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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #144

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Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the more interesting individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the last few weeks. This time out, we’re pleased to share an absolutely cracking debut from some Scottish indie rockers, an uncategorisable recording that fuses at least three different genres, and even find some old favourites taking a massively unexpected approach. There’s also a slab of garage rock, some synth imbibed pop and a different approach to power pop to be found along the way. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy!

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SINKR – No Sign Of Light

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At the end of 2021, Manchester band SINKR arrived on the rock scene with their debut single. Taking obvious musical cues from Pixies, Therapy? and Bivouac, the two track release wasn’t always big on originality, but they were clearly very good musicians, and the material was strong enough to suggest that, over time, the band’s talents would grow, and listeners who still love the sounds of the early 90s might eventually discover a new favourite band. A follow up album ‘History of Things To Come’ (released in June 2022) brought their growing audience more of the same in places, but between the punky ‘The Cut’, post-emo-ish ‘Factories’ with its huge, lolloping grooves, and the overdriven post-grunge meets melodic punk of ‘If Only’, there was more than enough to suggest SINKR had grown as musicians, even over such a short period of time.

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Watch: Rising stars Franklin share new video for ‘Tiny Chairs’

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Tipped as “one of Belfast’s fastest rising bands”, Franklin are definitely a band to watch out for over the coming months. Last year’s single ‘Bebby’ introduced a tight music unit with its combination of pumping basslines contrasted with overdriven, choppy guitar lines that captured the ghosts of The Skids and really early U2, crossed with the slightly more abrasive edges of early Franz Ferdinand. The blend of power and melody showcased an amazingly tight band on this track, but by throwing an old school lead guitar break into a pleasingly angular workout also advertised a band who might be unafraid to take a swerve into the unexpected. What’s more, a full live set from Bennigans in Derry (captured with a very professional multi camera set up) showed a band who were far more than studio based marvels.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #123

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Every visit to the Real Gone Singles Bar promises some interesting musical treats, but this time around, we’ve featured what we believe are a couple of the year’s best tracks. We’ve got adult pop from a singer songwriter who’s previously worked with Paul Weller, some fine Americana, the return of one of the UK’s best alternative rock acts, a slice of melodic jazz funk, and more besides. Heading into the last quarter of 2025, the new music continues to be of a superb standard! As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy…

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Listen: Beat Me Outta Me have ‘Nowhere To Hide’ on new track

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The second single from Peterborough’s Beat Me Outta Me is a pleasingly downbeat affair. It’s first two minutes comprises slow, acoustic strums and a mournful vocal, drawing the ear very casually. The music isn’t exactly minimalist, but has certainly been arranged in such a way that the listener is made to focus almost exclusively on Annie Dickson’s fantastic voice. This is a smart move; from the outset, she shows an ability to weave a fantastic, almost mournful tone that suits the arrangement perfectly.

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