Interview with The Effens: ‘You can have 10 different ideas and one will shine through, it’s about following your intuition’
Toronto glam grunge band The Effens released the lead single, 'Pavement Age', from their upcoming EP last month, knocking us sideways with its blasting bass line and screeching riffs, with a plan to release another five singles this year. The Effens are Austin Fannin (vocalist and guitarist), Paul Ciurea (guitar and ...
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Interview with Rufusking: ‘I couldn’t sleep, so I started googling Blackbeard’
Rotterdam and The Hague-based bluesy rock band, Rufusking, brought out their lively, singalong belter, 'Poor Mister Lee', last month and are now working on their next single, 'Motel Stardust'. They comprise Timo Epping (vocals and guitar), Jan Dekker (bass), Gabriel Patrascu (guitar) and Sander Stolk (drums). Epping, ...
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Interview with Little Comets: ‘What type of music will we want after all this?’
Newcastle-based eclectic indie rock band, Little Comets, have released their latest single, 'Total Abject Paranoia', about the dire state of the world and are now at work on a new album. The band consists of Rob Coles (lead vocal/guitar/piano/viola), his brother Micky Coles (guitar/vocals), Matt Hall (bass/vocals) plus, ...
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Interview with Fendahlene: ‘I come out of the studio a better musician, it’s comfortable to be locked away for 10 hours a day’
Aussie transplants to the UK, Fendahlene, brought out their latest single, 'A New Thread', last week, a song celebrating new beginnings, and which they appropriately decided to release on the day of the US presidential inauguration. Fendahlene comprises Paul Whiteley (guitar, lead vocals) and Ashley Hurst (bass, backing ...
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Interview with Feverjaw: ‘We’re a rock band, we can do catchy but also dirty and faster’
Cardiff-based alt-rock band Feverjaw will release their debut EP, Brightburn, tomorrow (29 Jan), offering four massive tracks alongside an acoustic version of the titular track. Feverjaw comprises Dale Hawkins (vocals/guitars), Steve Manning (bass) and Lewis Bligh (drums). The EP comprises five tracks, including the ...
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Interview with Spielbergs: ‘Mads is very good at letting us try stuff, it gives us ownership of the music’
Fresh from their release of their punchy single ‘Go’ last year, Norwegian punk band Spielbergs are hard at work on their second album. The band comprises Christian Løvhaug (drums), Mads Baklien (vocals) and Stian Brennskag (bass). Baklien and Brennskag are childhood friends. Baklien and Løvhaug met when they were ...
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Interview with The Vices: ‘With music, you can make something beautiful out of something ugly’
Groningen, The Netherlands-based, indie band, The Vices, will release their debut album on 12 March, Looking For Faces, which is a tribute to friendship through the years. The Vices comprise Floris van Luijtelaar (vocals /guitar), Simon Bleeker (bass), Jonathan Kruizenga (organ/guitar) and Mathijs Louwsma (drums). Van ...
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