Interview with OSCA: ‘It is a very indie disco kind of sound – poppy bass, tight beat and intense in the verses, moving away from our usual sound’
OSCA, a rock quartet from Wednesbury in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, is gearing up to release their next single ‘Cheap Suit’. The band, which was founded three years ago, comprises Zak Tolley (vocals), Joe Dawes (bass) and Tom Harper (drums) and new addition to the band, Jesse Totty (guitar). ...
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Interview with Green Wire: ‘Sonically, they’re all quite bouncy, driven songs but that’s what we write and love playing – we love watching our audiences rock out with us’
Manchester-based indie rock band Green Wire are gearing up to launch their high-octane debut EP in May titled 'How's Your Head this Morning?' The band, who formed in the spring of 2021, comprises Charlie Morris (drums), Simon Stirzaker (singer/songwriter), Jack Massey (lead guitar) and Ethan Henry (bass). Stirzaker ...
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Interview with Liar Thief Bandit: ‘Take influences from everywhere, you might find a place for them in your music – that’s what makes me tick’
Malmö, Sweden-based rockers Liar Thief Bandit are gearing up to release their fourth album Diamonds in September this year, with the title track 'Diamonds (Are Made Under Pressure)' out on 8 April 2022. The band comprises Mike Jacobson (lead vocals and guitar), William Grube (drums) and Niklas Dahre (bass, backup ...
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Interview with POLKER: ‘There’s a piece of each and every one of us in each song’
St. Helens, UK-based alt-rock band POLKER will release their debut EP ‘Over Words Ever After’ on 15 April 2022, which talks about love and lost love. The band comprises Sam Rughoo (vocals and guitar), Maddie Hale (drums), Lewis Burgess (guitar) and Lewis Jones (bass). Rughoo and Burgess were at high school ...
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Interview with Nelson Sobral: ‘Willie Nelson and Otis Redding are two of my favourite songwriters, if they wrote a song together, it would sound like this’
Toronto-based soul singer Nelson Sobral has out his second album Second Arrow earlier this month, a beautiful album that he describes as 'for Saturday nights and for Sunday mornings'. 'Second Arrow' is a reference to a Buddhist saying, according to Sobral: 'If someone does you harm, that's the first arrow,' he said. ...
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Interview with Hello Amnesia: ‘The lyrics are related to someone I know but ambiguous enough to avoid the politics of it’
London-based international five piece rock band Hello Amnesia have released their stomper of a second single ‘Suzy Blue’ today (18 March), taken from their debut EP ‘Retrograde’, out on 13 May 2022. The band comprises Welsh/Kiwi frontman Sean Arkless, Italian keys player and backing vocalist Marco Ragozza, ...
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Interview with Connor Berry: ‘I like to write songs with hidden messages, you have to dip into it’
Chesterfield, UK-based Connor Berry released his incredibly accomplished debut single 'Mr. Rain' last month, an intricate and nuanced track that pays homage to The Beatles and Electric Light Orchestra. 'Mr. Rain' is the first song that he has completed, according to the the 17 year old: 'I was sat on my bed, it was ...
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