PLAIINS: ‘One of our goals on the album was that you had to be able to laugh at least once on every song’
Hamburg-based post-punk band PLAIINS have released 'Row She Said', a track that shines a light on right-wing fanaticism and its underbelly, marking the third single from their debut album Happy Faces out on 15 August. The band comprises Chris Reardon (vocals, guitar), Florian Kaninck (guitars) and David Suhlrie ...
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The Blue Moon: ‘The major big crossover was Buck Owens, the one album that we both completely fell in love with’
Watford soul duo The Blue Moon are gearing up to release their brilliantly toe-tapping second EP ‘So Glad’ alongside some additional new singles. Each track of the E.P. is being released a few weeks apart with a couple of extra singles. ‘I Love You, Baby’ is out on the 23rd May, ‘Think of Nothing at ...
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After the parade: ‘I was piecing together the world of the album and Defunctland was in my orbit’
Sydney-based artist After the parade has released a second, self-titled album, inspired by the beauty of defunct theme park rides in his diaristic and poignant songwriting. After the parade is the creative project of Jack R. Reilly and the new album marks a follow up to 2020’s Middle Everything. ‘In Disneyland, ...
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SugarFüt: ‘A lot of Jack’s lyrics are very introspective – he’s really good at baring his soul’
Hull alt-rock band SugarFüt are gearing up to release three new singles, ‘Oblivion’, ‘Room’ and ‘Casanova’, giving us more of their trademark powerhouse vocals, addictive bass lines and tightly woven rock. The band, which formed in 2023, is the brainchild of frontman and guitarist Jack Moxon and drummer ...
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Avalanche Party: ‘With ‘The Noise Between Us’, we liked it straight away – it had a very different feeling to anything else we had on the album’
North Yorkshire's Avalanche Party have released their second album, Der Traum Über Alles - "the dream above all else" - a rush of whirring, explosive New Wave thrills, thick bass lines and the kind of propulsive, punky energy that is set to make it one of the most exciting albums of the year. Formed in 2016, ...
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Nana’s Pie: ‘A lot of songs are about breakups or about moving away but this song was honestly just about being happy’
Brisbane coastal rockers Nana's Pie are gearing up to release two new songs 'Happy Today' and 'Push Restart', which will form part of their debut EP around mid-2025. Gritty guitar riffs and the pulsing bass lines in their songs capture the rebellious spirit of rock and leave you wanting more, pushed along by soaring, ...
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András Droppa: ‘It’s quite a cool moment to be able to stand in front of a crowd and hit that opening lick into the solo!’
Devon based hard rock-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter András Droppa has released his self-titled debut album full of thunderous riffs, evocative stories, and enough energy to power the whole of Hard Rock Hell. ‘The album is an eclectic mix of styles,’ he said. ‘You can actually see the evolution of my ...
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