Hello Gabriel how are you? Hello Del, thanks for asking, truthfully I’m not 100% but on the recovery having been knocked sideways by Covid earlier this week. Keep wearing those masks! Congratulations on the release of “Lachrymose” how does it feel? Thank you. I’m pleased this tune is finally seeing the light of day, and …
Single Review: “Too Sly To Die” – The Winter Codes”
The intro to this caught my ear straight away, the big drum fill made me sit up for sure! This is a mix of indie rock and traditional Irish music. How do I know? Well, there’s an accordion in there, acoustic guitar, whistle, bass as usual, drums, I’m also hearing a banjo…. All that good …
Album Review: “Light Roars” – 1st Base Runner. Words: Sammy Stein
‘Light roars’ is the third official release from award-winning Austin, Texas-based experimental indie rock multi-instrumentalist and producer 1st Base Runner ( Tim Hussman). ‘Light roars encompasses Hussman’s edgy, post-punk, gothic atmospherics and expansive post-rock elements, and includes some dark, emotionally poignant lyrical themes. Previous releases’ Seven Years of Silence’ and ‘Ellis’ saw acclaimed reviews, …
Album Review: “Tarraska” – Tarraska
Tarraska just dropped their new album….. I have tea. I have biscuits. Let’s do this. Sins Of The Other This is a straight out ballsy track, it kicks in with a guitar riff at the beginning – the squeal of a pinched string heralds the rest of the instrumentation coming in – open hi hatted …
Blog interview: Alex Baird
Hello Alex, how are you? I’m great! Thank you for interviewing me today! Congratulations on the release of “Lemon Tree” how does it feel? Thank you! I am so proud of the record. I feel so lucky to have been able to play with such amazing musicians, and have had immense support from my …
Single Review: “All I Need” – Kate Bond
This song comes forth with a swag from the outset, the bassline, drums, guitar and keyboards, bring a real soulful texture to this….. Then Kate comes in low key and understated until she hits the chorus at 0:47 raising the volume and the temperature! She brings a soulful playfulness to this track that makes me …
Single Review: “Know Me” – Days Of Rome
The thing I like about this song is its quirkiness, the intro makes you think it’s a soulful slow jam, but when the beat drops, it’s anything but. What do I mean? Well at around 0:10 a trumpet comes in, and then we get treated to a scratch, straight into the drums, bass, and guitar …
Album Review: “Battle Lines” – Cable Street Collective
It’s been a strange kind of day. I have watched the first two episodes of the new Obi Wan tv series, Stranger Things season 4 just dropped… And Cable Street Collective sent me their album to review. I’m blessed right now and it’s not even 9am yet. So what did they send me? Well, it’s …
Blog interview: Kelly Kintner, The Kintners.
Hello Kelly, how are you? I’m doing well. Always making music! Congratulations on the release of “Collaborations” how does it feel? Like a weight off, really. I have been with these songs a long time and it feels great to get them out. It is quite a project, having been recorded with lots of people …
Single Review: “New Life” – The Happy Somethings
Check Out “New Life” here on The Happy Somethings Bandcamp My favourite wibbly wobbly timey wimey pop trio are back…. And as always they bring the goods and they bring it well! The melody is very much in keeping with their retro sound, but they add some interesting twists from the future too. “Welcome to …