Only Yours - Different

1.    Who are these bearded bros? 

Only Yours are an indie post pop band from Toronto, Canada. Different (June'16) is their debut single. 

2. What have they got to offer?

Different isn't. It's all the retro sounds of eighties pop with a vague indie bent circa 2000's. That's what makes it so good. It's like the musical equivalent of candy floss. You don't feel good about loving it, you know that shit ain't good for you, but you want it bad.

3. Who do Only Yours sound like? 

Kings of Leon. SHIELDS. Passion Pit. 

4. What have the goon squad said about Different?

“Bouncing bass synth drives this nostalgic summer anthem” – Indie 88.

“All hooks, a bold chorus and a glistening verse” – Clash Music. 

“Lush contemporary electro-pop textures meet in the middle with new-wave rhythms” – Dusty Organ. 

5. Which band have put the syrup in Only Yours?

Only Yours are influenced by The Cure, Tears For Fears, Beyonce, Rihanna and Drake. 

6. Why should I give Different a play?

The chorus is as clingy as a girlfriend meeting your better looking ex at a party. Tight.

7. Do Only Yours have any other good tunes? 

Debut single, mind. 


8. Any more words peanut? 

Different was produced by Leon Taheny who has put his nose to the grind for Weaves, Death From Above 1979, Tokyo Police Club and Metz to name but a few.

“The city looks soft through rosy glass,

The night feels young but it moves so fast”

Emigrate are an alternative hard rock band from New York, New York. They were formed in 2007 and have two albums behind them. The bands front man Richard Z Kruspe is a guitarist in Rammstein. The bands second album Silent So Long (2014) included collaborations with a variety of artists (Lemmy, Marilyn Manson, Peaches) but in particular the lead single on the album Eat You Alive featured Frank Delle from the German dancehall band Seeed. Eat You Alive is a hard charging rock song with hints of punk, bombast and sex.

“Getting it deeper than hell in a hole”

Sundara Karma - She Said

     1.    Who are they?

      Sundara Karma are an indie pop rock band from Reading, England, growing quickly in popularity. They have a handful of singles under their belt and She Said (Aug’16) is a single from their debut album Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect (Jan’17). 

     2. What's the tune like?

     She Said is a pretty indie synth-pop song with jangly guitar assist and a motormouth pace. She Said has a clever word to say about English hook up culture. Just as instantly likeable as last nights conquest and just as contagious. You know you want it.

     3. Who do Sundara Karma sound like?

     The Amazons, Spring King, Blossoms or Lisbon. The Guardian were feeling Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen and U2.  Trippers.

     4. What have the cut and paste merchants said about She Said? 

“Will have listeners instantly hooked” – Euphoriazine. 

“Sundara Karma are rapidly becoming a phenomenon” – Clash Music. 

“The slickest indie pop to come out of England since The Vaccines” – Gig Wise. 

     5. Which bands have influenced Sundara Karma?

The main influences are The Cure, The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd. 


6. Why should I give She Said a lash? 

She Said is by one of the hottest up-and-coming bands in England right now and they have banged out a belter with something to say and as sticky as a plumbers crack in summer.


7. What are the other Sundara Karma corkers?

A Young Understanding and Flame are the rock solid treats.


8. Any more words? 

No.

“He taught his heart how to be cool,

Because everyone loves a criminal”

   

     

     The Perks are an indie pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They are influenced by bands like Imagine Dragons, The Killers, The Foo Fighters and Cold Play. Razorblades slides off their second E.P. At The Docks (2014) and is a tasty little melange of bouncy pop with guitar grunt. Should of been huge.

“I’m gonna do everything that I want to,

And you can’t stop me now”

INHEAVEN - Baby's Alright

1.    Who are INHEAVEN?

INHEAVEN are an indie rock band from South London. Baby’s Alright (Feb’16) is the band’s second single although they have a handful of songs available.


2. What kind of tune is Baby's Alright?

Baby’s Alright has crystal vocals offering up a critique on war-mongering and a me-first citizenry all underpinned by a rock solid band with post-punk trimmings. Catchy and meaningful.

3. Who are INHEAVEN similar to?

NME were feeling The Pixies listening to Baby's Alright. The Line Of Best Fit compared INHEAVEN’s music generally to My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

4. What have the press said about Baby’s Alright?

“The monster hit we have been waiting for” – DIY.

“Propulsive pop-rock belter with fuzz” – The Line Of Best Fit.

“Supersonic guitars and post-indie rock” – Velvet Independent.

5. Which bands have lathered INHEAVEN into a frenzy?

INHEAVEN have love for Nirvana, The Cure, The Clash, Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Big Moon, Ought and Peluche.


6. Why should I give Baby’s Alright a listen?

INHEAVEN are a politically conscious band singing about the big themes, the things that matter. Baby's Alright rocks with purpose and pops for play.

7. Do INHEAVEN have any more goodies?

Bitter Town is the good oil.


8. Anything else?

The new album is being produced by Tom Dalgety who has done the same for Royal Blood, Broken Hands, Maccabees, The Family Rain and Band Of Skulls.

The first INHEAVEN single was put out on Julian Casablancas’ label Cult Records.

INHEAVEN have supported Blossoms, VANT and The Magic Gang. In May and June INHEAVEN will be fluffing for Sundara Karma.

“No they ain’t got your technology,

So we burn ‘em down with no apology”

 

The Cure are a new wave band from Crawley, England. Playing together since 1977 they have thirteen long players on their roll of honor, have sold in the region of thirty million albums worldwide and are still going strong. Just Like Heaven was The Cure's third single from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)  and the band's first American Top 40 hit. Singer songwriter Robert Smith considers Just Like Heaven the best pop song The Cure have ever done and Slant magazine called it, “simply stellar.”  Just Like Heaven is one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.

“Show me, show me, show me, how you do that trick,
The one that makes me scream, she said”