Midlands two-piece Bone Cult formed out of their shared dissatisfaction with seeing "countless guitar bands jamming rock music in their pub clothes." And it's fair to say they've well and truly bucked that trend.
Discover This: Sam Router
We've met a few rock solo artists in the last few years, but we can safely say that London singer/songwriter Sam Router belongs right at the top of this list.
Introducing: ALBA
Get your fix of blues-infused rock while saving the planet and going carbon neutral with Spanish-born, London-based solo artist ALBA. Alba, who describes her music as "classic yet fresh," started writing music in her homeland of Spain aged 14 and has been an independent, DIY artist ever since. As she explains: "My parents encouraged my... Continue Reading →
Listen to GigRadio Podcast Episode 5: The Lockdown One
With the entire world on lockdown amid unprecedented times, we thought we'd try to do our bit to bring some entertainment to your lives. With that in mind, we have a brand new podcast filled with new music from a whole host of exciting new bands.
Introducing: Solar Strides
Emerging London band Solar Strides offer up a fun and punchy brand of 60s blues-infused alternative rock with tinges of indie.
New Band of the Week: LUTE
Strap yourself in for an epic start to your week courtesy of heavy progressive rock band LUTE. The Manchester quartet tell us that their epic cinematic sound is almost like listening to a film soundtrack and joke "maybe we'll write a musical one day!"
New Band of the Week: The Routines
Welsh rockers The Routines offer up a highly relatable brand of indie rock influenced by the tediousness of full-time menial work and enjoyable social observations.
GigRadio Podcast Episode 3: Sir Curse in Chiang Mai
We're back with another episode of our brand new podcast, GigRadio. This episode sees us chat to Leeds alternative rockers Sir Curse about their brand new single Graphite and their intriguing musical influences.
New Band of the Week: Alkanes
We love a good heavy rock two-piece and in Scottish duo Alkanes we present exactly that. The Inverness band fuse heavy riffing and big catchy vocals in a seriously engaging sound that they describe as "raw, energetic and intense."
New Band of the Week: Enamel Animal
This week's New Band of the Week is a little unusual given that we'd already featured the band after they'd changed their name and now they've changed their name back to the old name.