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Delorentos are a Dublin based four piece releasing their debut UK album. Having already debuted at number two in the Irish charts back in 2009, YOU CAN MAKE SOUND finds the quartet hoping to repeat some of that success over here.With a story involving early chart-topping success in Ireland, the collapse of record label Pinnacle, their lead singer Ronan walking out and returning and support slots with bands like the Arctic Monkeys, Supergrass and The Dave Matthews Band; Delorentos have had a somewhat rocky road to where they are today.For all the drama and triumphs though, the music that Delorentos…
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Released ahead of their forthcoming GOOD AS GOLD long player, six piece Swedish outfit Petter & The Pix give a taster with new single NEVER NEVER here.
Brother of Pontus Winnberg of Bloodshy & Avant who worked on Britney Spear's Toxic, Petter is an Icelandic based musician whose band is made up of school friends and members of Mum and Gusgus. Following debut album EASILY TRICKED in 2008, GOOD AS GOLD is Petter & The Pix latest opus.NEVER NEVER is an infectious sounding single that straddles that oh so fine line between the annoying and the catchy with its naggingly…
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 09:20
2PLAY (FEAT MAXI PRIEST, MONI, JUXCI D) - THATS WHAT THE GIRLS LIKE
Written by Ruth Pennington
In case the name 2Play (real name Wesley Johnson) doesn’t ring a bell, he is a successful record producer, has enjoyed top ten success in the UK with two hits (‘So Confused’ in 2003 followed by ‘It Can’t Be Right’ in 2004) and has even been the recipient of a MOBO award. However, he is perhaps, rather tragically, best known for his involvement in an ill-advised cover and RnB remix of George Michael classic “Careless Whisper” back in 2005.Now, five years later, he is back with new single “That’s What The Girls Like.” ‘What has he been DOING for five…
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Sound Of Guns are a Liverpool based indie rock outfit bashing out spirited and anthemic rock tunes that imagine Echo and the Bunnymen colliding headfirst into U2, with a dash of Springsteen and The Replacements thrown in there for added messy rock n roll spirit.ALCATRAZ is the first single to be released from their forthcoming debut album and sees the band teaming up with producer/mixer Chris Potter of U2 and The Verve fame.
ALCATRAZ is a bold and brash statement of intent from Sound Of Guns, the Liverpool band unleashing an anthemic and melodic slice of rock here that just…
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Dublin based outfit The Brothers Movement are a band who've already released a highly praised debut album in late 2009, garnering plaudits from the likes of Irish Hot Press and NME. Lifted from that record, new single the double A side, BLIND / SISTER certainly exposes what all the fuss has been about.
Unleashing a slow burning intensity that borrows from the likes of Elbow, Doves and The Verve, The Brothers Movement deal in similarly brooding yet ultimately euphoric musical territory; the melodies gently anthemic, the guitars dramatically shifting from acoustic folkism to skyrocketing arcs and the drums moving in…
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The latest single from Surrey's version of Fall Out Boy, UNDERDOG finds You Me At Six sticking to the pop punk formula that's so far seen them get this far uscathed.So it's business as usual with sugar coated pop melodies, crashing guitar chords and frenetic drum patterns; all teen angst, explosive energy and derivative musicality. Undoubtedly catchy as all hell, UNDERDOG features the kind of day glo pop rock chorus that just calls out for call and response, obviously the soundtrack to a thousand tween alcohol binges and coming of age revelations; but really if you haven't heard increasingly similar…
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And the reminiscence begins. Chimed into a thoughtful look at what 'The Loss' EP has in store through opening track, 'Lament'. Taking your senses back to every festival you have ever been to, through a connection of beat and melody, cleverly wrapped up in glockenspiel. The guitars and massive projection of vocals set the scene for the attachment, and thought processes that Club Smith have exposed through, 'The Loss'.
It is not hard to believe that their songs have previously been remixed by the Kaiser Chiefs, also Co-Pilots (Jamie Ellis/ Russell Bloc Party) and have live dates this year…
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I’m a bit fed up with all this snow malarkey; to be honest it’s only fun if you’re a kid or a stressed out teacher hoping for a sneaky day off, so what I need is some heart warming music to listen to whilst sitting by the fire and sipping on mulled wine. Thankfully DEMONS AND DOUBTERS, a 5 track EP by singer songwriter Ian Parker has arrived to help me with my cold winter nights, now all I need is a dog to stroke and some fluffy slippers.Ian Parker is a singer songwriter who signed to German blues label…
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Remember that ‘Know Your Limits’ advert where the floppy-haired indie boy rips his earring out and pees on his own shoes? If you answered yes, then you know of Eight Legs already. Not because they’re shoe-pissing indie boys, but because it was their single ‘These Grey Days’ that was sound tracked the advert we all secretly loved watching.Along with sound tracking Friday night reconstructions, the band are already doing quite well for themselves supporting The Cribs on tour and sound tracking the glamorous Dior Homme show way back in 2006.New single, ‘Best of Me’ is from the band’s third album,…
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Calling all indie-pop kids, check out this band, The Hush Now; they tick all the right boxes to fulfil your indie needs. CONTRAILS is their second ever single release, following on from a free download of WISHING YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS, which surprised us all with it’s cheeky guitar based loveliness last year. Bright, breezy, and as much fun as a game of twister whilst inebriated, this single is well worth looking at if you like your music sugar coated with a positive vibe.The Hush Now are Noel Kelly on vocals and guitar, Barry Marino on drums, Pat Macdonald on…
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