Over the past couple of years, Rum Bar Records has delivered a truckload of great DIY music. We’ve seen great rock and releases from Watts, Kris Rodgers and K7s (featuring Kurt Baker). We’ve seen an equally impressive soul revue from Shanda & The Howlers.
[Articles/streams of each can be found behind the HTML links]
The hits keep coming… The label now has another free download for you in the shape of the new single from Duck & Cover ahead of the Summer release of their EP.
At the end of summer 2017, the world was introduced to Amy Lawton, a singer songwriter from the UK. Her upbeat debut single ‘Undone’ tapped into a folk pop sound that could be compared to KT Tunstall and an already enjoyable and suitably summery song was made more enjoyable with the help of a video clip with Lawton strolling through Camden.
It’s been a great year for The Fierce And The Dead. They’ve played their biggest ever London headliner; they’re about to play an even bigger one; their new album ‘The Euphoric’ – released on May 18th 2018 – has gained the band more press than ever before. [Real Gone’s review of the album and a full stream can be found here.]
Lotte Van Den Berg, an artist and producer specialising in electronica is launching a new label, Sixteen Records. Not only the label founder, Lotte will also be taking on production, as well as the mastering and mixing for the majority of Sixteen Records’ planned releases.
Her main aim with the new label is to bring together disparate styles of alternative electronic music and its first release does exactly that. ‘Sixteen Records Vol. 1’ brings together twelve acts from right across the electronic music spectrum, so there’s a good chance that even the merely curious will find something to enjoy.
Kovax are an alternative metal band from Leeds who aren’t shy of a massive riff.
Following last year’s ‘If There Was Any Doubt’, the band unleashed a new single ‘Cobalt’ on May 7th.
In keeping with previous works, the new track is a loud, angular affair – a brash artistic statement that really pushes the juggernaut of sound that drives the band. For fans of Deftones, Helmet and the more direct elements of the Melvins, ‘Cobalt’ could find itself on a playlist of favourites.
Take a listen via the YouTube link below. Visit the band’s Bandcamp page for downloads and streaming here.