Interview with Owen Killey: ”Hooked’ is more about the danger of love but ‘Celestial’ is more about falling into it’
Hull teenage singer-songwriter Owen Killey will release his debut EP this summer. His latest single ‘Hooked’ opens with a cinematic Wild West guitar riff before his rocky vocals kick in: ‘That one I had written a year ago,’ he said. ‘The Wild West stuff, I do use it, I don’t know why ...
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Interview with Wilswood Buoys: ‘It’s nice to have a “book”, an album that takes you on a journey’
Wilswood Buoys, an alt-folk duo from Mersea Island in Essex, have just released their debut album A New Beginning, replete with catchy choruses, charting love, loss and the state of the world. The duo comprises Josh Wilson and Joe Sherwood, their name taken from putting part of their surnames ...
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Interview with Rockford: ‘We wanted to make as much noise as possible!’
Photo credit: Reyer van Kasteren Klundert, The Netherlands-based rock band Rockford have released their debut album Broken Records, showing us that heavy, slow riffing, detuned grunge rock is exactly what we all need. The band comprises Niels Schmitz (vocals), Arthur van den Acker ...
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Interview with V*A*S*E: ‘I think you can’t get enough of Chris Cornell!’
Brighton, Michigan grunge-rock band V*A*S*E have released their gloriously rowdy debut EP 'For The First Time'. The band, which was started in 2018, comprises cousins-turned-guitarists, Drew Kussmaul and J.T. Jasinski. The idea was conceived when, one day in 2015, J.T. played a very poor version ...
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Interview with Django Jones and the Mystery Men: ‘It’s the most similar to ‘Bad For You’, it’s a stepping stone into the rest of our stuff’
Sheffield post-punk band Django Jones and the Mystery Men have just released their punchy debut single 'Bad For You'. They comprise Will Tomlinson (vocals), Ciara Hurding (drums, also for Sheffield band The Seamonsters), Joe O’Grady (guitar) and Isaac Rodgers (bass). Since recording their ...
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Interview with The LAGS: ‘I love Mitch Mitchell, his controlled recklessness’
Liverpool rock band The LAGS will release their fourth single 'Get A Grip' early next year, a follow on from their incredibly catchy, guitar-driven single 'The Locker'. The band comprises Dan (lead vocals), Bradley (drums), Jack (bass) and Liam (lead guitar). Liam and Dan are school friends who ...
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Interview with The Comancheros: ‘Metal is a pretty common segue into the dirtier side of country music’
Missouri heavy and western band The Comancheros, who have been described as 'ZZ Top goes Star Wars', have released their third, hard and fast and gritty album, Memphis to Mexico. The band comprises vocalist and guitarist Tanner Jones and drummer R. Michael Cook, who started teaching lessons at ...
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