Canadian electronic rock duo Normal Machine are the perfect band for the crazy times we're living in, as they refuse to prescribe to the modern, happy-go-lucky songwriting culture of popular music.
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Introducing: Bone Cult
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: Hella Grey
Las Vegas newcomers Hella Grey bring us an intriguing combination of synth-fused, almost industrial-sounding rock powered by angsty female vocals.
Discover This: Electric Tuxedo
London-based production trio Electric Tuxedo aren't afraid to try something a little different and mix things up - with their songs ranging from indie-rock through to electronica meets dubstep.
New Band of the Week: Cosmic Ninja
Bristol's Cosmic Ninja have honed an intriguing fusion of rock, electronica and dance music that we can't quite pigeonhole into a particular genre, but they summarise with the three E's of 'energetic, eclectic and exciting.'
Introducing: Travelers
New York duo Travelers have taken an interesting musical change of direction, moving from seriously riff-heavy rock to more of an electro-rock approach.
Introducing: Deadpan
Ready for something very different? Denmark's Deadpan are certainly that, with their 1980s-esque dark electronica vibe. Copenhagen-based Deadpan formed out of the ashes of previous project Deadpan Interference, with long-time friends Martin Emil Daa Funder, Max Cosnier and Sofie Westh continuing to carry the torch, and adding Arsene Survie then Christian Skibdal earlier this year. As... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Midnight Embargo
A chance discovery of a man selling a second-hand Korg synthesiser on a street corner has inspired the synthy rock sound of East London newcomers Midnight Embargo. Indeed, as frontman Rob MacPherson reflects: "God knows what this EP would have sounded like that guy had been selling a ukulele instead?" The trio first began with... Continue Reading →
Introducing: (IAM)WARFACE
Earlier this week I found myself having a little nostalgic moment listening to the awesome dirty rock-meets-electro sound of Primal Scream's XTRMNTR album. Coincidentally, later that day I came across the sound of Brighton electro rockers (IAM)WARFACE, whose music evoked similar feelings. As far as intriguing cross-genre combinations go their fusion of dirty guitar riffs... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Reventure
Never ones to be constrained to musical norms, Hampshire quartet Reventure have perfectly fused elements of electronica, rock, rap and metal to form a sound that reinvents itself from song to song. The Reventure venture began back in 2010 as four schoolfriends united in their lack of interest in playing football at the weekends, love of... Continue Reading →
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