Month: January 2020

New NYC Band ACTIVITY Debuts With Haunting Story ‘CALLS YOUR NAME’…

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New sonic impulses…

23 January 2020

Band: ACTIVITY

Who: A New York City avant foursome “who gleefully discard the more weary
connotations of indie rock through a natural, minimal and intelligent use of
modern implements”. The band formed a year ago with members from
Grooms, Field Mouse and Russian Baths .

Track: CALLS YOUR NAME – the band’s debut single is inspired by C. S. Lewis‘s
1945 novel The Great Divorce based on a theological dream vision of his
in which he reflects on the Christian conceptions of Heaven and Hell.

Score: This haunting story could be the main sonic theme of a new psycho-thriller
movie. The intoxicating combination of this track’s spooky electronic groove and
repetitive ghostly drums with vocalist Jess Rees‘s bone-chilling voice adding a macabre tone, turn this remarkable debut into a nightmarish experience. Don’t be surprised if
you hear this devilish hymn near your local graveyard.

Tune in and shiver right here…

ACTIVITY: Facebook


Debut album UNMASK WHOEVER is out 27 March – details right here.

‘Bend Sinister’ By THE FALL – 9th LP Released In 1986…

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Old and new albums to make your day…

23 January 2020

Band: The Fall
Album: Bend Sinster – the band’s ninth LP
Released: September 1986 – produced by the famous John Leckie
Note: NME ranked it as the seventh best album of 1986

Album in full…

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THE FALL: Facebook


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Glowing Anthem ‘LOVE IS NOISE’ By THE VERVE – Released In 2008…

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23 January 2020

Band: The Verve
Song: Love Is Noise
B-side: Let The Damage Begin (Live)
Released: 11 August 2008
Album: Forth – the band’s fourth LP (after their third reunion)
Score: The single peaked at #4 in Great-Britain and was chosen
as the anthem of the summer of 2008 by UK Festivals Award

Love is noise and love is pain
Love is these blues that I’m singing again…

THE VERVE: Facebook

Grunge Icons PEARL JAM Return With New LP – Here’s Funky Lead Single ‘DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS’…

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New sonic impulses…

It’s almost seven years since grunge icons PEARL JAM released their 10th longplayer Lighting Bolt. Finally, last week, the band announced a brand new album called ‘GIGATON’, out 27th March. More info here.

And here’s the lead single of the record, titled ‘DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS’.
It starts with a groovy and playful drum/synth intro but the moment Eddie Vedder‘s characteristic and dominant vox kicks in the song’s dynamism gets an injection
while a funky beat evolves in the back. Compelling stroke. Welcome back, PJ!

Tune in right here…

PEARL JAM: Facebook

(photo on top; FB Pearl Jam)

Electro Post Punk Duo ZEROPOLIS Debuts With Flaming Belter ‘YOUR LIFE’…

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22 January 2020

Band: ZEROPOLIS

Who: A fresh duo of two French exiles who met in London producing “drum machine
driven songs with a danceable approach that still have the doom and gloom vibe any good post-punk act should“

Track: YOUR LIFE – the single from their debut EP, out on Brexit Day, 31 January.
‘Your Life‘ is “a song about digital surveillance as a whole, and in particular how
Internet spying turned us into a stalking society”

Score: My oh my! This flaming electro belter sounds and looks like your favourite nightmare. It’s a red-hot-tempered eruption energized irresistibly by a full steam ahead, relentless drum machine, adrenalized with tremendously catchy psychotic electronics and brisk, vociferous vocals inviting you to scream along with the titanic chorus. There’s only way to play this standout stunner: VERY LOUD!

Listen/watch right here…

ZEROPOLIS: Facebook


Self-titled debut EP out 31 January – more info and details on Bandcamp

Debut Solo Album By SIOUXSIE – The Superb ‘MANTARAY’ LP (2007)…

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Old and new albums to make your day…

22 January 2020

Artist: Siouxsie
Album: Mantaray – her first and so far only solo LP
Released: 10 September 2007
Note: Despite the positive critics the album reached only #39 on the UK Charts
The singles: Into A Swan / Here Comes That Day / It’s About To Happen

– INTO A SWAN –

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– HERE COMES THAT DAY –

– IT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN –
(Live version)

Album in full…

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SIOUXSIE: Facebook


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Leeds’ Ardent Rock Engine KATH & THE KICKS Steams On Their Newest Single ‘WALLS BETWEEN US’..

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21 January 2020

Last July Leeds’ boosting rock ‘n’ roll engine KATH & THE PICKS caught my aural attention
with their vigorous and exotic sounding cracker ‘Let It Out’. Their newest single ‘WALLS BETWEEN US’ is even a more energetic eruption.

It’s a song about: “about a complete miscommunication, being lost in how to relate to those around you and feeling that the chance to do so is slipping away. The song disconnects you from the real world where things make sense, and the ‘other’ world where nothing is real. This
is a really strong power-house anthem for us, the structure is powerful and the progressions are clear. Quite the opposite of how the person in the song is feeling.”

‘Walls Between Us‘ is a dynamite stroke with Kath‘s persuasive and imposing vox right
in the middle of this kick-ass flare-up backed by a thunderous drum/bass turbine and
Kath‘s turbulent guitar play. Its stormy flow, its emotional intensity and its overall robust force will have an instant impact on your ears and your speakers.

Check out why right here…

KATH & THE KICKS: Facebook