Templeton Pek Release New Single ‘Savages’

Apr 24, 2024 — Leave a comment

UK power trio TEMPLETON PEK return to the musical fray with the frantic earworm of a new single “SAVAGES.” Taken from a brand-new album coming in the autumn/fall of the same name, the band are back and they have something to say.

“It’s been a long time since we released music, and we didn’t want to come back with anything less than the strongest material possible. ”Savages” is the perfect advert for what to expect from the new album. It’s big, it’s loud, and it isn’t afraid to say what it thinks.” Explained vocalist/bassist Neal Mitchell.

Produced and mixed by George Perks (Enter Shikari, Skindred) at Vada Studios in their hometown of Birmingham, and mastered by Andy ‘Hippy’ Baldwin (Oasis, The Who) of legendary Metropolis studios in London, UK.

“Savages” explores the complexity of human nature and is written from two different perspectives, the left and right side of the political spectrum, reacting to world events with each side proclaiming to either “Break out the guns!” or “Move with the times!”

The song is reflective and asks uncomfortable questions about ourselves, whether we have really actually learnt anything in the last 5 years:
Are we not better than this? Is the best we have? Are we more than savages?

Guitarist Kev green said “we wanted to push ourselves across the board with writing this record. The way in which we write and produce, lyrically and vocally, performance wise and ultimately music wise. We’ve played with structure and style and every part of this record is there for a reason. George really pushed us and allowed us to go for something special, and we truly believe we have.”

On recording in the UK for the first time in over a decade, drummer Jon Keen said, “we were originally slated to return to the states where we recorded the last 3 albums, then the pandemic hit, and we essentially scrapped what was to be our next album. We kept writing and re-purposing ideas then decided to stay local because having the luxury of taking our time and developing the songs has meant we have a stronger album for it.”

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Holy Coves Announce Spring Tour Support Bands!

Apr 4, 2024 — Leave a comment

Holy Coves have just announced the support bands for their spring tour. Joining them to kick start their tour this weekend at Head of Steam in Newcastle is Bosola and Primaveras, at Tunnels in Aberdeen it’s Pitnamoon and Monza Express, Chester Live Rooms it’s Muddy Elephant and Sister Envy, Record Junkee in Sheffield it’s Marseille and Marples, at The Bunkhouse in Swansea it’s The Rivers and The Secret Faces and at Dead Wax in Birmingham, The Institutes and Siracuse.

Follow the link below to get your tickets!
https://holycoves.co.uk/pages/live-shows

Friday 5th April – Head of Steam – Newcastle
Saturday 6th April – Tunnels – Aberdeen
Friday 19th April – Live Rooms – Chester
Saturday 20th April – Record Junkee – Sheffield
Friday 10th May – The Bunkhouse – Swansea
Saturday 1st June – Dead Wax – Birmingham

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Holy Coves Spring Tour 2024

Mar 27, 2024 — Leave a comment

Welsh, Awen Rock band Holy Coves’ Indie Revolution Spring tour kicks off next week, starting in Newcastle and Aberdeen, Followed by Chester and Sheffield, Wrexham’s Focus Wales Festival then Swansea and Birmingham.

The tour will be an Indie Revolution promotion in collaboration with some of the best independent music promoters on the UK tour circuit. DP Events, AGP, Live Rooms, Our Sound Music, Focus Wales, The Bunkhouse & We Believe!

Holy Coves singer songwriter Scott Marsden says “I’ve been working in the background on Indie Revolution over the past couple of years. I’m so happy the Indie Revolution team have pulled together to make this happen! We can’t wait to play all the new cities this year. Holy Coves have had huge growth this year because of independent promoters like the Indie Revolution team. I’m happy we can give something back to them. There will be lots more to come from Indie Revolution & Holy Coves, we’re also planning an Autumn tour together!”

Friday 5th April – Newcastle – Head Of Steam
Saturday 6th April – Aberdeen – Tunnels
Friday 19th April – Chester – Live Rooms
Saturday 20th April – Sheffield – Record Junkee
Friday 10th May – Wrexham – Focus Wales Festival
Friday 31st May – Swansea – The Bunkhouse
Saturday 1st June – Birmingham – Dead Wax

Follow the link below for tickets:

https://linktr.ee/HolyCoves

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Charm Release New Single ‘Shadow Of Time’

Feb 9, 2024 — Leave a comment

Charm are an Indie/Alternative Rock band based in Birmingham, forming in the Easter of 2023, they have found local success with their debut single “Roll Against the Tide” and follow up EP “The Live Sessions”. This has helped land them support slots for bands such as The Assist, Spangled, Rosa Caelum, Flake and Sovereigns, ultimately leading to the sell out of their hometown debut headline at the end of 2023.

The roots of the band were established through an organic encounter in a Birmingham rehearsal room, where Matt (Lead Guitarist) and Ky (Frontman) connected instantly. Longing for a raw, driven, and ballad-infused sound reminiscent of the bands that shaped their formative years, they recognised the opportunity to carve out their niche amid the clean-cut sounds prevalent in the UK at that time. After recording and producing a solid collection of “Bedroom Demos”, the pair were able to recruit close friends Tom (Bassist) and Cal (Drummer), completing the lineup.

Charm prides itself on its large, yet intricate sound. Crafted within the early months of their formation, they relentlessly gigged around the West Midlands, knowing that the more hours they put in, the better their live sound would become. This clearly paid dividends, catching the eye of promoters like The Future Sound Project, This Feeling and What’s Happening Concerts.

Storytelling is another key aspect of Charm’s music, most notably evident in their newly released single, “Shadow of Time”. The lyrics reflect on how, throughout our lives as adults, time seems to slip through our grasp uncontrollably. The way these lyrics intertwine within a moody blend of trippy psychedelia and fierce alternative rock, alongside a more layered and professional recording process, sees the band entering a new sonic dimension.

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The Silver Lines Release New Single ‘Bound’

Jan 24, 2024 — Leave a comment

The Silver Lines are the fantastic Birmingham based alt indie rock band made up of brothers Dan and Joe Ravenscroft on lead Vocals and Guitar respectively, George Vivian on Bass and Kindo on Drums.

The Silver Lines were first formed in 2018 by the two brothers who said they were “uninspired by the current landscape of guitar music” and as such, decided that they were going to take matters into their own hands and make music of their own.

Later being joined by George on Bass and Kindo on drums, the band have gone on to release a string of successful releases being ‘Roamer’ in 2018, ‘Parliament’ and ‘Fallen Idol’ in 2019, ‘Breathe’ and ‘Skin’ in 2020, ‘Alive’ and ‘Delivery’ in 2021 and ‘Love Made’, ‘The Big O’, ‘Hotel Room’ and the ‘SLEAZE’ (EP) in 2022 and ‘Blow Dry’ ‘Castaway’ and ‘Bound’ in 2023 . The band have consistently sold out hometown gigs as well as play support slots with the likes Buzzcocks and established U.K. punk band Ist Ist. They have also played extensive gigs and festivals in both the UK, France and USA and have had radio plays on the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 Music, Radio X, XS Manchester and Amazing Radio.

Fast forward to 2023 and being “repulsed by the notion of being just another ‘all white male indie’ band that sings of teenage love or rants empty pseudo prophetic quotes”, The Silver Lines set out to release new music that defies the genre and the peers within it. The product is a very self aware form of songwriting that covers many taboo topics from toxic masculinity, learnt behaviours from past generations, and explores personal experiences that connect with the listener on a much deeper level.

2023 has been a year which has seen The Silver Lines secure themselves as established artists on the underground punk / indie circuit in the U.K. They released two singles being ‘Blow Dry’ and ‘Bound’ both of which have been played on BBC Radio 6 Music, Radio X, XS Manchester, Amazing Radio and championed by BBC Introducing West Midlands and Hereford & Worcester. They also did a live BBC session showcasing their sound.

At the start of the year they did a 12 date UK tour (all 100 -150 cap venues) with Hope & Anchor, London, Audio, Glasgow, Bristol, Cavern, Exeter, Smokehouse, and Ipswich all selling out. This was then finished with a US tour (NYC and LA) with the second date of the tour Piano’s, NYC selling out. They also drew a good crowd at The Paramount, Los Angeles where they headlined both. Notable festivals they’ve played include Focus Wales, Stockton Calling, MosFest, Your City, The Alternative Escape and playing the BBC Introducing stage at LakeFest.

After being spotted at Pianos in New York by the owner of Focus Wales, The Silver Lines were invited to play Focus Wales, from there they were spotted by Jean-Louis Broussard and invited to play his festival Trans Musicales, France which attracts over 62,000.00 music fans. Following this they are now working closely with the French booking agent Twin Vertigo who are keen to book some European dates in April 2024. Also after catching the Focus Wales set, Dev Sherlock, senior programmer at SXSW invited the boys to play SXSW which is where they are headed in January 2024 which will be attended by 300,000 people.

In August The Silver Lines recorded a new EP which is to be released early next year. In 2024, aside from going to SXSW and potentially extending their stay in the states to do some more dates, the band will also be touring in Europe and aim to book an Independent Venue Week tour, along with releasing new singles from their upcoming EP.

UPCOMING GIG DATES

Feb 3rd – Gorilla Fest, Mexborough, UK

11-16th March – SXSW, Texas, USA

April 3rd – Le Brise Glace, Annecy, France

April 4th – L’Antonnoir, Besancon, France

April 5th – Le Chapelier, Clermont-Ferand, France

April 6th – Le Dancing, Sete, France

April 10th – Le Pingouin, Arthez-de-Berne, France

April 11th – Les Abbatoirs, Cognac, France

April 12th – Supersonic, Paris, France

April 13th – Le Metaphone, Oignies, France

More UK dates to be announced.

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Finding Bella Release New EP ‘Bad Influences’

Sep 29, 2023 — Leave a comment

Formed in the West Midlands during the latter part of 2020, Finding Bella are the five piece indie rock band consisting of Oli White on Vocals/Guitar, Simon Black on Guitar, Ben White on Keys/Synth/Vocals, Liam Hadfield on Bass and John Woodward on Drums.

From their very inception the band simply burst onto the Birmingham music scene, quickly gaining traction and fans by performing at iconic venues such as the O2 Academy and The Sunflower Lounge.

Releasing their debut single “Good Right Now” in February 2022 (42,916 Spotify streams) which was nominated for ‘Crags Radio Listeners Choice Single Of The Year’ the band released two further singles in the same year, “Set It Off” in July 2022 (46,222 spotify streams) & ‘Drama Kids’ in September 2022 which went onto win ‘Switch Radio’s Single of the Year 2022’. The band also came third in ‘Radio Wigwam’s Band Of The Year 2022 awards’.

2023 saw the band continue on their upwards trajectory with the release of the singles ‘The Feeling’ and ‘Albion’ both taken from their upcoming EP ‘Bad Influences’.

‘Bad Influences’, looks to provide an honest account of modern living in the ever-changing world that the band find themselves in. With media and society crowded by endless negativity, corruption, and scandal, the band use the record to reflect on the influences they find themselves subjected to, day in, day out.

The 5-track EP will take listeners through relatable themes and challenges associated with modern living that are particularly prevalent in British society: mental health, greed, corruption, and political sleaze. The record’s final track, ‘We are Forever’, provides a self-realisation to its audience, as well as the band, that as humans, we all have to make the best of our personal experiences in life, despite the challenges and turmoil that surrounds it. With embedded monologues from members of the band within 3 of the tracks, the passion behind the EP continues to keep the band firmly on the ground, delivered in parts through the echoing of a regional Black Country accent.

More mature in sound, the EP has given Finding Bella a richer and textured tone that builds upon their previous 3 singles released during 2022. The driven guitar sound is still a core to Finding Bella’s sound, but is now supplemented with drum solo fills, angelic keyboard breakdowns and even a brass outro.

The opening track of ‘This Feeling’ gets down to business from the get-go with a drum driven beat and a psychedelic rhythm guitar section. Filled with melodic verses..

Next up ‘Albion’ is a musical middle finger to the establishment, offering a ‘matter of fact’ yet overdue commentary on life in Britain to a crowd that is already in agreement.

Turning to ‘Comes and Goes’ the track starts off with striking chords that lead into jangly guitars and swinging drum beats.

The title track of ‘Bad Influences’ starts off with a building crescendo of fast paced drumming and heavy rock sounding guitar riffs before dying down to gentle tinkling piano notes allowing the poignant spoken word commentary to take its powerful, full effect.

Finally ‘We Are Forever’ is a full throttle, high octane track with rocking guitars and pounding drums interspersed with melting guitar solos and gnarly vocals throughout.

‘Bad Influences’ was written collectively by the band and was mixed and produced by Ryan Pinson at RML Studios, Wolverhampton and Mastered by Andy Baldwin from Metropolis Mastering.

UPCOMING GIGS /TOURS

Friday 20th October – EP Launch Gig Deadwax Digbeth Plus Support from The Stray Pursuit and The Mucks Ticket Link

Throughout October, Finding Bella will be touring as part of their own headline tour in support of the EP release. Full Dates and venues TBA

Emily Marsden – Editor
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Finding Bella Release New Single ‘Albion’

Sep 15, 2023 — Leave a comment

Formed in the West Midlands during the latter part of 2020, Finding Bella are the five piece indie rock band consisting of Oli White on Vocals/Guitar, Simon Black on Guitar, Ben White on Keys/Synth/Vocals, Liam Hadfield on Bass and John Woodward on Drums.

From their very inception the band simply burst onto the Birmingham music scene, quickly gaining traction and fans by performing at iconic venues such as the O2 Academy and The Sunflower Lounge.

Releasing their debut single “Good Right Now” in February 2022 (42,572 Spotify streams) which was nominated for ‘Crags Radio Listeners Choice Single Of The Year’ the band released two further singles in the same year, “Set It Off” in July 2022 (45,933 spotify streams) & ‘Drama Kids’ in September 2022 which went onto win ‘Switch Radio’s Single of the Year 2022’. The band also came third in ‘Radio Wigwam’s Band Of The Year 2022 awards’.

2023 saw the band continue on their upwards trajectory with the release of the first single ‘The Feeling’ from their upcoming EP ‘Bad Intentions’.

‘The Feeling’ with its melodic verses and echoing lead lines was a hit for the band gaining them airplay across the globe not only in the UK, but in France, Canada, America and Australia and praise from press such as:

“Don’t miss this chance to be part of the musical revolution brought to you by Finding Bella. Stay tuned, because greatness awaits!” – Babystep Magazine

Finding Bella are now gearing up for the second single to be released from their upcoming EP, the politically charge rousing anthem of ‘Albion’

‘Albion’ is a musical middle finger to establishment, offering a ‘matter of fact’ yet overdue commentary on life in Britain to a crowd that is already in agreement, comfortable in the knowledge that they are sharing the same experiences that the band are able to recite so fluently. Built-in references to political corruption, corporate greed, and social media influence within the song’s lyrics add a level of level-headed maturity to what could wrongly be perceived as youthful insubordination.

Finding Bella’s equally built-up passion and frustration bursts throughout the track, pulling listeners in from its early kick drum beat, and gritty bassline. Raw guitar sounds build further authenticity to the track’s sound, supported by the meaningful lyrics that sound as if being shouted through a megaphone to a cheering crowd outside any building of authority.

‘Albion’ was written collectively by the band and was mixed and produced by Ryan Pinson at RML Studios, Wolverhampton and Mastered by Andy Baldwin from Metropolis Mastering.

The debut EP from Finding Bella entitled ‘Bad Influences’ is a collection of five brand new tracks including ‘The Feeling’ and ‘Albion’ which is scheduled for release on the 29th September.

PREVIOUS PRESS ACCOLADES

“This band is the next big band to break out of Birmingham” Away Day Radio

“Just when you think guitar bands have had their day, along comes a no-nonsense driven group of troubadours.” – Slap Mag

“We can easily see these guys getting big, especially if they keep on releasing music that’ll get you up on your feet!” It’s All Indie

“The sound of this band is refined and solid.” Edgar Allen Poets

“Offering rock energy and sensibilities, the Birmingham based outfit manages to deliver a sound that’s appealing to a wide variety of listeners.” Your Music Experience

UPCOMING GIGS /TOURS

Friday 20th October – EP Launch Gig Deadwax Digbeth (supports TBA) Ticket Link

Throughout October, Finding Bella will be touring as part of their own headline tour in support of the EP release. Full Dates and venues TBA

Emily Marsden – Editor
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The SRB Release New Single ‘Stik 2 R Gunz’

Jul 22, 2023 — Leave a comment

Birmingham three piece is made up of singer-songwriter Samuel Rogers, Chris Moulton on Bass and Harry O’Dowd on drums.

They were originally formed in 2013, But in 2020 when a loyal member of their fan base ‘The SRB Army’ Jack Baudet sadly passed away, his wish was for The SRB to perform at his wake, so The SRB gladly got back together for the occasion and performed in Jack’s honour. A conversation with Jack’s son Marcus, about recording old songs they never recorded the first time around, brings us to this point. The band are known for being an eclectic mix of genres.

Their new single Stik 2 R Gunz is out now to stream.

Emily Marsden – Editor
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The Silver Lines Release New Single ‘Blow Dry’

Mar 8, 2023 — Leave a comment

The Silver Lines are the Birmingham based band made up of brothers Dan and Joe Ravenscroft on lead Vocals and Guitar respectively, Joe Cartwright on Bass and Kindo on Drums.

The Silver Lines were first formed in 2018 by the two brothers who said they were “uninspired by the current landscape of guitar music” and as such, decided that they were going to take matters into their own hands and make music of their own.

Later being joined by Joe on Bass and Kindo on drums, the band went on to release a string of successful releases being ‘Roamer’ in 2018, ‘Parliament’ and ‘Fallen Idol’ in 2019, ‘Breathe’ and ‘Skin’ in 2020, ‘Alive’ and ‘Delivery’ in 2021 and ‘Love Made’, ‘The Big O’, ‘Sleaze’(EP) and ‘Hotel Room’ in 2022. The band have consistently sold out hometown gigs, received streams in excess of 100k and have had plays on the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 Music, Radio X and have played multiple festivals from England to America.

Fast forward to 2023 and being “repulsed by the notion of being just another ‘all white male indie’ band that sings of teenage love or rants empty pseudo prophetic quotes”, The Silver Lines set out to release new music that defies the genre and the peers within it. The product is a very self aware form of songwriting that covers many taboo topics from toxic masculinity, learnt behaviours from past generations, and explores personal experiences that connect with the listener on a much deeper level.

The latest track and the first of 2023 to be released by The Silver Lines is ‘Blow Dry’.

‘Blow Dry’ is a straight to the point rocker with a punk edge. The simplicity of the song allows the band to really experiment with light and shade on the guitar (particularly over the verses) to really keep the song driving. The vocals are snide and snotty with plenty of innuendos and metaphors which aim itself at today’s all too fashionable “cancel culture”. This is then met with a more melodic chorus utilising the backing vocals which keeps the song on full tilt. The middle eight makes the song turn in a completely unexpected direction grabbing the listener further as the drums fall into half time and the guitar and bass become almost hard rock-esque. Ultimately ‘Blow Dry’ is a reflection on some of today’s uglier parts of society all over an ingenious 2 chord riff!

UPCOMING GIGS

08 Mar – The New Colossus Festival 2023 Lower East Side, NY

17 Mar – The Hotel Cafe Hollywood, CA

25 Mar – AwayDays Alldayer – Rainbow Pub Birmingham, United Kingdom

8 Apr – Stockton Calling Festival

Emily Marsden – Editor
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