Mother Mother are a popular indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada. Get Up (Sept'18) is the first single from their seventh album Dance Cry (Nov'18). Mother Mother have a radio-friendly indie pop/rock sound similar to Grouplove and WATERS. Mother Mother's influences are The Pixies and Dirty Projectors. Get Up is a fierce, seize-the-day song, that walks a perfect line between their pop sensibilities, indie quirkiness, and rock rage. Another vital installment from a band that brought us classics like Love Stuck and Get Out Of The Way.
Grasscourt are an
indie-pop duo from Stroud, England. Come Alive (June'18) is their second release from the double A-side Come Alive/Stones Upon My Chest (June'18).
2. What kind of tune is it?
Come Alive lays down a cute, whimsical, acoustic melody reminiscent of the Violent Femmes straight out of the gate. And that's your whack. It's enough to go on with.
Mother Mother are a popular indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada. They have been serving up the red hot tunes since 2005. Love Stuck (Nov'16) is the second single from their sixth album No Culture (Feb'17).
2. What's the song like?
A marching beat, a chant-along catchy chorus and upbeat bounce. Standard issue, radio friendly, indie rock.
3. Who do Mother Mother sound like?
Grouplove, WATERS and Tokyo Police Club.
4. What have the mutts in the press said about Love Stuck?
“I’ve got my love stuck in my thoughts,
in my thoughts”
Saint Motel are a popular dreamy indie pop band from Los Angeles, California. They have been playing together since 2009 and Move (Aug'16) is the lead single from their second album saintmotelevision (Oct'16). Saint Motel sound similar to Walk The Moon, Young The Giant and Local Natives. They are influenced by bands like M83, Cage The Elephant, Animal Collective and The Kinks. Move marries 70's soul and disco elements to an indie pop song and is the kind of inspirational song you put on your jogging playlist.
Grouplove are an indie rock band from Los Angeles. They
formed in 2009 and have released three albums. They have found popular success;
the song Tongue Tied has sold over a million copies in the U.S, two other tunes sold half a million each, and their songs
have been featured on TV, movies and video games. Do You Love Someone (Aug’16) is the second single from Grouplove’s third
album Big Mess (Sept’16).
2. What kind of product are Grouplove pushing?
Do You Love Someone is typical west coast sunshine, bubble and pop. Pretty vacuous; but with a bit more tits from the guitar and thump from the drums than the usual limp wrist west coast indie wank. The tune grows on you.
3. Who do Grouplove sound like?
WATERS, The Mowglis and The Royal Concept.
4. What have the cut and paste brigade said about Do You Love Someone?
“Has
the anthemic qualities that will please their fans” – Pure Volume.
“Melodic
hooks, a catchy scream along chorus and indie alt guitars” – Jam Spreader.
5. Which bands put the love in the group?
The main Grouplove influences are Nirvana, The Pixies,
Radiohead, Michael Jackson and Paul
Simon.
6. Why should I give Do You Love Someone a lash? Do You Love Someone is emblematic of Grouplove's music. Sweet pop with a rock undercurrent and with a stadium sized chorus. The band's powers may be waning but they can still knock out a popular and catchy tune. 7. What are Grouplove's other bangers? Tongue Tiedobviously. Ways To Go is vital. Shark Attack (with it's Paul Simon-esque guitar) and Borderlines and Alienshave the magic. Don't neglect No Drama Queen.
8. Any more words Cyril? Big
Mess
was produced by the Grouplove’s drummer and Phil Elk (Fleet Foxes, Band Of
Horses and The Shins). Grouplove's drummer, Ryan Rabin, is the son of Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin.
“I
can never seem to get all of my words across”
Simple Kid is Ciaran McFeely from Ireland; an indie electronic pop rock musician who made music from the early 2000's to 2012. His music never met with the success it deserved. Influenced by The Beatles, glam rock and country, his music was often compared to Beck and his production to Fat Boy Slim. Lil' King Kong (2006) was one of his few successes making it onto American TV appearances and TV advertisements. Get into it.
1.Who
is this force of nature? Weaves are a genre hopping indie rock band that come bounding out of
Toronto, Canada. One More (March’16)
is the lead song from Weaves debut long player Weaves (June’16).
2. What are Weaves
pitching? One More is an angry post-punk serve at the random mongrels you meet in life with an honest-as-a-rusty-nail garage band in furious accompaniment. 3.
Who do Weaves sound like? PUP and Cloud Nothings come to mind. 4.
What have our pals in the press said about One
More?
“Brings
a no-frills punk sensibility to the table” –Pop Matters.
5.
Who put the bang in Weaves’ buck?
Weaves guitarist Morgan Waters says Led Zeppelin, Prince,
The B52’s and The Pixies are the big influences. There has been talk from singer Jasmyn Burke for collective love for Ween, Bjork and The Staple Singers. 6.
Why should I give One More a whip
past? One More has noisy bubble surrounding an up the guts lyrical serve. Sound as a pound. Dude got done told.
7.
Do Weaves have any more monster tracks? One More showcases the band at their best. 8.
Any more words fool?
The new album
Weaves was mixed by Alex Newport who has done same for Death Cab For Cuties
and mastered by John Greenham who has gone to the bank for Sky Ferreira.
Weaves aretouring this month with indie favorites
Sunflower Bean and went on tour fluffing for Marilyn Manson.
“Something
tells me under the boardwalk there'll be more casualties”
Slow Riot are a post-punk band from Limerick, Ireland.
Started in 2013 and with a short player in the bank, Trophy Wife (March’16) is a stand alone single at the minute. Sonic Abuse reckon Trophy Wife is as an “amazing,
troubled, post-punk knockout.” Trophy Wife is having a word about being in a relationship for the wrong reasons.
