Picture This – PAUL SIMONON…
Great magazine covers from the past…
PAUL SIMONON
The Clash
February 1981
THE FACE
Month: January 2020
Philadelphia’s Rockers THE DISTRICTS Drop Surprising Disco Stomper From New Album – Here’s ‘CHEAP REGRETS’…
New sonic impulses…
16 January 2020
Philadelphia’s emotive alt-rockers THE DISTRICTS will release their fourth album
‘YOU KNOW I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE‘ on 13 March. After sharing lead-single
Hey Jo, an arresting synths driven ballad, last November, here’s now another new
piece called ‘CHEAP REGRETS‘.
“We dipped our toes in the deep oily pit of nihilist disco and decided to take the dive…”
says the band about the new track. Yes, who had ever thought you could dance to
this rocking guys. ‘Cheap Regrets‘ is dominated by itchy synths but has a distinctive
Districts edge which turns this infectious glitter tune in a momentous disco stomper.
Tune in and dance away right here…
This is the lyric video for the magnificent lead single ‘HEY JO‘…
THE DISTRICTS: Facebook
British Singer/Songwriter WESTERMAN Launches Sensitive Single ‘BLUE COMANCHE’…
New sonic impulses…
16 January 2020
West London’s singer/songwriter WESTERMAN announced that he signed to record
label Play It Again Sam and shared his first release for the label. In a press statement
new song ‘BLUE COMANCHE’ is described as “a beautifully evocative three-minute song, Westerman’s lyrics cutting deeper as guitar strings and buoyant synths slowly blossom into
the atmospheric pop world he introduced on his critically-acclaimed 2018 Ark EP.”
WESTERMAN himself says about his new sonic contemplation that “it’s about the inevitability of environmental loss as a consequence of modernization. I’m not a Luddite,
I don’t think we should go back to the Stone Age or anything, but there’s still something profoundly sad about what’s being lost.”
His warm, reflective voice and the atmospheric synths have both a relaxing and
meditative impact on your mind and your ears making ‘BLUE COMANCHE‘ sound
like a comforting companion for the midnight hours.
Here’s the audio clip…
WESTERMAN: Facebook
Discover Up And Coming Swedish Guitar Pop Band DOLORIFICS And Their Two Latest Singles…
16 January 2020
Swedish guitar pop outfit DOLORIFICS from Gothenburg will release their debut album
on 24th January. Ahead of it comes fresh single ‘OH, DOCTOR‘. A sort of last help call by somebody with mental health problems but who can’t afford to pay a doctor. Sonically it’s a power-pop melody surrounded by melancholic guitars and affecting vocals. This highly promising foursome knows damn well how to write an enchanting tune that sticks as first-class glue. Their jangly sonorousness is both sensitive and sparkling. Stirring achievement!
Check it out for yourself right here…
And now we’re here I want you to listen/watch to their previous single too as this band’s songwriting potential is huge. ‘I LIVE IN SHADOW’ is an electrifying ripper injected with glowing riffs and punchy hooks, solid percussion, yearning vocals and a towering chorus.
Listen/watch here…
DOLORIFICS: Facebook
‘Sick Of Goodbyes’ By SPARKLEHORSE – 1998
16 January 2020
Band: Sparklehorse (Richmond, US)
The band of the late great singer/songwriter Mark Linkous.
Song: Sick Of Goodbyes
Released: 1998
Album: Good Morning Spider
Here’s the original video clip…
SPARKLEHORSE: Facebook
Second LP ‘WALKING LIKE WE DO’ by London’s Dream Pop Quartet THE BIG MOON Out Now!
Old and new albums to make your day…
16 January 2020
Band: The Big Moon
Who: Female dream-pop quartet from London
Album: Walking Like We Do – the band’s second LP
after their excellent debut Love In The 4th Dimension (2017)
Released: 10 January 2020
Review NME: 4/5 – you can read it here
The singles: Your Light / It’s Easy Then / Take A Piece
– YOUR LIGHT –
– IT’S EASY THEN –
– TAKE A PIECE –
Album in full…
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THE BIG MOON: Facebook
(pic by Turn Up The Volume!)
French Noisemakers SLIFT Drop New Droning Wallop From Their Upcoming Double LP – Here’s ‘HYPERION’…
New sonic impulses…
After two rip-roaring albums, French noise three-piece SLIFT is gearing up to release their third longplayer, a double one, called ‘UMMON’ on 20th February. Last November they shared the monstrous title track as lead single and today they going to blow up your speakers with a new nightmarish piece called ‘HYPERION‘.
It’s a gruesome, horrific and hellish beast of a wallop. Expect a gigantic mix of psychedelic and metallic rifforama, theatrical and brutal, deafening vocals that will make your poor neighbors move house, and an overall droning craziness that will do your head in. Yes,
this is what you can call demonic entertainment at his ferocious best!
Listen/watch right here…
SLIFT: Facebook
BRITTANY HOWARD – The Female JAMES BROWN With ‘HISTORY REPEATS’ – 2019
Watch the amazing soul voice BRITTANY HOWARD (former frontwoman of Alabama Shakes) performing, like a female James Brown, one of the highlights of her 2019 debut solo LP ‘JAIME’ on BBC’s TV Show ‘Later… with Jools Holland last year.
Here’s ‘History Repeats‘…
BRITTANY HOWARD: Facebook
Jaime is Brittany‘s late sister who died when she was just a child, only 8.
This emotive debut solo album is for and about her…
‘Dream Baby Dream’ by SUICIDE – Released 1979
15 January 2020
Band: Suicide
Song: Dream Baby Dream
B-side: Radiation
Released: In 1979 by Island Records
Note: The track has been covered by many artists such as
Neneh Cherry, jazz trio The Thing and, yes, Bruce Springsteen.
Here’s the original recording…
A (short) live version…
And here’s Bruce Springsteen‘s cover…
SUICIDE: Facebook
‘READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC’ – Debut Album By THE SUNDAYS Released 30 Years Ago Today…
Old and new albums to make your day…
15 January 2020
Band: The Sundays (1988–1997)
Album: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic – their debut LP
Released: 15 January 1990 – 30 years ago today
The Singles: Here’s Where The Story Ends / Can’t Be Sure
– HERE’S WHERE THE STORY ENDS –
– CAN’T BE SURE –
Album in full…
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THE SUNDAYS: Biography