Interview with The Islas: ‘With a six track EP, we feel like we have the chance to show what we are really about’
Norwich-based indie rock band The Islas have released their debut EP ‘Oblivion’ today (27 August), marking one of the best EPs of the year and giving us six tracks about love, loss and dissatisfaction that showcase just how different their songs can be sonically. The Islas comprise Nathan Baverstock (lead vocals, ...
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Interview with Listening Club: ‘It hits you straight in the face, it’s sunshine, guitar pop, it’s perfect for summer’
Hull-based pop-rock band Listening Club are gearing up to release four more singles, the next of which will be 'Word I Say' in October. The band comprises Rich Stephenson (vocals and guitar), Matt Davis (keys), Andy Smith (bass) and Rob Taylor (drums). Initially, Stephenson, who is also an audio book producer, played ...
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Interview with Velvet Starlings: ‘It’s faster and crunchier, a distortion of our beach fuzz sound’
LA-based, neo-psychedelic garage rock band Velvet Starlings, kings of the fuzzy, distorted foot stompers, will bring out their debut album, Technicolor Shakedown, on 29 September. The band comprises Christian Gisborne (vocals, guitar and organ), drummer Foster Poling and his brother, bassist Hudson Poling. Gisborne ...
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Interview with Third Lung: ‘For me, it’s about the song, it can be done a million ways’
Reading-based rock band Third Lung is gearing up to release an EP, ‘Dialogues of the Fatal Few’, in November with another single, ‘Climb’, out next month. The band comprises Tom Farrelly (lead vocals), his wife Camilla (lead guitar), Rob (bass) and Sam (drums). Farrelly describes his wife, whom he met at ...
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Interview with Parliamo: ‘There are lots of songs about a night out but there aren’t many about hangovers, so we thought we’d tap into that niche market!’
Fresh on the heels of their infectious and anthemic single 'Life On The TV', Perth, Scotland based six-piece Parliamo are hard at work on their second EP, 'The Parliamo Manifesto', due out around October. The band comprises Jack Dailly (vocals), Finn Freeburn Morrison (guitar), Fraser ...
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Interview with Dirty Bynum: ‘It just kinda came about, we started playing loud and going for that energy’
Hot on the heels of their latest single 'Sweet Peaches', Eustace, east Texas rock band Dirty Bynum are working on their debut album. The band comprises childhood friends Tanner Van Horn (lead vocals, guitar and bass), Joe Hunter (drums), Bucky Womble (vocals, guitar and bass) and Ryan Powers (lead guitar and ...
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Interview with Jocelyn and Chris: ‘Blues is our bread and butter’
New York bluesy rock siblings Jocelyn and Chris are working on their eight studio album, Favorite Ghosts, which will likely be released around January next year. They got into music at a very young age, according to Chris: ‘I was in third grade, she was in fourth, when she started having piano lessons and I started ...
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