This week’s Bucket Playlist!
On The Bucket Playlist this week, we have The Happy Fits, PLAIINS, Ax and the Hatchetmen, YUNGBLUD, The Kites, The Avenues, The Bankes Brothers and lots ...
>
PLAIINS: ‘One of our goals on the album was that you had to be able to laugh at least once on every song’
Hamburg-based post-punk band PLAIINS have released 'Row She Said', a track that shines a light on right-wing fanaticism and its underbelly, marking the third single from their debut album Happy Faces out on 15 August. The band comprises Chris Reardon (vocals, guitar), Florian Kaninck (guitars), Tal Pinhas (bass) and ...
>
The Blue Moon: ‘The major big crossover was Buck Owens, the one album that we both completely fell in love with’
Watford soul duo The Blue Moon are gearing up to release their brilliantly toe-tapping second EP ‘So Glad’ alongside some additional new singles. Each track of the E.P. is being released a few weeks apart with a couple of extra singles. ‘I Love You, Baby’ is out on the 23rd May, ‘Think of Nothing at ...
>
Jeremy & The Harlequins: ‘When you’re playing with other people, that’s some type of magic’
New York-based vintage-sounding rock 'n' rollers Jeremy & The Harlequins have released their latest single, 'Trouble on the Hill', which takes us on a cinematic, richly-imagined journey about trying to outrun the inevitable. The band comprises Jeremy Fury (vocals and guitar) and a revolving cast of musicians which ...
>
The Riven: ‘For this album, we decided to throw all those prejudices out of the window and let the songs steer it – we broke all the rules’
Stockholm-based power rock quintet The Riven will release their third album Visions of Tomorrow tomorrow (25 April), fusing rambunctious rock, doom metal and a dash of pop, inviting listeners to crank it right up and belt it out in their car. The band, which formed in 2016, comprises Totta Ekebergh (vocals), Max ...
>
After the parade: ‘I was piecing together the world of the album and Defunctland was in my orbit’
Sydney-based artist After the parade has released a second, self-titled album, inspired by the beauty of defunct theme park rides in his diaristic and poignant songwriting. After the parade is the creative project of Jack R. Reilly and the new album marks a follow up to 2020’s Middle Everything. ‘In Disneyland, ...
>
SugarFüt: ‘A lot of Jack’s lyrics are very introspective – he’s really good at baring his soul’
Hull alt-rock band SugarFüt are gearing up to release three new singles, ‘Oblivion’, ‘Room’ and ‘Casanova’, giving us more of their trademark powerhouse vocals, addictive bass lines and tightly woven rock. The band, which formed in 2023, is the brainchild of frontman and guitarist Jack Moxon and drummer ...
>