If you didn’t know these guys were from Chicago, you’d assume they’re a bunch of Brits, with their insanely Britpop-influenced sound and their unusual spelling of Colours, but the Windy City exports manage to capture the soul of the UK in the late ’90s/early ’00s and mix in a good amount of 70’s Psychedelia for a sound all their own. Ample amounts of fuzz and pop combine to sound something like if The Stone Roses and The Black Angels decided to mate, and their offspring is something to be cherished.
SOURCE: Official Bio
Secret Colours are:
Vocals, Guitar / Tommy Evans
Guitar / Mike Novak
Bass / Max Brink
Drums / Matt Yeates
LINKS:
https://www.secretcolours.com
https://twitter.com/SecretColours
https://www.facebook.com/secretcolours
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Keir – Shiver
With a burning heart, a searing voice and explosive choruses, Keir is not afraid to play with fire. At 25 years old, the singer-songwriter displays a bright mind and a dark soul, nourished on heartache, Weltschmerz and decades of pop-music history – ready to spit it all back out into the future like fuel on a flame.
Keir may stand on the shoulders of soul divas and rock gods, but his craft shows no sense of retro fetishism. This is what the blues sound like in the 21st century, and there’s barely a trace of those worn-out, 12-bar formulas. Instead, Keir offers simultaneously a distillation and an innovation of that musical ritual: transforming inner turmoil into a tune – not to spread misery but to exorcise demons, and in the best case, incite compassion. The first single “Shiver” is a shining example, a seductive groove that shudders with red-hot, angst-ridden sensuality.
Musically, there’s enough mass that you start to feel a gravitational pull, and in lyrical tandem, Keir reveals a heavy heart. But there’s nothing heavy-handed about his words – piercingly sharp when needed, yet bold enough to stay soft. Always honest but often ambiguous, like a painting made of poetry. Ambitious melodies that reach for the radio; a sonic rawness he’s unwilling to tame for the sake of pop appeal.
With his younger brother Kyle on drums, Keir began his eponymous project as a duo. While attending college in Bristol, he found he had trouble with authority. “I didn’t want to know about music theory,” he recalls. “That’s when a song becomes incredibly dull.” Most of his progress was made outside of the classroom, not simply studying music but living it: in the studio, on the stage, and in his sleep. Making music is what he does, and when he doesn’t know what to do with himself, he makes music.
Keir has mastered the art of vocal expression and surrounds himself with equally talented musicians. “I have too much self-loathing to work alone,” he says. In the writing process, Keir doesn’t sweat any lack of proficiency. “I learned to write songs by not knowing how to play chords,” he explains. His perspiration, rather, comes from a primal approach: typical session might mean getting holed up in a room, shouting at each other, getting naked and pounding on the piano.
The further production process, however, places emotions and timbres in perfect alignment. Unhinged, yet exacting: it’s a combination that works not just in the studio but in a concert setting too. Keir and his band have wowed audiences throughout the UK and Europe, including a tour with The Drums and, notably, the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, whereas an unknown act he won a standing ovation.
Keir’s creations are neither middle-of-the-road nor left-field, neither over-polished nor DIY – or perhaps a little bit of both. Or neither. Whatever the case, Keir is consumed by music, and in turn, his music is ready to consume you.
LINKS:
https://www.keirmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/soundofkeir
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YOYjcNXjBJSW1STwwhE74?si=1kucgH6fQyebPk9ngE2XqQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH3jUJBzsR1ChPSXjgYMvvg
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B Bandz – Make Her Dance
Hip Hop Artist that really stands out amongst the too often mundane, let’s introduce B. Bandz! Hailing from Chicago this independent artist brings a new wave of sound to the scene, styling it “Drippy Drill”! Bandz finds a way to connect perfectly with his peers and listeners by wording his lyrics a certain way where they can connect but still getting a commercial sound and image. The. bars are in the drip, allot of lines go over people’s heads because of the way it sounds and how bandz presents. However, if you listen carefully you will understand why he describes it as drippy drill .
On TST LEGACY THE LABEL B. Bandz is slated to drop a 6 song EP CALLED “ HUMBLE DRIP “ but before that, he is dropping a dope single with the visual with another Chicago artist 147Calboy “Apart”- B.Bandz in this teams up with fellow Chicago artist 147CalBoy it’s a heartfelt anthem that touches the soul as these two go back n’ forth on how they came up in the game, and things that happen in their life, career, and the streets to set them “APART“ from the rest.
Coming up next from the EP is the song and music video “Make Her Dance.” Coming with a catchy hook and punchlines, B. Bandz sends all the ladies into a dance craze with that drippy drill!
Lots are in the works make sure you check out his social media links for exclusive behind the scenes looks and updates.
LINKS:
http://bigbankbandz.com
https://instagram.com/therealbbandz
https://twitter.com/THEREALBBANDZ
https://www.snapchat.com/add/bigbankbandz1
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The Digital Masquerade – Straight Jacket
Covina, CA based metal band The Digital Masquerade has released the Official Music Video for their single, “Straight Jacket,” off of their full-length LP, Digital Train Time Machine. “Straight Jacket” was directed and edited by renown Society 1 front-man and artist Matt Zane of Lord Zane Productions.
“Straight Jacket,” Digital Masquerade’s first music video, was filmed in Glendale, CA at the old abandoned police facility. The song is a story about getting institutionalize in a criminally insane asylum and tortured. Then the inmates overtake the asylum and escape, which story is visually captured by director Matt Zane.
The Digital Masquerade started back 2013 in the city of Azusa, California. It all started when Kurt and Trevor met each other at a party through Kurt’s old guitarist from his previous band, Sixteen Till. Immediately, they clicked and started jamming. They wrote a couple songs and knew that they had something going, so naturally, they picked up a bassist and drummer and formed ‘The Digital Masquerade’. Before acquiring a bassist and drummer, Trevor and Kurt pretty much wrote the entire first album.
A little while later, they recorded the first album, “Welcome to the Masquerade”. However, before recording had begun, the former bassist had left to join the Air Force. This left Trevor to record all the bass parts. The former drummer had moved to Tennessee after recording and before the album was ever released. With only a singer and a guitarist, the band was going through a bit of a hiatus. Even though all of this had happened, Kurt and Trevor decided to keep the band alive and start jamming again.
They wrote a few more songs before finding a bassist. Trevor had known of a guy that played bass and guitar by the name of Collin. Collin filled in on bass before finding now bassist, Jim. Jim had been in a band Mind-vent on the east coast and moved to California. After being recruited to play bass, Collin then moved to rhythm guitar.
Now with Kurt on lead vocals, Trevor on lead guitar, Collin on rhythm guitar and Jim on bass, all the band needed was a drummer. This brings us to Red. Red had found an ad on craigslist for a band seeking a drummer and immediately contacted them. The band asked if he could try out and he did. They immediately connected and thus completing The Digital Masquerade. With a complete band, they recorded their first album together, Digital Train Time Machine. They played a few local shows, promoting their album. Then set out for more rewarding shows. They received their first show in the “light” at The Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, Ca.
They opened up for Circus of Power and got great reviews. Since then they have opened for other national acts such as Stephen Pearcy from Ratt, LA Guns, Dizzy Reed from Guns N’ Roses, Motograter etc.. They since have been playing and continuing to write music. They recently made a music video for their single, “Straight Jacket” in which they are touring to promote it along with writing new material to be recorded in the fall of 2017.
SOURCE: Official Bio
LINKS:
http://www.thedigitalmasquerade.com
https://www.facebook.com/thedigitalmasquerade
https://twitter.com/Thedigitalmasq
https://www.instagram.com/thedigitalmasquerade