Interview with the Wilderness: ‘We really cut every song to pieces and reassembled it – we put them under the microscope’
Kingston, Ontario rock band the Wilderness will bring out their brilliantly anthemic third album Strangers I Used to Love on 12 April. Billing themselves as 'bringing the piss and vinegar of young DIY road-dogs, the lyrical eloquence of Canada's folk heroes, and the musical grandeur of your dad’s favourite ...
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Interview with Electric Fence: ‘It was slow, greasy blues, like the swamp!’
Madrid-based rock band Electric Fence have released their fourth album Iron Surgery, giving us seven tracks of straight up, hard hitting rock ‘n’ roll. The band comprises Jorge Coello (vocals), Edu Morales (bass/backing vocals), Sergio Gabaldón (guitar/backing vocals) and Luis Maldonado (drums/backing vocals). ...
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Interview with Crystal Cities: ‘I get carried away and have too many guitar lines!’
Sydney rock band Crystal Cities is gearing up to release some new, punk-oriented songs. The band comprises Geoff Rana (lead vocals, guitar and keys), Jared King (bass and backing vocals) and newest member Neel Shukla (drums). 'Myself and Jared have known each other forever, we studied music together at uni,' Rana ...
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Interview with Kreye: ‘The whole idea of ‘The Overseer’ basically comes from a guy I know in the SAS’
Hull-based rock band Kreye (pronounced 'cry') have released their debut single 'The Overseer' and are working on their debut album Our Time Is Now, which will likely be released towards the end of this year or early 2025. The band comprises Ben Miller (vocals and keys), Harrison Knight (guitar), Lily Lingwood (drums) ...
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Interview with Cascade Riot: ‘Al’s the glue, if you don’t have a solid drummer, you’re dead on arrival!’
Detroit's Cascade Riot, which fuses a unique blend of punk, power-pop, alternative rock and rock & roll, released a new EP this week (30 January) called 'Life on Venus'. The band formed in April 2015. However, Ryan Failla (lead vocals and guitar) and Adam Brady (bass and backing vocals) met in middle school and ...
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Interview with Oxidize: ‘Our drummer didn’t have a drum kit, so we used washing powder buckets and the bottom of a tin can for a cymbal, it was a lot of fun!’
Swedish metal band Oxidize have released their latest single ‘Rockstar’, their guitar-driven homage to teenagers who want to be rockstars. The band comprises Per Stålfors (lead guitar, producer), new vocalist Johannes Nyberg (lead vocals and keys), Kaj Leissner (bass), John Nyberg (lead guitar and Johannes’ ...
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Interview with Wholesome: ‘It evolved from an ugly duckling to the title track of the EP!’
Hailing from the land of the Viking Kings, Norwegian jangly rock band Wholesome have released a new EP 'Garden' evoking nostalgic summer days. The band comprises Jørgen Johannessen (vocals/guitar), Johan Nes (drummer and producer), Georg Yrke (guitar/vocals), his younger brother Sigurd (keys) and Jon Olav Hausken ...
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