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December 2018 saw more music released by artists and bands from Guernsey than I can recall in one such focussed period, so that's why it's taken me a while to get to this one. Hollie Lucia first came to my attention as half of 'dream-pop' duo Tonight The Skies around six years ago and, through... Continue Reading →
Power metal, in its myriad variations, is and I think always will be a strange beast, and it's into this world that Guernsey trio Blacksmith (Adam Powell - Guitar and vocals, Iain Baxter - bass and vocals, Josh Davies - drums) have leaped feet first with their debut release, the Chapter One EP Despite having... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For the final BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey radio show of 2018 I took a look back at the last year of music in the islands. As well as reflecting on some of the big events that took place across the year, from the regulars like Chaos and... Continue Reading →
A year ago, when I was writing my review of music in Guernsey in 2017, I commented that it felt like a year when the bands and musicians in and from the island had all, collectively, taken a great step forward I terms of the quality of what was being produced and the professionalism with... Continue Reading →
For the better part of the last year guitarist and songwriter Mike Meinke (most well-known as frontman of the Buffalo Huddleston band) has been travelling Europe working on the music he has now released under the rather suitable name of Mike's Magic Trip and an album called With My Headphones In. As the album begins... Continue Reading →
Two and half years ago, already with a formidable live reputation, psychedelic hard rock trio Lord Vapour put out a debut album, Mill Street Blues, that hinted at great things to come. Since then it's seemed they've been on stage somewhere every weekend (including a tour in Europe) and now a second album, Semuta, has... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years The Honest Crooks have made their now formidable reputation almost exclusive off the back of their live shows (with the exception of a couple of fairly lo-fi demo tracks which have since been removed from circulation). Throughout all that time there has often been call for the band to capture... Continue Reading →
Three years ago, having gained an impressive reputation through their live shows, electro-rockers BLAKALASKA unleashed their debut EP, Machine, with much fanfare and praise. Since then the band have been comparatively quiet, though they've still found opportunity to complete a couple of mini-tours of the south of England and also playing some great sets at... Continue Reading →
Three days on from the launch of Kiya Ashton's debut EP, and in the midst of a month packed with new music release from Guernsey based artists including Lord Vapour, Insurrection, BLAKALASKA and more, The Honest Crooks released their first EP proper, Crook, Line And Sinker, with a show at The Vault in St Peter... Continue Reading →
