Get ready for another voyage across the Jet Black Sea…

In 2013, Jet Black Sea released their debut album ‘The Path of Least Existence’.  The project was essentially an outlet for Nine Stones Close guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Adrian Jones and studio engineer Michel Simons to release interesting musical ideas that didn’t quite fit the usual mould.  The end result often came across like a mix of a Pink Floyd ambient jam and the mellower end of Massive Attack’s downtempo trip-hop.

The album attracted a genuine cult following.  Those who heard it loved it.   Those who loved it wanted more.

Adrian went back to work with Nine Stones Close, but there were many rumours of a second Jet Black Sea being under construction.   Finally, Adrian brings some news and concrete evidence that the musical cogs have, indeed, been turning…and more creatively than anyone expected.

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Stream ‘Hour Glass’ by alt-rockers In My Disguise

Taking a huge funk metal riff, a pinch of emo and a huge influence from classic alternative rock, Suffolk’s In My Disguise serve up a huge sound on their new single ‘Hour Glass’.

The track previously premiered on the Punktastic website but you can now hear it in full below.  The band’s debut EP ‘Achromatic’ is released on 19th May.

Nine Inch Nails to headline FYF Festival

Nine Inch Nails haven’t been seen on the live circuit since 2014.  Following the release of the digital EP ‘Not The Actual Events’ in December 2016, frontman Trent Reznor promised the band would make a full live return in the new year.

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Hear the new single from US blues man Shane Henry

The name Shane Henry might not be instantly familiar, but the US blues man has a career spanning fifteen years.  An independent musician, Henry has opened shows for Edwin McCain, Etta James and the legendary BB King.  His upcoming album is produced in part by Dave Matthews Band studio hand David Ryan Harris.

You can listen to the new track in full via the below embedded stream.   A full press release can be read further down the page.

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