Interview with Daniel Isaiah: ‘Every once in a while, a song falls into my lap’
Montreal-based folk singer Daniel Isaiah is gearing up to release his fourth album, To Live A Wild Life, in January. Earlier this month, he released his single ‘Oblivion’, a wistful, searching track about the acceptance of death, set to gentle finger picking: ‘I have a little set up in the studio up the road ...
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Interview with Ben Harwood: ‘A lot of my songs are somewhere between me and a character’
Northumberland singer and guitarist Ben Harwood has released his haunting and poetic debut single 'Fault Lines'. 'Fault Lines' is an extremely accomplished debut, with huge echoes of Bruce Springsteen, from the underlying guitar line, poetic lyrics and melody that reminds me of 'The Streets of Philadelphia' and it ...
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Interview with The Great Leslie: ‘We had funky bass lines before but we’ve gone more raw and aggressive this time, doing everything with a bit more attitude’
London-based rock band The Great Leslie will release their debut EP ’21st Century Problems’ tomorrow (15 September), their rambunctious, riffed-up commentary about some of the biggest problems we face. The band, who have had the current line up for the past one and a half years, comprises Ollie Trevers (vocals and ...
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Interview with White Novels: ‘Storytelling is about the only form of therapy that works’
Glasgow-based rock band White Novels released their single ‘Circles’ earlier this month, a hauntingly beautiful track about growing up, relationships and breakups. The band comprises Jack Bestow (vocals) and Chris Roarty (drums) as permanent members, with other musicians who come in on tracks from time to time. ...
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Interview with Ray Beadle: ‘We set out to do straight blues rock, tough Texas style’
Sydney-based blues singer and guitarist Ray Beadle has released his 15th album Bound To Get The Blues, a gritty blues rock album featuring seven new original songs. His band comprises Adam Pringle (guitar), George Brugmans (drums), Ben Edwards (bass) and Oliver Thorpe (pedal steel guitar), who have been ...
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Interview with REGENT: ‘It gave me that instant “I think this is a deep song” feeling, it took me back to addiction’
Southampton rock band REGENT will release their new track 'Oh No, I Know' tomorrow (11 August), a track about addiction, taken from their second album Beggars Belief, which is due out on 26 April next year. The band comprises Ben Rooke (lead vocal, songwriter and guitarist), Chris Woolf (lead guitarist and keys, plus ...
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Interview with Bend Sinister: ‘It’s really a mélange of four personalities and tastes, singing, creating, and sprinkling all of our different spices into a song’
Vancouver-based rock band Bend Sinister will release their next two singles 'What It Takes' and 'Leave The Light On' on 8 September, with a new album due out next year. The band comprises Dan Moxon (keys/lead vocals), Matt Rhode (bass /back up vocals), Joseph Blood (guitar /back up vocals) and Dicky Neptune (drums ...
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