This visit to the Singles Bar is big on variety. New country sounds meet with a late 50s tribute; contemporary goths take a surprisingly catchy turn, while a well loved track is redressed in a strikingly new way, and a cult act share a perfectly arranged, 90s inspired workout that’s as good an advert as any for their current retrospective disc. With the eight picks exploring a genuinely broad mix of styles and genres, we hope – as always – you find something new to enjoy.
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We’re firmly into autumn and Halloween is just around the corner. Already, the warmer days seem like a distant memory. In Boston, the change of seasons certainly hasn’t hampered anyone’s creative flow, even if a few folks might feel seasonally affected. This visit to the city brings a couple of punkier tracks, numbers that blend country and rock in cool ways, the return of an old favourite and more besides. We hope you find something new to enjoy…
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This visit to the popular Singles Bar takes in a few newer names representing the worlds of power pop, alt metal, and alternative sounds. There’s also the return of couple of underground talents, and also a really cool comeback single from a name that made waves back in the 90s. With the usual focus on highlighting tracks destined for a cult crowd and a pleasing variety, we hope you find something new to enjoy…
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After forming in 2021, Girl With A Hawk took a rather casual approach to promoting themselves, sharing a number of digital singles over the next four years. Although these quick musical hits gave some indication that this Boston band had a lot of potential, hearing them in three and four minute bursts didn’t quite showcase their full talents effectively enough, even if a “record and release” approach to working seemed far better suited to keeping the interest going in a digital realm and in a world of increasingly short attention spans.
In 2004, at a time when half the world was hopped up on the sounds of the Franz Ferdinand debut and Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’ (an album the Canadian band have never bettered), and at a time when Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ was making inroads into being a best seller, somewhere in the wilds of Boston, Muck and The Mires were making garage rock noises for a much smaller audience. Not that the love poured into the tunes on their ‘Beginner’s Muck’ LP was any the lesser; the energy on that record spoke for itself, and the band’s love of Flamin’ Groovies and other retro fare propelled them forward, subsequently making stronger albums whilst retaining admiration from the underground power pop fans.