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Here are the bands & artists from Show 6.
Band - Form Rank Song - Retribution Hailing from the once-fertile punk landscape of the San Fernando Valley, FORM RANK's brand of American Oi! and early '80s hardcore pays homage to its roots with freight-train guitar riffs, plodding drums and anthemic melodies that will have you shouting along by the second chorus. Orange G Song - Look Both Ways "Look Both Ways" which was just released on 11/20. The song is about how we often assume the worst from our fellow humans and I wrote it to remind myself and others to challenge those perspectives and see things from a more positive outlook. The sound of this track is a departure from my usual minimalist indie folk style (I am also including a link to my most recent Spotify release "The Dustbin" which is more minimal). I used a whole band on "Look Both Ways", including my favorite instrument, the harmonica, which takes a lead role. Both "Look both ways" and "The Dustbin" were world-premiered on the New Music Saturday podcast. Here are some quotes from the hosts Dr. Bones and Mike1inFive: "Man this is so cool! A #worldexclusive and what a tune that is!!! This has a dark and mysterious vibe going on locked in that raw rootsy sound Orange G does so well. I love the chorus - it really comes alive in the final one with that lead part. Wow!" (about "Look Both Ways") "How good is this!! A folky-bluesy banjo tune about persistence. Love the lyrics, I think the vocal is perfectly pitched - almost moves into a kinda pop-punk twang - and the whole track comes together brilliantly. Simplicity is beauty - right here this is proven." (about "The Dustbin") Just a little bit about me: I am a one-person DIY musician in Pittsburgh, PA. My day job is in the sciences, and much of my music is influenced by my experiences in that hypercompetitive arena. I have intensified my songwriting and recording efforts in the pandemic, which has been hugely rewarding and self-medicating. I am greatly influenced by the indie folk/americana acts like Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes, Wilco and Jake Bellows to name a few. My tracks most often have a self-reflective nature and I play all the instruments. During the pandemic, I have been playing every week at the Hambone's Virtual Open Mic, which includes musicians and an audience from all over the world RED Shakes Believe It Red Shakes is the project of Sam Da Silva, inspired by lots of artists and genres Red Shakes makes music reminiscent of 60’s guitar pop groups and indie bands of the 2000’s, all the way from and to and . Early 2020 saw red Shakes release his first 2 singles, both of which were well received, garnering support from Amazing Radio, RGM magazine and more. Marz Fay Sunsets And Beaches Marz Fay is an authentic musician and artist hailing from South London, she is a self-taught pianist, guitarist and lyricist. She uses organic methods to weave together ethereal, melodic sounds with lyrics rooted in poetry. So far, she has released three tracks via Sound Cloud and is releasing her debut single coming out on all platforms in November 2020. Truly DIY, she records tracks in her home make-shift studio. The result is a genuine, honest artistic project from a young woman speaking truth on love, sexuality and politics. She is known for “captivating” the audience with her performances at events such as “Tracks On Tap” and “Luna Legacy” . Her forthcoming EP “INK” showcases her dreamy- lofi sound and her creative direction. Her craft doesn’t end there, she is also a DIY videographer, creating stimulating videos using her iPhone to fit alongside her sound. In addition to this her outgoing personality can be seen through her presenting a Culture show at The Beat 103.6 FM. She is a motivated, multi talented young person that is due to rock the music scene in the coming years. MC16 Song - Anti On the back of their recent live appearance at the UK’s first ever punk drive-in gig, punk rockers MC16 release a new song and video; ‘Anti’. The song has once again been recorded in Worcestershire and produced by Dave Draper (The Wildhearts/ The Professionals) and is the follow-up to their last single ‘Brave New Word’ which was given a video exclusive by Vive Le Rock magazine. “Anti’ got its world exclusive as part of the virtual Rebellion Festival and is now being released digitally, backed by a video made by filmmaker Will Hutchinson. Says front man, Carson “Anti is about the evolution or de-evolution of protest. When you look back at the Poll Tax riots for example, we took the fight to the places of power but if you look at protest now it can just be an excuse for someone to loot an electrical shop and bag themselves a new TV or do a post on social media using an angry emoji and hoping people like their post rather than do something about the issue” “Has anger become a fashion? Issues remain the same but protest moves onto the next thing and never seems to look back until it comes round again. Some protesters just want their badge and t-shirt, wear it for a bit and then look for something new to wear. A protest is not a sponsored charity walk or nice day out in London, it’s a tiny tiny piece of a bigger and longer campaign” The track is available on all digital streaming services and via the band’s Bandcamp MC16band.bandcamp.com Semitonal Doors SEMITONAL makes bass-driven, hypnotic, instrumental music with attitude. The DOORS EP is a Dystopian Industrial/Drum'n'Bass collaboration with fellow London act OTHER, and has been receiving regular online radio airplay on indie and electro stations in the UK, Europe and, strangely, Montreal. More stations are coming on board, and reviews have started to appear. The EP can be purchased at Bandcamp on a Name Your Price basis:– http://semitonal.bandcamp.com/ Wilswood Boys Save The Queen We're Wilswood Buoys (Josh & Joe) from Mersea Island. We're an Alternative/Folk Acoustic duo We released a single earlier this year shortly after Covid hit and it has really affected our means of spreading our sound as we had loads of shows booked to promote it but have obviously been unable to play live shows since. We've been trying to regularly live stream our music but this is obviously just not the same. Our Latest single (Save The Queen) got played on BBC introducing back in summer and have recently got through two auditions on Open Mic UK. Instagram; https://instagram.com/wilswoodbuoys?igshid=33sgn2ewu8wd Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/Wilswoodbuoys/ YouTube; https://youtu.be/AXQFs07UT_o Wilswood Buoys - Save The Queen Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/artist/37vUzTKdABc5acGwig1ZR9?si=myCH1BFlT6yUv_Iwjcd-lg Emperor of Ice Cream ‘It’s Alright to Show Yourself’ FIFA Records ‘It’s Alright to Show Yourself’ is the fourth single since Emperor of Ice Cream announced their return from a twenty-five-year hiatus in May with their previous singles all topping digital charts in Ireland. Their long-awaited debut album 'No Sound Ever Dies' recently entered the official Irish album charts while also hitting the No.1 spot in the indie charts, making it a staggering fourth No 1 since their comeback. ‘No Sound Ever Dies’ while achieving chart success at home, has been very well received internationally with tracks from the album gaining radio airplay in a massive 33 countries spanning the globe. Rarely (if ever) has a band’s debut album taken as long to reach its fans as No Sound Ever Dies by Emperor of Ice Cream; but perhaps theirs' is no ordinary story. The album’s title alludes to the feeling within the band when a 2020 newspaper article in the Irish Examiner elicited an emotional response from followers and ensured Cork’s FIFA Records thought it prudent to get the band members sitting around a virtual table. Now based in Cork, Waterford, New York and Amsterdam, respectively Eddie Butt, John ‘Haggis’ Hegarty, Graham Finn and Colum Young, resolved to both delve into early releases from Emperor of Ice Cream and return to studio to put the finishing touches on a album that was shelved 25 years ago, when they prematurely parted company with their label, Sony Records. They discovered a treasure trove of recordings and unfinished ideas that still sounded remarkably fresh despite the passing of time and began the process of completing a project that they had left Cork for London to work on during a heady period in the mid-nineties. Fledgling riotous performances and early demos had piqued the interest of several record labels, but Sony pipped them all to the post with a promising development deal, and the lure of London captured the imagination of the four young Cork musicians. It resulted in three extremely well-received EPs (Overflow, William and Know Me) and recordings began with 'Fast' Eddie Clarke of legends Motörhead, who has contributed work on three of the new album’s tracks. No Sound Ever Dies kicks off as it means to go on with the title track from the William EP, and what follows is a musical petri-dish of shoegaze sounds, with touches of psychedelia and classic indie rock. Singles ‘Lambent Eyes’ and ‘Everyone Looks So Fine’ (which both enjoyed Number One positions in digital charts) are two gems on a rollercoaster Side A, while ‘High Rise Low Rise’ slows the pace down a little with its chilled Disintegration-like resonations. ‘Again and Again’ picks the pace up once more before the epic closer ‘Grow As You Are’ brings things to a crashing and fitting finale. Twenty-five years in the making, the appropriately-titled No Sound Ever Dies is testament to that very notion, and a poignant end to this chapter for a band who may have once burned out, but once again are shining brightly!! ON NEXT WEEK’S SHOW - ???
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BAND: The Superlatives TRACK: What Will You Do With Me Rock band for Leeds Twitter - @TheSuperlatives The Superlatives are a three piece indie rock band from Leeds. Hard hitting catchy riffs with a driving bass sound. Charlie Noble - lead guitar and vocals Tom Gausden - bass guitar Jamie Godley - drums and backing vocals The Superlatives wear their influences on their sleeves with music comparative to the progeny of Britpop, 70’s British Punk, indie and alternative. Described by the Sheffield Scenester as ‘Looking like three blokes going down the pub, their casual demeanour gave little hint of the underlying talent they were ready to unleash upon the Harley [venue in Sheffield]. Power chord combinations tore out of the amps and across the room with riff after riff belting, the drums pounding with foot-stomping ferocity and the vocals not drawing attention, but grabbing you by the throat and demanding it.’ We’re a band from Wetherby, formed a long time ago, with four members. As we’ve improved and formed our sound, we’ve also whittled down the members to just three of us. With the typical three piece set up, we’ve played gigs all over Leeds and Sheffield, as well as playing in Germany, the Netherlands and London. These most recent demos were recorded at Cottage Road Studios in Headingly, the same place where the Crookes recorded their album, and Leeds bands such as Pulled Apart by Horses and the Pigeon Detectives have also recorded BAND: Coral Snake SONG: Pierce The Heart CONTACT: North East hard rock band Coral Snake have released their debut single ‘Pierce The Heart’ on 09th October 2020. An adrenaline fuelled statement of who they are, ‘Pierce The Heart’ is just the start of what’s to come from the 4-piece powerhouse. Borne from heartbreak and betrayal, ‘Pierce the Heart’ is triumphant in its emotional soundscape; with impressively impassioned vocals and thrilling instrumentation, the song is not only a visceral representation of real life but a statement of who Coral Snake are and the hard rock vigor with which they play. The single was recorded, mixed and mastered by Samuel Turbitt of Ritual Studios in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Known for his ability to capture monstrous drum tones, exhilarating guitars and flawless vocals, “Pierce The Heart’ delivers on all counts. Formed in late 2019 from the remains of Chris (Guitar), Joe (Drums) and Matt’s (Bass) former band, they drafted in Jamie (Vocals & Guitar), who had blown them away when they shared the stage with him several times at gigs earlier in their careers. The band is true to its old school rock n’ roll roots with a modern flavour, a band with the bluesy gusto of Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith, in a loud hard rock package akin to Alter Bridge and Nickelback. Please contact coralsnakeband@gmail.com for interviews and further info. Single Title: Wish You Were Dead Artist: The John Michie Collective Signpost: Sounds like the Beatles with Drum Machines. Genre: Indie / Alternative /Psychedelic / Shoegaze The John Michie Collective is a multi-instrumentalist and multimedia artist from the North of England. John’s art tries to explore personality, truth, beauty, inspiration and euphoria in the form of guitar-based psychedelia. In John’s song writing, he is predominantly siphoning psych stalwarts including Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, with a touch of Lalo Schifrin and 1970s Fleetwood Mac. The John Michie Collective’s debut LP High Vibrations will be released on the 12 February 2021. It is a multi-layered and firmly controlled freak-out. John is also a producer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, graphic designer, photographer, video maker and record label owner. All of these skill have been used in his “High Vibrations” project. To date, The John Michie Collective has released the stand alone single “The Fool” and “Under The Stars”, which is the first song to be taken from his album. He has collaborated guitars for other similar artists as taken on mastering projects. He has also made music for two YouTubers, most notably for Dr Jake’s Very British Reviews which has a subscription audience of over 60,000. Twitter - @johnmichiemusic or www.thejohnmichiecollecive.com BAND Jen Ella SONG Lipstick Queen CONTACT - I’m from cork and based in Glasgow just now. Maybe a bit about that I will releasing more music in December and also a music video for Lipstick Queen in the next couple of weeks. The song is about empowering acceptance for yourself. BAND: GINNEL TRACK: Blueprint GINNEL are a new and exciting garage punk/psych outfit from the very heart of the northwest. Treading in the footsteps of long forgotten ghosts and taking compress readings along the way from the likes of: ‘STACK WADDY, THE MODERN LOVERS, BLUE ORCHIDS and THE SWELL MAPS’, GINNEL are bringing old sounds to new ears. After playing support slots with the likes of THE LOVELY EGGS, DEJA VEGA and THE MEMBRANES, the band set up camp in 6dB studios Salford Manchester with producer Simon 'Ding' Archer (THE FALL, PJ HARVEY and THE PIXIES) to capture the bands live energy and true sound. To finalise the a side, mixing and mastering was done by James Aparicio (SPIRITUALIZED, LAIBACH and DEPECHE MODE) We give you BLUEPRINT and S.M.XL This, their first single, will be released on ‘THE SOUND MIRROR RECORDING COMPANY’ label on the 9th October 2020 featuring the wonderful artwork of Paul Simpson (THE TEARDROP EXPLODES, WILD SWANS). it also comes with a full colour inner sleeve and is a limited numbered edition of only 200. Youtube - Blueprint Video GINNEL are: Mark Wareing – vocals and words Paul Lakin – guitars Pete Brown – bass Scrub – drums EMAIL - ginnelband@gmail.com BAND Holy Drone SONG Fibres CONTACT Holy Drone are architects of shoegaze dream-pop, heavenly fuzz riffs and luscious, mesmerising vocals. After making their debut in 2016, the Warrington quintet’s noise laden psych sound has piqued people’s interest across the world. Their last release ‘Northern Fire’ came out in 2019, and after a year of experimenting on new material and navigating lockdown difficulties, Holy Drone are back with their new single ‘Fibres’. Taking inspiration from the likes of Cocteau Twins and My Bloody Valentine, the song came together very quickly for the band, written during a period in lockdown when the sun was shining and the band started to gain a shred of optimism about the weird situation we all found ourselves in. Opened by Emma Taylor’s signature glistening breathy vocals, ‘Fibres’ is punctuated by a soaring guitar riff, pairing together to create a blissful, transcendent listen. ‘Fibres’ follows other previous releases ‘Sleeping Silver’, ‘Radio Song’ and ‘Washed Out’, and two EPs - ‘Danxia’ (2016) and 2017’s follow up ‘Learn To Swim’, which all captured the attention of the likes of BBC Introducing, The Unsigned Guide and Amazing Radio. The band have recently supported Witch Fever and Max Bloom (Yuck), and also played at Stay Fresh Fest. Take a look at what people have had to say about Holy Drone so far: “Peeking out from underneath the layers of delicious fuzz, you’ll hear the hypnotic, soaring vocals leading ‘Washed Out’ to its sublime crescendo like a siren luring ships onto the rocks.” - The Unsigned Guide “Celestial waves of dazzling shoegaze shower upon our welcoming ears while Bate-Nilsson’s dreamy vocals swirl high above the fuzzed-out storm. For under three minutes, we are overwhelmed by a song that is simply shoegaze brilliance.” - Therevue.ca “Their hypnotic brand of alt-rock, takes cues from the fuzzed out guitar interplay of Deerhunter fused with something heavy, leaving their own original sound. Opening for a masterful act from across the channel, the female-fronted five-piece presented themselves as a complete force-to-be-reckoned-with that have plenty of steam in them to go all the way with their project.” - MCR Live Find Holy Drone on the following platforms: “holydroneuk” Spotify Soundcloud Bandcamp YouTube BAND Pocket Lint SONG Daydreams of Aidi CONTACT Pocket Lint is the solo project of former Remodel guitarist, Mark Heffernan. The name Pocket Lint refers to the leftover ideas that formed the tracks on E.P. One, but the focus has quickly moved towards new material. A feature of Pocket Lint recordings is a love of ‘Aural Bonbons’: sounds found or created and incorporated into songs. These might be the sound of bells, traffic, or a cocktail being shaken. The project explores different styles and is not confined by particular musical boxes. Whilst maintaining a sense of the romantic, the lyrical content avoids the cliched tropes of love songs and those of classic rock hedonism preferring to look for less trodden paths. Recorded during the first lockdown of 2020 and set to be released on Bandcamp, E.P. Two features two songs with a political focus. It seems impossible to avoid at present. ‘Back to Basics’, the first track, takes its title from John Major’s 1990s speech, which sought a return to ‘family values’. The song rails against attitudes to immigration. The second political song, ‘International Conspiracy’, is an argument with Hitler. ‘Daydreams of Aidi’ is the distillation of a novel by Enrico Brizzi while ‘The Soul Banker’ introduces a Halloween character who buys souls. The final song, ‘Four Paths’, is an instrumental. BAND Temporary Long Term Positions SONG FORCE CONTACT We're Temporary Longterm Positions an indie alt-rock band from North Wales. We started making music in North Wales in late 90s / early 2000s. As a duo (longtime friends with a passion for music) we shared a love of the mid to late 60s psychedelic/garage bands such as The Doors, Love and 13th Floor Elevators. Despite growing up in the 80s and 90s we tried to capture the spirit and creative freedom those bands had throughout our music, but also tried hard not to mimic ideas and to remain original. We both play guitars primarily but do also play bass, keys, percussion etc. Due to curcumstance at the moment it's just me writing and recording but after Covid (hopefully) I will be looking for a drummer and bass player plus the other half of the duo to take these songs out to the world. 'Force' is just me playing everything, we have not released music as a duo yet but have many recordings/ ideas. This is the start. 'Force' is a track from one of our upcoming albums 'Remote Viewing' which releases 01/12/2020 on Spotify and other major streaming platforms. We currently have an EP and two albums released already with another album releasing 27th of this month before 'Remote Viewing' comes out (I have been working very hard on writing/recording and getting music out there this year). Twitter: @TempLongTermPos Band: Shader SONG: Don’t You Forget About Me CONTACT Stoke, Leek, Sandbach and Sale’s finest new Rock n Roll outfit SHADER release their isolation cover of the Simple Minds US number 1 hit ‘Don't You (Forget About Me)’ on Friday 27th November, to support The Music Venue Trust and the #WeMakeEvents campaigns The aim is to raise awareness of the campaigns and encourage donations; plus all proceeds from the release will be donated to the campaigns Frontman Stu Whiston: “After recording ‘Don't You’ in isolation during the 1st COVID lockdown, we posted it as an isolation cover on our social media and got a great response. The author Brett Easton Ellis picked up on it and gave us a ReTweet. Though both the band and the label aren’t keen on releasing cover versions as such, 42’s Records suggested that, as a band that depends on grassroots music venues and events crew, the title would fit perfectly as a digital single to support and raise awareness of the #WeMakeEvents and #SaveOurVenues campaigns. Music venues have been closed for 9 months; many have had no financial support. There’s an army of highly skilled crew; roadies, sound and light technicians, bar staff etc who have had no work and no real support for that period. Anyone into music, bands and gigs should know this is critical and we can’t afford to lose these venues, which provide a starting point for new bands, or the skilled professionals that make gigs happen. We spoke to people at the #WeMake Events and The Music Venue Trust and they were delighted to have us supporting them |
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