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California indie rock duo The Mulroys stimulate sadness with excellent ”I Don’t Want To Do This”

Splitsville by The Mulroys

With electrically shocked memories of previous relationships that ended like a beautiful summer. You sit back and remember the good times to see if they out way the bad elements. Like a skater falling off their board, you can’t stay on the ramp all the time. Sometimes, you know that you can’t do this for a minute further.

Formally known as Rollers, Singer-songwriter Erik Mullin and guitarist-songwriter TJ Royer are a formidable duo as The Mulroys and this new track is taken off 2020’s first full length album called Splitsville. Recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco and Oakland, this is a band to turn up loud. They wanted something extra so grabbed good friend and veteran rocker Mark Maiggard from Louis XIV on drums and Michigan’s own Chris Diener as bassist for the recording. You can hear the extra grand touch on ”I Don’t Want To Do This”.

The Mulroys exude confidence and have a blues tingled indie rock style that is a pleasure to listen to. On their new single ”I Don’t Want To Do This” the duo are on top form. The vocals are smooth and the guitar background creates a warm feeling despite the sad topic. This is older Americana Kings Of Leon vibes soaked with some warm Californian sunshine.

Head to Bandcamp for this terrific single from the US band with lots to offer.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Unique Chicago outfit No Serial Killer release peaceful ”The Sweetest Cyborg”

No Serial Killer by No Serial Killer

I have never heard anything quite like this. Sometimes a song starts playing into your ears and you are absolutely mind-blown. I came in with zero expectations and No Serial Killer delivered my soul & ears a wonderful high five packed with a punch of peace.

No Serial Killer is the phenomenally creative brainchild of A.K.M. A self-taught pianist and songwriter, A.K.M. wrote the lyrics for all 30 songs on the full album and was the music director for this project. A.K.M. plays the piano like a bass guitar, hence the term ‘bass piano’. With such uniqueness, it’s no wonder that this is could be one of the most important releases of 2020. With all that is going on in the USA, this peaceful message came at precisely the right time.

‘The Sweetest Cyborg” feels like a song that is from Better Call Saul, it is old school by nature with the sweetly caressed vocals from Shaley Scott. The song takes us on a magic carpet ride with a message of love and the consistency of the track is so impressive. Chicago’s No Serial Killer deserve lots of appreciation for this quality song and their whole project as a whole.

Get yourself into the peaceful project from this amazing act that will blow your mind via Bandcamp.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Bath Rockers Baby Shoes rip up the dance floor with ”Kamikaze”

Everyone That Could've Been by BabyShoes

Ah yes, this is the kind of rocking music we all need in our ears. I love it when bands aren’t conventional and really change it up. Bath’s Baby Shoes have just released their latest single so let’s turn this up loud and jump around in our lounges, waving at the neighbors at the same time. Who’s in?

Kamikaze” takes a little while to warm up and they tease the audience at the beginning. I imagine the drummer doing some stretches and getting himself in the zone first. You must always wait for the drummer right? This powerful single soon warms up, distortion over for now and it steps into 5th gear and smashes through the vulnerable speakers.

Taken off ”Everyone That Could’ve Been”, which is set for release on the 1st of June, this is an awesome single full of dripping sweat and head nodding, that is bound to cause a few unsuspecting neck injuries.

Bath’s Baby Shoes have released a passionate song here and ”Kamikaze” is all about just going for it, what do you have to lose anyway. The world is messed up, let’s just enjoy life and dance until we smell like an old man’s toes.

Stream more on the bands Bandcamp channel and rock your socks off to this excellent UK band.

Review by Llewelyn Screen