CoolTop20’s In the spotlight: Grace can’t play Guitar
by Lean at https://cooltop20.com Grace can’t play Guitar are Chris Payne and Mick Tyler, two friends from Brighton who collaborated on various music projects together and gave it a spin for a whole new non-genre specific sound. For this spotlight I had a chat with Chris, the songwriter of the ...
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Interview with Giant and the Georges: ‘You might not always want to write an indie song, you might want to write something heavier’
Dudley, West Midlands-based indie rock band, Giant and the Georges, have blended thundering bass lines and screaming lead guitar in their moreish, surfy debut EP, 'Don't You Know?', out today (25 June). Giant and the Georges comprises brothers Sam and Ben George, drummer Kristian Hohn and the ...
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Interview with The Cudas: ‘I really like those songs where the lyrics and song can be simple but there’s a tiny little trail of crumbs to make you come back’
The Cudas, the power pop outlet of Cape Town-born songwriter Reinhard van Biljon, released their debut EP on Spotify, ‘Alien Vacation’, earlier this month, mixing pop hooks with fuzzy power chords and new wave synths to create some summery magic. His band name is taken from one of ...
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Interview with Red Hearted Vibrations: ‘I’m buzzing to get these songs out, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, you can taste it!’
Glasgow five-piece band Red Hearted Vibrations are gearing up to give us their biggest song yet next week (2 July) with 'White Water', a glam rock scorcher underpinned by power riffs, hinting at something darker underneath, which will also feature on their upcoming debut album. Red Hearted ...
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CoolTop20 New Release Talk: ‘Drag Me To Hell’ by VAN TASTIK
by Lean at https://cooltop20.com Choosing a suitcase for a bass drum and his trusty resophonic guitar VAN TASTIK, a one-man-band from Virginia based in Utrecht, hit the road in 2017, and has been winning over fans since he started this bohemian touring life playing the streets, bars, clubs and ...
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Interview with The Wild Frontiers: ‘There’s no greater therapy than performing’
Dallas-based sparkling alt rock band The Wild Frontiers will give us an EP later this year which tells a linear tale of a dystopian world at war that, somewhat presciently, was written before COVID struck. The band comprises frontman Trent Rush, James Wilson (guitar ...
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Interview with Two Year Vacation: ‘We came out of the studio with four songs about dreaming of music with a cocktail in our hands’
Gothenburg-based tropical pop band, Two Year Vacation, will release their EP, 'Getting Into Real Estate', in October, their tales of growing up in a small town, set to a jingly jangly backdrop that will make you want kick back with a cocktail in your hand and dream of summer. The band comprises ...
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