Eastbourne has often been labelled an old peoples’ town. Comedian Lee Evans once joked that the shops all had bifocal windows. It’s true that it lacks the vibrancy of the nearby city of Brighton, but Eastbourne is far from being somewhere that people go exclusively to live out their final years. Party punks CHUB aren’t just set on putting the town on the musical map; they’re also seemingly making a play for becoming one of the noisiest things to ever emerge from that south coast seaside resort.
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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #77
Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the previous few weeks. This time around, our chosen eight numbers take in some ska, some chunky country rock with the emphasis on the rock, a couple of brilliant synth oriented tracks, a treat from the shoegaze archives, and more besides. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy.
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Watch: ‘Stoneman’ – a brand new video from KOYO
KOYO’s third album, ‘Onism’, (released November 1st) saw the experimental band evolving. The featured material captured many of the complexities of past works, but by introducing a heavier edge in places, the band’s alternative sound embraced more of a post-rock aesthetic. Despite the confident changes and the fact that bits of the material drew from a huge pool of influences, the record proved that KOYO were keen to forge their own musical path.
IMPELLITTERI – War Machine
Chris Impellitteri’s ‘Venom’ album from 2015 (his first for Frontiers Records) represented a career low point. Impellitteri had always championed a traditional metal style – very 80s riffs, played at speed – and a world of overly macho lyrical concerns, but that record took his baser instincts to extremes. He hoped it would be a “metal album that everyone could enjoy”, but it was little more than a stuck in the past embarrassment. The follow up ‘Unleash The Beast’ was an improvement thanks to a couple more melodic elements, but still felt half-arsed compared to the best bits of 1988’s ‘Stand In Line’ and the punchy but accessible ‘Grin & Bear It’ from 1992.
KATE BURKART – Another Night EP
Kate Burkart’s 2024 release ‘Another Night’ comes almost a decade after her previous EP ‘Save Me A Seat’, but often shares a stylistic approach that makes the listener feel as if the singer songwriter has never really been away. On these five almost timeless sounding numbers, the performer’s mature voice really comes through, but just as importantly, the arrangements are strong. Three of the songs share a natural blend of Americana and rootsy sounds, along with a warm, almost bluesy guitar tone in a couple of places, which results in something rather satisfying despite any budgetary constraints.