Interview with New You: ‘We really wanna make memorable melodies that get stuck in your head’
Tacoma and Seattle, Washington power pop band New You will release their debut EP ‘Candy’ tomorrow that feels, in their words, 'like the soundtrack you vaguely remember from that teen movie you can’t quite place'. The band comprises Blake Turner (vocals, guitar), Cody Gores (guitar), Chase Valentine ...
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Interview with False Plaintiff: ‘There’s still a bit of hardcore in the emo but it’s more melodic, with less brutal vocals’
Singaporean emo/rock quintet False Plaintiff is working on a new mini album, which they will likely release by the end of the year. The band, which formed in 2012, comprises Brandon Tanoto (vocals), Bryner Tan (guitar), Nicholas Phang (guitar), Jonathan Vincent (bass) and Tanoto’s cousin, Sydney Long (drums). The ...
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Interview with Civic Green: ‘We want people to jump around if they can’
Barnsley, Yorkshire-based indie rock band Civic Green will release their debut EP ‘Sailing The River’ tomorrow (17 June), giving us seven incredibly anthemic tracks loosely connected by the theme of escapism. The band comprises Dan Hall (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gav Darley (drums), Andy Lowman (backing vocals, ...
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Interview with Velvet Starlings: ‘The song goes to so many different places so fast, it gets in and out like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody”
LA-based, neo-psych garage rock band Velvet Starlings released their delightfully rambunctious single 'HG Wells' today (16 June), from their second album, Pacific Standard Time, due out after the summer. The band comprises Christian Gisborne (vocals, guitar and organ), drummer Foster Poling and his brother, bassist ...
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Interview with James’ Room: ‘We wanted it to be quite intense all the way through, quite abrasive, quietly defiant’
Bristol-Bath based rock band James' Room released their debut single 'Come In' last month, a powerful, energetic stomper about not knowing where your place is in the world. The band comprises frontman Sam Jones (vocals and guitar), Jake Weaver (drums), Jacob Beswetherick (guitar), Will Coomes (keys) and Louis ...
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Interview with Dirty Bynum: ‘We built this whole story around it, we went to the underworld and borrowed Lucifer’s car’
Eustace, East Texas rock band Dirty Bynum have released their debut album Tuesday Nights, the sonic equivalent of a graphic novel encompassing "bleeding out", werewolves, monsters and everything in between and which pays homage to their broad mash up of influences. The band comprises childhood friends Tanner Van Horn ...
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Interview with Idle Noise: ‘It’s very much a lockdown song, it were inspired by someone I’d never met’
Coventry-based indie rock quartet Idle Noise released their single ‘Heart Alarm’ last month, a rousing track designed to be played in big stadiums and which was inspired by a lockdown romance. The band comprises Ben Brandist (vocals and guitar), Alex Lindon (guitar), Dan Connolly (bass) and Dan Ostrowski ...
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