Great Song Lines From… ‘ALMOST LIKE THE BLUES’ By LEONARD COHEN
From ‘Almost Like The Blues‘ by LEONARD COHEN
(Album: Popular Problems – 2014)
Here’s the full lyric of that tower of song…
Month: July 2019
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Want It Loud And Heavy? Here’s WESTON RD With Rowdy Blow ‘TAKE YOU DOWN’…
26 July 2019
Band: WESTON RD
Who: A hard rockin’ trio deriving their name from the street on which their home studio
is situated in the county town of Stafford, UK. “The band creates rock music that transcends boundaries, like the greats that they themselves still listen to and learn from. Citing influences as diverse as Black Sabbath to an affinity for hip-hop.”
Track: TAKE YOU DOWN – New single – The first song ever written with the band in mind. A kind of call it group therapy.
Score: Not really a lullaby to sing while you take a shower, rather a nasty stonker to play out really loud in your street so all your neighbours can ventilate their inner demons. ‘Take You Down‘ is a pulverizing hammer that hits you mercilessly. A barbarous whack that will test your ears’ stamina. Yes, extremely loud and insanely heavy. Ferocious shit! Take yourself down right here…
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WESTON RD: Facebook
LIAM GALLAGHER Shares Majestic Ballad ‘ONCE’ From Upcoming LP…
Brand new sonic impulses…
26 July 2019
LIAM GALLAGHER announced his second lonplayer ‘WHY ME, WHY NOT‘ a while ago. It will be out on 20th September. The man says about it: “I want this second album to be a step-up, because the hardest thing to do is to make something the same, only better. So that’s what we’ve done. It’s a better record than ‘As You Were’. Which is saying something, as that was epic, wasn’t it?”
After sharing rad lead single ‘Shockwave‘ and vivid rocker ‘The River’ here’s another fresh cut. ‘ONCE‘ is a majestic ballad, a bit Beatlesque, a bit Oasisesque, with a great oiled Liam voice. Check the melancholic mood out right here…
LIAM GALLAGHER: Facebook
Soulful Hip Hop Pop Trio ENNIELOUD Celebrates Their Home – Here’s New Trippy Single ‘IN MY ROOM’…
Brand new sonic impulses…
26 July 2019
Artist: ENNIELOUD
Who: Fresh, exciting trio based in Wood Green, London
Track: IN MY ROOM – a love song to the multiculturalism and many-faceted lives
playing out in the North London neighbourhood in which the band is based.
Score: This trippy mix of groovy soul, zippy hip-hop and jazzy echoes sounds as if the late great Amy Winehouse‘s ghost came back for a duet with Neneh Cherry. Its funky swagger, its sprightly spirit, its contagious bass beat and frontwoman Cassandra‘s enchanting vocals will make you swing and shake with a big smile on your sweaty face. Start swaying your hips right here…
EnnieLoud: Facebook – Instagram
OUT TODAY! ‘Compass’ – New Album By Dream Pop Duo UMMAGMA…
26 July 2019
Band: UMMAGMA
Album: COMPASS
Who: Canada born Shauna McLarnon and Alexander Kretov from Ukraine. They started their musical project back 16 years ago in Moscow. Now based in Peterborough, Ontario, the duo already released two LPs
Sound: Electro pop in various colors, diverse rhythms and stirring soundscapes. From frisky to meditative, from exalted to ruminative. Multi-layered and multi-harmonious
Stream album here…
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Singles/clips off the album…
– HIGH DAY –
– CARAVAN –
UMMAGMA: Facebook
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SERGE PIZZORNO’s Solo Act THE S.L.P. Shares Fresh Cut/Clip From New LP – Here’s ‘NOBODY ELSE’…
Brand new sonic impulses…
25 July 2019
Last May Kasabian‘s guitarist and songwriter SERGE PIZZORNO revealed details of
his solo project called THE S.L.P. and its debut LP ‘Favourites‘. He then also shared the LP’s title track and now he launched a second track. ‘NOBODY ELSE’ is a vibrant dance track, poppy and sunlit. Here’s the rather surreal video clip…
THE S.L.P.: Facebook
DJ SHADOW And DE LA SOUL Team Up For Jumpy ‘ROCKET FUEL’ Single…
Brand new sonic impulses…
25 July 2019
Californian veteran artist DJ SHADOW will follow up his 2016 LP ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ with a new longplayer later this year. For its lead single ROCKET FUEL the top DJ teamed up with legendary hip-hop champions DE LA SOUL. The result is tremendously jumpy and actually made to get you out of your couch and move your lazy ass. Here we go…
DJ SHADOW: Website
Indie Pop Act FRANKIIE Tackles Social Media On New Single ‘COMPARE’…
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
25 July 2019
(Photo by Amanda Leigh Smith)
BAND: FRANKIIE
HOME: Vancouver, Canada
WHO: An all-female quartet “formed in December 2013 for a one-off gig where they had only met a few weeks before. The chemistry between them was undeniable and over the last several years the four members have become amazing friends and adventure seekers, taking their music from Haida Gwaii near Alaska to the southern tip of the Baja in Mexico. After their 2015 debut EP FRANKIIE will be releasing their debut full-length album this year, produced by Jason Corbett of ‘Actors’ and Jacknife Sound…”
Pick: COMPARE – newest single from their upcoming debut EP ‘Forget Your Head‘, out 20 September. The track is inspired by the negative yet constant relationship one can form with social media. “We can get lost in the illusion of beauty and success of others – of strangers – and, in turn, feel like our own life doesn’t measure up.” says the band
Score: Frankiie have that crafty skill to write stirring pop songs that resonate sonically
both retro and nowadays. ‘Compare‘ is another rapturous example of their particular
musical approach. Glimmering guitars, a solid sticky beat, room-filling vocals, mesmeric synths sequences and most importantly a bouncy and zestful tune that activates your
inner ear stereo system directly. Sassy strike! Check the beat out right here…
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FRANKIIE: Facebook