’ (August 2021) with an accompanying music video which gained instant traction receiving over 10k views on YouTube in its first week of release along with multiple airplays on BBC Radio and Amazing Radio UK & US.

A notable timeline event includes Twin City’s debut gig selling out in under 24 hours forcing a venue upgrade which also sold out 24 hours later and the band’s second ever gig being as main support to The Lathums in front of a 1000 strong sold out crowd at Bristol’s Trinity Centre.

The band have said of the track:

“‘I Feel Alive’ is a song about having an undeniable magnetism with someone who ends up being bad for you, and although the process of eventually getting them out of your life is hard, you can’t help but feel exhilarated by it all.

‘I Feel Alive’ was written and composed collaboratively by Twin City and was recorded at J&J Studios in Bristol and was Mixed & Produced by Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement / The Pleasure Dome) and Mastered by James Trevascus at Invada Studios, Bristol.

With a string of sold out shows, festival appearances, and high profile support slots, including shows with The View, Twin Atlantic, The Royston Club, The K’s, The Coral, Bilk, The Lightning Seeds, Sea Power, Gallus and many more, Twin City are definitely a band worth keeping on your radar.

‘I Feel Alive’ is a track that resonates throughout with its reverberations of fuzzing and snarling guitars, the vocals edgy and provocative drawing the listener in as the drums begin to pound and thrash, the pace building into a crescendo with that blistering rousing chorus hook. This is a stadium sized anthem if ever we heard one!

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Tom Killner and Hush Money UK Headline Tour

May 7, 2024 — Leave a comment

Genre straddling UK award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Tom Killner and US heavy-hitting southern rockers Hush Money team up during May for an exciting run of shows taking in some of the finest club venues of the UK and culminating at the ever popular Call of The Wild Festival.

Tom exudes at what’s to come for gig-goers, “I’m really excited to be heading out on the road across the UK with our American brethren, heading to new places and venues that we’ve not been to before, making new friends and having a jolly ole time while playing southern fried rock n’ roll! It’s going to be great playing with Hush Money after all they’re from Atlanta, a place where a majority of my influences originated, so it’s really cool to be playing on the same bill as them.”

Hush Money are equally as keen for their first venture to the UK, “We are ecstatic about the opportunity to come over to the UK and share our show with so many fantastic people! We couldn’t be thankful enough to the venues, the people, and the countries for giving us the chance to come and rock with you all! It really will be something we are able to hang our hat on. All we can say is get ready to rock, because we are going to leave it all out on stage. The folks in the UK will be able to feel everything we are going to give them! Pure heart, soul, and energy.”

Blending genres with soulfully infused blues, southern rock, country, and Americana and winning over audiences across the UK and Europe with their highly dynamic show, Tom Killner and the band features Wes Brook (keys, Hammond), Callum Houghton (bass) and Rich Hunter (drums) who throw down a memorable showcase of guitar slinging, emotional and foot-stomping hell-raising songs. The recently released new album ‘Borrowed Time’ has been receiving high acclaim with Rockposer stating, “He pours his heart and soul into every word, and the sincerity and passion is undeniable.” and Overtone exclaiming “The whole thing is one big highlight, it’s an easy 10/10!”

Tickets are on sale now via band websites for what will prove to be one of the tours of the spring.

TOM KILLNER & HUSH MONEY UK DATES

Thursday May 16 – Bannermans – Edinburgh

Friday May 17 – Trillians – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Saturday May 18 – Giffard Arms – Wolverhampton (matinee show)

Friday May 24 – Corporation – Sheffield

Saturday May 25 – Tap & Tumbler – Nottingham

Sunday May 26 – Call of The Wild Festival – Lincoln

TICKETS ON SALE NOW VIA BAND WEBSITES

TOM KILLNER

HUSH MONEY

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Iann Brennan Releases New Single ‘Game Over’

May 7, 2024 — Leave a comment

Irish indie rocker IANN BRENNAN releases single ‘Game Over‘, out now on AGR Records.

‘Game Over’ is the lead single off Brennan’s debut album, written by the singer himself and performed with his band, recorded and produced by renowned Irish producer Ray Traynor. The quality of this song caught the attention of Hot Press magazine who made it their ‘Hot Press track of the day’.

Iann Brennan is an Irish Indie Rock artist from Dublin, Ireland. Playing guitar from the age of 12 and after spending time in some bands, Iann decided to go solo and one of his first gigs was a support slot to renowned Irish band Aslan. After connecting with Irish producer Ray Traynor, who Iann has worked with ever since, he has gone on to write a collection of anthemic, melodic, catchy, heartfelt songs which are influenced by Iann’s heroes such as Oasis, Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys and Stereophonics. His unique brand of entertainment fuses anthemic melodic songs and driving guitar lines with energetic and witty stage banter that will make you want to sing and get lost in the music.

Iann’s music reached the ears of German label AGR Television Records, where he signed to the label in 2023 and released the album ‘Start As You Mean To Go On‘, which is out now. Featured on Start As You Mean To Go On is original Aslan songwriter/bassist Tony McGuinness, who heard Brennan’s tunes and wanted to be part of the album. He brings his own flair of magical, grooving bass lines to the record. “A pleasure to be part of Iann’s debut album. He just rocks it.”

Damien Dempsey shares of the rising talent: “Within Iann Brennan’s soaring anthemic melodies are lots of wise lines between the cracking hooks. If he’s playing near you, do yourself a favour and try to get to him, he’s the bomb.”

Adding to the list of album credentials, U2’s renowned album designer Steve Averill lended his talents to the album cover, logo and artwork on Brennan’s soon-to-be-released album.

Plans are now being made for a tour during the summer/autumn of 2024. Notable past performances include opening for Damien Dempsey, Aslan, Declan O’Rourke, Mary Coghlan, Hazel O’Connor, Eddi Reader and Lisa Hannigan.

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The Now Release New Single ‘Too Hot To Handle’

May 3, 2024 — Leave a comment

Fast rising, vibrant and head turning rockers The Now release their new single and video ‘Too Hot To Handle’ being the title track of their highly dynamic and acclaimed debut album available now on CD/vinyl and all digital platforms via Trew Music HERE.

“We’ve been really inspired by some of the brave stories told by people who have suffered from mental health. We all read some remarkable stories during men’s mental health week and still continue to read about the stresses that people can come under.” Opening up the charismatic and engaging frontman Shane Callaghan says of the theme brutally depicted in the accompanying visceral and striking video, “Luckily as a band we’ve not suffered directly from mental health. The line “I’ve got a problem in my head, I’ll just watch it burn instead”…this is really what a lot of men do and instead of talking about it we tend to hold it all in until it gets too much. We hope the song can give anyone some comfort if they’re ever feeling like there’s no escape but remember there’s always someone there to pick up the pieces.”

Hailing from South Wales UK, the energetic 4 piece are made up of Shane (lead vocals/guitar), Callum Bromage (guitar/vocals), Jay Evans on (bass/vocals), Will Scott (drums), as a live band they ensure that not only will you see one of the best shows around, there’s a place for you to escape the mundane fallacies of day to day life and to be part of something bigger than you can imagine. Their hooky, instantly relatable music has been featured as a Planet Rock Track of The Week, on ITV, BBC Radio 2 Johnnie Walker Show and Sky Sports to name a few. The stunning debut was recorded at the highly renowned Real World Studios and produced by Grammy Award winning Oli Jacobs, (Peter Gabriel, The 1975).

The album is by no means a one-trick-pony. Bearing swaggering balls to the wall rock, sing-along anthems and a sweeping ballad which all demonstrate a clear crossover appeal from rock to indie to pop exemplifying the sonic breadth of the band. “It’s a safe bet to say that we have something for everyone and we’ve all been through difficult times in our lives – from emotional break ups, to the ever changing transitions we face and obviously the challenges of losing people close to us. We want to take our fans and new listeners on a journey and to pull out their own meaning for themselves from each of our songs.” Since the release Metaltalk enthused “Great songs, intelligent writing, intuitive production.”, Emerging Rock Bands identified “They genuinely do sound different to everyone else”, Metalplanet Music stated “One of THE best releases of 2024” and Overtone exclaimed “An incredible album, 9.5/10.”

Having recently opened for Feeder to sold out crowds the band have shared the stage with heroes in Placebo, Noel Gallagher, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, in addition to a rapturous reception at The Isle of Wight Festival and a fantastic ovation at Planet Rockstock. They are on a mission to leave no head left unturned with a local festival appearance at Station 18 Swansea followed by more shows and ventures to Europe to be announced.

“We believe ‘Too Hot To Handle’ really showcases our diverse range of writing and sound, we’re not to be pigeonholed into one way stylistically! Ultimately you can be who you want to be, make the music you believe in and you shouldn’t care what anyone says about what you choose to do in life as it’s simply too short.” Join The Now and live in the moment.

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The Heavy North Release New Single ‘Don’t Need Money (Live)’

May 3, 2024 — Leave a comment

‘Don’t Need Money (Live)’ is the second single taken from The Heavy North’s eagerly anticipated, upcoming debut live album ‘Fire In The Furnace’ which is scheduled for release on Friday 2^nd August 2024

The live recording of ‘Don’t Need Money’ features guest musicians the Northern String Quartet, backing vocalists Rosalie Galvin and Molly Fryo, trumpet player Lozza Taylor and saxophonist Ste Powell who performed alongside The Heavy North at the Camp and Furnace, Liverpool on Friday 1^st December 2023.

The Heavy North are a powerhouse on the live stage, extremely captivating and electrifying. ‘Don’t Need Money (Live)’ is out now across all streaming platforms.

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Twin City Release New Single ‘I Feel Alive’

May 3, 2024 — Leave a comment

Straight off the bat here and with no preamble, Twin City are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most exciting Indie Rock ’n’ Roll bands on the new music scene right now.

Based in Bristol and consisting of Welsh brothers Louis (Vocals/Guitar) and Toby Ellis (Drums), Conor Feeney (Bass), and Pete Refson (Guitars), Twin City were formed in 2021 and wasted no time in releasing their debut single ‘Shake The Walls’ (August 2021) with an accompanying music video which gained instant traction receiving over 10k views on YouTube in its first week of release along with multiple airplays on BBC Radio and Amazing Radio UK & US.

The band’s second single ‘Looking Glass’ was released in May 2022 and was quickly picked as BBC Uploader’s ‘Big New Sound’ receiving a full week of prime time airplay on BBC radio.

2022 further saw Twin City release their self titled debut EP which contained 4 tracks including the previously mentioned single ‘Looking Glass’ plus 3 other tracks which further sought to build excitement amongst industry peers and fans concerning this band.

Other notable timeline events include Twin City’s debut gig selling out in under 24 hours forcing a venue upgrade which also sold out 24 hours later and the band’s second ever gig being as main support to The Lathums in front of a 1000 strong sold out crowd at Bristol’s Trinity Centre.

The band’s third single release of ‘Solid Gold’ was released on 15th Sept 2023 to much critical acclaim.

Entering 2024 with a new found focus and even more determination to take on the world by storm, March 2024 saw Twin City signing a record deal with the ever expanding indie label; Bubblebrain Records and the two are now gearing up for the first official release from the band on the label – ‘I Feel Alive’.

‘I Feel Alive’ is a track that resonates throughout with its reverberations of fuzzing and snarling guitars, the vocals edgy and provocative drawing the listener in as the drums begin to pound and thrash, the pace building into a crescendo with that blistering rousing chorus hook. This is a stadium sized anthem if ever we heard one!

The band have said of the track:

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The Vanities Release New Single ‘Just Passing Through’

Apr 30, 2024 — Leave a comment

The Vanities are an electro-rock duo from Cardiff made up of Rhys Bradley (vocals/guitar) and Adam Hill (bass guitar/synths). Recent adventures have included the release of their much-lauded debut LP “2001” along with acclaimed singles “London” and “Private Army”, garnering significant airplay and leading to guest appearances with 80s icons Tony Hadley and Peter Cox on their sell-out tours.

The band return with their new AA side single, “Just Passing Thru”.

A Just Passing Thru (ft. Bob Fitzgerald)
AA Just Passing Thru (Jammy Remix)

Side A features local award-winning country music artist Bob Fitzgerald who brings his unmistakable voice to the track. With an arrangement that embraces country and gospel influences, “Just Passing Thru” is a heart-breaking sermon on love, loss and the importance of living life to the full. An instant classic.

Side AA is the incendiary remix by Jammy, the South Wales-based super-producer behind the recent string of belters by Kaysha Louvain. With its fusion of rock, country and funk sensibilities, the Jammy remix serves up an irresistible slice of contemporary pop heaven that has hit single written all over it.

‘Just Passing Through’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

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Indie Revolution Album Of The Month – The Mease ‘The Machine Rolls On’

Apr 30, 2024 — Leave a comment

Indie Revolutions Album Of The Month is indie psych-rock band The Mease with their fantastic new album ‘The Machine Rolls On’.

British indie psych-rock outfit The Mease are putting the world to rights through mega-catchy psych infused guitar tunes. Their sound has been likened to Doves, The Coral, The Verve and early Oasis. The six-piece indie rockers regularly feature on BBC Introducing and are captivating fans with their signature melodic, guitar driven anthems.

New album ‘The Machine Rolls On’ is a melting pot of shoegaze, psych rock and Britpop. Uplifting rock n roll songs and rebellious anthems. ‘Upcoming Bands’.

The Mease are one of the biggest followed new indie bands on the scene right now and released their explosive debut album ‘The World in High Definition’ in September 2022, which has received five-star reviews and was awarded a ‘top 10 album of 2022’ accolade from This Is The Music.

A lineup reshuffle sees the multi-talented Jack Stanger join the band on drums along with backing vocals from classically trained singer Mollie Garratt. They join singer Tris Cooper, guitarist Guy Smith, bass player Jon Wright and Adam Goulding is on the keys.

‘The Machine Rolls On’ is available now to listen to on all streaming platforms!

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