Interview with The Kecks: ‘We’re quite dark guys, we want a tinge of darkness’
Hamburg-based indie rock band The Kecks are gearing up to record an EP with Gordon Raphael, the renowned producer behind the first two albums by The Strokes. They're an international bunch, featuring Lennart Uschmann from Austria (vocals), Samuel Telford from Australia (guitar/backing vocals), Joel Phillips from ...
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Interview with Hayley and the Crushers: ‘I’ve always gravitated towards punk bands that put on a show’
One part punk-pop, one part sunny surf and a big dose of poolside glitter trash, Southern California’s Hayley and the Crushers are riding high on the success of ‘She Drives’, the second single from their album scheduled for release next spring. The band comprises frontwoman and guitarist Hayler Crusher Cain, her ...
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Interview with Civic Green: ‘The five songs we’re putting out, they’re all different entities in their own way’
Next month, Barnsley, Yorkshire-based indie rock band Civic Green, will release the second single ‘Nowhere Close’ from their upcoming debut EP 'Sailing A River', which will be released later this year. The band comprises Danny Hall (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Andy Lowman (backing vocals, bass guitar), Matty ...
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Interview with The Ruddy Ruckus: ‘We go for something you’d want to hear in a tiny, sweaty club – I want to make those 25 people lose their minds!’
Hamilton, Ontario, garage rock band The Ruddy Ruckus, will bring out their gritty, raucous and thoroughly energizing debut album Wentworth And Main next week (10 September). Starting out as a folk-punk alter ego for frontman Rob Brown, they have evolved into an alt-rock powerhouse with the gradual additions of lead ...
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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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