In tandem with the release of their new album ‘Raised Up By Witches’, Swedish stoner prog band Mammoth Volume have also shared a new digital single ‘Lisa’, which explores an even more interesting aspect of their varied sound.
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Watch: HollowKin release new video for ‘Leech’
A new arrival on the metal scene in 2023, Bath based metalcore act HollowKin’s have a sound that doesn’t pull any punches, and their current track ‘Leech’ finds them applying a very aggressive sound to an interesting, complex arrangement which pushes their chosen genre forward.
THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #66
Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the recent individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the past few weeks. This time around, you’ll find a several familiar names returning to “the bar”, but with their best tunes to date. Stylistically, it’s a pleasingly mixed bag, drawing from indie rock, Americana, soulful singer songwriter fare, and choppy guitar sounds that very much tip the hat to Arctic Monkeys. As a varied selection, it’s interesting, but certainly works. We hope, as always, that you’ll find something new to enjoy…
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VARIOUS ARTISTS – Ring The Bells & Sing: Progressive Sounds Of 1975
Whenever a new, yearly themed box of prog rock cuts gets released by Esoteric Records, genre fans automatically know they’re in for some great listening. Even when their ‘Underground Sounds’ and ‘Progressive Sounds’ anthologies merely recycle a world of album cuts, these affordable multi-disc sets create something that isn’t just well rounded; when approached in the right mood, they’re compilations which are incredibly absorbing. Whether approaching them from a nostalgic perspective or in the hope of discovering something new – hopefully both – these anthologies supply a huge amount of entertainment.
RODNEY CROMWELL – Exercise Class EP
Adam Cresswell first came to the attention of alternative music fans as a member of Saloon. Between the late 90s and mid 00’s, the British band carved out a musical niche mixing elements of post punk, hard edged indie and Krautrock. Their use of angular riffs and vintage synths created something abrasive but distinctive, and the best moments on their 2003 release ‘If We Meet In The Future’ made it very easy to understand why Saloon’s blend of Neu!, Stereolab and Cinerama made them a John Peel favourite.