Ladybug and The Wolf - Have A Bite On Me

1.    Who are these mutts?

Ladybug and The Wolf are a deep folk rock band from Saint Etienne, France. They started playing together in 2013. Have A Bite On Me (Oct’16) is the second single from their debut album Mammatus (Oct’16).

2. What's Have A Bite On Me about then? 

Have A Bite On Me is a languid folk-pop song with sweet harmonies and a choral chorus.


3. Who do Ladybug and The Wolf sound like?

Great Lake Swimmers, The Avett Brothers and The Strumbellas.


4. What's the good word from the press? 

“A refreshing voice and sound” – YouTube Comments. 

“Awesome I just love it!” – YouTube Comments.

“A new work of art” – YouTube Comments.

5. Who put the sincere in Ladybug and The Wolf's music?

Ladybug and The Wolf were influenced by The Do and The Lumineers. 


6. Why should I give Have A Bite On Me a listen?

Have A Bite On Me is like missing a love from afar. Sweet sorrow. Earthy folk-pop without the cheesy insincerity that comes with the likes of The Strumbella's and the Avett Brothers. 


7. Do Ladybug and The Wolf have any more good songs?

Don't Pretend has a snappy shuffle. A good 'un.


8. Any more words mon amie?

Diddly squat. 

“Well I fell from my tree”

Christine and The Queens is Heloise Letissier from Nantes, France. She has been making electronic pop music since 2008 and has recorded one album and a string of E.P.’s. Her album Christine and The Queens (2014) was a top ten album around the world, reached number 2 on the U.K album charts, and was equally loved by critics rating a 85% on Metacritic. Spin Magazine described the album as, “brilliant in it’s quiet confidence, it’s willingness to intrigue rather than stun.” The most popular English single from the album wasTilted (2015) a sparse synth-pop tune with an emotive centre and a word to say about sexual identity. 

“I’m actually good,

Can’t help it if we’re tilted”

Bronze Radio Return - Nowhere To Be

1.    Who are these bards?

Gaze on the majesty of Bronze Radio Return. They are an indie roots rock band from Hartford, Connecticut. These stone cold legends have been at the controls since 2007 and have four fantastic long players to their legacy. Nowhere To Be (Nov'15) is an album track from the fourth, Light Me Up (Nov'15).

2. What’s the gist?

Nowhere To Be has a folky acoustic and ukelele intro with a quiet piano and keys assist. A thigh slapping, foot tapping jig with haunting vocal harmonies that maintains tension by never letting go of the clutch. Top tier.
 

3. Who have they been compared to?

Daily Campus compared Bronze Radio Return to alt-J, Milky Chance and The Lumineers. Great Caesar are close.

 

4. What have the venerable citizens of the fourth estate said about the album Light Me Up?
 

“Filled with big choruses, catchy melodies and a spirit that is palpable” – The Prelude Press.

“Pop music that is the fathest thing from hollow – there is a real heart” – Daily Campus.

“Always infectious and upbeat style but a splash of roots-pop mixed in” – The Morning Hangover.

 

 

5. Who are the band’s influences?

Bronze Radio Return's early influences were blues, jazz, country and American folk music. Specific influences are Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Howling Wolf, Ben Harper, Elliott Smith and Ryan Adams.

 

6. Why press play?

Nowhere To Be incapsulates spontaneous, carefree sing-along fun, with immaculate production and earnest vocals. Turn it up and shuffle shoes.

 

7. Do Bronze Radio Return have any more bolters?

No doubt. Hi-fi title track Light Me Up will do just that. Golden. Shake, Shake, Shake is a beautiful folk pop stomper. Actually they are all good.

 

8. Any more words?

Light Me Up was mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, American Authors)  and also F. Reid Shippen (Cage The Elephant, Switchfoot, Death Cab For Cutie).

Bronze Radio Return are on their first European tour this April with The Dunwells.

 

“Now I’m taking off and cutting loose”

 

 

 

 

The Dunwells are an indie pop rock band from Leeds, England. They have recorded two full length albums and three short players. The Dunwells are influenced by Bon Iver, Elbow and Damien Rice. Hey Now (Sept'15) was the lead single from Light Up The Sky (Feb'16) and is a tune Clash Music called “a gospel-driven piece of indie folk.”