Band: DREAMWAVE Who: A diverse psychedelic rock group from Bristol, South West England, known for their explosive live presence, playful personality, and genre-blurring songwriting. Drawing from garage rock, acid punk, and dream pop, the band move effortlessly between raw, high-energy performances and soft, floating moments of introspection.
Press info: “With Over You, the band lean into their raw, high-energy roots — driving rhythms, sharp-edged guitars, and a restless momentum that reflects their reputation for explosive live shows. It sits firmly in the louder, more visceral side of their catalogue, built for packed rooms and late-night singalongs.
TUTV: Puzzling pysch rock at its flaming best. Think Black Angeles on a rowdy roll after a rambunctious helter skelter intro. Roisterous guitars are creating havoc everywhere, while an unfaltering drum/bass collaboration takes care of the combative corker’s bracing beat, and echoing vocals reverbarate left and right. Sinewy score. All cylinders on.
The track arrives alongside the announcement of their upcoming
EP Drifter, now available for pre-order as a vinyl pressing paired
with their previous EP Moondogs on Side A.
TUTV: No intro. From the very first second, a tsunami of pulverising guitars hit your startled ears, while eldritch vocals come on top of all the commotion. It all resonates
as if freakin’ Killing Joke is back with one of their trademark wallops that make your
hair in the back of your neck stand up. Wowzers.
The last minute is one long outro, giving you the chance to recover
from what just happened, before you press the repeat button.
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Band: KILLS BIRDS Who: Kinetic indies
from Los Angeles.
Track: TRACE
Piece from their upcoming
EP ‘Crave‘, out on April 11th.
“And while relationships inevitably evolve, fade or even unravel, for us
the song represents the rapture and joy inherent in both love discovered
and love remembered.”
TUTV: A high-voltage charged post-Valentine burst of mawkishness.
An amplified spurt vitalized by about 100 guitars, agitated vocals and
robustious drumming. Exuberant missile. Ace.
Who: A duo with contrasting yet complementary artistic journeys. Giulia born in Sesto San Giovanni, infuses the project with her vibrant soul, creating intense melodies, profound lyrics, and a captivating voice. Marco born in Monza, brings an instinctive and meticulous approach to crafting their signature electronic sound.
Track: LAUGH
Second single following last year’s
excellent debutFaded Flowers.
The song is inspired by a true story. It tells the story of a woman who, after 30 years of domestic abuse, laughs at her husband’s funeral—not out of joy, but as an uncontrollable, cathartic release.
TUTV: Think Sharon Van Etten at her most heartfelt. Laugh is a purifying and soul-freeing rumination, invigorated with passional vocals, synth-shining orchestration and a steadfast drum beat. Magnific accomplishment.
Band: AUTOGRAMM (Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver) Who: Synth-driven power-poppers from Seattle, Chicago
and Vancouver. So far they recorded/released 3 albums.
Being a self-described “cat band” they naturally – after some deliberation – decided
to re-record the vocals and dedicate the content of the lyrics to their drummer’s cat, Randy.
The Silo (drummer): “It’s a letter to a good friend, in need of a
little confidence push. Everyone needs an ego boost sometimes.
Even if they’re a cat.”
TUTV: Wham bam bloody wham bam. Autogramm take you on a spiralling ride
from the get-go powered with bang-on drumming, gung ho guitars, luminous
synths and speedy vocals. Look what the cat dragged in, folks.
New track: CLAD KINGS
Piece from their upcoming EP
‘Moon Dogs’, out April 25
It originated from a spontaneous five-minute jam between guitarist/vocalist Ben and drummer Alex, captured in a single take. What began as a simple idea soon evolved into a dense, immersive production, with the band layering what felt like thousands of overdubs. They made use of nearly every organ and guitar available in the studio, adding synths and countless harmonies before arriving at the final version.
TUTV:Clad Kings imposes with its multi guitar-synth accumulation. It feels like floating around in a hallucinative space. Psychedelic DIIV vibrations and idyllic Tame Impala vocality come to mind. Move into your unworldly bubble and enjoy.
Musically, this track encapsulates the typical joy and experimentation within its composition – something for which, Pete is very much becoming renowned for.
All My Friends Are Wasters is an ode to the bohemian friends that would never
be understood by this stranger at the party. Someone who could never understand
the square pegs in round holes all trying to catch a wave – and that just makes Briley
love the people in his life all the more.
TUTV: Compelling, profound and transfixing reflection.
Subtly and emotively arranged with fetching piano play
and expressive vocals. Absorbing effort.
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1. ‘Eat It And Beat It’ by SHEER MAG (Philadelphia)
Philly‘s garage punks SHEER MAG launch their 4th album, titled Playing Favorites on March 1. And they keep on throwing new tracks
off it around. The 4th one is named EAT IT AND BEAT IT, a raw rocker
that rattles and rolls all the way. Hail hail.
Sheer Mag: “‘Eat And Beat It’ is an anthem for the next generation. The legacy acts that we grew up admiring and styling ourselves after aren’t going to be around forever, and nor should they be. It’s high time for a new cohort to take over and carry the torch for rock and roll in the 21st century.”
Oliver Hohlbrugger is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and
producer who carves out his own high energy 60’s pronto-punk/psychedelic pop.
He obviously has a very hot spot for the jangly side of legends The Velvet Underground.
His velveteen VU tribute is part of his new, upcoming album ‘Nothing’s Changed Everything Is New’ to be released digitally and on vinyl on 19 April 2024 via REVIR / Moon Flower Music.
The track is an intoxicating psych jam that goes on like forever. High-energetic electricity.
‘Mindcave’ was heavily inspired by FrodoBagg ins’ harrowing escape through the labyrinthine tunnels of Shelob’s Lair, home to the giant spider in ‘Lord of the Rings’.
Its frantic tempo mirrors the panic of the chase, underscored by the haunting lines”
Gravity apparates, and breaks in the depths of the cavity.”
These steamrolling Brits go fast-forward with no brakes nor breaks. It’s like if
a whole army of guitars try to crush your ears, assisted by distressed vocals.
Glorious. Striking stroke.
The brothers Robinson return with their 9th LP, called Happiness Bastards on March 15.
They still do what they did their whole career, playing vintage old-school blues-rock with flaming brio.
Stefski & Hutch is a rock band founded in 2016 by a songwriter born in Paris and
a guitarist, composer and producer from Warsaw. New cooking Selling Lies, is a protest song addressing the confusion resulting from the flood of information and disinformation.
No, they’re not the legendary glamorous detective duo. They’re a high-voltage
tandem that combines hard-rock riffs with garage-punk gusto. And the candescent telling lies chorus completes the sharp-cutting fake news message.
Lisbet Fritze and Louise Foo have shared artistic trajectories for half of their lives. As Glas, the duo reveals a patchwork of everyday observations rooted in significant life changes while their alternative pop sounds convey a quest for balance, riding the line between doomy drama and playing it cool.
New piece Hungry Moon“raises the impossible questions about the well-being of our planet, addressing big-scale frustrations while simultaneously delving into human feelings of big dreams, loss and insufficiency. Musically, we also wanted to create a duality with two distinct vocal parts. Almost like a duet between night and day. In one, dreamy vocals are interwoven into a fabric of layered guitars, creating a chant. In contrast, the other features a groovy, spacious arrangement with dry vocals.”
Hungry Moon mesmerizes and magnetizes with its part ghostly, part crystalline vocals,
its shoegazy dreamy feel and its moony atmosphere. Beguiling and compelling.
Hudson Valley-based singer-songwriter Jack Manley gears up for his upcoming
debut EP Unmeasurable Terms, out on May 10. Pre-order info here.
Smack Water is a “relaxed yet aggressive vibe—I wanted this song to have
a lot of space and attitude with moments of distortion, swells and feedback,
so that it raises the stakes as the tune progresses.”
I hear echoes of the late great Alex Chilton. Jangly and rousing, soothing and
entrancing with commanding vocals. An electrical and melancholic thrill.
10. ‘New’ by LUNAR PATHS feat. Ben Keaton (Chicago)
Veterans of the original UK northern goth scene, Lunar Paths are a transatlantic musical duo. With memorable hooks woven through intricate, powerful percussion, laced together with haunting vocals, their eclectic sound shares traits with goth & alternative indie artistes.
New is a psychedelic and darkwavish slo-mo trip with a trancy effect.
Its glowing, shadowy The Cure-like guitar radiance and its hallucinatory
female/male vocals lead to an eerie experience. Intriguing stuff.
