James are an iconic indie pop/rock band from Manchester, England. They have sold over 25 millions albums worldwide. James are most famous for the songsLaid(1993),Sit Down (1991) and Come Home (1989). James are similar to The Smiths and Travis.
James' main influences are Joy Division and The Fall. Better Than That (April'18) is from the E.P. of the same name and can be found on their fifteenth album Living In Extraordinary Times (August'18). Better Than That is the sound of a band that, not content to rest on it's laurels, is constantly striving to evolve their sound to sound relevant and exciting.
The Courteeners are an indie rock band from Manchester, England, and have the finest band name in the world. The band have described themselvesas the biggest underground rock band in the world. The 17th (Aug'16) is the lead song from The Courteeners' fifth album Mapping The Rendezvous (Oct'16).
2. What's The 17th like then?
A slow brooding song with an 80's synth pop feel and melancholic Morrisey-esque vocals cranks into life in the third minute and hits an expansive, joyful crescendo, with a guitar assist at the three and a half mark and a jubilant, scream-it-to-the-heavens, chorus. Special. An absolute belter.
3. Who do The Courteeners sound like?
The Smiths. Catfish and The Bottlemen. Euphoriazine
compared The 17th to The
1975. The Guardian found general similarities with The Enemy and Hard-Fi.
4. What have the lords and ladies of the fourth estate said about The 17th?
The new album Mapping The Rendezvous was recorded by long-time Courteeners' producer Joe Cross (Kid Astray, Prides and Hurts).
“Everybody
can hear you but nobodies listening”
AWOLNATION are an electronic rock band from Los Angeles,
California. The band started in 2009 and have two albums on their roll of
honor. AWOLNATION’s debut long player, Megalithic
Symphony (2011) went platinum and the hit single from it Sail sold five and a half million
copies. THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT (2012) was
released on a video game soundtrack. The tune is a rip snorter that reminded
Ear Milkof Nine Inch Nails and The Black Keys. Wrap up tight, shits about to get real...
1.Who are these legends? The Stone Roses are an indie psych rock band from Manchester, England. Started in 1983 and still going strong they have two long players on their immortal roll of honor. All For One (May'16) is the lead single from The Stone Rose's third album, Third Eye, due for release this year. All For One is the first new music from The Stone Roses in 21 years.
2. What have The Stone Roses got in the tank?
All For One comes on with a swinging riff and sounding more direct, like Oasis, and with the same anthemic sing-along pay off. All For One is an upbeat, snappy tune with Ian Brown's detached trademark vocals providing the trippy vibe of yore. A stellar comeback.
3. Who do The Stone Roses sound like? The Telegraph compared aspects of All For One to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and The White Stripes. The Stone Roses have generally been compared to Oasis, The Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, Primal Scream and The Smiths.
"Stone Roses circa the 90's, but with a revitalised spirit" - Consequence Of Sound.
"A starry-eyed psycedelic jangle with some old school blues-rock swagger to it" - Stereogum.
5. Which bands had a hand in The Stone Rose's magic sound? Some of the key Stone Rose's influences are The Smiths, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, T. Rex and The Clash.
6. Why should I give All For One a blast?
All For One is a belter that brings something fresh and something nostalgic together for the old fans while introducing new fans to a pivotal band of the nineties without alienating their modern sensibilities. A classy balancing act has been achieved with All For One and it's 'we are all in this together' message continues in the fine Northern traditions of solidarity and is ripe for all ears. 7. What are The Stone Rose's classics?
Fool's Gold is the band's most successful song, a modest top ten or twenty hit around the world, a tight dance masterpiece led my a drum masterclass and the only ten minute song worth listening to. She Bangs The Drumsis an intense, euphoric banger with the best bass intro to an indie rock song ever. Made Of Stoneis a melancholic sing-along that still charges at windmills, has a fiery John Squire lead break, and is the best song The Stone Roses ever made.
8. Any more words? All For One was produced by Paul Epworth who has worked for Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Primal Scream, Adele and U2 to name a few. In 2004 one hundred musicians and critics voted The Stone Rose's debut album The Stone Roses (1989) the best British album of all time in The Observer, ahead of The Beatle's Revolver, The Clash's London Calling and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks.
"Inside of me, for all to see
In harmony, all one family"
The La's are an indie jangle pop band from Liverpool, England. Formed in 1983 they periodically reform but have only one piece of gold in the vault, the debut self-titled album The La's (1990). There She Goes (1990) was one of four singles from the album but is far and away The La's most popular song and a minor chart hit in the US and a top ten hit in the UK. Consequence Of Sound said There She Goes has "one of the most memorable opening riffs in pop rock" and is "one of rock's most memorable and poignant love songs." While The La's largely eluded the adulation heaped on their peers, nonetheless, There She Goes is emblematic of the revolutionary, effervescent, milieu that British indie music enjoyed in the early nineties.
Wow that
voice. Those lyrics. The Courteeners Has
He Told You That He Loves You Yet (Aug’14) has a wordy title and quite
rightly. It’s a tune that paints an aural masterpiece of being the third wheel
to the wrong kind of love. Not just that, it evokes the north of England and
the people. Patently something special.
Has He Told
You That He Loves You Yet? is a mild, swinging, pop song evocative of The Smiths
or even The Housemartins. A song that men everywhere are thanking for making
them think more deeply about how their selfish actions affect others. Yeah
right. Big hearts in hairy chests are pounding and vaginas gushing listening to
this track. No word of a lie, this is one of the best indie songs of 2015.
“The velvet rut
looms large
And stands tall
A pelvic strut and then watch
His eyes crawl…”
The
Courteeners are an indie rock band from Manchester formed in 2006. Has He Told You That He Loves You Yet ?
is the fourth single from their fourth album Concrete Love (Aug’14). Shit you
need to know: Of the song Has He
Told You That He Loves You Yet? The Line Of Best Fit said it “trundles in a sort of
faux-psych haze of vocal hums and reverberating tambourine” and is “cringingly sweet”.
Another reviewer thought the tune is "custom-made for crowds to sing a long to." Concrete
Love was produced by Joe
Cross who has done the same for Kid Astray and Hurts.
The Courteeners were
compared to Bastille and The 1975 by NME in a scathing review (5 out of 10 stars).“Concrete Love is nothing to beat their own drum about.” While
another bitchy review (5 out of 10) said The Courteeners have, “a knack for writing catchy
radio-friendly indie pop."
The Courteeners main influences are The Smiths, The Kinks and Oasis. Morrissey is a big fan of The Courteeners, tipping them for breaking the American market.
That was in 2008. Yeah don’t think they’re a household name yet Mozzer. Bono
popped a zipper overThe Courteeeners saying
they were the best band in ten years. And if that's not enough they
were big upped by Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. The band have described themselves as the, “…biggest underground
band in the world”. Check outNext
Time You Call, How
Good It Was and Are
You In Love With A Notion for more great Courteeners. But
especially Next Time You Call.
It's a real double
up today as we've got another Courteener's tune but it's them doing a cover of
The Smith's There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. So yeah, fucking awesome. Natch.
