Twin Atlantic - No Sleep

    1.    Who are the chaps? 

     Twin Atlantic are a rock band from Glascow, Scotland. Cooking up tunes since 2007 they have four long players under their belt. No Sleep (June'16) is the first single to bubble off their fourth album GLA (Sept'16). 

    2. What have Twin Atlantic dished up here? 

     No Sleep is a big stomper with rampant licks and riffery. Quiet loud dynamics, lyrical hedonism and a bog standard infectious chorus. No angles on this one. 

    3. Who do Twin Atlantic sound like? 

     Foals, Muse and Weezer come to mind. Sort Hits were feeling the influence of Biffy Clyro. 

4. What have the cut and paste bandits said about No Sleep? 

“Rough and ready riffs” – Cultured Vultures.

“A punk rock song led by guttural bass and guitar riffs” – Pop Inquirer. 

“Twin Atlantic rock out big time” – Promo News. 

5. Which bands distorted Twin Atlantic's music?  

Bands that have influenced Twin Atlantic are Jimmy Eat World, Nirvana, Queen, Pink Floyd and The Pixies.

6. Why should I give No Sleep a lash? 

No Sleep is the tune you wait for at the gig. The big kahuna. It's time for the mosh pit to go right off.

7. Do Twin Atlantic have any more heavy duty tunes?

A plethora my good man. Heart And Soul is more of the above but better. Brothers And Sisters is goose for the gander and Beast Of Myself  holds it's own in this august company.

8. Any more words sailor?

GLA is produced by Garret "Jackknife" Lee who has put nose to the grind for Weezer, Bloc Party and The Silversun Pickups to name but a few.

“I take pills and I drink alcohol”

Band of Horses are a rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band have released five albums including this years Why Are You OK? (June'16).  The Funeral (2006) was their debut single and the lead single from their first album Everything All The Time (2006). The Funeral is an epic song that has been featured in numerous movies, TV shows and ads. Contact Music said the song has swelling melancholy leading up to "huge chords and massive stadium rhythms pounding with blunt force."

“At every occasion I’m ready for the funeral”

Lonely The Brave - Black Mire

1.    Who are these giggling gerties?

Lonely The Brave are an alternative rock band from Cambridge, England. Started in 2009 the band have two long players and  Black Mire (Jan’16) is the first single from the second album Things Will Matter (May’16).


2. What kind of tune is Black Mire?

Black Mire is a massive, brooding, despairing, hard rocker that chugs along on a sea of sound.


3. Who do Lonely The Brave sound like?

Shihad. Black Mire was compared to Muse and Nothng But Thieves by One On One Music.


4. What illumination can the press shine on the matter of Black Mire?

“An explosive return” – Clash Music.


“A twisted, jagged hulk” – Upset Magazine.

“A heavily-filtered stadium-ready rock anthem” – One On One Music.

 
5. Who puts the black in Lonely The Brave’s mire?

Lonely The Brave are influenced by The National and Pearl Jam.


6. Why should I let Black Mire near my glistening aural orbs?

Black Mire is a slow burner that will add some punch to your playlist and prove quietly addictive.


7. Do Lonely The Brave have any more bangers?

Backroads is alright.


8. Any more good words?

Things Will Matter is produced by Ross Orton who has gone to work for The Arctic Monkeys, Drenge and M.I.A.

Lonely The Brave have supported Bruce Springsteen, Deftones and Neil Young.

“Black hearts,

Fuck em”

Slippery seconds is from Nai Harvest a slacker punk band from Sheffield, England. The band have two long players in the vault and Ocean Of Madness is a single from the second album Hairball (2015) and Stereogum called it, “a carefully orchestrated indie pop song.” Ocean Of Madness is Nai Harvest's best and a low-key indie-pop gem.

“Don’t let me swim in an ocean of madness”