Expect earworms aplenty with the thrilling sound of exciting up-and-coming Isle of Wight trio Reminders' big and bold, catchy and hooky 'beach punk' sound.
Introducing: Reminders
Discover This: The Spiral Electric
It may appear somewhat of a broad brush statement that a psychedelic rock band is inspired by recreational drug taking but, in the case of San Francisco band The Spiral Electric, there's nothing stereotypical about it.
Discover This: Jack Simchak
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jack Simchak evokes memories of the new-wave sounds of the '70s and '80s with his delicious brand of indie rock.
Introducing: The Nightmares
Ease back in your chair, strap your headphones on, close your eyes and ease yourself into the synth-driven, emotively dark yet catchy world of The Nightmares. The Newport, South Wales quartet of Adam Parslow (vocals and guitar), Eleanor Coburn (keys), James Mattock (drums) and Benjamin T. Mainwaring (bass) formed having previously played in bands together... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Kaiber Koi
Manchester's Kaiber Koi are far from your run-of-the-mill progressive metal band, promising an ethos of 'breaking down the boundaries that lie between the generic and oversaturated.'
Introducing: Oceans Over Alderaan
Another GigRadar first today as we introduce you to a band named after a Star Wars reference, in Blackpool's Oceans Over Alderaan - a fictional planet in the popular sci-fi movies. The band fuse atmospheric rock and shoegaze with doom-pop, math and post-rock, which they summarise as "pretentious arty nonsense." But let's start with that... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: The Breaks
We've heard some interesting reasons for people kicking off their music careers, but the strangest yet has to be Alastair Shaw telling us he joined a band because his ex-girlfriend visited a psychic, who then predicted he'd be successful in music. Alistair is the guitarist in emerging Burnley formed, Manchester-based indie rockers The Breaks, and... Continue Reading →
Record Store Day UK announces limited edition releases available on 21 April
The annual day of celebration for the UK's rich array of independent music stores is almost upon us. With Record Store Day UK (RSD) little over a month away, its organisers have revealed the limited edition releases coming to independent record shops on 21 April. The list includes special, limited edition records from the likes... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Grumble Bee
We say band but, well, Grumble Bee is not a band. It's a man, called Jack, who writes as a solo artist that looks and sounds like a big rock band, and it's pretty damn awesome. Having been in bands before Jack Bennett, who hails from Walsden in West Yorkshire, went down the path of... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Salvation Jayne
Kent rockers Salvation Jayne have honed an excitingly eclectic sound of effortlessly cool indie rock and absolutely filthy guitars under the deliciously hard-hitting vocals of Chess Smith. They initially formed as a concept back in 2013 but the current line-up, completed by guitarist Holly Kinnear, bassist Dan Lucas and drummer Tor Charlesworth, only came together last... Continue Reading →
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