3108 - The Shining

1.    Who are 3108? 

3108 are a lo-fi, garage pop band from London, England.  The Shining is from their second album BLU (Feb’17). 

2. What kind of song is The Shining? 

An eclectic, melodic, garage-pop tune with organ and a sense of humor. Great phrasing, a choppy, dancefloor-filling, rhythm, and God honest, hard cranking, garage guitar elevate The Shining into a sparkling pop gem. 

3. Who do 3108 sound like? 

BRONCHO, The Clean and Kissing Is A Crime.

4. What have the press said about 3108? 

“Thrilling homemade pop” – All Music.

     “The work of a lo-fi master” – All Music. 

      “Brilliant future pop” – All Music.

 5. Who are 3108's influences?

The main influences are Joy Division, The Velvet Underground, The Ramones, Pere Ubu and Monks. There's also love for The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, James and The Wedding Present too.


6. Why should I give The Shining a listen? 

Because you appreciate under-appreciated indie pop rock gems. Because you need to feel the rush of discovering music with a genuine heart. Because of the spectacular sound of the relentless guitaring in the background.


7. What are 3108's best songs? 

One Of The Ceased is sweet garage pop with guitar cranking hard in the background. Ease Up does anything but; careening forward at breakneck pace, barely lasting two furious minutes. Neon Crush is bubbling synth and bouncy frenetic rhythms.


8. Any more words?  

Kyle Hill writes and records all the music on his albums.

 The Shining was featured on Jonathan Hunt and Cloudy Sc's Indie Rock Playlist (March'17). 

“Breaking plates, kicking through doors,

Effing, blinding, shaking the floor”

The Growlers are a surf-garage rock band from Dana Point, California. They have been playing since 2006 and have six long players. The Growlers sound like together PANGEA, The Night Beats and The Allah La's. They are influenced by The Beach Boys, Lee Scratch Perry and Johnny Cash. Humdrum Blues is a song from their E.P. Not. Psych! (2013). Humdrum Blues is an off-kilter sixties pop song with a genuine heart.

“She wants something tangible, like a ring on her hand”

Palace - Break The Silence

     1.    Who are the boys?

Palace are an alternative blues/rock band from London, England. Palace started kicking it in 2012 and Break The Silence (May'16) is the lead single from their debut album So Long Forever (Nov'16).

2. What kind of tune is this Break The Silence? 

One that takes it's bloody time to get cracking. All dark atmospheric whinge and build up. But the singer's phrasing and a bustling rhythm add the magic to a brooding tune. 

3. Who do Palace sound like? 

Kings of Leon. Euphoriazine were feeling Foals. Palace have often been compared to The Maccabees.

4. What have the cut and paste bandits said about Break The Silence? 

“Drenched in melancholy” – DIY.

“Teeters on the edge of frenzy, menacingly building into each round of the chorus” – Euphoriazine. 

“A beautifully atmospheric performance” – Promo News.  

5. Which bands have put the gloom in Palace's cloud?

Palace have lots of love for Wu Lyf, The Maccabees, Fat White Family and Jeff Buckley.

6. Why should I give Break The Silence a run for it's money?

The singer's phrasing in the bridge is rare goodness.

7. Do Palace have any more standout tracks?

Break The Silence is the good one.

8. Any more words muppet?

So Long Forever is produced by Adam Jaffrey who has worked for Spector, Best Friends and Trailer Trash Tracys. 

“Bathed in blood of angels”

The Maccabees were an indie pop rock band from London, England. Started in 2004 they recorded four albums before calling it quits in 2016. The Maccabees were both a critical and commercial success. Their third album Given Wild (2013) went to number 4 on the UK album charts and went gold. Something Like Happiness (2015) was the second single from the fourth album Marks To Prove It (2015) an album that went to number 1 in the UK albums charts and Clash Music called "sonically gorgeous."

“Heaven forbid opportunities missed”