A product of the late 60s freedoms and musical experimentation, British folk-rock gave the world a few classic albums in its formative years. Fairport Convention’s ‘What We Did On Our Holidays’ and ‘Leige & Leif’, both released in 1969, arguably took the musical fusion from being of cult status and into the more mainstream. Now considered indispensable by fans everywhere, these are albums without which Led Zeppelin’s third album might not exist in quite the same way…or even at all. Often taking a more trad direction in their early years, Steeleye Span captured the fingered-ear of folkies with 1970’s ‘Please To See The King’, whilst Lindisfarne also gained a great deal of commercial success with a slightly more raucous take on a rapidly growing genre, even if that success has been somewhat overlooked in the passing of time.
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DITCHES – The Taste EP
Formed in 2016, Ditches are a Swedish band who mix garage rock, surf rock and punk. Their 2018 release ‘1000 Elephants’ was mixed and mastered by Mark Ryan and Jeff Burke (both previously of The Marked Men) and featured five frenzied rockers that filled the gap left by Hives when they became more commercial.
Check out the new video from UK thrash legends Onslaught
Having released their last studio album in 2013, it’s been a while since the world had any brand new material from Onslaught, but now the UK thrash metal legends are back with a new single.
Watch the new video from Sun Silva
Although they’ve only been active for a short time, Sun Silva have already been championed by the underground music press and been featured on Radio 1 as part of their ‘Introducing’ strand.
Ex-Bauhaus/Love & Rockets man David J to release very limited 7″ for RSD19
For those who followed the alternative music scene in the 80s, David J. is someone who’ll need no introduction.
The one-time Bauhaus/Love & Rockets man has continued to make music over the decades and now has ten solo releases to his credit.