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Song Review- Dohny Jep- Wine and Dine

  Kent-based Alt-Rock trio  Dohny Jep have released their latest single 'Wine and Dine', a follow-up to this year's self-released second album. Produced, mixed and mastered by Rhys May (While She Sleeps, Bring Me the Horizon) in the band's purpose-built home studio, 'Wine and Dine' is an anthemic single about falling in love for the first time. Speaking about the single, vocalist Pete Herbert states, “Wine and Dine in its purest form is about love. It’s about those first moments of meeting someone new and the adventures that you are about to go on together, but also those first moments of conflict and how you pull together to get through those harder moments.” 'Wine and Dine' begins with melodic keyboards before breaking into hazy vocals. The band's pop hooks and catchy chorus provide a pleasant song to enjoy over the hot summer. Words by Anselm Anderson SOCIALS Website: https://www.dohnyjep.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dohnyjep/ Twitter...
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Song Review- The Blackwater fever- The Hurt

Brisbane's Alt-Rock Trio The Blackwater Fever have released new latest single 'The Hurt', taken from their upcoming studio album Temptator. October sees the band release their sixth studio album, having amassed over 85,000 plays on Spotify  'The Hurt' is a modern blues ballad steeped in raw emotion and sentiment. The band have built a strong fanbase over the years, supporting acts as diverse as Clutch, The Datsuns, The Black Keys, and most recently, The Hu. 'The Hurt' begins with the thunderous rhythmic stomps of electric guitar. The lead vocalist's husky howls resonate over the eerie screams of the organ before releasing their inner emotions with haunting melodies. The Blackwater Fever infect the listener with warm and soulful swamp music. Words by Anselm Anderson SOCIALS: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/theblackwaterfever Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theblackwaterfever Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/1A5oymWstOyE3ZFeELbBtA?si=zt...
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Album Review- SOil- Play It Forward.

  Release Date: 26th August   Record Label: Cleopatra Records Chicago's hard-hitting rock quartet SOil  celebrates over twenty years together with a cover album titled 'Play It Forward ', released this Friday 26th August via Cleopatra Records. I remember the band's debut album 'Scars', and it is unfathomable to believe that came out in 2001. The album produced two massive singles 'Halo' and 'Unreal'. They have managed to amass a devout following since and thought it would be enjoyable to make an album featuring the artists that inspired them on this long journey. 'Play It Forward' is an eleven-track treat with down-tuned editions of tracks by Leadbelly, Motorhead, Halsey, and White Zombie and a tribute to the late F oo Fighter s drummer Taylor Hawkin s. A feisty version of the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' classic 'Runnin' Down a Dream', opens this album. Vocalist Ryan McCombs' distinctive raspy voice adds grit to ...
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Song Review- Lonnie Claire- Cars, Bars and Broken Hearts

  New York-based Garage Rock trio Lonnie Claire recently released 'Cars, Bars and Broken Hearts'. Formed in Washington D.C during the 1990s, the band are heavily influenced by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones. The track has received rave reviews, including Indie veterans T he Falcons of Haunt describing the track as 'Lo-Fi brilliance'. Originally written on acoustic guitar in November 2021, the song was recorded, mixed and mastered at Second Avenue in NYC. The song leans more toward a Neil Young influence with raspy vocals over buzzsaw guitars. The song's verses were written in Senryu, a Japanese form of short poetry. The song begins with a laid-back vibe with simply strummed electric acoustic guitars, as the vocalist's distorted vocals sound warm and at peace. The song was taken from the band's self-titled seven-tracker, released on March 11th,2022. Words by Anselm Anderson SOCIAL MEDIA https://twitter.com/Lonnieclaire https://www.youtu...
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Album of the Week- Thundermother- Black and Gold

  All-female hard rock act Thundermother is back with their fifth studio album, Black and Gold  out Friday, August 19th vi a AFM Records. 'Black and Gold' was mixed, produced and mastered by Soren Anderson at Bagpipe Studios in Stockholm and Copenhagen's Medley Studios. Andersen has helped bring out the best of the four women's strongest attributes with guitarist and founder Filippa Nassil on excellent form with a variety of guitar styles and solos. The twelve-track LP is described as '  every one of the songs on our new recording is a hit in its own right. This is no understatement as the band delivers a whole new version of themselves with their firebrand rock 'n' roll. The LP begins in thunderous style with the raucous rocker 'The Light in The Sky' The familiar pounding of drummer Emlee Johanson segues into lead singer Guernica Mancini screaming ' What do you want/we stand united. /We are one with you, a resounding call to arms on this ope...
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Song of the Day- Future Radio- You Can't Ignore Me Anymore

South African Alt Rock duo Future Radio has unleashed "You Can't Ignore Me Anymore", taken from the second album Identity. This raw and emotive track takes a jab at music critics within the industry. The lead singer and songwriter Johnny comments '“I’ve experienced it first-hand and it’s especially rife within the music industry," he says. “The sad part about it is that these gatekeeps’ little empires never last, mainly because they stick to what they know and don’t allow fresh and new acts within their sphere of influence. Nothing will ever last without renewed fresh ideas and perspective.” The track is an edgy mix of punk and hard rock with a direct response to those naysayers. The track goes straight into the chorus with a fierce guitar riff. The song builds in stages to a rollicking chorus, before it climaxes with a soaring solo. Future Radio continues to release solid rock tracks that appeal to the listener as the band grows into their own. Words by A...
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EP Review- Joyce Kennedy-Rock'n' My Soul

Joyce Kennedy, the iconic vocalist of soul and rock, has released her latest EP  Rock'n My Soul . This is the first solo effort in a decade from her, best known as the lead singer of the legendary funk rock act Mother's Finest . Joyce 'Baby Jean' Kennedy has remained a staple of rock royalty since her breakthrough at the tender age of 16, reaching number one with 'I Still Love You'. Joyce Kennedy went on to achieve her greatest success with Mother's Finest, a band Kennedy formed with her husband, Glenn Murdock. In addition, Kennedy has gone on to tour and collaborate with such luminaries as AC/DC, Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper to expand on her impressive resume. 'Rock'n My Soul' comprise six tracks of soul, rock and themes of morality and inspiration. The EP begins with the classic rock vibes of 'My Badd'. Joyce Kennedy's powerful and gutsy vocals tower over rolling basslines, funky guitar leads and rhythmic drumming patterns that suck ...
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Review: Stereophobia- Choke on This

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EP Review: Virtue in Vain-Nothing is All I Am

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