Interview with Excuses Excuses: ‘It’s important to have multiple styles in your realm’
Oshawa, Ontario, Canadian alt punk rock band Excuses Excuses are gearing up to release their next single 'The Meaning of Life', which shows a mellower side to the band, on 27 May. The band comprises Kyle Wilton (vocals and guitar), Trevor Bowman (bass) and Jason Nicoll (drums). Wilton and Bowman grew up in a small ...
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Interview with Small Talk: ‘It’s a never-ending story based on going back to a place after a relationship ends’
Bournemouth indie rock band Small Talk will release their second single 'Paris' tomorrow (13 May), an anthemic, riff-driven, summery track about wanting a second chance with someone. They comprise Ben Lewis (vocals, guitar and bass), Harry Whitton (drums), Ali Barron (guitar) and Jack Babbe (guitar). Ben and Ali are ...
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Interview with TrollfesT: ‘The whole concept of the album is based on the flamingo overlord trying to take over the world’
Oslo-based Balkan metal band TrollfesT have released four boisterous and infectious singles from their upcoming ninth album Flamingo Overlord, which tells the tale of a power-hungry flamingo overlord. The album will be released on 27 May 2022. They humorously - and accurately - describe themselves as 'more flamboyant ...
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Interview with The Chase: ‘If my mind was a TV and you were flicking through the channels, each track on this EP would be a different TV show’
Nottingham-based four piece indie rock band The Chase have released their debut EP 'Not the F*cking Game Show' today (6 May), which reflects their experiences as they manoeuvre through what they call 'the trials and tribulations of life'. The band comprises Tyler Heaney (vocals and guitar), his brother Dion (drums), ...
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Interview with Willie Stratton: ‘The album was inspired by my desire to create something that wrapped a lot of my influences together into one package – from folk, to surf, to rockabilly, electronic music, blues, everything’
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based rock 'n' roller Willie Stratton brought out his debut album Drugstore Dreamin' last week, an album that feeds into his love of 50's classics, surf rock, Americana and blues. 'The album was inspired by my desire to create something that wrapped a lot of my influences together into one package ...
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Interview with Lostboy: ‘We wanted to make an album where people would say “This is what it would sound like live” and it does that’
Sheffield-based band Lostboy will release their debut EP ‘Love Among Angry People’ tomorrow (6 May), giving their take on relationships and the state of the world. The band comprises Maxwell Clutterbuck (vocals), Ethan Reeves (drums), Henry Robinson (bass) and Jack "Bezza" Berry (lead guitar). They have known ...
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Interview with The Heavy North: ”As Long As You’re Here With Me’ is a gateway to the rest of the album’
Liverpool-based garage blues band The Heavy North will release their keenly-awaited debut album Electric Soul Machine on Saturday (23 April), giving us 10 sublime tracks about love, loneliness and the pitfalls of social media. The band comprises Kenny Stuart (vocals), José Ibanez (guitar), Andy Horrocks (bass), Ste ...
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