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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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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