Month: October 2022

Folk Inspired Singer-Songwriter NICHOLAS ROWE Stirs With New Wistful Beauty ‘I WISH THAT I COULD SING IT FOR YOU’

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Soulful reveries for the laziest day of the week

30 October 2022


(Photo by Andy Foster)

Artist: NICHOLAS ROWE
Who: An indie alt-folk singer/songwriter from Columbus, Ohio with a brooding,
folksy style that often draws comparisons to Jason Isbell, Wilco, or Conor Oberst.
A self-proclaimed ‘narcissist crippled with self-doubt’ who says he started out as
a rocker but become obsessed with folk songwriting after hearing Bob Dylan‘s 1975 masterpiece Blood On The Tracks.

New single: I WISH THAT I COULD SING IT FOR YOU
The first piece Rowe shares from his forthcoming album.

This is a soul-stirring beauty of a song. An introspective story with unanswered questions, with reflections on writing songs and a mystery lover. As I said before Rowe ‘s voice has the entrancing timbre of Bright Eyes‘ maestro Conor Oberst. Melancholic and vulnerable, tantalizing and heavyhearted. I Wish That I Could Sing It For You is a wistful beauty. Don’t miss it.

Tune in here…

NICHOLAS ROWE: Facebook – Instagram

British Indies WEIMAR Have Their Halloween Video Out For Grisly Story ‘THE HANGERS-ON’

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30 October 2022


(Photo by Zac Gale)

Band: WEIMAR (pronounced Vy-marr – nothing to do
with Germany’s former Weimar Republic I suppose)

Who: Eclectic progressive art-rock quartet formed in 2016 in
Manchester (UK). They produce a range of styles from post-punk roots
to no-wave, cabaret, chanson, jazz, funk, psychedelia, alternative folk
and gothic rock, coming together in a distinctive fusion.

The band have their Halloween moment too with a scary video for THE HANGERS-ON,
a grisly story off their excellent album Dancing On A Volcano, that came out last June.

A carnivalesque Art Rock tune, a depraved foray into the twisted mentality of a stalker,
and people who present themselves as being your best friend yet blatantly have far more sinister intentions. The music reflects this, it has a lush gentle sound in places but is menacing and eerie at the same time.

Don’t trust clowns around Halloween time…

WEIMAR: Facebook – Instagram

Grime Rap Punks BOB VYLAN Hit Hard Again With Brand New Hammer Blow ‘THE DELICATE NATURE’

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Works faster than caffeine

30 October 2022

Last April grime-rape/punk-rock duo BOB VYLAN caused noisy waves
with their second longplayer Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life

But they’re not done yet this year. They teamed up with Laurie Vincent
of London‘s punk duo Slaves for a brand new hammer blow called
THE DELICATE NATURE

It goes like this…

BOB VYLAN:Facebook – Instagram

Best Video Of October 2022 – THE CHRONICLES OF SAMARA AND MANIMAL

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29 October 2022

Artists: THE CHRONICLES OF MANIMAL AND SAMARA

Who: London-based duo – Daphne Ang (Singapore) and
Andrea Papi (Italy) – that fills a gap in music by bringing
literature, art, and history together into a space where
rock and metal meet electronica.

This experimental tandem released their sophomore LP
TRUST NO LEADERS last July. A notable follow-up to their
stunning debut Trust No Leaders. You can buy here.

Turn Up The Volume said: One of the fascinating songs on the LP is THE PIED PIPER. It resonates like a sort of religious chant, not about a God but about the people all around the world oppressed by corrupt politicians and greedy rich people. 2022 looks more and more like George Orwell’s 1984.

The video TCOMAS launched mid-October is another visual tour de force. I said it several times before and I’ll repeat it again. This duo are ingenious architects in sound and vision and in all of their artwork. As DIY artists the inexhaustible energy, imagination, and passion they put into their work is nothing less than astonishing.

Open your eyes and watch
modern-day slavery…

TCOMAS: Facebook – Instagram

INDIE HALLOWEEN 2022 – 15 Smashing Pumpkins For Your Zombie Party

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HALLOWEEN 2022

Get your creepy costume out of the closet.
Stick your spiky vampire teeth in your mouth.
Drain some of your blood to smear on your face.

Reserve your place at the local graveyard
for a zombies party with these 15 inflaming
smashing indie pumpkins.

Participating demons
(Click name for their FB-Page)

THE DARTS
THE MEDICINE DOLLS
STEPFORD WIVES
THE FREQS
SLOKS
THE HIVES
GRETCHEN SHAE
AND THE MIDDLE EIGHT
GRAVEDANGER
BLACK MIDI
AGATH CHRIST
REIGN MAKER
VAZUM
OFFICER X
VLIMMER
STICK TO YOUR GUNS

Party! Party! Party!

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SHOW ME THE BODY With Sturm Und Drang On New Longplayer ‘TROUBLE THE WATER’

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Standout longplayers

29 October 2022

Band: SHOW ME THE BODY
Who: Hardcore squad from New York
Active: Since 2009 / 3 studio LPs (new one included)

New album: TROUBLE THE WATER
Released: 28 October 2022 / Order info: here

The Guardian: “Homage to band’s native New York welds subgenres from hardcore
to hip-hop in a cathartic release from volatile times…Shivering with tension, Trouble
The Water is an exciting and urgent call to come together and kick off – at once
a reflection of, and a cathartic release from, volatile times.”

TUTV: This dragon has several heads. A hardcore one, a metal hip-hop one,
a crossover one, a post-punk one and a melting noise pot one. The tone is
vicious, the sentiments are fired-up, the big picture is one of rebelling against
all sorts of evil that fucks up this planet. A long battle, but we have no choice.

Singles/clips: WW4 / Loose Talk / We Came To Play

– WW4 –

– LOOSE TALK –

– WE CAME TO PLAY –

Stream/buy the album here…


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SHOW ME THE BODY: Spotify – Facebook – Instagram