It’s approximately 8pm on a Friday night in Ramsgate. There don’t seem to be as many people milling around outside the Music Hall as usual. This seems odd given that, tonight, The Fierce And The Dead have sold out the venue on their second visit to the town. From the car park opposite, the sounds of a nearby pub cranking out ‘Up Where We Belong’ by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes at a ridiculous volume with the sounds of avant garde sax from the Music Hall bleeding through – courtesy of the night’s supporting artist, Terry Edwards – creates a somewhat surreal experience.
Watch: Melodic punks Monkie Mind share new video for ‘Ignite’
In 2024, Newcastle based pop punkers Monkie Mind released a double single ‘Ocean Road’/’Surrealio’, which provided a very effective snapshot of their very melodic sound. If anything, their brand new track improves on those recordings, bringing their chorus writing into particularly sharp focus.
THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #178
This visit to the Singles Bar presents a near perfect slice of melodic punk, a couple of up and coming singer songwriters, another country number, and even an unexpected collaboration between a Canadian synth based project and a genuine cult figure. It’s another incredibly varied selection of tracks, but we’re sure you’ll find something of interest. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy…
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THE SEAN COLEMAN PROJECT – Apropos Of Nothing
‘Apropos of Nothing’, the debut album from the Sean Coleman Project, has been pitched as “a throwback of sorts”, and it isn’t always hard to work out why. Coleman’s music takes in a wealth of classic influences, and his approach to recording – collaborating with as many folks as possible – has their mood of a latter day Santana project, if not the sound. ‘Apropos of Nothing’ is a celebration of old school album making in the truest sense; it isn’t really about the quick hits, or the effectiveness of streaming individual tracks. To get the best out of this record, the listener should sit back, make time, and digest everything as a whole, in the same way vinyl buyers did back in the 70s and 80s.
Listen: Forget Them Wendy present the ‘Next Big Thing’
In June 2026, British band Forget Them Wendy released ‘Wise Guy’, a track that blended pop and indie with lax vocals to share something that, if not entirely original, came with just enough sparkle and sass to make it hold up on its own terms.
A few months on, and their ‘Next Big Thing’ offers more of the same…only better.