Interview with Silver Dose: ‘Music is supposed to make you think; if our music does that, our job is done’
New Orleans’ based hard rock band Silver Dose released their debut album Slander last month, giving us a melting pot of tunes heavy on infectious riffs and unbridled energy. The band comprises Guzz Andrade (vocals and lead guitar), Jordan Tamplain (bass and backing vocals) and Rikki Frazier (drums). Andrade moved to ...
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Interview with Valère Géron: ‘You have to live life to make some good art’
Dutch-born but Sweden based soul revivalist Valère Géron released his debut single ‘You Don’t Want My Heart’ this month, a soul, jazz-infused ballad about a breakup. ‘It has a vintage, retro soul feel, it’s upbeat,’ he said. ‘We went for an old school vibe, guitar-based with drums. It worked out well ...
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Interview with Johan Famaey: ‘With the music, you start with colours but don’t have a complete idea where you’re going’
Hamme, Belgium-based classical composer, Johan Famaey will release his futuristic EP ‘3022’ on 16 September, giving us a journey from the beginning of the world to a thousand years from now where few people exist. The piano-based EP will comprise 3 tracks: ‘Now We’ve Left’, ‘There Was A Time’ and ‘When ...
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Interview with Simmons And The Stags: ‘We want people to feel a big burst, to know what’s coming’
London-based rock band Simmons And The Stags brought out their debut EP ‘Stags’ earlier this month, giving us energetic rock anthems, poignant breakup ballads and their own brand of social commentary. They comprise Sean Simmons (vocals and guitar), Tom Franklin (guitar) and Mikey Hobley (drums): ‘Tom ...
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Interview with Dictator: ‘Everything we do has been different’
West Lothian, Scottish band, Dictator, have released their debut EP 'Rubik's Cube' today (2 September), a technicolour, genre-crossing selection of tracks that signals a bold new direction for the band. They comprise Michael Campbell (vocals, keyboard, guitar), Zach Tarimo Goodhur (guitar), Joe Murty (bass) and ...
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Interview with 87 Nights: ”We like playing old blues songs pimped up’
Brooklyn, New York, gritty rockers 87 Nights are gearing up to release their second album, Can of Worms. The band comprises Zane Acord (vocals and guitar), Johnny Holliday and Preston Johnson on guitar, Mac Dickson (drums), and Shane McCoy (bass). What started off as a college band in Charleston in 2019 - ...
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Interview with Hong Faux: ‘For me, music is the best art form, it creates involuntary responses in your body’
Stockholm-based rock band Hong Faux have released their third album Hong Faux today (26 August), chronicling childhood memories, news events and zombie apocalypses. They’ve been described as ‘old school super sludgy riffology with blues wailin’ vox’, which sums them up neatly. They comprise Nik ...
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