Band: TENACIOUS D
Who: American comedy rock band with actors Jack Black and Kyle Glass
Artwork: Cover of their self-titled debut LP released 20 years ago (25 September 2001). The duo made 4 albums (so far) with Post-Apocalypto as the most recent one (2018).
Rock on…
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TENACIOUS D: Facebook
New sonic impulses
27 September 2021
Band: DURAN DURAN (Birmingham, UK)
Active: Since 1978 / 14 studio albums so far
New album: FUTURE PAST
Out: 22 October 2021 via Tape Modern/BMG
New single: TONIGHT UNITED
The 4th shared cut of the new LP, produced by the
world-famous Italian composer Moroder
Simon Le Bon: “Giorgio Moroder, Duran Duran… this
is music for a world that’s coming back together,”
Giorgio Moroder must be a great fan of Duran Duran in the 80s when
they scored hit after hit, as they sound exactly the same in 2021.
Press play…
All 4 singles…
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DURAN DURAN: Facebook
“It is with great pleasure I get to announce our return to the road. These past
18 months have been trying to say the least but from great trials come great
lessons and great rewards. We are genuinely looking forward to sharing them
with you.”
TOOL: Facebook
New sonic strokes
27 September 2021
Band: WHITE LIES
Who: Famed indie band from Ealing, London, UK
Active: Since 2007 / 6 studio albums (including new one)
New album: AS I TRY NOT TO FALL APART
Release: 18th February 2022
Order-info: here
New single: AS I TRY NOT TO FALL APART – title track
The band: “We wrote this song really quickly, late one night and often
the songs that come quickest are written from the gut and the heart. We
wanted the melody to feel like a hymn, to give the confessional lyrics weight
despite being wrapped up as a pop song. It’s about accepting vulnerability
as a man and knowing it’s OK to be broken. There’s never been a more
pressing time to spread the message that it’s OK to not be OK.”.”
The new piece is a moody electro earworm,
bringing Editors to mind. Fetching and catching.
Tune in here…
WHITE LIES: Facebook
25 September 2021
Band: KISS
Who: You know who
Active: Since 1973 / 20 studio albums
The veteran make up rockers just started
their End Of The Road – World Tour
See all dates here.
Anniversary album: DESTROYER – their 4th LP
Released: 15 March 1976 – 45 years ago
Deluxe edition: Super Deluxe 4-CD + Blu-ray Audio box set as well
as on standard double black vinyl and limited edition yellow and red
double colored vinyl, 2-CD set, and digital. Out 19 November.
All info here.
While waiting for the candy
here’s the original Destroyer…
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KISS: History – All Albums
27 September 2021
Band: SONIC TIDES (Liege)
Who: Belgian 5-piece that produces a big subversive sound
ranging from noise rock to psychedelic. You can dive into their
duality between dissonant sounds and hypnotizing and
neurotic harmonies.
(photo: Gaux Mar)
Info: “The release of this EP is the result of the group’s work during the pandemic,
traveling between several atmospheres; frantic and dissonant sounds of “Foreseen
Failure” to melancholy vocal harmonies and the soaring atmosphere of “Through
My Bones”. This debut EP offers a glimpse into the alternate universe of Sonic Tides.”
About the artwork: “We were fortunate enough to be able to work with Robby Staebler
aka UVWAYS (All Them Witches) for the artwork for the first EP. We have always greatly appreciated his creations and visuals. He made the artwork for the EP directly from our
music. It was both an honor and a pleasure to be able to collaborate with him.” ”
Turn Up The Volume: From noise bulldozer Foreseen Failure to Black Sabbath
drone with a blues edge The Grass Grows. From bass-driven slo-mo jam Disruption
to quiet/Loud/quiet tour de force Through my Bones that leaves you behind, puzzled
and dazed with your ears ringing for a couple of minutes. An intense experience.
Top debut EP.
Test your speakers here…
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SONIC TIDES: Facebook
Despite turning 80 last May living legend and singer-songwriter icon BOB DYLAN
hits the road again for a worldwide tour, that actually started somewhere in the 80s,
in support of his critically praised 2020 album Rough And Rowdy Ways (stream below). According to the promo visual the tour will last for 3 years.
Check the first announced (American) dates here.
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Daily electricity to load your batteries
27 September 2021
Band: ELECTRIC PETALS
Who: A pop/rock trio with a sound that came together
in the summer of 2020. They record at a log cabin studio
on an island in Temagami, Canada.
New single: CHERRY RED
“Cherry Red” explores the exotic feeling of venturing through an
unknown city alone and stumbling into a hole in the wall that turns
into a classic night. You feel energized and free, dancing in a room
where you can only make out dark silhouettes. An ode to Iggy Pop.
A ‘76-77 period piece set when David Bowie and Iggy Pop were
producing ‘The Idiot’ and ‘Lust for Life’ albums together in Berlin.”
Turn Up The Volume: This slow-moving groove makes you want to go out
and stroll late at night in a big city when the neon lights are on and normal
people are asleep. A sultry saxophone creates an image of which people do
wander around when the darkness sets in.
Ever seen the classic movie Taxidriver? With Robert De Niro playing the leading role,
a troubled taxidriver working all night long in New York City driving all sorts of weird passengers around while a sensual saxophone sounds like an invitation for a wild nightclub visit. Tempting atmosphere, tempting song.
Roll the tape…
THE ELECTRIC PETALS: Facebook
Band: YES
Artwork: From the veteran prog rockers’ 22nd album,
titled The Quest, out this Frisday, 1 October.
Again, as with most of the Yes LPs the artwork
is designed by celebrated artist Roger Dean.
Key single…
YES: Facebook
Filmmaker, DJ, and musician Don Letts, who fused reggae
with punk back in the 70s, about his idol Lee Perry…
Full Don Letts feature here