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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 ...

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. ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Interview with Andre Pettipas and The Giants: ‘There are lots of “woahs” and “ohs” on the album, we want to show our personality’

Nova Scotia-based rock band Andre Pettipas and The Giants will release their sophomore album, No Fools No Fun on 9 July, which encapsulates their no holds barred, kick ass and riffed up ethic. The band consists of Andre Pettipas (guitar and lead vocals), his brother ...

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 ...