Lisbon - Shark

1.    Who are these men of music?

Lisbon are an alternative pop band from Newcastle, England. Playing together since 2012 these troopers have an EP and a handful of singles on their roll of honor. Shark (April'16) is a stand alone single as yet.


2. What have they got?

A sense of urgency and a big serve for the music industry. Shark comes on strong with guitars at full roar and then settles into full throttle pop rock. Full tit to the end and sound as a pound.


3. Who do Lisbon sound like?

Shark is similar to songs by Kassassin Street, Shields and High Tyde. Never Enough Notes compared Shark to The Xcerts.


4. What have the cut and paste bandits said about Shark?

“Thunderous percussion and crunching guitars” – Euphoriazine.

“Exhibits a heavier side of Lisbon” – Indie Is Not A Genre.

“It’s as explosive as they come” – Rock Revolver.

5. Which bands have put the bang in Lisbon’s buck?

Some of the bands that Lisbon like are Foals, Little Comets, Michael Jackson, Tame Impala and Wolf alice.


6. Why should I give Shark a lash?

Shark is the sound of frustration, a full-fledged vent, both lyrically and musically, that is elevated by it's angry immediacy.


7. Do Lisbon have any more boilers?

Vice is funky, slinky, infectious pop.
 

8. Any more words?

Frontman for Lisbon, Matthew Varty, said, “Shark depicts the struggle young bands have nowadays to make a name for themselves in the music industry.”

Shark was produced by Dan Austin who has been on the job for Twin Atlantic, The Pixies, Stornoway and Surfer Blood amongst others.

“The sharks can smell our fear”

 

 

 

Surfer Blood are an indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida. Making tunes since 2009 they have three albums in the vault. Demon Dance is track one off the second album Pythons (2013). Pythons was recorded by Pixies producer Gil Norton with equipment lent by Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago. Surfer Blood have been described by Rolling Stone as “indie meets grunge” and compared to Weezer and Pavement by Pitchfork. 

“I can suck the venom from your bones”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broken Hands - Four

1.    Who are these shit kickers?

Broken Hands are an indie rock band from Canterbury, England. Four (Feb’16) screams off Broken Hand’s debut album Turbulence (Sept’15) and is one of a handful of singles thrown out into the ether.

2. What kind of treat do we have on our hands?

Four has a nasty street fighting riff three balls big. Four is the sound of it kicking off big style and is done and dusted before you had a chance to take names. Riotious rock'n'roll with no apologies.

3. Who do Broken Hands sound like?

Four has the intensity of Kassassin Street's primal banger Centre Street Atom.  Broken Hands have been compared to Queens Of The Stone Age, Primal Scream and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. NME were feeling Kasabian early doors and Royal Blood.
 

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

“Riff heavy, radio ready club banger” – Popped Music.

“Dirty riffs and high-octane urgency” – Hare and Hounds.

“Power charged riffing” – Bitter Sweet Symphonies.

 

 

 

5. Who puts the jet fuel in Broken Hand’s flight?

Broken Hands have big-upped Queens Of The Stone Age, Catfish and The Bottlemen, My Morning Jacket, Secret Machines and Band Of Skulls.

6. Why should I give Four a fair fucking crack of the whip?

Four has the vicious adrenaline charge of a curb stomping and is indicative of fresh rock'n'roll with no pretences.
 

7. Do Broken Hands have any more of these vital rockers?

They so do. What You've Taken has a casual, sublime sauntering strut and Who Sent You has a massive atmospheric rocking vibe.
 

8. Any more words?
 

Turbulence was produced by Tom Dalgety who has done nine to five for Royal Blood, Band Of Skull, The Maccabees and Killing Joke.

Broken Hands are some down to earth motherfuckers. In an interview they offered up the fact that they share bath water “pretty regular.”

 

“My wheels won’t break but can barely take the strain”

 

 

The double dip is Bradford’s finest The Cult. The goth rockers started in 1983 and are still going strong. Hidden City (Feb’16) is the band’s tenth album and the first to be compared favorably to the sublime stadium rock of Electric and Sonic Temple. The third single from the album, Hinterland (Jan’16), brings the big Billy Duffy riffs out to play and was produced by Bob Rock who has put nose to grind for Metallica, Motley Crue and Bon Jovi. Exclaim called Hinterland “rip-snorting” and it is a fine return to form from these legends of rock’n’roll.

“The dream of life is fading”