This week’s Bucket Playlist!
On The Bucket Playlist this week, we have The Dreggs, Mount Rushka, Rokets, KLOANS, Alcatraz, Matt Benson and lots ...
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The Blue Moon: ‘The major big crossover was Buck Owens, the one album that we both completely fell in love with’
Watford soul duo The Blue Moon are gearing up to release their brilliantly toe-tapping second EP ‘So Glad’ alongside some additional new singles. Each track of the E.P. is being released a few weeks apart with a couple of extra singles. ‘I Love You, Baby’ is out on the 23rd May, ‘Think of Nothing at ...
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Jeremy & The Harlequins: ‘When you’re playing with other people, that’s some type of magic’
New York-based vintage-sounding rock 'n' rollers Jeremy & The Harlequins have released their latest single, 'Trouble on the Hill', which takes us on a cinematic, richly-imagined journey about trying to outrun the inevitable. The band comprises Jeremy Fury (vocals and guitar) and a revolving cast of musicians which ...
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The Riven: ‘For this album, we decided to throw all those prejudices out of the window and let the songs steer it – we broke all the rules’
Stockholm-based power rock quintet The Riven will release their third album Visions of Tomorrow tomorrow (25 April), fusing rambunctious rock, doom metal and a dash of pop, inviting listeners to crank it right up and belt it out in their car. The band, which formed in 2016, comprises Totta Ekebergh (vocals), Max ...
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After the parade: ‘I was piecing together the world of the album and Defunctland was in my orbit’
Sydney-based artist After the parade has released a second, self-titled album, inspired by the beauty of defunct theme park rides in his diaristic and poignant songwriting. After the parade is the creative project of Jack R. Reilly and the new album marks a follow up to 2020’s Middle Everything. ‘In Disneyland, ...
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SugarFüt: ‘A lot of Jack’s lyrics are very introspective – he’s really good at baring his soul’
Hull alt-rock band SugarFüt are gearing up to release three new singles, ‘Oblivion’, ‘Room’ and ‘Casanova’, giving us more of their trademark powerhouse vocals, addictive bass lines and tightly woven rock. The band, which formed in 2023, is the brainchild of frontman and guitarist Jack Moxon and drummer ...
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Aleutians: ‘There’s something more interesting about slightly more laid back, mid-paced music that’s got that capacity to erupt’
New Brighton on the Wirral's nostalgic guitar pop Aleutians have released 'A Boy, Here', a song about going home to where you grew up and how little changes. Inspired by local history and bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Alvvays and the Boo Radleys, Aleutians aka Will creates wistful, nostalgic chunks of guitar ...
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