Ages and Ages - They Want More

     1.    Who are these wonderful people?

      Ages and Ages are an inspirational indie folk/choral pop band from Portland, Oregon. They Want More (June’16) is the lead single from Ages and Ages' third album Something To Ruin (August’16). 

     2. What's They Want More sound like? 

     They Want More is a slow burning acoustic number with a foot tapping beat. A low key treasure with a singalong chorus.

     3. Who do Ages and Ages sound like? 

     The Mowglis, Great Lake Swimmers and Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes. Ages and Ages were compared to Foster The People, Polyphonic Spree and Vampire Weekend by The Guardian. 

    

     4. What have the esteemable members of the press corps said about They Want More?

“Simple song-writing that cuts through the clutter of the current music scene” – NM Matters. 

“An introspective pop gem” – NPR.

“A spirited song with the band’s signature harmonies” – Paste Magazine.

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     5. Which bands have inspired Ages and Ages? 

     No knowledge. But one might feel music from The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel or The Byrds may have influenced them. 

    6. Why should I give They Want More a whip around the ears? 

     At three and a half minutes the unaccompanied vocals build up to the chorus as the instruments drop in. It is divine. 

    7. Do Ages and Ages have any more great songs?

     Diversionary (Do The Right Thing) is the band's break out track, a killer campfire classic, a song that should be prescribed school curricula. No Nostalgia keeps up the theme. 

    8. Any last words compadre?

     The new album Something To Ruin was recorded at Isaac Brock’s studio (formerly of Modest Mouse).

     Something To Ruin was inspired by a visit to Central America and seeing native ruins being reclaimed by nature and speaks to the consequences of commercial interests and frivolous consumption. 

“Often we discover just exactly what it’s worth”

The Mowgli's are an effervescent indie folk rock band from Calabasas, California. Evolving out of a musical collective in 2010 the band have three rousing long players on their roll of honor. The Mowgli's are influenced by Grouplove, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes, The Beach Boys, The Byrds and their sunny, care-free Californian environment. The Great Divide (2013) is from The Mowgli's second album Waiting For The Dawn (2013) and is chippy, choral, indie pop at it's best. In Your Speakers described the album as "uplifting power pop and sing-along folk that endears them to misty-eyed optimists searching for an upbeat message." Get some happy.

“They say the west is home to reason,

So that’s where I’ve gone”

     

Beach Slang - Punks At A Disco Bar

    

     1.    Who are these valiant rock heroes?

     Beach Slang are a punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The champs having been giving it the tits since 2014 and have two albums on their roll of honor. Punks At A Disco Bar (July'16) comes kicking and screaming off their second long player A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings (Sept'16). 

    2. What flavor of brilliance is Punks At A Disco Bar?

     Heart on your sleeve vocals and wailing guitars that are screaming to take your life and live free from the confines of mainstream society. A relaxed pace and crisp production enhance this punk anthem. No fat or flourishes. 

    3. Who do Beach Slang sound like?

     White Wives and The Thermals. Stereogum compared Beach Slang to Gaslight Anthem and Japandroids.

    4. What have the press said about Punks At A Disco Bar? 

“Packed with charred guitar riffs, seething feedback and heart-rate-raising drum fills” – NPR. 

“Thick Minneapolis style riffing” – Spin. 

“Endorphin-heavy, heart-on-sleeve, major-chord, grin-inducing punk rock” – Noisey Vice. 

5. Which bands inspired Beach Slang? 

Beach Slangs major influences are early Goo Goo Dolls, The Replacements, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Swervedriver and Jawbreaker.


6. Why should I give Punks At A Disco Bar a moment of my precious time?

For the part where the band stops and the guitar plays the riff. That's gold. To remind yourself each and every day to do what you can to stick it to the man.


7. Do Beach Slang have any more rousing anthems?

Bad Art And Weido Ideas is a popular Beach Slang song. Punks At A Disco Bar is the banger but.


8. Any more mumbles? 

Singer James Alex makes damn decent mixtapes and posts them on Facebook.

“I never care”

4   The Goo Goo Dolls started out as a punk band in 1986 before moving into the pop rock territory they came to cover. The band have eleven albums under them and are still going strong. Only One (1995) was the lead single from The Goo Goo Dolls fifth album A Boy Named Goo and saw the band at the height of their powers. Only One is a hard rocking roller-coaster ride that walked the line between radio-friendly and sharp, modern, punk rock perfectly. 

“This fucking up takes practice,

I feel I’m well rehearsed”

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”

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”

The Rifles - Wall Around Your Heart

     1.    Who are the lads?

     The Rifles are an indie rock band from London, England. Playing together since 2004 they have recorded five albums. Wall Around Your Heart (July'16) is from The Rifles' fifth album Big Life (Aug'16).  

  

     2. What's have the chaps cooked up?

     Wall Around Your Heart opens with a delicious lead break and crackles with pent up energy juxtaposed with the soft vocals. A drum and vocal breakdown adds deliciously to the mix and we are done and dusted around the magical three and a half mark. Classic English indie guitar music. 

3. Who do The Rifles sound like? 

The Clash, The Jam and The Stone Roses.
   
   
4. What have the press said about Wall Around Your Heart?

“An instantly catchy pop song” – Music News.

     “A passionate cracker of a track” – Little Indie Blogs.

     “Luvin it lads” – You Tube Comments. 

   

     5. Which bands put the spark in The Rifles?

     The Rifles main influences are The Clash, The Libertines, Ash, Guns ‘N Roses and Van Morrison.

     6. Why should I give Wall Around Your Heart a whip around the ears?

     Wall Around Your Heart has elements of classic English punk meshed with more refined song-writing and production without losing essential vitality.

     7. Do The Rifles have any more good songs?

     Heebie Jeebies is the stand out banger flying along like a Ferrari on an empty highway. 

     8. Anything else?

     Big Life was produced by The Rifles’ regular producer Charles Rees (Paul Weller, The Strypes, Albert Hammond).

“I’m a liar if I say I’ve never been,

In a mess like this before”

    

     

     The Spitfires are an indie rock band from Watford, England. Started in 2012 and influenced by The Jam, The Clash, Arctic Monkeys, The Specials and The Smiths. On My Mind (July'16) rampages off their second album A Thousand Times (Aug'16) and is a rock pop tune that has been said to be "stunning with it's anthemic chorus and soaring melodies."

“I clearly care”

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"