Interview with PLAY DEAD: ‘With ‘Mug Cake’, we wanted to get it out there, to show we were changing our sound’
London punk rockers PLAY DEAD brought out their brilliant sophomore album 'Mug Cake' earlier this month, which showcases a deeper maturity and grit in the south London trio's sound. The band comprises Joe (vocals and guitar), Ollie (bass) and Elias (drums): 'I'm in college now,' Ollie said. 'Me and Joe met in school ...
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Interview with The Outlaw Orchestra: ‘I love stories, I love meeting rockstars for their stories’
Southampton bluesey rockers The Outlaw Orchestra have released an EP of covers, cheekily titled ‘Back Under The Covers’, including their versions of songs by The Beatles, Small Faces and Motörhead. The band, which formed five years ago, comprises Dave Roux (lead vocals and guitar), Ryan Smith (vocals, ...
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Interview with CASINO: ‘I had no intentions of singing but I was obsessed with music’
Liverpool bluesey soul band CASINO are gearing up to release their next two singles ‘Then It Hit Me’ and ‘By Your Side’, one of which will come out before the end of the year. The band, who describe themselves as ‘the bastard sons of Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding’, comprises Dillon Kelly (vocals), Jamie ...
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Interview with Finn Pearson: ‘People like Springsteen inspire me a lot’
Perth-based singer-songwriter Finn Pearson is working on his solo debut EP ‘Sweat & Vermouth’, which will likely come out early next year. Last month, he released the first single from the EP, ‘Hard to Find’, which is rockier than his previously more folk-leaning releases, and which draws influences from ...
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Interview with SUNBEAM: ‘I wanted to do a song about Whitby, it’s such a beautiful place’
Whitby, Yorkshire-based indie rock band SUNBEAM brought out their single ‘Northern Town’ last month (September), their rousing love letter to both their home town and others like it. The band comprises Jimmy Organ-Simpson (vocals), Nicky Baxter (guitar and drum), Sean Stuart (lead guitar) and Nick Craven ...
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Interview with Cecilia Villar Eljuri: ‘This album is very story-driven…I pushed the boundaries of groove because I had more time’
New York singer-songwriter and guitarist Cecilia Villar Eljuri will release her fifth studio album Reflexión tomorrow (30 September), an album serving as an antidote to COVID, featuring her trademark guitar-driven grooves and passionate vocals. Villar Eljuri’s sound unites the cultures that she was raised ...
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Interview with Sweet Lizzy Project: ‘It’s my story, really, but I took it back to the 70’s when that music was illegal’
Havana transplants to Nashville, Sweet Lizzy Project, will bring our their third album Pirate Radio on 7 October, a bilingual album inspired by their origins in Cuba and the country’s oppressive history. The rock band comprises Lisset Diaz, who also plays acoustic guitar, her partner Miguel Comas (lead guitar, ...
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