JPNSGRLS - Bully For You

      1.    Who are the lads?

JPNSGRLS are a garage rock band from Vancouver, Canada. Tearing it up since 2010, Bully For You (April’16) is the second single from their second album Divorce (July'16). 

2. What have they got in the tank?

A gritty riff kicks this beast off and then it's seventies psych rock from woe to go. Bully For You pounds along and no dust is left on this puppy. 

3. Who do JPNSGRLS sound akin to?

Bully For You sounds like Wolfmother with a sense of urgency. Throw in the The Family Rain too. The new long player Divorce reminded Clunk Mag of The Hives and The Arctic Monkeys.

4. What have the rags said about Bully For You? 

“Rough, choppy and bold… a raging storm of music” – Cultured Vultures. 

“An explosive cut of raucous rock at its best” – Gig Slutz. 

“A raucous feminist anthem” – Glam Glare. 

5. Which bands have provided the love for JPNSGRLS?

JPNSGRLS are influenced by New York garage rock of the 2000’s, The Beatles and Frank Ocean. 

6. Why should I give Bully For You a lash?

Bully For You is take no prisoners hard rocking anger that reaches for the stars and falls back to earth kicking and screaming; berating this cruel reality. Blood pumping fury.

7. Do JPNSGRLS have any more bangers? 

Give the first single off the new album, Oh My God, a crack.

8. Any more words muppet?

Divorce was produced by David Schiffman (Rage Against The Machine, Weezer, The Bronx) and Tom Dobrzanski (Said The Whale, The Zolas, We Are The City). 

“Take a name,

No, you can take a number”

The Bronx are punk legends from Los Angeles, California. Influenced by bands like Bad Brains, The Suicidal Tendencies and Black Flag, but with fatter riffs and more hooks than a Taiwanese fishing trawler, The Bronx have four massive missives on their immortal roll of honor. While any one jewel is a mission to choose from so many treasures They Will Kill Us All (Without Mercy) was the bands debut single from The Bronx's first self-titled album The Bronx (2003) and by god these men came out of their corner swinging. They Will Kill Us All (Without Mercy) has been called “a modern hard rock gem” by Loudwire and “a beautifully violent exhibition of pure punk rock” by All Music. They Will Kill Us All (Without Mercy) is incendiary rock'n'roll at it's finest.

“Scrape black tar from a guilty lung,

Throw a needle in your arm”

Beware Of Darkness - Dope

1.    Who are the lads?

Beware Of Darkness are an alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, California. Rocking hard since 2010 they have one great album in the bag. Dope (July'16) is the lead single from their second long player Are You Real? (Sept'16). 

2. What's the tune like?

Dope is classic rock. The bluesy riffs are solid as a gold brick, licks embellish the verses with aplomb and the rhythm prances along. 

3. Who are Beware Of Darkness akin too? 

The Family Rain. Pop Matters were feeling The Arctic Monkeys.

4. What have the goon squad said about Dope? 

"All spunk and quick-licking riffs" - Pop Matters. 

"Chugs along on pure testosterone" - Buzzbands L.A. 

"The edgy track builds on dirty riffs" - Free Bike Valet.  

5. Which bands put the stomp into Beware Of Darkness' romp? 

Their main influences are Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, The White Stripes, Wolfmother and Jeff Buckley. 

6. Why should I give Dope a dabble? 

Dope has riffs and licks as sticky as two hobos making love in a puddle of piss. 

7. Do Beware Of Darkness have any more cracking good songs? 

Abso-bloody-lutely. Howl is a steaming, hard rocking tune. My Planet Is Dead tells it how it is over a storming bluesy groove. Get your snout in the trough. 

8. Any more words fella? 

Are You Real? is produced by Catherine Marks who has done the same deed for Foals, The Amazons and Sunset Sons. 

"You got me with my hands up singing"

The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Making sweet sounds since 1988 they are still going strong. Butterfly With Wings was the lead single from their third album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) an album that debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Butterfly With Wings is The Smashing Pumpkins most famous song and was described by Rolling Stone as "grim verses leading to a ridiculously bombastic chorus." 

"Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage"

The Tins - Love On Strike

1.    Who are the chaps?

The Tins are an indie rock band from Buffalo, New York. Playing together since 2010 they have one long player to their name. Love On Strike is from The Tin’s third short player Love On Strike (Nov’15).


 2. What’s the vibe?

Love On Strike strides out tall, handsome and proud with classic rock riffs and rides that horse for what it's worth. It's worth a lot. The chorus is a lot more English indie rock. Sound as a pound.


3. Who do The Tins sound like?

Love On Strike minds of The Family Rain.


4. What have the good people in the press said?

“Straight forward indie pop and indie rock” – Pure Volume.

“Great harmonies, squiggly synth and razor sharp hooks” – Buffa Blog.

“Destined for greatness” – Tell All Your Friends.

 

 

5. Which bands have put the magic in The Tin’s music?

The Tins are influenced by The Kinks, Spoon, ELO, Badfinger, Black Sabbath and Animal Collective.

6. Why should I give Love On Strike a lash?

Love On Strike has all kinds of classic rock riffs and a stomping rhythm. What's not to love?


7. Do The Tins have any more bangers?

Let It Go is so fine. Innovative, sublime, indie rock brilliance.


8. Any more words?

The E.P. Love On Strike was mixed by Ted Young who has worked in the mines for Cymbals Eat Guitars and Kurt Vile and produced by The Goo Goo Dolls’ bass player Robby Takac.

“You haven’t acted your age in ages”

 

 

 

 

The Little Ones are an indie pop band from Los Angeles, California. Getting the love flowing since 2006 they have two long players to fly on their flag. The Little Ones have been compared to The Shins and The Magic Numbers. Argonauts (2012) was the lead single to bubble off their second album The Dawn Sang Along (2013) and is a tune Indie Shuffle said, “the bouncy rhythm and chopped up vocals had me hooked.”

“For every fallen dream there is a hard knock on the door”

  

 

 

 

 

Cage The Elephant - Cry Baby

1.    Who are these trippers?

Cage The Elephant are one of the most popular and influential indie rock bands at the minute. Making exciting and eclectic genre hopping anthems since 2006 and hailing from Bowling Green, Kentucky, they have four long players on their roll of majestic honor. Cry Baby is the second single whipped off Tell Me I'm Pretty (Dec'15).


2. What have Cage The Elephant trotted out for your deliction?

Cry Baby is like seventies classic rock. A psych tinged, roiling, and yet ultimately relaxed, indie rocker.


3. Who do Cage The Elephant approximate?

Cry Baby is reminiscent of a Tame Impala tune with a sense of purpose. Black Keys are an obvious reference and so are Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Family Rain.


4. What pearls of wisdom have the fourth estate dropped about Cry Baby?

“Tambourine-flecked rollicking fuzz” – NME.

“Brooding chord progression and slightly melancholic vocal” – Ultimate Guitar.

“Striking indie punk style” – Red Brick.

5. Which bands have lent a hand in shaping the epic fashion of Cage The Elephant?

The main Cage The Elephant influences are The Ramones, The Stooges, Violent Femmes, Chuck Berry and The Rolling Stones.


6. Why should I bring Cry Baby out to trot?

Cry Baby is a cranky serve at some lady and all the better for it. Stewing in niggle Cry Baby isn't a flight of fancy, it is classic, taint punchingly honest, rock'n'roll. Right here, right now, Cry Baby is a glorious and victorious battle won in Cage The Elephant's campaign to attain rock'n'roll immortality.


7. Do Cage The Elephant have any more bangers?

Jesse James is the hidden nugget and then more standard issue fare Mess Around, the first single from Tell Me I'm Pretty, won't leave the people hanging. Ain't No Rest For The Wicked is an indie anthem from an extensive roll of rock hard genius.


8. Any more words fool?

The cut and paste bandits had a circle jerk over the fact that Dan Auerbach, singer and guitarist for The Black Keys, produced and played on the new album Tell Me I'm Pretty.

Dave Grohl drummed on tour for Cage The Elephant in 2011 when their drummer had an illness.

“You say that I’m insane,

I say you are probably right”

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Awake are a melodic punk rock band from South Sydney, Australia. The men have been on the job since 2012, influenced by Millencolin, The Flat Liners, No Use For A Name and Blink-182. Departure Lounge (Sept'15) is the lead single from The Great Awake's debut album Reasons For Leaving (Feb'16). AAA Back Stage said Departure Lounge has “a full throttle, standout chorus full of great singalong potential,” and another Ocker thought it’s “a good ‘n honest slug of Australian punk rock.”

“We sang along to the drunken songs,

And the strangers that shared the streets”