Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar! This time out, we bring you a slab of garage punk, a synth based banger, a couple of tunes with a rock and metal core, and more besides. It represents another great round of shining a light on individual tracks from a musical underground, and in a couple of cases, definitely suggests more greatness ahead. As always, we hope you like what you hear…
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For this visit to the Singles Bar, we bring you a very special selection of tracks. As we get ready to wave goodbye to another year, these singles represent the very best of 2024’s alternative Xmas wares. We’ve got some great pop from an unfamiliar name, a brilliant pop-rock tune from Scotland, a massive old school country banger, a superb reworking of a genuine festive classic and more besides. Merry Christmas, everyone. (Normal service will resume at the SB next week!)
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This visit to the Singles Bar shares a whole wealth of inspiring sounds. Within the eight picks, you’ll find an unexpected tribute to easy listening from a familiar name, some contemporary French pop, something with a country rock influence from Australia, and a new twist on an old classic. You’ll also discover a couple of superb underground rock tunes that represent the heart of Real Gone’s regular coverage. As always, we hope you’ll find something new to enjoy…
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Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the previous few weeks. This time out we bring you a synth based banger, a strange and trippy singer songwriter, a cheeky 60s throwback, some big rock sounds from a rising band and more besides. Hopefully, there’s something here that will entertain, and encourage you to dig just a little further.
This two track release from The Half-Cubes is, in power pop terms, pure gold. Its pedigree is assured thanks to two different aspects. Firstly, as their name suggests, this band are made up from half of power pop legends The Flashcubes and, secondly, the tracks featured are both re-workings of classics from the Eric Carmen catalogue. Although neither track has been drastically rethought, both sound great with a brighter production sound than Carmen’s original recordings were ever afforded. ‘My Girl’, in particular, plays like a genre classic for 2024, despite its mid 70s vintage.