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Formed in 2022 and quickly gaining a reputation for their inventive brand of groovy psychedelia Le Beaubo are, I’ll freely admit, a band I’ve not entirely got on the occasions I’ve caught them live, but still I was looking forward to hearing what they sounded like on record as they dropped debut single, Ishmael through... Continue Reading →
Originally formed as something of a one-off ‘supergroup’ (for wont of a better description) in 2006, Speakeasy are made up of members of a range of bands who made their names as part of the late 1970s and early 80s mod revival movement, spearheaded by The Jam and their ilk, and have so far released... Continue Reading →
I’ve said it before but whenever thrash titans Metallica emerge from their Californian HQ with new music its worthy of note, even if their track record in recent years hasn’t exactly been spectacular, and that’s just what they’ve done this week with the surprise release of new single Lux Æterna along with announcement of a... Continue Reading →
Over the last year or so Oliver Marson has laid quite a foundation of singles, along with a string of live shows, and is back now with another (hot on the heels of the new one from China Aster of which he is a part too), Andalusian Girl. Very much continuing in the same vein... Continue Reading →
There’s no denying that Coastal Fire Dept have had one of the most sustained runs of releasing new music of any band I can remember in the Channel Islands with a string of singles, EPs and a debut album over the last couple of years to rival anyone and now they’ve started their next cycle... Continue Reading →
A decade ago, when this blog first launched, China Aster was a name you may have seen appear on a reasonably regular basis being a young three or four piece indie band and now, after a lengthy break, it’s something of a surprise and a pleasure, to say they have returned with a new single... Continue Reading →
Earlier in the summer Charles Stenner drop an EP from one of his previous projects, the duo Little Earthquakes, but now he’s back with a new single under his own name, Sun Comes Up. From the off it has a great funky feel to the music that’s as catchy and sunny sounding as they come... Continue Reading →
I first heard about Norwich based band WAXX! when former Lord Vapour guitarist and Guernseyman, Henry Fears, joined their ranks and now, as they’ve been announced to play the 2022 Vale Earth Fair, I thought I’d take a look at their latest single, Rabbit Hole. A nice blues riff kicks things off before a dose... Continue Reading →
After a debut EP last summer, Portsmouth based band Hallan are back with a new single that’s already being lauded by the likes of Steve Lamacq on BBC 6Music, Sich Übergeben. Released through Nice Swan Records, Hallan are very much joining in the ongoing post punk revolution that seems to be washing over post-Brexit, post-pandemic... Continue Reading →
A year ago Jersey singer-songwriter Phoebe Over dropped her debut single, an acoustic version of her song Rehab (not to be confused with other songs of the same name), and then, in terms of recordings at least, seemed to go a bit quiet. While she has spent the last year making regular live appearances, particularly... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 