Aberdeen rockers Casper Heyzeus bring an element of comedy and novelty to their brand of 80s sounding synth-fused rock.
Discover This: Crushed Beaks
South London-based Crushed Beaks have honed a really cool sound that fuses indie rock with elements of psych, post-punk and garage rock - so expect plenty of catchy vocals and funky noodling guitar riffs.
Introducing: FEARS.
Combining atmospheric post-punk with catchy alternative rock instrumentals and vocals, Sheffield's FEARS. are an intriguing proposition.
Introducing: Three From Above
Punchy melodies and guitar riffs that rent space in your brain are the hallmarks of the energetic post-punk sound of Liverpool trio Three From Above. The band tell us they first got together "on a whim," when drummer Lewis McWilliam was asked to play a gig and agreed to do it, even though he didn't... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Mr Wu’s Pigs
From just about the most south-eastern town in England comes an engaging punky grungey sound that could easily have dropped out of the US west coast in the early 1990s. Deal, in Kent, based one-man band Mr Wu's Pigs offer up a fun garage-punk meets post-punk, grunge meets fuzz-pop sound that the man behind it... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Council of Giants
The idea of marrying goth music with the adjective "life-affirming" may seem contradictory to many, but that's exactly the label that's been laid against Totnes post-punk band Council of Giants. How apt the label of goth music is, however, is up for debate. The quartet began life when Tai Chi and Kung Fu teachers Luke... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Lost On Me
This week's New Band of the Week is something very different to what we've covered so far on this site, in the form of Newcastle's post-punk indie duo Lost On Me. The couple and musical pairing of vocalist and guitarist Martin Downing and bassist Jazmine Rains kicked off Lost On Me towards the beginning of 2016, with their friend... Continue Reading →