Optometry
Television Screen Palette Recordings Released just a few short days ago, the new In Visible Distance EP from Los Angeles duo Optometry refuels the firebox with a fancy run of remixes, an original, and a cover. The recently published debut album saw the electronic music pairing rocket into the atmosphere, and their orbit has surely been established. To prove it, the remix meat of this new record shows off the talents of some of the genres most sought-after and celebrated acts. Alongside the newly written Television Screen, the EP contains the deep cut Make Up from Vanity 6. Finding the lesser-known beauties within an artist’s body of work and bringing them to the front sometimes requires a heavy figurehead. That’s why we see names like Plaid, Silent Servant, and Alighted making a name for themselves in this newly opened fanbase. A subtle wandering bass melody opens the tune with effervescent meanderings into the rhythm. A deep bass kick enters along with a graceful female voice with a flowing song. The bass continues to thump with the drum and gradual progressions. As the song continues, additions of layer and harmony add novel colourings and beat patterns to the laid-back and sensual mix. A verse and chorus with interludes structure gives the electronic music a modern and popular feel that bridges the gap between dance and drama. Do your bit and buy the music from Bandcamp Enjoy The Electronic Beats And Layers Of Thick Atmosphere Of Natural Science By Suburban Spell15/7/2023
Suburban Spell
Natural Science Melbourne Alongside the release of the already acclaimed Falling Down EP, Melbourne’s very own Suburban Spell issues the video for Natural Science. The solo work of Peter Endall, an electronic rhythm-fest awaits in the guise of classic acts such as Ultravox, Gary Numan, New Order, and Visage. Formerly of Schizo Scherzo, the veteran soundsmith has been surfing the new wave since its very beginning. Maybe the crest is new, maybe the water has receded a thousand times, but a classic is always a classic and with modern sensibilities running the show, good music always stays fresh. The video, made by Dingo Cross Films, was directed and produced by Cassie Dart and Paul Puccio. A grabby snare-driven beat opens out with chunky bass synth sounds to fill the flow. A vocal begins, robotic elements chant the lines in format as the music bumps along on the catchy rhythm. Melodic drips on the keyboard add new levels of dance and sense to the pulsating story. The words draw on images of strange and true with equal imagination as the electronic sounds glisten and warp under the human pressure of feeling. A marching beat continues to plunge through the up and down waves of music as new and various tones escape the mix to celebrate their individuality. Support the artist and get music by Suburban Spell on Bandcamp You can follow Suburban Spell on Facebook and Twitter 
The Lost Messiahs
Radiance Of Moon Portlaoise We are back in the beautiful country of Ireland to get into the latest release from The Lost Messiahs. Out today, their latest music video continues the adventure from the recent Brownsfield, which has already captivated listeners beyond their borders. The fourth release from their upcoming third album, the synonymous band sound of ethereal and escapist melodic rhythms once more carries the flag to the top of the hill. With people likening the band to groups like Mercury Rev and The National, and a long list of festival dates already in the bag, we can expect great things from The Lost Messiahs. First, let’s sit back and enjoy Radiance Of Moon. The warm hum of an amp rises into solid and tonally rich electric guitar and bass. Tender lines are picked and strummed as the melody unravels into song. A duet of male and female voice harmonises in the flow and the drums begin to lift the sense further upward. The beautiful lyrics evoke images of reality that exist just behind the curtain. We can really relax into its slow rhythm with an upbeat atmosphere, a new element in an electronic fashion adds extra dimension to the pulse. The progression works its way forward as breaks and melodious interludes wrap the dreamy and magical gusts of clarity. Find out more on The Lost Messiahs website You can follow The Lost Messiahs on Instagram and Facebook Listen to The Lost Messiahs on Spotify 
Muca Presents Celeste Caramanna
Featuring Roberto Menescal Like This Before Recently featured on the Jazz FM Breakfast Show as the track of the week, this newly released single from London’s Muca takes hold and forms the new summer sensation. With the highly respected and talented singer, Celeste Caramanna, and once again the international treasure that is Brazilian bossa nova guitar virtuoso Roberto Menescal, Like This Before is accompanied alongside the news of a new full-length record. The album will harness the musical prowess of Roberto and then showcase some of the best and desired singers of their wide-reaching orbit. A truly immense project, with lots of planning and making dates, the outcome will surely be a fantastic accolade to the already vibrant scene. The music begins with a smooth shuffle style rhythm that jangles with softly struck snare. A melodic guitar adds vibrant rivers of flowing melody that lap and glisten like warm river waters. Warm atmospheres waft in as Celeste sings the words. A wholesome and enriched vocal saunters across the footstep style rhythms as the swish of the breeze captivates folds in the dress. A moody interlude ensues once the first chapter is done with and the melody is enhanced by vocal ad-lib companionship. Back into the song and the pace seems to carry forward as a new sensation is formed in the delivery, a spiralling evolution into a blissful recline. You can find out more on the Muca Website You can follow Muca on Instagram and Facebook You can follow Celeste Caramanna on Instagram and Facebook You can follow Roberto Menescal on Facebook and Instagram 
Lusitanian Ghosts
Shameless Portugal Canada Sweden The latest sneaky peek at the forthcoming Lusitanian Ghosts III LP, which is due to be released soon, the band of the same name provide us with Shameless. A track about love, regret, and reconciliation, the neo-folk collective makes use of traditional string instruments including the endangered Portuguese chordophone, which needs to be repopularised. Since the release of Long Train, the first single off the new record, a run of positive attention has been ascending through social and media alike. Psychology says we each feel mixtures of guilt, shame, and nothing, and our internal messages are there for a reason - but sometimes the wires get crossed. As long as it’s not 0-0-0, we could all do with a bit of Shameless in our lives. It bursts open like a morning flower that scatters aromatic pollens into the garden. New vibes jingle on steel-string acoustics with a thundering bass beneath. Punchy and passionate vocal lines run laps on the circuit as the bars jostle in their happy-go-lucky bounce. The song reaches in and delivers not only a catchy rhythm but a deep and meaningful subject that we can muse on if we have the time. For the middle-eight, or maybe a bit longer and at the end, we get the slightly unfamiliar tones of a soaring guitar-pedalled thing that whooshes us up into the next track. You can find out more on the Lusitanian Ghosts website Do your bit and buy the music from Bandcamp You can follow Lusitanian Ghosts on Facebook and Instagram Bashing Drums And Bluesy Upbeat Melodies Make People In This Town From Beau Jennings And The Tigers11/7/2023
Beau Jennings And The Tigers
People In This Town Black Mesa Records Indie AM Radio style rock n roll from the American tradition brings Beau Jennings and The Tigers to their latest single. Following from last year’s Heavy Light album, this latest track pushes back the wilderness for one more stride forward. Based on a small suburban bar in Norman, Oklahoma, the music addresses the sometimes taken for granted and overlooked lives that are just as important as anyone else’s. In a place where sports, religion, and a tough attitude makes people who they are, understanding the ropes can help us to understand the reasons and the causes of the issues of the day. He’s just 42, which is 6 months older than me, and this style of music brings a mature and wiser than years sense to the scene with deep reflectivity on social life. Crackles of static and warming up sounds raise the spirit of the song and it stands up with a jolt. Keyboards, bass, drums, and guitar add a ingle that leads into a vocal and drum focus. As the first verse progresses, the band revs up once more to bring the melody and harmony with surges of major key. A one-two drum beat makes a foot-tapping feel take hold as the rock n roll vocal melody rises with breezy motifs. The music gathers pace with each new pass and as we collect the gains the chorus becomes a set-piece for crowd participation. Clapping, singing along, and bobbing up and down can all be found in this jolly and classic rock style little number. Support new music and buy the song from Bandcamp You can find out more on the Beau Jennings website You can follow Beau Jennings on Facebook and Twitter 
Chew Magna
Secrets Stray Cat Records When Manchester lads get together and make music, the world usually pays attention. And Chew Magna are proving to be one of the reasons we do it. Secrets is a feedback fest that looks at the liars among us and the people who talk a load of rubbish about things they know little or nothing about. A short and snappy number that began life as an acoustic song has been completely transformed by the band’s ability to make a lot of noise. Made in Salford at the White Hotel Studio with production by Martin Hurley of SWAYS, the pop melodies and fiery energy work together like yin and yang to fully form the orb of sound. A wail of tempered distortion curls into the picture as a deep and funky bass begins to chugger like an old-fashioned tractor. Drums begin to smash with punky quickness as the guitars rise to clamour to the vocals. A happy sense of melody in the verses gives the music an upbeat feel that climbs in attitude as the chorus breaks. Musical interludes within the formula offer secretive snippets of sound that turn and twist within the forward surge of heaviness. You can follow Chew Magna on Instagram and Twitter 
ON
Make Me Indiestructable Records Between Toronto and New York City, ON bring a brand new take on the rock music scene with their latest single Make Me. Released last week and now already making its way around the world, the track takes their influences such as PJ Harvey, Nirvana, and Sonic Youth to new realms of creative territory. With Steve Fall on the guitar, Dan Cornelius on the drums, and Lucy DiSanto rocking the bass and the microphone, members of Acid Test, Danko Jones, and Deliuss bring ON to life with a super-group style of experience and fandom that focusses on great music and memorable live events. Written when touring Mexico in the 90s, Make Me is resurrected for the studio with expert attention from Martin Bisi, who’s previously worked for Sonic Youth, Swans, Brian Eno, Iggy Pop and lots of other equally as prolific acts. I can’t make you listen to it, but I think you should. A sneaky rise of amplitude brings an already fired up riff into earshot. A grunge style guitar chord progression rips against the snap of the snare drum as the music kicks into action. A rising vocal pushes the buttons as rhythmic and stylish riffs punch the air and stomp the floor with melody and energy. There is a heaviness to the mix as distortion crumbles the notes into one another like a biscuit topping, and rock drums keep the pulse raging as the verses revolve around the progressive spiral of upliftment. Fire and brimstone rumbles within this hard-hitting and feminine-fused nu-grunge that doesn’t care if you like it or not. You can find out more by visiting the ON website You can follow ON on Facebook and Twitter Support the band and buy music by ON at Bandcamp 
Chesney Claire
Dirty Li’l Secret Las Vegas It’s her birthday today and the stunning Chesney Claire has just released her latest song. Dirty Li’l Secret takes the fast-rising all-American pop star to another level as she prepares to audition for American Idol later this year. Does she need the top prize, or can she do this all by herself? What do you think? Let’s hope she wins and makes double progress. Since she was a school-leaver, Chesney Claire has worked on her skills and performance to truly elevate herself into the realms of popularity. A huge social presence and a long list of catchy, memorable songs has already given her a boost most of us only dream of. With Grammy Nominations in her sights and a host of talents all rooting for her, Chesney Claire is proving to be an unstoppable creative talent we always need more of. Melodic beats open the music, synthesisers and drums rumble together in an effervescent and bubbly tone. Chesney Claire sings, her voice reminds us why she’s so good. A powerful elocution brings the easy to hear words to our ears with rhythmic style. As the music progresses, various tones bring out new energies in the beats. Self-harmonising lines reel in surges of emotion-fuelled lyrics as the beats rise with the chorus. A laid-back bass curdles in the mix as the melodics punch the air in scales of uplifting dance beats. A passionate song and a dreamy subject matter, the catchy RnB groove puts CC right at the front of the queue. You can find out more by visiting Chesney Claire online You can follow Chesney Claire on Facebook and TikTok 
Kei Car
Separate Germany Berlin’s music scene is not just about electronica and industrial, there’s plenty of rock n roll and psy-funk to go around as well. Kei Car have taken the beat and made it their own with a successful run of releases, live shows, and media attention. It’s not that their vintage influences make them suitable for grandparents, but don’t be surprised if yours like this band as much as you do. Written during 2020 in a BnB somewhere in Brandenburg, Separate has been given the studio treatment and is now a quality radio single being played on an international basis. A sleek and muffled rhythm opens out as funky guitar notes shimmer in the space between. A compressed vocal calls out like a telephone voice as melodic synthesiser begin to join the sway. A slow-dance rhythm takes hold as the music opens into clarity with a new chorus verse structure. A sense of the early 90s simmers on the low heat as a new wave of lounge sensation fills the bars. Emotions find themselves dressed in suits as they awkwardly take their turns to fuel the vocals. Gradual progressions and jazz-blues melodies feel their way through the spongy compositions of funky rhythms and shiny chords. Kei Car bring an evocative and meaningful atmosphere to a breed of easy listening we can all enjoy. You can follow Kei Car on Facebook and Instagram 
pMad
Fury Co. Galway It’s always a treat when pMad sends something over for Sound Read Six to feature, the Irish goth-wave fan-favourite maintains his piledriving energy with trimmings galore. The latest track was released on America’s Independence Day. Fury is described as that time when your fury just boils over. I’ve been there, you’ve been there, we’ve all been there. Sometimes things so go against our wishes or way that we’re simply left feeling like we don’t exist, make sense, or matter. That’s what makes me angry, anyway. pMad might have his own ideas so we had better listen to the music and find out what it sounds like. A sneaky synthesiser sound slithers into the system as chunky rhythms rise in the bass. pMad begins, a spoken-word song in his usual emotionally charged and controlled style begins. A thrashy drum and quick paced guitars join the music to bring a rocking industrial edge to the gloomy evocations. Guitars chunter along in palm-muted rhythms as notes lean out from the mass into wailing feedback. The surge of rhythm takes the music into intense zones of headspace as pMad defines the heated moment. Elements of Rammstein and Mortiis join in with darkwave volleys of looped beats. You can follow pMad on Facebook and TikTok 
Pelican Rocket
Monkeydriver Sweden With a western blues infused hard rock style, Sweden’s Pelican Rocket return to deliver Monkeydriver. This latest single further establishes the group across national borders with radio play across Europe and beyond. A catchy and chorus-driven composition is always what we can expect with Pelican Rocket and for guitar fans their talent can only be described as a treat. A warm blues lick feeds from the stereo as the music growls beneath in anticipation. A surge of keyboards and drums opens out and delivers a pulse we can immediately move along to. Powerful vocals then push forward and take the lead. Almost shouted, melodic and impassioned words holler out in lines of rhythmic nerve-tingling verses. A bobbing rhythmic energy rocks back and forth as the musical power literally forces us out of our seats if only in spirit. A great song for driving or for cleaning out your closets, get that monkey from your back and get into this. You can follow Pelican Rocket on Instagram 
The Kut
Runaways Criminal Records The Kut is never far away and this time she’s swinging the sixth single from the number one rock chart album Grit. Runaways has a groovy video and in the usual style of the band, it portrays a sense of energy and charisma that Princess Maha could probably patent. She’s got a lot of talent and a great band of powerful women behind her; the rock n roll and grunge no-nonsense swagger just makes people pay attention. Having recently toured with Electric Six and Shonen Knife, The Kut is as unstoppable as ever. An icon for today’s individualist generation and an example to the industrious artist of any age, The Kut makes sense with her paradoxes of good looks, don’t touch attitude, and ability to control a room. Punchy bass reverberates along the kick drum as punk infused guitars reach upward with energy rich chords. Funky distortion fizzes in the mix as the band launch into the song. The Kut brings her trademark voice into gear as the melodic and upbeat music surges with good time feels. A yearning for getting away, summertime adventures are on the cards. Travel, change, something new is always welcome when the sun is shining. A good attitude and a willingness to party is wrapped up in groovy Green Day like happy but hard mentality. You can visit The Kut on their website Follow The Kut on Facebook and Instagram Listen to The Kut on Spotify Join Razors The Kut group on Facebook 
Fred Abbott & The Wild Unknown
Nothing Left Lojinx It’s only a few days until the new Fred Abbott album on Lojinx hits the shelves, Shining Under The Soot is the second solo album from the former Noah And The Whale songwriter. Following from the recently published What Kind Of Trouble and The Way Out Is Through The Door, this third single is the final round of the drum-roll that precedes the highly-anticipated LP. Featuring Dave Burn in the live video, the single offers us a cosy rendition almost in person. To make this musical experience even more special, the YouTube video has been produced to be fully immersive. The 360-degree camera has been linked to the audio mix meaning that as you navigate the angle of viewing by hand, the balances in the sound change to reflect the position of the ears. The music starts softly, a vibrant electric guitar with clean reverb expels its sounds in crisp chord breakdowns. A shimmer of drums keeps the time as the vocal begins on wings. A clear voice rises over the music with melodic accuracy and poignant elocution. The music progresses with a bluesy charm as various motifs launch from the verses. A short chorus unravels into an interlude of refreshingly cool licks that sail over the choppy but calm percussive waters. It falls back into the verse; a characterful portrayal of emotion and considerate thoughts gives us all food for thought. There’s plenty of that to go around even if there’s nothing left of anything else. You can follow Fred Abbott on Instagram and Facebook |
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