West Midlands band Lunafall have created a catchy guitar-driven sound that flirts with being poppy enough for the mainstream yet retains a heavier edge and guitar solos that will equally appeal to rock fans. The trio started out as Joel Darkes (vocals and guitar) and Dave Bright (vocals and bass) writing music together a few years... Continue Reading →
Single Review: Hey Gigantic – Colours
South London rockers Hey Gigantic are back with a 'new old' track that suggests exciting things are coming from the band through the remainder of 2018. Colours is the latest track taken from a session working with producer Neil Kennedy (Milk Teeth, Creeper), which also included energetic previous single Passenger. And it's a song that's... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Crossing The Limits
Uplifting, fun, singalong punk rock filled with positive vibes is the name of the game for emerging Norwich band Crossing The Limits. The quintet of Rachael Holland (vocals), Tom Colmans (rhythm guitar), Dan Smith (lead guitar), Tim Clements (bass) and Ben Brennan (drums) have the Internet to thank for their coming together. Rachael was keen to put a band together so... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Peace In Protest
Brighton trio Peace In Protest have formed a funky rock sound that, in their words, is "about as heavy as indie gets without being indie" but that phrase doesn't quite do this exciting new band justice. The trio are formed of guitarist and vocalist Ben and drummer Sean, who knew each other from primary school... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Oxbloods
Manchester rockers Oxbloods have honed an intriguing sound that balances heavy rockiness and soaring vocals with more melodic, almost pop-infused undertones. The band release their debut EP Collisions on Friday (20 April) and it's an impressive introduction. Instrumentalists Matt Lunn and Chris Horrocks (guitars), Matty Ashton (bass) and Alex Binnington (drums) met either by being... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Edenthorn impress with excellent second album Exist
Durham rockers Edenthorn's mission is simple yet effective. "Our main aim is to make sure that our listeners never get bored," bassist and backing vocalist Faiba Gardner tells us, and they achieve it in style with second album Exist, which is self-released on Friday (20 April). As Faiba explains: "There is nothing worse than listening... Continue Reading →
EP Review: SEASONS – Chapters
Bedfordshire's finest SEASONS return with a brilliant new record that takes their fusion of delicious rocky riffs with approachable, catchy vocals to another level this Friday (20 April). One of our first New Bands of the Week way back in October 2016, the band's third EP demonstrates their evolution both as band members and with... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Steal The City
Emerging Sheffield rockers Steal The City fuse infectious heavy rock with punk-infused influences in a sound that's just been crowned with the release of their fantastic debut EP. The band began when guitarist Joe Hanson met vocalist and bassist Sam Bantock and took him to his first Download Festival in 2014. They were both inspired to... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Crapsons
Imagine two guys who spend their time acting like fools and getting drunk together then, during one of those boozy conversations listening to one of their favourite bands, decide to make music together and you have Liverpool duo Crapsons down to a T. The pairing of Markey (bass and vocals) and Gilbert (drums and vocals),... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Salt The Snail
These days it's harder than ever to catch peoples' attention. If it's not the fascinating latest activities of Kim Kardashian and her equally talentless friends or the real-time delights of Instagram and Snapchat, then it's the never-ending stream of content from the likes of Sky Sports and Netflix. People are so busy doing nothing that they just... Continue Reading →
