Following last year’s ‘Copper Blue’ performances, Bob Mould is to return to the UK later in 2013. As part of the ongoing promotion for his ‘Silver Age’ release, the ex-Husker Du/Sugar man has scheduled four UK shows, as follows:
BROCKLEY FOREST – Brockley Forest EP
Whether it involves cranking out sweaty rockers like The Dead Exs or tackling tunes with a much more panoramic (and perhaps more commercial) feel as per The Black Keys, the stripped back nature of the blues duo comes with a surprising amount of musical mileage. With relatively no time for fancy flourishes, the garage blues genre is often – although not entirely – reliant on a sense grit to make the songs stand proud…and when it comes to grit, there’s plenty to be found on this debut EP by Brockley Forest.
The Aprons release animated video clip
The Aprons have released a lavishly animated video clip for their song ‘Sound Stain’, which you can view below.
Alkaline Trio: US tour dates
Alkaline Trio kick off a long run of US tour dates in April to promote their 2013 release ‘My Shame Is True’.
All confirmed dates can be seen below. Bayside are also set to appear at all shows.
STEPHEN LAWRENSON – Obscuriosity
Somewhere behind the retro childrens’ book artwork and drab brown packaging, Stephen Lawrenson delivers ten pieces of relatively sunny adult power pop on his debut release for Kool Kat. Fans of the genre will undoubtedly have fun in spotting the dozens of influences this particular singer-songwriter has twisted into his own vision, but while, by the time of its closing notes, ‘Obscuriosity’ has found its feet to become a great piece of work, it doesn’t actually start off too impressively…