Rocky Votolato might not need an introduction. The singer-songwriter has been a part of Seattle’s alternative music scene since the late 90s, toured with the likes of Owen, Small Brown Bike, The Get Up Kids and many more, and released a handful of excellent solo records. But Votolato has been away a while. His new album, ‘Wild Roots’, is his […]
Read moreI love Nirvana. They are the band that changed my life. This here website is named after a fleeting moment in a Nirvana song, and if you wanted to hack my bank account (don’t bother, there’s nothing in there) you probably wouldn’t have to guess too many song titles before gaining access. I love Nirvana. However, all of this can […]
Read moreI think Ronan Keating said it best. Life, among many other things, is a rollercoaster. Ups and downs, right? Well, I know everyone’s going through it at the minute but for the last six weeks or so, for me, life has been mostly downs. It’s been like one of those less enjoyable rides. The ones that shake your head and […]
Read moreThe Darling Fire are evolving. The band, made up of former members of Shai Hulud, The Rocking Horse Winner, Further Seems Forever and more, released their debut album in 2019- a neat, nuanced mix of alt-rock, shoegazing textures, and post-hardcore energy- but will return later this year with something “much more abrasive, gloomy, and brooding”. The Florida-based five-piece will release […]
Read moreJess Webberley has a gift. As the brains (and everything else besides) behind Graywave they have, pretty much since their very first single even, proven adept at adding ambience, establishing tone, and building an atmosphere. Ok, so not all of their songs will stick in your memory, but they’ll certainly linger in your feelings. Last year’s ‘Planetary Shift’ was perhaps […]
Read moreLook, it’s a silly band name. I know it’s also the name of a Can song, a celebrated, epic jam track, and that kind of makes sense when you get to hearing Yoo Doo Right. But it’s still a silly band name. It is, however, just about the only thing this Canadian trio have ever got wrong. Guitarist and vocalist […]
Read moreAfter a desperately long period of inactivity, No Devotion seem to be gearing up for a grand return. First, the band (who appear to have turned from a quintet into the trio of Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly alongside Lee Gaze and Stuart Richardson) announced that their debut album, ‘Permanence’, had been returned to your streaming service of choice after being […]
Read moreThis is a wiry, wily affair. This is four tracks in ten minutes of stark, sticky-floor punk rock’n’roll. I’m listening intently to the fuzzed-up bass and buzzsaw riffing of opener ‘Waiting for Another One’, sure, but I’m also balling my fists just in case the song comes bursting out of my speakers looking for a fight. ‘Vocal Harmony Trio’ isn’t all adrenaline […]
Read moreI hope you find something to love. 84 TIGERS– ‘Great Basin’ HIGHER POWER- ‘Fall from Grace’ OMNI OF HALOS– ‘You Suck’ NIGHT COURT- ‘Brighten the Corner’ GENTLE HEAT- ‘Total Orbit’ WHITE FLOWERS- ‘This Is Not’ BLUE SUN- ‘Fall Again’ SUPERMILK- ‘Sense’ NOAH DEEMER- ‘The Sleepwalker’ THE SMILE- ‘Open the Floodgates’ FES- ‘Chew’ JEAN JEAN- ‘Prey Trigger’ I FEEL FINE- ‘Million’ […]
Read moreThere’s very little to give the COVID-19 credit for. But without that world-altering event, 84 Tigers might not exist. This new band, featuring old members of Small Brown Bike and The Swellers, formed in early 2021 determined to fill their pandemic-enforced downtime with something more than existential dread. In the words of drummer Jono Diener, “The pandemic changed the way […]
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