Interview with Boxteles: ‘A lot of love songs aren’t very realistic, are they?’
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire-based band, Boxteles, of the hard hitting riffs and singalong choruses, will bring out their debut EP - break-ups, bevs & thinking ahead - in July, a title that neatly sums them up. Formed in 2018 in Huddersfield by Tom Bedford (vocals and guitar), Brad Mack (lead guitar), Alex ...
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Interview with Black River Delta: ‘The songs we make are heavily blues influenced but we wanted these songs to be bigger than before’
Black River Delta, an alt rock blues band originating from Bollnäs, Sweden, kings of the dirty guitar punctuated with honest, emotional lyrics, will bring out their third studio album, Shakin', on 4 June 2021. The group consists of Erik Jacobs (vocals, guitars), Pontus Ohlsson (guitars, harmonica), Måns Lindblom ...
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CoolTop20’s In the spotlight: The Jobs
by Lean https://cooltop20.com For this week’s spotlight I’m running away with The Jobs. The Jobs are a feel good indie alt rock band based in Cleveland (USA). Trevor (vocals, guitar) took me on a trip into the band’s history, their influences and the upcoming EP ‘Sailing Upon the Times’. Who are The ...
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Interview with The Confusions: ‘It’s really exciting to get the songs in order to create a story’
Sundsvall, Sweden-based indie band, The Confusions, fuse the best of the 60's and 80's with their own, unique modern spin, giving us a 20 track album, Black Silhouettes, last month. The band comprises Mikael Andersson-Knut (vocals, guitar), his wife Zarah Andersson-Knut (keyboard, vocals), Mattias Löfström (drums) ...
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Interview with Rowdy Outsider: ‘It’s a song you can have a bit of fun with’
Drogheda, Ireland-based alt rock band Rowdy Outsider are still riding high on the success of their recent single, 'Sunday Afternoon', with their next single due out in June. Rowdy Outsider was formed three years ago and comprises vocalist Matthew Doyle, drummer Sean Murtagh and guitarist Conor Whearty, who have ...
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Interview with Daniel Wylie: ‘You can trace every song back somewhere’
Glasgow-based singer songwriter Daniel Wylie will release his next single, ‘Our Love Will Never Die’, on May 28th, a sweet and heartfelt ballad that he wrote for his wife and which marks the first track from his forthcoming album, 'Atoms And Energy', out on 2 July 2021. The album will consist of 10 tracks, according ...
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Interview with Chay Snowdon: ‘The loud shirts love big riffs!’
London-based rock 'n' rollers, Chay Snowdon, of the fiery guitars and colourful shirts, gave us their debut EP, Are You Sitting Comfortably? (Then We'll Begin), in March, featuring five addictive tracks with reach-for-the-skies choruses, oodles of swagger, punchy drums and a wiggle-infused bass line that pulls you ...
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