With a huge set of influences from 80s new wave, synth rock (more specifically the more commercial end of Krautrock) and more than a touch of 80s goth and 90s alternative for good measure, this second album from Dutch electronica/alt-rock band Aestrid represents the sound of a band reaching early maturity. Although its base sounds will probably sound familiar to listeners over a certain age, the albums eleven songs blend dense sounds with a sense of optimism in a way that is almost magical.
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MY DYING BRIDE – The Manuscript EP
Twenty years into a career of cult stardom, this four track release from Yorkshire’s My Dying Bride continues their ongoing voyage into sludge rock and doom rock territories. Clocking in at over twenty seven minutes for just four songs, some of you will own supposedly full length albums which are barely any longer (Van Halen back catalogue, we’re pointing the finger at you), but despite the extended nature of the tunes, none ever outstay their welcome.
UK DECAY – New Hope For The Dead
They may have only released one full-length album in their original incarnation, but UK Decay influenced a generation of musicians, and along with Southern Death Cult and Siouxsie and the Banshees are considered by some to be the fore fathers of the goth movement. A quarter century on from their last studio recording, the core of the original band reunited for a one off gig and the response was so overwhelming, they soon found themselves making regular live appearances. A new album was, perhaps, something few expected considering the band’s previous output was so scant but the band returned to the studio in late 2012.
New video from Post War Glamour Girls
Post War Glamour Girls have issued promo video for their new single ‘Jazz Funerals’, which you can now view below.
‘Jazz Funerals’ is the first in a series of limited edition singles from the Leeds noisemakers and Real Gone favourites. Coupled with a storming cover of Robert Palmer’s ‘Johnny & Mary’, this 7″ is issued on heavyweight vinyl with a postcard in a hand numbered sleeve.
Post War Glamour Girls: new single and tour news
Leeds noisemakers and Real Gone favourites Post War Glamour Girls have a new single out on 15th April.
The two track release is the first for the I Like (ILR) record label and features ‘Jazz Funerals’ (a PWGG original) with the band’s twisted take on Robert Palmer’s ‘Johnny & Mary’ on the b-side. According to the band’s press, the Palmer cover “reimagines the memorable synth line as a broken and gnarled guitar riff”.
Copies of the 7″ are limited to 451 copies and can be purchased from the ILR shop.