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By My Side: FERNE jumps on the district line with her lover on Stay Here

Posted on 6 June 2023

After previously moving away from a love cheat on the excellent Louisa in January 2022, FERNE has dropped a hugely unforgettably sweet summer love song to hold hands with all night on the I-need-you-tonight anthem, Stay Here.

Born in Philadelphia, based in southwest London, FERNE is a Kingston, UK-based indie alternative 4-piece band (formally a solo act) who randomly met at a music showcase and their friendship has grown rather brilliantly from there.

”FERNE started her music career when she moved to London in 2019 to study music technology at university. She was discovered at the regional finals of an open mic competition in London where she was signed to an artist development program and has been creating ever since.” ~ FERNE (https://www.fernemusic.com/about)

Displaying such tender care in an often lonely world, FERNE shall warm chilly hearts in a nanosecond. This is quality all the way through and might cause a smile to form no matter what genre you usually like.

Stay Here from Kingston, UK-based indie alternative act FERNE is such a wonderfully dreamy single all about expressing feelings that many rather avoid. Showing us deep inside the ups and downs of a romance which has stood the test of time, as it naturally connects two hearts as one.

Sung with so much love and cute passion to make a blush form when most needed, we are rejuvenated by a truly genuine release to hold onto during those nippy nights.

Tune into this fine new single on Spotify.

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Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

No Places Is Safe: Paint A Planet heat up all cold mountains with the dominant debut single I Am The Sun

Posted on 27 May 2023

Feeling the hectic storm brewing so much closer than before as the rumbles shake innocent trees nearby, Paint A Planet shows us where the light is and asks us to follow the path with the sensationally eye-opening single, I Am The Sun.

Paint A Planet is a Tampere, Finland-based indie alternative metal/rock band that makes the kind of superb treats which shall inspire the mind to think further into the soul.

Radiating with so much brilliance and charging all hearts into a flurry of sentiments, Paint A Planet turns up the volume and shall rocket a sensational ear-warmer to tell grandkids about in the future.

I Am The Sun from Tampere, Finland-based metal slashers Paint A Planet is the kind of sizzler which will change all perceptions and blossom into something different than before. This is a rather powerful experience which will deepen the emotions within all willing visitors.

Turn it up loud on Spotify.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Not Dreaming: Ramener slice through the demons on the fiery metal experience inside House of Wolves

Posted on 27 May 2023

Following on from their recent 4-track EP, Ramener sees the blood streaming and waits for it to be over again on the mighty song to turn on all night long when the walls need to crack, House of Wolves.

Ramener is a fairly new Long Island, USA-based indie metal band that makes teeth-shattering songs which shall awaken the spirit within us all which is clawing to get out.

Turning our moods around from the swamps and into the burning smoke of our imagination, Ramener takes us all into deep places on this one. This is a hardcore metal track which doesn’t hold back for a nanosecond.

House of Wolves from Long Island, USA-based indie metal band Ramener is a stunning single which will take all souls away from the doom and into a more enlightened place. Skyrocketing with hefty energy to shake ringing eardrums, this is a fantastic single to roar with when the time to escape clicks into place rather suddenly.

If you love it loud and with no apologies, this is the perfect tonic.

Get that heart rate up to peak performance on Spotify.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

The Emissaries of Anxious Angst, The Empty Page, Have New Resonance in Their Arsenal with the Release of Big Nasty Palpitations

Posted on 26 May 2023

After hearing a preview of The Empty Page’s latest single, Big Nasty Palpitations, during their support slot for BERRIES at Gullivers in March and witnessing the visceral fire that has been lit under the Manchester-based emissaries of anxious angst, all it took was the impetus of the angular guitars and subversive anthemics to convince me that it would be the quintessential indie pop hit of the summer.

It may not be your archetypal boy meets girl before releasing a ‘better off without you’ single in the Autumn. The 80s industrial augmented hit is a testament to where society will stand this summer, with conflict scattering rubble like confetti and blowing equally sizeable holes in our assurance that the world is a safe place where your liberty can’t be stripped away at the whim of a sadistically malignant narcissist.

For the anxious, feel your palpitating heart catch in your tight throat under the duress of buzzsaw riffs that are now definitively back in trend. For anyone privileged enough to not know what it feels like to go under when it appears fabric of tangible reality has been pulled from beneath you, grab a snapshot of the dissent into consternation.

Kel said: “Everyone I know has paper-thin mental health at the moment. The world is run by terrifying people who have little regard for us powerless humans who are just trying to get on with our lives. I woke up one too many times with the fear and reached for a pen at 3am to get those grim feelings out of my system. We’ve always been a socially aware band, and the new album definitely has a glittery, dystopian thread running through it that I think is very apparent on this track.”

Big Nasty Palpitations, produced by Morton Kong at Eve Studios, Stockport, hit the airwaves on May 26 ahead of their sophomore LP, which is set to drop later this year.

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Review by Amelia Vandergast

Cloud Hangs Over Me: The Tennessee Werewolves hears the soul start to scream on Rescue Me

Posted on 21 May 2023

Featuring a super-skilled trio who seem to know exactly what the other is going to do next, The Tennessee Werewolves lays in the dark and waits to be picked up by a compassionate soul as help is needed right now on Rescue Me.

The Tennessee Werewolves is a USA-based indie rock band that loves to make proper music with a fiery underbelly to feed all famished wolves with a proper meal to consume.

Scintillating from all angles with something rather enthralling to endure readily, The Tennessee Werewolves bite through the door and show us what good music sounds like. This is a high-pressured single to dance with all night, as it’s been made with only genuine intentions.

Rescue Me from USA Rockers The Tennessee Werewolves is a rather special single made with so much passion. Soaring with lots of vigour and sending many shivers inside our spines, we find a movie-like soundtrack to fire up sleepy and cold souls. This is bone-splinting stuff for the world to swim deep inside when the waters crash like a tsunami.

Listen up on Spotify.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Last Night: The Big Gun Show flows through Mexico on the way to Chicago

Posted on 21 May 2023

With the money thin and much to ponder, The Big Gun Show wonders when the healing will come from losing a love which is so treasured beyond anything else with the superb single Chicago.

The Big Gun Show is an Austin, Texas-based indie rock band who love to play that golden era type of music which is fused between 1970-1973.

”Imagine a song swap in the basement of Villa Nellcôte among outlaws Haggard & Waylon, sided by modern-day honky tonker Charlie Robison. Also in the circle are members of Jet, Lucero and Blackberry Smoke. Graham Parsons demonstrates country stylings to Keith as Ray Wylie Hubbard makes Jagger and Freddie King laugh while they wail in unison like old, drunken friends.” ~ The Big Gun Show

Stoned again and giving us a really fine single to love for its authenticity, The Big Gun Show reminds us what true reflection sounds like in 2023. This is pure artistry at its best with a riveting sound to turn up on full volume only.

Chicago from Austin, Texas-based indie rock band The Big Gun Show is an old-school song with a vibe many just can’t ever forget. Inside this real song with purpose, we are taught to never give up no matter where the roads shall wander in this odd world.

Listen up on Spotify for more.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Therum soars to the winners line with Sweet Victories (Sour Defeat)

Posted on 20 May 2023

Urging all to listen closer and featuring a divine sound made for those enormous festivals, Therum’s Sweet Victories (Sour Defeat) is a truly impressive single to be inspired by no matter the weather outside.

Therum is a Florida-based alternative psychedelic rock band that loves to drop sensational solos and songs featuring emotive lyrics which will draw the goodness back inside.

Showing us how Gainesville gets down, Therum is on top form here and lights up our fires that have burnt out to a crispy old pizza box due to the ragged fairytale which appears broken. Led by John Luke Melovich, we are treated to a warm embrace which is lovingly received.

Sweet Victories (Sour Defeat) from psychedelic rockers Therum is a stunner into the hearts of anyone who needed a wake-up call. Performed to levels of music splendour, we find a rather terrific single to turn up and let take over all past worries.

This is the kind of cinematic track we can all get excited about while closing our minds to the bad news on television.

Turn this up loud on Spotify.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Good die young: Goatzilla stomp their feet all over our fragile speakers with Leave It All Behind

Posted on 12 May 2023

Shredding all sofas into tiny pieces and booming in a sound which might either age or excite, Goatzilla is at its roaring best with a lionhearted exhibition on the hard-road-ahead ripper an ace cricket bowler would be proud of on Leave It All Behind.

Goatzilla is a Gold Coast, Australia-based indie punk rock 4-piece band who are best known for their explosively entertaining live concerts and have been on the scene since 2015.

”They like good whiskey, cars, heavy music, and collecting way too many guitars.” ~ Goatzilla

On their first album since 2019’s Muthafukasaurus, Goatzilla seemingly has the power to destroy all tired faces with the ultimate pick-me-up. This is hardcore and raw. Are your ears ready for a pounding? If so, press play and turn it all the way up.

Leave It All Behind from Gold Coast, Australia-based indie punk rock 4-piece act Goatzilla is a meaty song which needs a steak for consumption right next to it. There is a hugely colossal track on the cards for anyone brave enough here.

With so much strength from all corners and a vivid vocal rendition to take note of, this is a truly life-enhancing single for anyone who likes it rather heavily textured.

Listen up on Spotify.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

On My Rooftop: Graztopia is the underrated storyteller the world needs to hear on Nocturnal Lullaby

Posted on 7 May 2023
Nocturnal Lullaby-Single by Graztopia

Looking deeply at the moon and showing us a mesmerizing vibe which is rather soothing on our creaking bones, Graztopia performs with so much love on this sleepless night conquering wonder called Nocturnal Lullaby.

Graztopia is an experienced and proudly original New York, USA-based 1-man-band/looper that loves to fuse alternative psychedelic folk, rock and jazz.

”Drawing from a large repertoire of original songs mixed with unique renditions of cover songs, no setlist is ever the same, making every Graztopia show its own unique live experience. As a live-looping artist songs are often segued together creating a seamless improvisation/jams/soundscapes in between songs.” ~ Graztopia

Surging through with a natural sound which is totally authentic, Graztopia is one of the most spiritually aware musicians in the world. With lyrics to learn from and stories to enjoy for all ages, this is a truly top-tier release for the soulful who are looking for a new hero to believe in.

Nocturnal Lullaby from New York, USA-based 1-man-band Graztopia is one of those join-with-me anthems which are usually hidden in the underground. Showing us why he is so highly regarded, we find a simply exceptional single to delve deeply into as our hearts flutter in excitement.

With a delightful melody and wondering where the sleep is coming from, we find a cruising song which will make many tap their feet in unison.

Turn this up on Bandcamp.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Misdirection never fails: The Handsome Bandit just wants that one dance on Believe You Me

Posted on 7 May 2023

Swinging our moods around with their catchy sound to dance all night with, The Handsome Bandit guides us into a world filled with potential for one or more sweet kisses on the piano-packed Believe You Me.

The Handsome Bandit is a Chicago, USA-based indie pop-rock band who are known for their electric live performances and terrific lyrics to turn up loud.

”Eric Niequist’s powerful lead vocals and edgy bass riffs weave alongside the intricate piano melodies and warm vocals of Allison Hogan. The Handsome Bandit will have you energized and enthralled with their foot-stomping sing-alongs, dynamic ballads, and thunderous anthems.” ~ taken from The Handsome Bandit’s Reverbnation

Do you like music with a verve that shall take minds back into a full place? The Handsome Bandit are the answer to all of our dreams. Believe You Me is simply excellent and needs to be on all playlists immediately. This is the pick-me-up track to flip all attitudes around for the better.

Believe You Me from Chicago, USA-based indie pop-rock band The Handsome Bandit is such a delight on so many levels. This shows us a truly professional team who have put on a real show with such a dynamic display.

Released originally in 2019, we are reminded of an underground classic which will surely heat up the blood flow of many who miss being happy.

See the music video on YouTube.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen