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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #115

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This visit to the Singles Bar is quite guitar driven in places, with a brilliant single from a Scottish pop-rock band, some heavy shoegaze, and a slab of enormous sounding stoner rock providing the backbone of the eight picks. That said, there’s still enough of a deviation from rock influences to make this as strong as previous Singles Bar selections, with a soulful number shared by one of George Ezra’s colleagues, a great synth based track, and a piece of soul driven pop ready to be discovered. As always, of course, we hope you find something new to enjoy.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #113

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Welcome back to the Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the more interesting individual tracks that have been submitted over the previous few weeks. This time out, we’ve got a brilliant bluesy number, a track from a singer songwriter who nails a 90s sound perfectly, a couple of poppy numbers and more besides. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy.

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TOOTH GORE – For Losers, By Losers

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When Tooth Gore released their ‘No Fighting In Doo-Wop’ single in November 2024, the track immediately stood out among an ocean of digital wares. Unlike a lot of young artists that looked to the past for inspiration, Tooth Gore mainman Kobi Joe had no interest in recycling grungy riffs. Nor did this single draw from punk. Kobi’s interests stemmed from much further back. The song’s verses mixed classic elements of garage rock with a perfect surf rock melody, allowing a vocal to bring something accessible, despite being fuzzed up to hell. The strident tune sounded like early Weezer channelling old Spector works, hitting the listener with a welcome immediacy. In many ways, that would’ve made a great track in itself, but a delayed hook brought an extra element of musical magic. Bursting forth with a classic doo-wop influence straight from a world of pre-Beatle coolness, Tooth Gore hit their potential new fans with a killer melody. Then, by using the title for a final slam-dunk, something that’s massively catchy was left to create that all important last impression. Everything may well have stemmed from three very different ideas thrown into a musical blender, but with more than enough chutzpah applied, Kobi gave everyone a four minute treat that promised a lot more greatness in the future.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #105

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With two very different jazz numbers, a slice of alternative metal with a theatrical quality, a strong offering from a cult singer-songwriter and a track that’s practically uncategorisable, the selection for this Singles Bar adopts a little more of a “go hard or go home” approach. By casting a light on a couple of the more adventurous tracks from the last couple of weeks, this bunch of tunes might take a little longer to make an impression, but we feel that every one of these artists is bringing something of great interest to the table. What’s more, it’s probably just the beginning of a great, creative period for some of the featured performers, whether genuinely attempting to push boundaries or choosing to share some solidly familiar riffs. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy!

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #104

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This visit to the Singles Bar marks the second anniversary of the popular column. Something that started as an experiment with a plan to share a few tracks every month immediately sprang into life as a weekly fixture, and it pretty quickly became an important part of Real Gone’s coverage. Helping us mark this occasion, we’ve got new tracks from a couple of familiar names; a smart piece of indie rock; a brilliant shoegaze influenced number, something with bluesy leanings, and more besides. This varied selection really captures the spirit of the Singles Bar at its best…and as always, we hope you find something new to enjoy. Thanks for your ongoing support over the past couple of years, everyone. There are many more SB’s to come!

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