Interview with The Station: ‘You sacrifice a song but something better comes out of it’
Newbury-based band The Station have released their debut EP, Dark Energy, today (21 May), giving us six sunny and catchy tracks that show us just how versatile they all are. The Station comprises twin brothers Dylan and Louie Morris and school friend Josh Hensby. Interestingly, the band has an ...
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Interview with The Sore Losers: ‘We realised we’re really a bunch of rockers playing uptempo songs with a groove’
'Yeah Yeah Yeah', the latest single from explosive Belgian rockers, The Sore Losers, marks the first track from their fifth studio album coming out around November. The Sore Losers, who are based in Hasselt, comprise Jan Straetemans (guitar/vocals), Cedric Maes (guitar), Kevin Maenen (bass) and ...
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Interview with Dictator: ‘It unlocked the sound we were looking for’
West Lothian, Scottish band, Dictator, is riding high on the success of their recent anthemic single, 'Hide and Seek', with three new singles in the works. The band comprises Michael Campbell (vocals, keyboard, guitar), Zach Tarimo Goodhur (guitar), Joe Murty (bass) and Allan Ramsay ...
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Interview with Hey, King: ‘Thematically, there’s hope, vulnerability and coming out the other end of bad times’
LA-based indie rock duo, Hey, King, craft the kind of resilient songs that are full of heart, hinting at overcoming a great deal of adversity along the way, as they bring us their self-titled debut album. The duo comprises London, Ontario songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, Natalie ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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