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Boston Manor release acoustic version of “Algorithm”

January 22, 2022

Boston Manor have released a new acoustic rendition of their recent single “Algorithm”. It’s a delicately lush, piano-led iteration of the track which is a rumination of the burden to perpetuate “content” beyond art, that creators are laden with these days. The original version of “Algorithm” features on Boston Manor’s “Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures” EP, which was released in October via their new label SharpTone Records to critical acclaim. The EP is now available on 10” vinyl, following its digital and cassette tape formats. “Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures” marks a concerted step into the future for Boston Manor. It’s the coining of a bold, bright new sound, building upon the bruising pop-punk of their earlier work, the big moves of last album “GLUE”, to compose music that’s both heavier and more unabashedly accessible than that which preceded it. Hook-laden, coherent, blackly witty, and with a molten emotional core, it’s the opening of a new chapter, hinting at even greater brilliance to follow. This latest collection sees Boston Manor tapping into teen influences of the late [Read More]

British Rock

Ocean Grove announce new album and share new single/video

January 22, 2022

Ocean Grove have announced details of their visionary third album “Up In The Air Forever”, out April 22 via UNFD. Birthed straight from the belly of Ocean Grove’s creative engine – none other than their own Oddworld™ universe – “Up In The Air Forever” is a 10-track, genre-bending epic musical journey. An evolution of the trio’s early heavy sound, the record finds Ocean Grove leaning into their strengths in the worlds of Brit-rock, pop, grunge, and punk and ultimately confirms them as a creative force that can’t be tamed. Celebrating personal freedom, expression and creativity, the record is characterised by strong anarchic sentiments and resentment for a system that squashes individualism and anti-“norm” ideas. Following the reveal of their summery earworm “CALI SUN”, Ocean Grove are lifting a second taste of the album with the reveal of their uplifting anthem “SILVER LINING” last week alongside its new music video. “We want nothing but to empower the listener with a positive mental attitude (PMA), especially in their darkest hours when they may feel completely lost in [Read More]

Metalcore

Banks Arcade return with new single “Smile”

January 20, 2022

New Zealand-via Melbourne act Banks Arcade return with their brooding, attitude-fuelled new single and video “Smile” today. Mashing intense color and visual energy into its accompanying lyric video, viewers will be confronted by the stark lyricism of “Smile” that brings home its message: “We’re all too good at getting numb“. Banks Arcade vocalist Joshua O’Donnell shares more on the meaning behind the track: “The future feels uncertain for a lot of people at the moment. We feel lost and unsure of where we’re headed, and it can lead to a lot of masochism and unhealthy escapism. ‘Smile’ comments on this pleasure seeking mentality and a culture that is obsessed with self gratification” he says. “Most of us recognise we are living in a broken, unsustainable state, but we refuse to acknowledge it. We’ve all become the devil on each other’s shoulders and the cycle of negative affirmations and encouragement is leading us to a dark place. Everyone is in pain but we’re so concerned about saving face….hear the lyric ‘Keep that smile cause it won’t [Read More]

New Music

Moodring release brand new single/video for “Disintegrate”

January 20, 2022

Moodring have kicked off their 2022 in style by unveiling a brand new single – the soaring mini-epic, Disintegrate. Almost one year to the day since the Florida quartet revealed themselves to the world with debut single “Show Me The Real You“, “Disintegrate” marks the first new Moodring music recorded since their signing to UNFD, and showcases an ascendance to the next plane of their songcraft. Shimmering guitars swirl, shift and pulse around lead vocalist Hunter Young’s ethereal yet impassioned melodies, building to a climax that will raise every hair of anyone with a heartbeat. “The sound of Moodring derives from an eclectic mix of genres, but it’s when we can contrast these differences within one song that we really thrive, and I think this track is a key example of that” says Hunter; “On the surface the song is this beautiful, epic “gazer”, but lyrically it delves into much heavier subjects, such as the hopelessness one can feel when everything you pursue seems constantly out of your grasp, and the nihilistic tendencies that I [Read More]

New Music

Weatherstate release music video for “Headstone”

January 20, 2022

Weymouth punk band Weatherstate have today shared a brand new music video for their latest single “Headstone”. It’s a contemplative punk track and marks the latest from Weatherstate’s forthcoming album “Never Better”, set to be released 11th February 2022 via Rude Records. “Probably the second softest song on the record, and not being as morbid as the name might suggest, ‘Headstone’ is about trying to make something out of ourselves in the time we have here”, the band share. “It’s okay to go through periods of life unhappy and that’s what makes the good bits all the better. ‘Catch me I don’t want to come down’ specifically relates to friends being around when you need a safety net, and how important it is to have the support network that can get you through those monotonous times. We’re only around here for so long, and that’s the way it is, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up too much, and it’s completely okay to sometimes just roll with the punches”. Weatherstate have risen to the challenges that COVID [Read More]

New Music

Vagrants share new single and video for “Skin And Bone”

January 17, 2022

Today, progressive post-hardcore outfit Vagrants shared their new single and video “Skin and Bone” out now on Rude Records/Equal Vision Records. Formed in 2017, Vagrants’ current line-up is composed of Jose DelRio (guitars/vocals), Anastasia Hayes (Drums), and Bryce Ballinger (guitar). “Skin and Bone” is a continuation of the bands progressive sound – awash with intricate guitar and drum work supported by modern electronic elements. The tracks vocals are equal parts soaring and powerful, conveying the dark message of the song with a melodic sensibility that is undeniably catchy. The official music video is comprised of caustic live shots of the band and a compelling cinematic narrative that adds emotional weight to the visual. On the theme of their new single, guitarist and vocalist Jose DelRio has this to say: “Our new track “Skin and Bone” embodies a feeling that almost everyone has experienced at some point – Does any of this matter? Albeit nihilistic, it is a very human emotion. This song served as a way for me to express that at the lowest point [Read More]

Metal

Graphic Nature announce “New Skin” EP

January 17, 2022

Raw, heavy, aggressive, and at times genuinely creepy, Kent metallers Graphic Nature are one of the most energized and exciting new bands to emerge from the British metal scene in years. Taking their name from a track on Deftones – “Koi No Yokan” album, in 2019 Graphic Nature announced themselves with the single “Grit”, and immediately began carving a name for themselves as a ferocious new force in British metal. With their new EP “new skin” – out Feb 25th, their first for new label Rude Records, they’re doubling down. Mixing moments of snarling nu-metal aggro and the scalding fury of Slipknot’s debut album with instrumental passages that at times recall the genius of Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, Harvey says “this is where we’ve nailed the Graphic Nature sound”. Beefier in some places, angrier in others, and more sophisticated at times if you look closer, the result is an EP of songs that carry the spirit of nu-metal, sharpened and bulked-up for present-day, which lands with the confidence of a metal fist. Musically, Graphic [Read More]