Interview with The Islas: ‘It’s Beatlesey, we’ve got everything in there’
Norwich-based indie rock band The Islas will release their debut EP 'Oblivion' on 27 August, marking one of the best EPs of the year and showing us how incredibly versatile they are. The Islas comprise Nathan Baverstock (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ross Allen (lead guitar), Granger Wittering (bass, backing vocals) ...
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CoolTop20’s New Release – Take It All The Way by Leigh Thomas
by Lean at https://cooltop20.com Leigh Thomas is an Australian based singer/songwriter/guitarist, with a lengthy history performing in both the Melbourne indie scene and cover scene. Leigh’s music can be described as guitar based, melodic pop/rock, ranging from heavy and beat driven, to softer and sometimes ...
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Interview with Beachheads: ‘It’s got a Go-Betweens kind of vibe – it’s jingly jangly, which is different for us’
Oslo-based indie rock quartet Beachheads is working on a new album, Volume 2, from which they have just released the infectious, psychedelic pop rock single, 'Jupiter'. Beachheads was formed by Vidar Landa (guitar) and Marvin Nygaard (bass) who both play in Norwegian metal band, Kverlertak. They’ve also recruited ...
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Interview with Bantams: ‘It’s pretty different to ‘Coronaville’ and everything we’ve worked on so far, we wanted to make people dance’
Philadelphia and Nashville-based indie pop band Bantams is working on their third album, which is set for release early next year with a new single, "Sucralose', out soon. Bantams comprises Chris Rathke (Philadelphia) on lead vocals, keys, guitar, percussion and bass and James Hoag (Nashville) on guitar, bass, keys ...
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Interview with sweethearts: ‘I’ll write it like a folk song on the acoustic and then Josh will sprinkle the magic!’
Hull-based indie pop band with a punky heart, sweethearts, are mixing it up with their upcoming two singles, sprinkling a bit of punk into the mix with their next release, ‘Communication’s Gone’. The band comprises Niall Tennison (vocals and guitar), Toby Needler (lead guitar), Josh Drury (bass), Kitty VR ...
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CoolTop20’s In the spotlight: Chasing Records
by Lean at https://cooltop20.com Chasing Records was formed by Andrew Fernandes and Nathan Henderson from London, Ontario (Canada). They met playing baseball and really didn’t connect with music until about 5 years later. They formed the band during the start of the pandemic and finally decided to start ...
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Interview with Near Mrs: ‘It’s a belter, we got a real blast of serotonin playing it!’
Nottingham-based indie rock band, Near Mrs, are ramping up the guitars in their debut EP, 'Sanguine', which was released last month (June), in which they provide a musical commentary on government surveillance, relationships and selfish societies. The band comprises Ryan Webb (vocals), Taig O'Shea (lead guitar and ...
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