WATERS - Hiccups

1.    Who are WATERS?

WATERS are an indie pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. Hiccups (Feb’17) is the lead single from their third album Something More! (May’17). 

2. What kind of tune is Hiccups? 

Hiccups has a pop-punk edge married to the usual feel good, sunshiny, indie-pop singalong chorus. A light-hearted pleasure.

3. Who do WATERS sound like?

Grouplove, New Politics and Mother Mother. 

4. What have the press said about Hiccups?

“Modern take on classic grunge” – The Celebrity Café.

“Power-pop sneer” – Black Book.

“Y’all killed it” – You Tube Comments.

 

5. Which bands have influenced WATERS?

WATERS main influences are Modest Mouse, Weezer, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. 

6. Why should I listen to WATERS? 

Because you are young or at least young at heart. Because you don't mind a little pop-punk. 

7. What are WATERS best songs? 

Got To My Head, What's Real and I Feel Everything.

8. Any more words?

Something More! is produced by Tim Pagnotta (New Politics, Neon Trees, Walk The Moon). 

“All of my hiccups,

Only brought me to you”

New Politics are a pop-punk band from Copenhagen, Denmark. They have recorded three albums and sound similar to The Royal Concept, Young The Giant and Youngblood Hawke.  New Politics are influenced by 30 Seconds To Mars, Nirvana and Arctic Monkeys. Harlem was the lead single from their third album A Bad Girl In Harlem (2015). Sputnik Music called the tune “uproarious.”

“Hair metal on a Japanese boom box”

Spring King - Detroit

    1.    Who are these rock gods? 

     Spring King are a post-punk band from Manchester, England. Detroit (May'16) is the second single from their debut album Tell Me If You Like To (June'16).

    2. What kind of tune have we got on our hands?

     Detroit is 'hey diddle, diddle, straight up the middle' garage rock'n'roll. Deliciously distorted guitar hammers out a primitive riff and the all in chorus is stickier than a rapist in church. Pure mindless fun.

    3. Who do Spring King sound like? 

     Public Access TV. Animal House and The Vaccines on the outside.

    

    4. What have the wanna be's said about Detroit? 

    “Fizzling and crackling with energy” – Clash Music. 

    “Fuzzy, raw, frenetic and cheerful” – London The Inside. 

    “A break-neck paced, fuzz-pop singalong” – Northern Transmissions. 

5. Who puts the bang in Spring King's buck?

Spring King's main influences are The Beach Boys, Arcade Fire, Ty Segall, The Black Lips and The Clash.

6. Why should I give Detroit a passing glance?

Detroit will make you shake your ass and feel sixteen.

7. Do Spring King have any more barn burners?

They so do. Rectifier is the one you need. Who Are You? has got what you want. Get amongst.

8. Any more words pilgrim?

Get tah fuck. 

“No scales can balance out my destiny”

The Living End are a punk band from Melbourne, Australia, and one of the finest bands to walk God's green earth. Influenced by The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Who and The Jam and with a rockabilly backbone, a punk soul and anthemic choruses, they are one of Australia's finest rock bands ever. In May of 2016 the band released their seventh album Shift and the boys are as strong as ever. Roll On was the second single from the legends second album Roll On (2001) and is a song Ultimate Guitar describe as "a classic."

“We’ll roll on with our heads held high,

Our conscience in the gutter,

Our dreams up in the sky”