Kicking off this week’s hotties is Starcatcher, which was written and recorded by Greta Van Fleet – lead singer Josh Kizska, guitarist Jake Kizska, bassist/keyboardist Sam Kizska and drummer Danny Wagner – alongside Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb at the legendary RCA Studios in Nashville, using the large recording room to capture the pure energy of…
Our pick of 5 March’s new releases starts with William The Conqueror, a band who have paid their dues. Like the sportsman cutting chipped teeth in the lower leagues before shooting to the very top, this band have lugged all the amps, placated the in-house sound guy for an easier life, their nails dirty, their…
William The Conqueror have paid their dues. Like the sportsman cutting chipped teeth in the lower leagues before shooting to the very top, this band have lugged all the amps, placated the in-house sound guy for an easier life, their nails dirty, their hair unkempt. Enough. Except it’s never enough, because despite the slinky, swampy,…
Our gems for with this week start with Skylight, the follow-up to Pinegrove’s widely acclaimed 2016 breakthrough album, Cardinal. The band’s classic American melodies and emotionally direct lyrics blend seamlessly with alt-country instrumentation. The songs swing between wider extremes – whisper to full-belt and back again, treading mid-air – and Pinegrove say exactly and full-throatedly…
Saturday 23 February sees us welcome William The Conqueror to promote their second album, Bleeding On The Soundtrack. Click below to hear the title song. Bleeding On The Soundtrack is the second in a trilogy of autobiographical albums which began with 2017’s Proud Disturber Of The Peace, a sublime record that captured frontman Ruarri Joseph’s…
Our magnificent 8 for release on 4 August kick off with electro-rocker outfit PVRIS’s second album, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell. Bluesy americana trio William The Conqueror, featuring folk luminary Ruarri Joseph, release their debut, Proud Disturber Of The Peace. Black Grape’s first collection of new material in 20 years,…