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Interview with Jeremiah Moon: ‘The next songs are similar to the ones on ‘Sputnik’ but I’m trying to push out in every direction’

Seattle-based singer songwriter and cellist Jeremiah Moon brought out his debut EP 'Sputnik' last month, fusing soothing, wistful vocals with restrained rhythms and chamber pop string progressions. 'Sputnik' consists of five tracks that are very much interconnected, according to Moon: 'All the songs came from a ...

CoolTop20’s New Release – Nod My Head by Sam Lambeth and the Four Chords

by Lean at CoolTop20 https://cooltop20.com Sam Lambeth is a singer-songwriter from Wolverhampton (UK). Over the years, his music has been heard on BBC Radio One and Kerrang. He has performed in front of 25,000 people at Molineux football stadium, and had press coverage in NME and Louder than War.  After ...

Interview with Peter Raffoul: ‘I think that there’s a trend in songwriting now for people my age to write with a super honest feel, pulling the sugar coating away’

Leamington, Ontario-born alternative singer-songwriter Peter Raffoul released his second single 'Cigarette Holes' last month, marking the second single from his upcoming debut EP due out around June this year. 'I really wanted to make an uptempo song for this record, but didn’t want the subject matter to feel ...

Interview with Megson: ‘Putting together this album has been a refreshing journey for us’

Teesside folk duo Megson – aka Debbie and Stu Hanna – will release their tenth studio album Unknown Waters on 11 February 2022, featuring nine covers and one bonus track showcasing songwriters who have inspired them from the North East of England. ‘Megson’ is a reference to their old dog, Megan, who passed ...

CoolTop20 New Release – Supernova (EP) by Mulholland Jive

by Lean at CoolTop20 https://cooltop20.com Mulholland Jive is an instrumental funk-rock band led by Irish musician Ben Mulholland, a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Cambridge (UK).  Mulholland Jive’s debut EP ‘Intergalactic’ was released in April 2021 and has been streamed over 20,000 ...

Interview with Russian Girlfriends: ‘We’ve always walked a line between catchy and heavy and ‘Serf Rock’ is the centre of that Venn diagram’

Albuquerque, New Mexico punk rockers Russian Girlfriends released their self-titled third LP earlier this month, giving us seven tracks about love, losing a loved one and society falling apart. The band comprises Ian Jarrell, who has become the main vocalist since Adam Hooks departed the band in the autumn of 2019, ...

Interview with Cruzados: ‘We’re lifers when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll, we didn’t have a plan B’

LA rockers Cruzados have released their third studio album She's Automatic! today (28 January), giving us their very own blend of the blues and old school, unabashed, riffed up rock 'n' roll. (The digital version was released on 14 January.) The band's new line-up comprises co-founder bassist and songwriter Tony ...