Just a few weeks after the release of the enjoyable ‘Over The Edge’, The Rattlebacks have returned with another new single ‘Please Me’.
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BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD – Skinwalker
On their Mercury Prize winning debut album ‘Backhand Deals’, Welsh band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard were unafraid to wear a very retro heart on their sleeve. The bulk of its tunes took a very melodic approach and fused a great set of pop and rock influences on a record that occasionally sounded like a 90s band who’d discovered a bunch of old vinyl LPs from the 70s in their parents’ loft. Instantly familiar but always entertaining, it was the kind of guitar driven, melodic pop/rock collection that seemed destined to rival The Feeling’s brilliant ‘Twelve Stops Then Home’.
Then, somewhere between the promotion for that record and the recording of their follow up ‘Skinwalker’, they had a drastic rethink.
Check out the new video from Never Elected
As part of the ongoing promotion for the reissue of their ‘Turbulent’ album, grungy rockers Never Elected have shared a brand new video clip for the brilliant ‘Hate Breeds Hate’.
THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #62
Welcome back to the Real Gone Singles Bar, the place where we investigate some of the individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the past few weeks. There’s a really smart selection this time out which, among other things, shares some great instrumental sounds, welcomes back some ska heroes, explores the darker side of an Australian singer songwriter, and even takes an opportunity to introduce someone brand new. As always, we hope you find something to enjoy!
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THE BEDSIDE MORALE – Still Life EP
When The Bedside Morale burst onto the scene with their debut single ‘Safeword’ in 2023, it immediately became clear that they were a band to keep a close eye on over the coming months. That single might’ve taken the guts of a couple of Queens of The Stone Age numbers and tempered the familiar riffs with a bigger hook or two, but the way these Bristol based lads took their influences and sharpened them suggested there was more here at stake than lazy recycling. A second single, ‘Bitter Things’ appeared before the end of the year, but fans wouldn’t get a proper EP from The Bedside Morale until the summer of 2024. By this time, everyone had spent months with those two singles rotating on playlists, ruminating the possibility of even better things ahead.