Combining the best parts of ’90s grunge with a modern twist, U’re So Pretty by Carmen Mellino is a beautiful track to dance along to on a rainy day like today. The French-born rocker is just eighteen years old, and yet her music sounds like the work of someone who’s been working at their craft for several […]
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Grunge
You Need To Hear This: MANKIND – POPHITS
Disenfranchisement. Disengagement. Apathy. All beautifully moulded into a twelve track album that will help you revisit the music you forgot you loved. MANKIND aims to replicate the emotional experience accumulated through a youth perspective that has been rendered helpless in working-class culture. The album kicks off with the hopeful, melody-led Colours. A close listen to […]
Premiere: Kavanagh – Neon Baby
Storytime! I’ve been awake since 3 am. No, I’m not a postal worker, refuse collector or a shift manager. I write for Independent Music News in a shed surrounded by broken plant pots and gnomes. Anyhow, back to the story. This morning, a strange event occurred; one that will impact the rest of the world. […]
Review: SWEARS – Seersucker
Grunge. That lovely word used to describe music that’s too noisy, dirty and heavy, driving your parents out of the house. Take that, inject a hint of metal into it and you’re bound to find Middleborough-based band SWEARS in all their glory. After the release of their meaty single, Warm to Touch, in early May, SWEARS […]
Premiere: SWEARS – Warm To The Touch
Not all grunge-meisters are created equal or good for that matter, but thankfully, Middlesbrough band SWEARS are one of the few who have managed to combine influences of grunge rock and doom into a fuzzy, infectious rock-driven sound that’s not just one big noise fest. With the release of their forthcoming EP, Seersucker, on the […]
Premiere: Laurens Court – Self-Titled
Laurens Court’s eagerly awaited self-titled sophomore album is out tomorrow. Hats off to the band, they’ve battled through this challenging time to achieve what they set out to against all the odds. We salute you. The North East-based five-piece describe their work as “contemporary experimental grunge” with little regard for the boundaries set by genres and […]
Premiere: Manalishi – What’s In Your Head
Another song has been sent my way, and the excitement is palpable. I drool all over my mouse, as I click play and What’s In Your Head by Manalishi is a go. It opens with a guitar riff that reminds me of mashing X on a PlayStation controller to question a shady character on L.A. Noire; […]
Review: Francis Of Delirium – Circles
Are you stuck in a rut? Is your life going around in circles? I have a solution for you. Hi, Daniel Thomas here, and today I’m going to improve your mental health and wellbeing by playing just one song. A brilliant piece of art by grunge duo Francis Of Delirium. But before I proceed, can […]
You Need To Hear This: The By Gods – Goldy
On October 1st 2017, Stephen Paddock took it upon himself to kill fifty-eight people at the Harvest Festival in Las Vegas in what would become the largest mass shooting by an individual in US history. We could sit around for hours debating gun violence, mental illness and terrorist attacks, but sometimes these things are best […]