Interview with Electric Enemy: ‘There’s a bit of Morricone in there, it’s cinematic’
London-based rock band Electric Enemy will release their next single 'Burn' in the autumn, giving us their take on disappointing leaders around the world. The band comprises Jim Lawton (vocals), Tom Romer Smith (drums), Orlando Formaro (lead guitar and backing vocals), and Ewan Boissinot (bass): 'I was in a band ...
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Interview with MASK: ‘Zenith is anthemic, cinematic and has atmospheric layers of vintage rock, the blues and even gospel’
British rock duo MASK have released a new video for 'The Black Hat', the second single from what will be their third studio album Zenith, which is due to be released later in the year. MASK met up in Poland last month marking the first time they’d played together since COVID and have dialled it up with the addition ...
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Interview with Celestines: ‘It’s a blend of funk and Royal Blood, I thought the riff needed a punch’
Nottingham, indie dance rockers Celestines will release their next single 'Cheap Watch' around September this year. The band comprises Dev (vocals), Jack Fisher (guitar), Frank Patient (drums) and Axle Foley (bass and yes, it's really his name). Frank, Dev and Axle went to school together. Jack posted on social media ...
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Q&A with The Zinvandels: ‘We’ve never had a problem wearing our heroes on our sleeves’
Welsh rock band The Zinvandels released their first single of 2022 last month, 'Blackholes'. Here, songwriter and guitarist Tom talks us through it. How do you all know each other? Grant (frontman), Ash (bass) and myself have been knocking around together for a few years now. Joycey was the ray of sunshine when he ...
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Interview with Desert of Talking Shadows: ‘A song should have a good melody, it should hit you in the face’
Orange County, California rock band Desert of Talking Shadows will bring out their second album Misato on 16 September. The band comprises Mikey Qubti (vocals and guitar), Jack Thomas (bass), Detrick Forster (drums), and Garrett Mahler (guitar). Thomas and Qubti met through a mutual friend: 'I walked around in my ...
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Interview with The Dead Licks: ‘We really love My Morning Jacket, how they blend their melodies but aren’t afraid of shredding, we wanted to do something like that’
Chicago-based rock band The Dead Licks released their second album In Disguise in May and will be releasing their next unnamed track this winter. The band comprises Tom Inzinga (vocals and guitar), Jack Grbac (guitar), Johnny McNamara (bass) and Jimmy Gallagher (drums). Grbac and Inzinga met during freshman year at ...
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Interview with The Lutras: ‘It’s more of a conversation song, it felt effortless when we did it’
Dumfries, Scotland-based rock band The Lutras will be bringing out their debut EP later this year. They comprise Ben Clements (vocals), Ben Nash (bass), Finley Maxwell (drums), Thomas Gillan (guitar) and newly-added Michael Grant (guitar). They formed in 2013 having met at school and have been dreaming of playing to ...
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