Interview with Cucamaras: ‘Pre-Covid, we’d focus on writing two minute bangers but we’re realising you need that variety’
Nottingham-based band Cucamaras stomped into 2021 with their aggressive post punk anthem ‘Death of The Social’ and will bring out their next single around July. They comprise Olly Bowley (guitar/vocals), Josh Hart (guitar/vocals), Joe Newton (drums) and Dan McGrath (bass). They took their name from a bar of the ...
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Interview with Lonely Bunker: ‘I’ve always been in punk bands, the melodies are heavily rooted in that’
New York-based singer-songwriter Lonely Bunker gave us his second album 7 Songs, Vol. 1 earlier this month, which sees him move away from his punk roots and embrace his poppier side. Lonely Bunker is the solo project of Jay Stewart, also known as the lead singer and guitar player for skate punk veterans Symphony of ...
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COOL TOP20’s In the spotlight: Jack Francis
by Lean at COOL TOP20 https://cooltop20.com Jack Francis is a Southampton (UK) based Americana/folk singer-songwriter. “I grew up in Southampton, which is on the South coast of the UK. I’ve always enjoyed the local music scene here – there were lots of venues when I was growing up and there still are ...
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Interview with Mulholland Jive: ‘If Muse ever asked me to go on tour with them, I’d die happy’
Cambridge-based funk rock instrumental band Mulholland Jive brought out their EP Intergalactic earlier this month, a magical musical journey through the world of sci-fi. Mulholland Jive's sound can best be described as very piano heavy, with a healthy dose of synths, sax and guitars thrown in, which seems fitting ...
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Interview with Megan Black: ‘I feel like a less cool, female version of David Byrne!’
West Lothian, Scottish singer Megan Black, has put together a new band and has just released a video for last year's single, 'Hang Out Dry'. The track deals with the helplessness of addiction, as the lyrics show: 'The drugs can’t help him no more, no more, no more, no more than I can.' As Black puts it: 'For ...
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Interview with Sister John: ‘The new album traces a bit of history, a history of emotions’
Lo-fi lush Glasgow band, Sister John, will bring out their next single, 'In My Place', on 7 May, a gentle track about growing up, infused with the folky, dramatic soundscapes that we have come to expect from them. Sister John comprises Amanda McKeown (vocals and guitar), Jonathan Lilley (guitar), Sophie Pragnell ...
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Interview with The Sunrise Paradise: ‘We’re sitting on our best song yet’
Last month, Amsterdam feel-good and - in their words - 'soft cabin rock' duo, The Sunrise Paradise, gave us their debut EP, Dear Tomorrow, a heartfelt letter to themselves about life in their 20's. The Sunrise Paradise comprises Robin Smit (lead vocals and guitar) and Jaap Koopman (vocals and guitar), who met 18 ...
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