FRESHLY SQUEEZED: SEPTEMBER
PHIL MOORE RUNS YOU THROUGH SEPTEMBER’S FRESHEST RELEASES
Rolling Thunder
John Doe
Second single from the hottest new 2019 band outta NN. Spiky vocals, fuzzy guitar lines and an especially forward facing rhythm means this one is a winner on the dancefloor as well as in your heart. Big things coming from these lot, yes mark those words now.
Empyre
Stone
The top drawer album ‘Self Aware’ has been winning plaudits from many sources, and this latest single demonstrates all their strengths: minor chord drama that should come marked ‘life-affirming’. Embrace the proggy hard rock everyone, resistance is futile.
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You Don’t Care
Lo-fi digital pop that’s a cousin of the more commercial sounding Ginger Snaps? Tick. Happy melodies with heartbreaking lyrics are always going to win me over. Crushingly under appreciated so far; let’s change that now please people.
We Are Giants
Respond
The serious/not serious trio with twelve storey riffs continue to make progressive rock/metal look easy. Great vocal patterns throughout, it might be the sound of madness – and it sounds pretty darn good to our ears. The video is a hoot, too.
Duncan Bisatt
Young Man
Duncan Bisatt is back with his
new single, Young Man, another
ballad style track showcasing
Duncan’s knack for story telling and
sophisticated songwriting. Catch
Duncan at The King of Hearts Festival at the Black Prince in November.
Joe Corkram
We’ve Been Here Before
The balladeer has been quietly bubbling away, creating a series of understated and thoughtful Damien Rice-style love songs via voice and acoustic guitar. We noticed though, and we’re very grateful. Keep them coming Joe, your time is very soon.
Robyn Wilson
Hotel Room
It’s been a long three years since the
then 16 year-old Wilson hit the scene
with her hyper-melodic acoustic pop.
No with producer in tow the clubs
beckon and this holiday romance tale
has ‘hit’ written all over it. Sometimes
only “frivolous” pop will save your soul.
Amii Dawes
Wooden Toys
Another artist on the comeback trail, the sensitive soulful tales from Dawes never fail to make this black heart tremble a little bit. Rootsy yet thoroughly modern too, this is a brushed and melancholic look at what it means to try this adult thing called love.
Caliburn
Outskirts EP
The metalcore act have put out their first EP, ‘Outskirts’, and it’s some statement. Drawing from the same well as Parkway Drive and Oceans Ate Alaska, expect big choruses and bigger drum fills. Impressive sounds over those gargantuan 20 minutes.