Novah are an atmospheric indie rock band from Stockholm,
Sweden. Novah took flight in 2013 and their debut single Robot (Aug'15) had big play.
Revolution comes crusading off their debut E.P. Alaska (2016).
2.What
kind of tune are Novah pushing?
Revolution is
aiming for epic and emotive. Bottom of the heart, gut-wrenched, vocals accompanied with acoustic
guitar that kicks in to electric guitar to take flight in the chorus. Revolution is stadium filling, arms in the air, soft rock for the masses.
3. Who do Novah sound like?
Coldplay. The Planet Of Sound say Novah sound like Local Natives, The Verve and M83.
4. What do the Lords and Ladies of the press have to say about Revolution?
“A slowly driven indie track that explodes into an epic
open arms experience with its soft vocals.” – Alternative Tracks.
“Sonically stunning and particularly crafted new single.” –The Four Oh Five.
Because being a hater is wrong and deep down in your heart you remember a time of euphoric happiness when listening to a Coldplay song.
7. Do Novah have any more good songs?
Revolution is far and away the band's best.
8. Are there any more interesting facts to share about Novah?
Novah went to an isolated Swedish island to record their E.P. instead of using an established studio in Copenhagen.
The Magic Numbers are an indie folk pop band who hail from Ealing, England. They have been making music together since 2002 and have four grand albums on display. Mornings Eleven (2005) was the first single off their self-titled album and one of the best tunes The Magic Numbers have ever made. Their concerts have been called “a quasi-religious affair” and “a fully fledged cult affair” by The Independent and Pitchforkcalls Mornings Eleven a “banjo-like guitar romp.” Here’s the real deal. The Magic Numbers.
Nada Surf are an indie rock band from New York City who
have been tearing it up since 1992. The band have eight long players to choose
from and Cold To See Clear (Feb’16)
slips of the eighth, You Know Who You Are
(March’16).
2.What
kind of gem have we got here?
A unique one. Simon and Garfunkel in the opening blows
but a four to the floor chorus takes glorious flight. The vocals are everywhere
from crooning to high register meanders to heart felt imploring. Cold To See Clear is radio friendly
indie rock with a slathering of eclectic sauce.
3. Who do Nada Surf sound like?
The Wallflowers orMatchbox Twenty. Fuck me sideways but NPR went straight to Weezer! But realising they were flying into the face of ridicule they threw in a quick curve ball with The Flaming Lips addition.
4. What do the cut and paste merchants have to say about Cold To See Clear?
“Infectious
drum beat wrapping warmth and and harmonies together.”- Live and Die In Music.
“Driving but warmly
produced, with instantly memorable melodies.” - Brooklyn Vegan.
5. Who gave Nada Surf their groove?
Nada Surf'sinfluencesare Lou Reed, Frank Black, The Flaming Lips, old school punk and Leonard Cohen.
6. Why should I give Cold To See Clear a shufty?
There is an aching beauty to the chorus of Cold To See Clear a driving beat and the vocals are outstanding. Cold To See Clear is Nada Surf's best song since Popular.
7. Do Nada Surf have any more rollicking numbers?
Yeah. Popular was a massive hit in the 90's and no wonder. Sharp tune.
8. Any more wonder words dear scribe? Nada Surf have said Cold To Be
Clear is about, “moments of clarity and light and hope and positivity that
sprout up to our surprise. The feeling of awakening you can get in winter when
you open the window to see what the air feels like outside, that awakening
gives me instant peace at some animal level.”
Nada Surf played an Iggy Pop tribute with Joey Ramone
where they smashed out some of Iggy and The Ramones most popular tunes. Sounds like a blast.
“Whatever
I do, the radio took me,
the radio, radio made me,
What
can I do but dream?”
Slippery seconds is popping. Husbands are a popular French synth pop band singing in English. I don't know jack shit about them but the tune You, Me, Cellphones (2013) is enough for anyone to love them. Beck mixed with MGMT if you must. The gang chorus is as sticky as a rapist in church. Get amongst it.
That would be the Magic Gang an indie pop rock band from Brighton, England. The Magic Gang have been bashing out the melodies since 2013 and Jasmine (Dec'15) bubbles off their E.P. named E.P. Really. The Magic Gang have two singles and a short player to their name.
2. What kind of treat are The Magic Gang serving up? A relaxed swinging indie pop tune with sweet harmonies and handclaps. A little understated rumble pops to the fore from the rhythm section and just the drums and a mass singalong in the middle eight. Sweet as an ass you could bounce a dime off.
3. Who do The Magic Gang sound like? Hints of a low key Weezer; go to band that they are. Drunkenwolf were feeling One Direction.NME compares The Magic Gang to Wolf Alice and Happyness.
4. What have the goon squad got to say? “A
perfect pop number out of intentionally rusty tools.” – DIY.
“Shuffling,
sensitive indie pop that’s full of heart and lighters in the air atmosphere.” –NME.
The Magic Gang are influenced by rhythm and blues, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tame Impala and 50's and 60's influenced traditional pop songs with a hint of Motown.
6. Why should I give Jasmine a whip past the ears? Jasmine is a sleepy track with big drum and a gang singalong. Fun.
7. Have The Magic Gang got any more crackers? Yep. No Fun is like Weezer and the Pixies. It brings the noise.
8. Any more juice to squeeze out of this orange? Jasmine was produced by Dreamtrak who has put the gloss on music for rock gods Foals and Swim Deep.
The Magic Gang went to Jamaica to lay down a track with legends Sly & Robbie.
The Magic Gang have been fluffers on tour for Wolf Alice and Swim Deep.
‘Jasmine
it’s true, I’ve waited here for you,
without
this heart of mine, you’ll be doing fine”
The double dip is from The Bots, a garage rock duo from Los Angeles and they are
brillaint. Just fucking brilliant. These good bastards have been compared to
The White Stripes , The Black Keys and Blur (if every song was Song 2) but that only hints at the half
of it. The Bots have launched one big player into the world Pink Palms (2014) an album Clash Music
described as,“sweat and soul splattered across a fast tempo and a ragged amplifier.”The
Bots have a handful of singles and short players. Blinded (2015) comes hurtling off their debut album.
“Finger to the bone, but
I can't get you off my mind”
A Giant Dog are a rock’n’roll band from Austin, Texas. They met in high school and have been grooving together since 2008. The band have three big ones and Sex & Drugs pops off the third Pile (May'16).
2. What flavor are they peddling? Sex & Drugs is a quirky little ditty that bustles with sporadic bursts of big guitar and lashings of wild piano.
3. Who do A Giant Dog sound like? British indie. Like Felix Hagan & The Misfits on valium. Yes, valium. Quite sure actually. Add Supergrass' Alrighton the side.
4. What have those denizens of the fine guides to music got to say about Sex & Drugs? “Here to rock your sweaty,
tattered, yellowed socks off.” – Independent Music News. “Springy guitar
strums, bright vaudeville-esque piano, and shimmer galore.” – Stereogum.
“A
full-fisted swipe of A Giant Dog’s drama rock.” – CMJ.
5. Who do A Giant Dog get their flare from?
A Giant Dog are influenced byThe Velvet Underground,
Bo Diddley, The Seeds, The Kinks, David Bowie, The New York Dolls, Black Flag,
The Coasters, The Four Tops, Sam Cooke and Big Pup.
6. Why should I give Sex & Drugs a moment of my precious time?
If a snotty English indie band covered a Rocky Horror Picture show tune that was about imbecilic American existential angst, but it was fun, then you'd have Sex & Drugs. Go on, you know you want to.
7. Do A Giant Dog have any more big swingers?
Two big swingers to be precise. Teasin' Ass Bitch sounds like Joan Jett and the Heartbreakers with a sense of purpose and Another World rolls sweet with a pinch, a proper pinch, of ska punk.
8. Any more good words about these hard working souls?
Mike McCarthy’s is on controls. He recorded A Giant Dog's second album and has gone to bat for bands like Spoon, White
Denim and Trail of Dead.
“Let
our friends all die,
But
I know,
Cos
I’m too, old to die, young”
Stirring the porridge is the indie rock band The Holidays. From Sydney, Australia, The Holidays have been on a roll since 2006 and have two long players under the bed. Tongue Talk (2014) slides off the second album Feel (2014) and is a tune Adam Not Eve felt “has
all the makings of becoming a festival anthem.”
PAWS are an indie punk rock band from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland. No Grace (Feb'16) comes hurtling off their third album of the same name No Grace (June'16). PAWS have been mixing it up since 2010.
2. What kind of lavish goody is No Grace?
A relatively mellow, rattling, melodic pop punk rallying cry and musical call to arms.
4. What have the doyens of good taste got to say about No Grace?
“Full-on
pop mode, though it retains just enough grit to give it a sense of danger. –
AV Club.
“It's
the song you sing when you get kicked in the teeth; the decision you make to
get back on your feet and rattle off another punch.” – Fat Cat Records.
“There’s
clearly a little ‘Dude Ranch’ coming through on this.” – Brooklyn Vegan.
5. Which bands put the polish on PAWS Doc Martins? They are all big fans of The Buzzcocks and English punk in general. Some love for Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders) has been expressed. Thissite takes a punt on Weezer, Dinosaur Jr. and The Ramones.
6. Why should I give No Grace a swish? God honest in lyric and intent No Grace is a heartfelt ode to the grimey business of entertaining you. the blunt expression of truth bleeds through No Grace both lyrically and musically. Give it a crack.
7. Do these Scottish whippersnappers serve up any more tasty treats? Sure. Get your snout in the trough.Sore Tummyhas a cleaner, big sound and it won't kill you. Catherine 1956 ditto.
8. Any more juicy gossip to share about PAWS? No Grace was produced by Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus.
PAWS have been on fluffing duties for Japandroids, Bleached,
We Are Scientists, The Cribs, Mates of State and The Breeders.
PAWS had a kerfuffle with Morrissey calling him a hasbeen and, “... a classic example of why the
music industry is still awash with disgusting garbage.” Morrissey used his star clout to have a gig We Are Scientists and PAWS were doing stopped.
“Punched
out and smashed in the teeth,
These
boys have done their bleeding,
Pouring
their sweat songs in hope,
Into
a dying blackhole”
The double dip is from The Elementary Penguins
an indie rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The band have one album Weekend Transition (2014)
on their resume. Pitch Black
is the debut single from the album and a rumbling, stomping, euphoric rocker. Voted one of the best indie rock songs of 2014 by Indie Rock Playlist, Pitch Black has British classic rock and glam
rock, stylings and an arse shaking chorus. Not to be missed champs.
Richard Ashcroft was the front man for princes of Britpop The Verve. Striking out on his own he has six long players in the bank. This Is How It Feels (Feb'16) is the debut single from the sixth album These People (May'16).
2. What kind of tune is Richard Ashcroft slinging these days?
A belter. This
Is How It Feels is a languid slow burner that wallows in the
epic space creating by the strings and wall of sound guitars while effortlessly juxtaposing with the profound
intimacy created by the acoustic guitar and baritone vocals.The song builds to a supremely satisfying slow crescendo.
3. Who does Richard Ashcroft sound like?
The bleeding obvious, The Verve. This Is How It Feels is a big one and fits Bittersweet Symphony size boots nicely.
4. What have the cut and paste merchants got to say?
“Taking
the grandiose spirit of The Verve and channelling it into very old school,
traditional songwriting” – DIY.
“Stripped back and mellow but it never loses its
rawness” –6 Towns.
“A
brilliant return, packed full of acoustic melody and Ashcroft’s outstanding
vocals” – Tenement TV.
5. Which bands have put the epic in Mr Ashcroft's greatness? Richard Ashcrofts influences are The Stooges, Funkadelic,
Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Next up are Joy Division, The
Byrds, Miles Davis and The Smiths.
6. Why should I give This Is How It Feels a lashing?
Don't. You'll be hearing it everywhere soon enough. This Is How It Feels has the grandeur of Bittersweet Symphony but so if you like that...
7. Does Dicky have any more bangers?
No. Bollocks the lot of it.
8. Any more good words?
Richard Ashcroft says the new album these people is about, “some personal and world events taking a dark turn,
leading to a sense of urgency and a clearing of the mind”.
Richard Ashcroft played junior football for Wigan
Athletic.
“Oh, she went straight for my veins,
Now I'm back home again”
Stirring the custard are New Orleans new wave duo Generationals. Started in 2008 the band have four long players propping up the record player. Black Lemons (2014) bubbled off their fourth album Alix and is a song NPRsaid, “mixes marimba-based
jolliness and lyrics tinged with darkness.” Kooky goodness.
“I let
my old life tie me to the tracks,
I heard my best friend tell me,
You can never go back”
