Django Jones and the Mystery Men: ‘We wanted to do something like that to finish our EP, to have an epic Bondesque song!’
Sheffield post-punk band Django Jones and the Mystery Men will release their brilliantly riotous debut EP 'Thank You For Having Us' tomorrow (25 October), awash with overdriven guitars, unique vocals and enough energy to power a small town in a blackout. They comprise Will Tomlinson (vocals), Ciara Hurding (drums, ...
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Interview with Red Rum Club: ‘The brass is the glue when I’m not singing, it plugs the gaps’
Rapidly-rising Liverpool-based sextet, Red Rum Club, brought out their album The Hollow of Humdrum earlier this month, offering us blasting choruses, majestic trumpet riffs and funky bass lines across 10 incredible tracks. Here, frontman Fran Doran and drummer Neil Lawson talk to us about what the album means to them and ...
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Interview with Future Fires: ‘Our next single, ‘Still Time’, is about when you wonder if you can still achieve your dreams’
Birmingham-based band Future Fires will release their beautiful, wistful single, 'Still Time', next week (2 October), their take on evaluating dreams and friendships, marking the second single from their upcoming acoustic EP due out in mid-October. The band comprises Adam Norman (vocals), Matt Levesley (bass), Jak ...
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Interview with The Heavy North: ‘You can see in their eyes when you’ve got them – and that’s when you know you have a tune’
Liverpool-based band The Heavy North released their latest belter of a single ‘Bring Me Love’ last Friday (4 September), taken from the band's upcoming debut 4-track EP, Dive Bar Blues, which will come out in November. The band comprises Kenny Stuart (vocals), José Ibanez (guitar), Andy Horrocks (bass), Ste Penn ...
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Interview with Frantics: ‘Our next song, ‘Beehive’, is darker, it’s about a break-up’
York-based indie band Frantics is gearing up to release their second single, 'Beehive', at the end of this month, a song that its frontman Joe Collins (lead vocal and bass) describes as 'darker than our first single, it's about a break-up'. In addition to Collins, Frantics consists of Fraser Threlfall (lead guitar), ...
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Interview with SEPRONA: ‘A big part of songwriting is having empathy with other situations’
Liverpool-based five-piece band SEPRONA brought out their latest belter of a single, 'Rose Tinted Eyes', last month, with plans for an album in the works. The fast-paced track with extremely catchy hooks is partly based on what happened to keys player Niall Blanchflower during a gig in Newcastle, acccording to SEPRONA's ...
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Interview with Calum Lintott: ‘Just Like Magic is about making your own luck’
Southampton-based singer Calum Lintott's latest song, 'Just Like Magic' is about 'making your own luck', he said. 'In terms of time, it fell out really fast. It's one of around 50 songs I wrote during lockdown. In proper lockdown, there was nothing else to do! I was writing three-to-four songs a day.' His blend of indie ...
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