Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with the musical masterminds behind the project known as x-blu. Fresh from the heels of their new single titled ‘Fear’ (review HERE), x-blu are having a stellar initial year of inception with a solid debut and a bright future.
In today’s interview, we talk with Gary Parker (guitar, key boards, vocals and production), Dani Tagen vocals, production, and creative director), and Sybil Mayard (vocals, keyboards, production and digital director) about the beginnings of the project, ‘Fear’, and what is coming in the near future for x-blu. Consider this the ‘I heard about them when….’ moment while you watch. Enjoy!
Check out our other features with x-blu HERE.
About x-blu
x-blu are an Avant-garde/Post Punk band who formed at the beginning of this year in Thamesmead, SE London and are influenced by The Velvet Underground, Joy Division and Doves.
In this short space of time, the band have already built a reputation for passionate live performances and the innovative use of digital media. They are a band from diverse backgrounds and equality and diversity are at the heart of their ethos. x-blu are Gary Parker (guitar, key boards, vocals and production) Dani Tagen vocals, production, and creative director) and Sybil Mayard (vocals, keyboards, production and digital director).
Whilst encapsulating Punk, Soul and Electronica they are a digital media band working in visual art, film, music, poetry, live performance and video. This is their debut single ‘Fear’.
LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/xblu.music
https://www.facebook.com/xblu.music
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUADoM-aX56VME65giJIKSQ
https://www.x-blu.com
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An Interview with Miles Francis
Miles Francis has today released they/their new album titled ‘Good Man’. And today we have the double treat of showing you that album as well as getting an insight from the one they/them in the form of an exclusive interview with Miles Frances via Zoom as well as feature they/their upcoming and original performances in support of ‘Good Man’.
One thing you have to know about Miles, from the start, is that this is an artist that you can’t simply peg into a specific genre, gender, style, or art. You simply can’t. And, after you get to know Miles, you realize why should you. Isn’t classification something that can hinder, or even hurt, and artist? Or a person, for that matter? We are slowly learning that lesson with the monumental shifts in society that we are experiencing at this point in history, and it is people like Miles, and many, many more, that light the way in distinguishing the socially and creatively relevant from the white noise of society. Helping us go from ‘You can’t’ to ‘Why not?’.
And, in this interview, we get a glimpse of the mind behind the music and the heart behind the soul in this conversation style interview on originality and beyond.
Check out our other features with Miles Francis HERE.
Get your copy of ‘Good Man’ HERE.
About Miles Francis
Polymathic artist Miles Francis is already known amongst musicians as one of the best kept secrets of the NYC music scene. Since they started playing – first the drums at 6, then guitar, bass, keyboards, other percussion – they have been an audiophile of the highest order. As a working musician, Miles has collaborated and performed with Sharon Jones, Amber Mark, Angelique Kidjo, Allen Toussaint, Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio) and many others; toured the world with Will Butler (Arcade Fire), Antibalas, and EMEFE; and appeared on shows like Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with David Letterman.
LINKS:
https://www.milesfrancis.com
https://www.facebook.com/instamiles
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngQ9Zv0-UjEQrVZ8azA8Ng
https://instagram.com/instamiles
https://twitter.com/instamiles
https://soundcloud.com/instamiles
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4dpiWnUskWeie5Psmc2HG3
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/miles-francis/400088007 -
Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 5/24/2021
Exclusive interviews with The Neverlutionaries and Monta At Odds. Plus exclusives, premieres and new singles, albums, and videos from Evidence, Foxxglove, KARMACODA, Pastel Coast, Tony Steele & The Massacre, Janna Jamison, Matt Peach, and Molosser.
About The Neverlutionaries
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with The Neverlutionaries founder Christopher Harold Wells. Having released what I consider one of the most diverse albums in the last few years, The Neverlutionaries is as much Christopher’s music lab as much as it is music project.
Having cut his teeth and added his resume with some of the most prolific people in music, Christopher now demonstrates his extreme diversity with The Neverlutionaries new eponymous album filled with tracks that really make the album sound like it has multiple artists throughout. Like completely different bands. I have no other way to say it, so I just said it. Check out the playlist below.
In this interview, we talk with Christopher about The Neverlutionaries, the songwriting and recording process and how he maximizes his output, especially in this pandemic, as well as the next evolution for The Neverlutionaries.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/TheNeverlutionaries
https://www.instagram.com/theneverlutionaries
https://soundcloud.com/the-neverlutionaries
https://open.spotify.com/artist/761GJflRuZzXhuuCh9yaKD?autoplay=trueAbout Monta At Odds
Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Dedric Moore from Monta At Odds. today is a special day because their massive collaboration with fellow Record Machine labelmates The Republic Tigers titled ‘When I’m Gone’, featuring Teri Quinn is released!
In this interview, we talk with Dedric about everything remix, including comparing it with the original (both versions below) as well as the history of Monta At Odds, including the name, and what lies in store for the band! Enjoy!
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/montaatodds
https://twitter.com/montaatodds
https://www.instagram.com/montaatodds
https://www.therecordmachine.co/monta-at-odds
https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicTigers
https://twitter.com/republictigersAbout Evidence
Evidence has released his new single and video titled ‘Pardon Me’, from his upcoming album ‘Unlearning Vol. 1’. Laid back and leaned into, ‘Pardon Me’ delves into the mind of a musician as he releases his inner thoughts and trials of life. A lesson for all within the lyrics, the smooth backbeat makes a subtle message of life lessons learned and those learned better appreciated as Evidence appreciates all he’s earned and those around him.
Evidence’s new album, ‘Unlearning Vol. 1’, drops June 25th.
Check out our other features with Evidence HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.rhymesayers.com/evidence
https://www.facebook.com/misterevidence
https://twitter.com/evidence
https://instagram.com/evidenceAbout Foxxglove
‘Bad Timing’, the new song from Foxxglove, releases on May 14th. People say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but they never say it is at the beginning. That was the initial thought I got on that first listen to ‘Bad Timing’. Foxxglove’s vocals with stay with you long after this listen. This song will stay with you because of that alone. But the music has a future classic tinge to it where every note has its place and the hook has a purpose. I’m at a loss for words.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/Foxxgloveuk
https://foxxgloveuk.bigcartel.com
https://twitter.com/foxxgloveuk
https://www.instagram.com/foxxgloveukAbout KARMACODA
KARMACODA has released their new summer remix ‘Make Me The One’ by Peter Tanico (E39). From the upcoming album titled ‘Slow Down’, releasing May 28th, Peter gives an about face with the original version (video below) and gives it a march stomp dance floor beatdown musically enough to make it another track. Now with a new personality and tempo, ‘Make Me The One’ is reborn for a new mood, new audience, and that summer care free in a hopefully pandemic-free world.
LINKS:
https://www.karmacoda.com
https://www.facebook.com/karmacodamusic
https://twitter.com/karmacoda
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/karmacoda/id6085726?uo=4
https://www.youtube.com/user/karmacodaAbout Pastel Coast
Pastel Coast are set to drop their new single titled ‘Distance’ tomorrow. Pastel Coast are a band with personality and ‘Distance’ proves that. The originality of the track is only surpassed by the hook and that hook is an electropop monster that surrounds you through the speakers and engulfs you with a thickness and vivid sound that come from a band that are as much a group of songwriters as they are musicians. ‘Distance’ is a song that elegantly flows throughout.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/pastelcoast
https://www.pastelcoast.fr
https://www.instagram.com/pastelcoast
https://open.spotify.com/artist/41K4V4bBF3r8z9NS3Yr4HX?si=Sjv5jfmfQmudJGBLwt_zLA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdGhqLCk0BgfIW-C0MMgQNg
https://twitter.com/pastelcoast_fr
https://soundcloud.com/pastelcoast
https://pastelcoast.bandcamp.comTony Steele & The Massacre
Tony Steele & The Massacre are set to release their new single titled ‘Invisible World’ on May 28th. Leaner and with a more rock and pop sound, Tony Steele presents a more accessible version of his massacre with a hook heavy track focusing more on guitar and his unique blend of vocals. This is definitely a solid evolution in his music.
Check out our other features with Tony Steele HERE.
LINK:
https://www.facebook.com/TonysteeleandthemassacreAbout Janna Jamison
Janna Jamison has released her new video for the song titled ‘Invitation To A Beheading’. Somewhat of a vivid cross between Wes Anderson and Marie Antoinette, the video becomes a beautiful anthesis to the song. And the song itself is a beautiful blend of Janna’s songwriting, signing, and musicianship. As I learned watching her exclusive interview with Sophia Ciravolo, Janna is an artist with a vision and a headful of originality waiting to be brought forth. And those are the artists that last.
Check out Janna’s links below because her new EP drops this August!
LINKS:
https://jannajamison.com
https://www.instagram.com/jannaj_
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MMoxh6MHAH5EZ5KhF4yVA?si=ZXq4dnNVTCCk09X4Z7gi7g
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/janna-jamison/1446839315
https://www.amazon.com/White-Guys-That-Play-Explicit/dp/B084FX9FFL
https://soundcloud.com/user-307356716About Matt Peach
Matt Peach has released his new video for the track titled ‘Crush’. With hints of glam rock and a touch of post-punk, Matt Peach gets the groove in the pocket with slyly sexy deliverance and gritty soul meant for the stage. Best when played live, but the video will more than do.
LINKS:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7pcKGKJr927lUUPmH7dfII?si=FSlAaXZcQUOCkZcjEef57g
https://facebook.com/mattpeachmusic
https://instagram.com/mattthepeach
https://twitter.com/mattthepeachAbout Molosser
Molosser have released their new album titled ‘Appear’. Beginning as a cathartic musical journey, ‘Appear’ is dark, brooding, and, at times, very lucid musically and even spiritually on a certain level. Almost conjuring the spirits of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and a few other more obscure artists, not in style but in execution.
Filled with utterly unique chord changes and even more original vocal inflections, ‘Appear’ is most definitely an original concept. Even more so than an album. And that is what makes this an endearing set of songs.
‘Appear’ is out now.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/0Molosser0
https://www.evilear.com
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Swansea Sound – Live at Rough Trade East
Swansea Sound has given us the absolute privilege of premiering what this world so desperately needs at this very moment: a live show! What makes this show so very, very special is the fact that this is purely from the perspective of the audience. Capturing every moment from the perspective of those in the crowd. Each song captured in it’s own unique live environment, as they were meant to be heard. And what makes this such a breath of fresh air is that this not only gives me that tingly feeling when I see a great band live, but it fills my heart with hope. We are leaving the pandemic behind. No matter what you hear or see on the news. Life is going on. And, people are enjoying it. They are into that sound. That live sound. That Swansea Sound!
About The Show…
Swansea Sound play six songs from their debut album ‘Live At The Rum Puncheon’, live at Rough Trade East, London, 10 December 2021.
Filming was by audience members. On their phones, for their own personal use. They didn’t know we would ask them to send in their snippets, or that they would be used in this way.
The film is scruffy, witty, anti-corporate fun. Just like the band itself.
Swansea Sound live are: Hue Williams, Ian Button, Rob Pursey, Robert Rotifer and Amelia Fletcher. They are playing more shows in 2022:
- Friday 4th February – Bristol, Zed Alley
- Saturday 5th February – Newport, Le Pub
- Friday 18th February – St Leonards, The Piper
- Saturday 19th February – London, Hope and Anchor
- Friday 4th March – Manchester, The Talleyrand
- Saturday 5th March – Leicester, Firebug
The album was released on 19th November 2021 by:
SKEP WAX (Vinyl, CD, Bandcamp)
LAVENDER SWEEP (Cassette)In North America, it is released by:
HHBTM (Vinyl, CD)
AUSTIN TOWN HALL (Cassette)In Indonesia, it is released by:
SHINY HAPPY RECORDS (Cassette)In Japan, it is released by:
HAYABUSA LANDINGS (CD)The album will not be released on streaming sites.
You can buy the album here: https://linktr.ee/skepwax or www.swanseasound.bandcamp.com.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/swanseasound
https://swanseasound.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/soundswansea
https://twitter.com/SoundSwansea