August 2021 | Music Junkie Press

Don Broco share new single “One True Prince”

August 8, 2021

Don Broco have released their new single ‘One True Prince’, taken from the forthcoming new album “Amazing Things”, which will be released on the 17th September via Sharptone Records. The track sees Don Broco shine a light on their slower and more immersive side, presenting the band in a completely new way. Colossal guitars, thunderous drums, and enchanting vocals dance together in a captivating ebb and flow, channeling their inner Deftones to paint a detailed and evocative picture with a stunning sonic palette. The accompanying video compliments the expansive vibe, set in the very center of a vast and desolate landscape. As the band musically explores their sound the video’s protagonist explores their beautiful surroundings, traversing the unknown terrain in search of something completely out of this world. Lead singer Rob Damiani comments, “’One True Prince’ is about finding comfort in the fact that whatever you’re going through and however bad it may feel, nothing lasts forever. “In these moments I try to remind myself how insignificant I am. Just one person amongst billions, on [Read More]

Weatherstate blast off in new single/video “Current Dose”

August 8, 2021

Weatherstate are back with a brand new single and music video. The Weymouth punk band has today shared “Current Dose,” an exploration of space, time, and riffs produced by Alan Day (Four Year Strong). “It was actually one of the first songs we wrote for the new record and the first we worked on with Alan Day,” the band shares. “It’s one of the grittiest songs we’ve written to date. We ended up tuning the guitars super low on one side and leaning into the riffs with Alan. “The bridge section is just noisy nonsense, we ended up stealing an idea from Nirvana’s Drain You and started spraying deodorant cans into microphones in the studio. Current Dose to me has loads of Foo’s energy. We jokingly referred to this song as “if QOTSA wrote Welcome To Paradise” haha.” On the music video they add: “The music video is our most ambitious to date and part of the arching story we’ve been telling for the best part of this year. It was a pleasure bringing so [Read More]

Defences announce new album and share new single “False Gods”

August 8, 2021

Hertfordshire based Alternative-Metal band Defences announce their new album “In The Balance”, which will be released October 15th, 2021. The band also revealed the rough, beautiful and confrontative new single “False Gods”. “In The Balance” is a snapshot of experiences, that Cherry Duesbury made over the last years. She looks at the unavoidable difficulties of a global pandemic as well as different cultural key events. “We wrote this because we had to”, Cherry explains. “In The Balance” is the result of the search of Defences for hope in the harsh realities of life, which they approach head-on, to find positivity. “A great amount of the lyrics are based on inner fights”, co-vocalist William Alex Young explains. It is a snapshot of the time, that shows humanity in their glory as well as their fights. “It’s incredibly honest”, Cherry adds. “It’s the most honest I ever wrote, concerning lyrics.” This honesty also finds itself again on the newest work of the band, “False Gods”. Inspired by the “Black Lives Matter” movement, Cherry uses her personal reaction [Read More]

Bad Touch release cover song “Can’t You See”

August 8, 2021

Stepping into the brand new Marshall Studio with legendary producer Chris Sheldon (Foo Fighters, Gun, Feeder), Bad Touch have recorded a heartfelt cover of The Marshall Tucker Band’s signature song “Can’t You See”. Vocalist Stevie Westwood said “It’s such a great song, both the original and the Black Stone Cherry versions are out of this world. We hope that our one stands up with them, it was a lot of fun to do.” Released ahead of their November 2021 tour, Bad Touch were one of the first bands to enter the new state of the art Marshall Studio recording studio. The Marshall Studio is a state-of-the-art recording facility located at Marshall Amplification’s global headquarters in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire built around a 70’s Neve 8048, heavily modified and customised for Marshall by Neve specialist Blake Devitt. Stevie Westwood described working there as “an amazing opportunity. After such an awful 18 months for the music business, to be invited to such a space was a real gift… and we thank Chris for making our tunes sound interstellar.” Stream/buy [Read More]

Moodring sign to UNFD and re-issue “Showmetherealyou” EP

August 4, 2021

Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Moodring mark the latest brood to join the UNFD roster. An intriguing mix of alt-rock, shoegaze, grunge and nu-metal sensibilities, frontman Hunter Young describes how the band’s name acts effectively as a disclaimer for this group’s ethos. “Moodring is not easily defined; our sound can and will change, morph and evolve, even across the course of a single song. Our identity is genre-fluid” reveals Hunter. “Lyrically, Moodring is pure teenage angst” he adds, speaking of deeply personal vignettes which hint at toxic relationships and cycles of abuse; “When people contact me via the Moodring page and tell me something like, “I relate to this”, I legitimately feel bad for them. I’m like, “Fuck, I’m sorry, I really wish you didn’t.” But, in my experience, that is how human beings relate to each other, through misery”. Today’s signing announcement, which comes shortly after recent US signings including Hollow Front, Vatican and Sleep Waker, coincides with UNFD’s re-issuing of Moodring’s recent EP, “Showmetherealyou“. Co-produced by Young at his home studio, the re-release comes [Read More]

Dying Wish release new single “Until Mourning Comes”

August 4, 2021

Dying Wish is the Portland-based blistering hardcore five-piece whose passionate music fuses New Wave of American Heavy Metal and chaos-driven punk noises. Late last year, they signed to SharpTone Records, and last month, they announced the release of their forthcoming record, Fragments of a Bitter Memory which will be released on October 1, 2021 via their new label home. Pre-orders are available now here. Today, Dying Wish has released a new single + music video for “Until Mourning Comes” off of the forthcoming record. This follows the release of the album’s title track “Fragments of a Bitter Memory.” On the new single, lead vocalist Emma Boster shares, “‘Mourning’ is written about a family friend who passed away tragically in a plane crash last year. We were in the studio writing the record when my cousin called me with the news. I spent the rest of the night on the phone with my family in absolute shock over the passing of such a kind, bright, and loving young man. “My friend’s death happened just a few [Read More]

Boston Manor sign to Sharptone Records

August 4, 2021

Modern Brit rockers Boston Manor have confirmed their signing to SharpTone Records, alongside the news that they will be main support to UK pop-punk favorites Neck Deep across their run of upcoming European shows in 2022. On signing to SharpTone Records, the band comments: “We’re happy to tell you that we have signed to Sharptone Records & will be releasing new music in the next few months. After meeting with several labels we felt that SharpTone had a very clear vision for what they want to achieve & an understanding of who we are & where we’re at as artists. We’re excited to be working with them & look forward to showing you what we’ve been working on for the last couple of years”. The band are currently in the studio working hard on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2020 album “Glue”. Make sure to catch Boston Manor and Neck Deep during their European tour in January/February 2022. For more information on Boston Manor, follow their social media: http://facebook.com/bostonmanoruk http://bostonmanorband.com/ http://twitter.com/BSTNMNR http://instagram.com/BSTNMNR