Liverpool-based outfit Ernest Moon presents ‘Satdeenight Ready’ off their ‘Ba-jesus’ EP, which is finally being released on CD in early April. Recorded at Orphan Recording in Dublin with Peter Ashmore and Gavin Glass (Paul Brady, John Grant, Lisa Hannigan, Mundy), these four tracks are packed with loads of adrenaline-packed expression that is both critical and tongue-in-cheek.
‘Satdeenight Ready’ is about a fella going out at the weekend to get drunk and look for some romance. Though he gets reflective in the chorus where he laments humanity’s needlessly cruel and trashy aspects, albeit in a humorous rather than heavy way.
Ernest Moon is Steven Doran and Brian Murphy, two English no-marks brought together by a liking for eggs on toast. Their sound is somewhat punky and has been described as pushy pop. They say they are “filling the gap between pretentious lyrical art and bog standard pop music”.
“We were in a band before with our best mate and whatever blert we could get to drum. we released one LP, which bombed everywhere except New Zealand, where we were worshipped and certain underpopulated parts of Estonia there were some unsubstantial sales,” says Steven Doran.
“This is the first time our singularly poetic take on stuff has been released. And it is as polished, in terms of production, as we’ll ever get. One could say that the four songs on the Ba-jesus EP are inspired by the humor and language of working-class Liverpool, and the tendency to be both showy offy and earthy. The music reflects that with its up-frontedness,” says Brian Murphy.
“This EP was recorded in Dublin, which is why we used the utterance Ba-jesus, which derives from Ireland and is an expression of resignation and disbelief among other things”.
The Blockheads, Arab Strap and Talking Heads number among their influences, as do Loudon Wainwright, Joni Mitchell, and writers such as James Kelman, Paddy Kavanagh and Philip Larkin.
The ‘Ba-jesus’ EP is available digitally via iTunes and for streaming on Spotify. The CD is being offered exclusively via Bandcamp and comes in a breathtaking matt finish gatefold card case with bonza photographs by Steven Crabtree and Chris Dorley-Brown.
LINKS:
https://ernestmoon.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/ernestmoon-244815177
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4-lITLajtU_q4qHN-KEsg/videos
https://twitter.com/ErnestMoonMusic
https://www.facebook.com/steven.doran.545
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Belau – Breath (ft. Sophie Lindinger)
The Hungarian chillwave duo ‘Belau’ after their critically acclaimed debut full-length now continues its journey towards the opportunity of finding the tranquility inside featuring the extraordinary and unbelievable melodies of Sophie Lindinger, the vocalist of Leyya (AT).
Belau are Péter Kedves, Krisztián Buzás.
THE SONG
Music: Péter Kedves
Vocals and lyrics: Sophie Lindinger
Mixing and mastering: Marci Kováts
Single artwork: Krisztián BuzásMUSIC VIDEO CAST
Producer – Balazs Veres – http://pillowproductions.com/
Producer – Zoltán Mártonffy – http://cinesuper.hu/
Director – Attila Damokos – http://attiladamokos.com/
DOP – Marcell Nagy – http://marcellnagy.com/
Editor – Zsófi Érdi
Colorist – Lacó Gaál
Production manager – Balázs Veres
Unit production manager – Ádám Kolos
1st AD – Zsolt Vereckei
Main character – Barabás Henriett – http://attractive.hu/
Stylist – Maria Glaser
Make / up – Aliz Varga
Hair – Csongor Bozó
Gaffer – Zsolt Móna – White Light Studio
Best boy – Bence Jálics
Electrician – Varga Gergely
1st AC – Ádám Barta
2nd AC – Krisztián Tajti
Camera – http://kraftbp.com, http://sparks.hu/
Set dresser – Alexandra Molnár
Set dresser ass – Kata Major
Props – http://www.propclub.hu/
P I L L O W P R O D U C T I O N S 2018.DIGITAL ACCESS / STREAMING
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2J4qThM
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2L9iryk
Deezer: https://bit.ly/2H6LNLfLYRICS
Let me feel who I am
to lose the fear of losing my head…
Need to know ’bout myself,
I’m someone I can’t describe yet…I can see what I want,
what i need to change to come along
and I know what you long
for in your life so let us dive.And I hold my breath
just to feel
what’s inside my body…I talk to myself
to tell me
that I’m free from all that…Why don’t i see the place
people being open-minded?
Want to lose my disgrace
just can’t keep our bodies blinded.We need to see what we want
what to change to move on!I hold my breath
I hold my breath, breath…BELAU 2018 © All rights reserved!
LINKS:
http://www.belaumusic.com
https://facebook.com/belaumusic
https://instagram.com/belau_music -
Dave Grohl – PLAY
‘Play’ by Dave Grohl celebrates the rewards and challenges of dedicating one’s life to Playing and mastering a musical instrument. Part one opens with narrated behind the scenes footage featuring a discussion of the love of Playing music and the lifelong relationship with an instrument, and detailing the process and challenges of recording and filming this unique performance. ‘Play’ film then segues to the titular 23-minute, one-man-band instrumental recording on which Grohl Plays all seven instruments on the track, all live.
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Tiny Fighter – Tell Me
Swedish-Australian indie pop outfit Tiny Fighter have announced their new ‘Tell Me’ EP, to be released via Stockholm-based label Bay Terrace Records. Ahead of that, they are previewing the title track, which features stunning deadpan vocals from frontwoman Therese Karlsson.
The new EP was recorded and produced by legendary multi-Grammy, Gold & Platinum Award producer Thomas ‘Plec’ Johansson at The Panic Room in Skövde, a quiet country town in southern Sweden. This collaboration allowed them to further refine and push their sound.
On previous releases, they recorded in Los Angeles and Stockholm with Daniel Rejmer (Foals, Ben Frost, Girls Names), extending on the more melodic moments from their previous work with bands such as Fire to the Stars and Mid-State Orange.
Tiny Fighter offers an enticing mix of indie-rock and berserker chamber pop. Despite the staggering odds against them ever meeting, Therese Karlsson (a truck driver from Kalmar in southern Sweden) and Tim Spelman (a doctor from Melbourne, Australia) met in Stockholm and began collaborating in 2017. Tiny Fighter quickly expanded into a 5-piece with the addition of Tommy Wilen, Marcus Wallberg, and Robin Zimmermann, bringing all the dynamics and volume of their recorded material on to the stage.
“Tell Me is an appeal for clarity – both personally and politically – in a setting where distrust and ambiguity appear increasingly to dominate people’s relationships, both with each other and the broader world in general. It’s about exasperation, about a need for a simple, straight answer – tell me, yes or no,” says Therese Karlsson.
Tiny Fighter has quickly built a strong reputation for their stirring live performances and for their ability to tastefully mix catchy indie-pop with darker themes and arrangements. Sharon Van Etten, Catpower and Agnes Obel number among their influences, as d Gyllene Tider, Mitski, Veruca Salt and Kim Shatturk/The Muffs.
“After starting life as a duo, this is the first recording with a full band, and I think that’s reflected in the stronger, fuller sound compared to our earlier singles,” says Tim Spelman.
Based on the success with their first three singles ‘New Century’, ‘Want Friends’ and ‘Hollow Talk’, Tiny Fighter have grown from an artsy studio project to a full-fledged live band capable of selling out tours and filling larger music venues. Tiny Fighter completed a run of sold-out shows throughout Scandinavia and Europe in the summer of 2018, followed by a North American tour in November 2018.
Tiny Fighter will be returning to North America in May 2019 for a run of the east coast and Midwest dates. They kick things off on May 6 in Toronto for performances during Canadian Music Week.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/tinyfighterz
https://tinyfighterz.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/TinyFighterz
https://www.instagram.com/tinyfighterz
https://www.youtube.com/c/tinyfighter
https://soundcloud.com/tinyfighter
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TqpxHIKbhZJzcXreXDEvv
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tiny-fighter/1338567635