Band: FLORENCE ROAD Who: Young ambitious
Irish indies on a mission.
Single: HEAVY
Announced as their debut single, although they had
already released a song titled Another Seventeen
back in 2022.
TUTV: These young Irish indies are coming up strong. With their first song they
already generated more than 1,3 million streams. They already have 141K followers
on Instagram, even before brand-new single Heavy came out.
Heavy is a feverish indie guitar pop piece dominated
by flaring emotions. Think Alanis Morrisette at 17.
NME: “This memorable and arrestingly bleak debut LP feels like a loud announcement of a striking new band… noise-rock ripe with melodrama. The sense of catharsis that defines ‘Letter To Self’ is formidable and powerful. This is a dynamic album that is reflective of the muddled world we find ourselves in – delivered with a fortifying sense of honesty from an essential emerging band.” Full review here. Score: 5/5.
TUTV: Today 5 January is only the first official album release day of 2024 and we already get a RAD one. These Irish indies burst with tremendous vehemence and sharp-teethed gusto. Their high-voltage jackhammers trash and slash along their build-up/break-down course. Breathtaking hullabaloo.
Schizo guitars, unrestrained bass/drum forcefulness, and Karla Chubb‘s borderline vocals combine for exorcistic flare-ups. At times, Chubb‘s unbridled intensity brings Courtney Love‘s maddening cry-outs to mind. As I said, breathtaking hullabaloo. And the cliché no fillers, all killers can’t be more accurate here. Can’t wait to see them explode next month
on stage in Antwerp.
SINGLES/CLIPS: Up And Comer / Adore Adore Adore / Shadow Of A Doubt / Heavy
‘Smile’ by WOLF ALICE (London, UK)
The hottest track on their brand new
flabbergasting album Blue Weekend.
Go for it, Ellie…
‘Those Are The Days’ by THE HACIENDAS
The Mancs nail it again with this jagged jackhammer. The Haciendas prove
once more that guitar rock is alive and bloody kicking. An irresistible pace,
a head-over-heels drive, impassioned vocals, a blazing chorus and a
frantic-as-fuck guitar solo. Hail hail!
Tom Smith (frontman) “It’s a celebration of those days at music festival, which will
soon be returning. We all cannot wait for the return of live music, the music scene is
going to go absolutely nuts, like one massive party and like the chorus states, ‘nothing
will ever beat this feeling’.”
Start the party here…
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‘No Gods No Masters’ by GARBAGE (US/Scotland)
Flashing glam title track from
their new album out today.
Still love you, Shirley…
‘Miss Those Days’ by TRAVIS JAMES feat. Esteva
A vocal beauty. A sepia-colored musing. Lovesick, pondering and tender.
Romantic melancholia at its emotive best. “It’s the nostalgic story of two
people that have moved on but both still feel a sense of attachment to each
other.”
Enjoy here…
. ‘Heavy’ by SUG DANIELS (Delaware, US)
For some reason, this up-and-coming artist reminded me of ‘Little’ Stevie Wonder when this song reached my sensitive ears for the first time while watching his video. I guess because he’s young and black with an inspiring voice and an HQ talent for songwriting.
This debut single is about “the horrible awkwardness of having romantic desires for a friend but not being sure if the feeling is mutual.” A very promising start.
