Comprising of lead singer Sean McGrath, guitarist David McCabe, and drummer Ian Bailey, Stolen City pride themselves on their fun and energetic live performances. This release comes off the back of a whirlwind 2019 that not only saw the band sell out 3 nights at Academy 2, Drop Dead Twice and upstairs in Whelans, but also saw lead singer Sean, at the end of his birthday night out, share the stage with Lewis Capaldi in The Olympia to sing the scot’s hit Bruises together!
The new single (The Tower) was written as a letter by lead singer Sean to his girlfriend Amy to explain that no matter what she has, or will go through in life, that he will be there to help her through it. With addiction & violence occurring in the home when she was a child, it has had a knock-on effect in her later life leading to PTSD and depression. Sean wrote the song to show Amy that he would help her through anything that she came up against in her life, whether it was something in her past, present or future. Stolen City hopes that this song shows people that no matter what’s going on in their lives or the lives of others close to them that there is always a reason to carry on and someone there to help you through those hard times.
LINKS:
https://facebook.com/OfficalStolenCity
https://instagram.com/stolen_city
https://twitter.com/stolen_City
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On The Wane – Sultry Song
Ukraine’s On The Wane has released their new album ‘Schism’, on the trail of their singles ‘Human Race’ and ‘Sultry Song’, the last of which presents an exotic dose of melodic alternative Iberian gaze.
On the video for ‘Sultry Song’, On the Wane guitarist Eli Laika says, “The idea was to create a non-complicated video showing the atmosphere of our workplace, where we write our songs, and also introduce us as artists. After Dari and Eugene’s trip to Lisbon last year, they came back with huge inspiration from Portugal and this inspiration spawned the ideas for creating this song, which we called ‘Sultry”. This video is directed by the band’s close friend Mykhailo Efimenko, who also did post-production.
Oscillating between dream gaze and power gaze fusion, On the Wane is Dari Maksimova (bass, vocals), Anna Lyashok (drums, vocals), Eugene Voitov (guitar, synth), and Eli Laika (guitar). Together, the Ukraine-based four-piece have become a smooth cohesive force in the shoegaze, neo-gothic and noise rock realm.
“This album is a synergy of four personalities reflecting the world outlook both on music and on life. The tone in which it is recorded is anxious although quite realistic. It’s about the questions affecting each of our existence, the questions to which everyone turns a blind eye on, and the questions that are usually left out of the picture. This album is not an answer – it is the result of our thoughts and forces to date,” says drummer Anna Lyashok.
In early 2017, the band recorded the 10 tracks that would become the full-length album ‘Schism’ under the direction of sound engineer Dima Afanasyev-Gladkykh (a.k.a. Sinoptik).
The band formed in early 2014, influenced by 1980s alternative rock icons such as Sonic Youth, The Cure, Joy Division, The Pixies, and Bauhaus, as well as shoegaze giants My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and Ringo Deathstarr. They rented a garage, went into debt by buying guitar amplifiers, drums, and a line, and settled comfortably in the garage until autumn.
In October of that year, they had enough material for their first album ‘DRY’, which was naive, honest and raw. Recorded during a continuous 27-hour session by well-known Kiev drummer Artur Mikhailenko in his garage studio, it was then mixed and mastered by Sevastopol-based producer Alexander Chabanenko.
Released in December 2014, that album was immediately well received by Ukrainian media with moderate attention abroad in Britain, Ireland, Canada, South America, and the USAThis led to Brazil’s The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records featuring the band in an interview and releasing their track ‘Sweet Girl’ on the ‘Autumn Noises’ compilation.
Following a series of shows in Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine, they recorded their second release, now with hard-core vibes inspired by Mudhoney, Fugazi, and similar bands. They unleashed their anxious 6-track ‘Sick’ EP on the world, delivering an angst-filled unbalanced sound that led Britain’s The Sound of Confusion to claim that “this band blows any out of the water for 2015 releases in terms of mixing power-driven genres like grunge, shoegaze, and alternative rock”, citing Sonic Youth-esque vocals and the energetic fervor of Gang of Four and The Damned.
After Eli Demyanenko joined the band, they added synthesizers, a drum machine and drum pad and toured more, allowing them to hone their current sound. With a partially electronic and cold sound, the atmosphere became darker, their trademark wall of guitar sound became more meaningful, and distinct vocals became more self-confident.
“We are constantly in transition, indirectly undergoing a metamorphosis. When we play live, we see that people are really interested in this music,” says Eli Demyanenko.
“We suspect that we may end up categorically changing our sound yet again, so we wanted to record the music we are working with now and this moment in time to sonic memory, so to speak,” explains Daria Maksimova.
SOURCE: Official Bio
LINKS:
http://onthewane.com
http://www.facebook.com/weareonthewane
http://onthewane.bandcamp.com
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5UiS2eN3XKqWuTShw2cwA
http://www.instagram.com/on_the_wane
http://soundcloud.com/onthewane -
My Secret Circus – The War Game
New video footage obtained through secured, Australian sources have revealed a potential meeting between the US and North Korean governments, proving that the on-again, off-again negotiations for a peace summit between President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un are more ongoing than previously acknowledged. The video shot at an undisclosed location appears to document the two leaders meeting in a typically judicious fashion to determine the future relationship of the mutually antagonistic powers.
The encounter, clearly witnessed by an international audience of diplomatic and political power players that seemed to include, Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, My Secret Circus, and what looks to be a hookah smoking Zombie Bin Laden, reveals the previously underestimated negotiation skills of the oppositional leaders. Throughout the meeting, witnesses are confirmed to be appropriately contributing to the globally critical arbitration between the staid and decorous commanders, and the audience ultimately supports the appeasement goals achieved in the secret summit meeting.
We…have …the Korean summit commemorative coins Trump’s people had made up. Maybe they can become the official currency of the apocalypse?
– Jimmy Kimmel“…President Trump announced that he is calling off his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. After he broke it off, Trump told him that he could have custody of Don Jr.”
– Jimmy Fallon“In his letter, Trump’s like, ‘I can wipe your country out with a level of nuclear force you can’t even comprehend… but I’m here for you if you need to talk.'”
– James Corden“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire,”
– Kim Jong Un“We really wanted to do something that’s happening now. ‘The War Game’ track is tough, strong and makes a statement about a real-life war that’s happening, which we don’t see as we go about our everyday lives. Where on the other hand the video has the quirky side. (No world leaders were hurt in the making of the video) Haha! It’s a piss take for those with a sense of humor but the song is very serious. ”
– My Secret CircusAbout My Secret Circus
My Secret Circus (MSC) mesh together Alt’ metal, rhythm and catchy vocals to create a distinctive sound. Taking you on a ride of energetic anthems, this Melbourne, Australia rap/rock outfit is now about to launch their new music to the world.The forth-coming recorded music has been a work in progress, and after a few abbreviated starts MSC have evolved and are excited to continue the process that has brought them to this point
Developed over the course of a few years, the band also worked with names such as Marcos Curiel (P.O.D), DJ Lethal (Limp Bizkit), Matt Sorum (GNR / Velvet Revolver) and Producers Brandon Friesen, the late Kato Khandwala, and at home with Australian Ricki Rae.
Look out for their Forthcoming EP The War Game on Hangry Records.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/mysecretcircus
https://www.twitter.com/mysecretcircus
https://www.instagrm.com/mysecretcircus
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The 109’s – The Pound
The 109’s are a Hampshire (UK) based four-piece who celebrate a mutual love of the late ’60s and early ’70s rock – Sabbath, Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Who, MC5, Grand Funk Railroad. This melting pot of influences has created a blistering, dynamic fusion of all that is best in rock, and their music has garnered praise from DJs and gig-goers alike.
On The Pound, the band says: “Everyone in the band is a massive AC/DC fan, and we all wanted to write a tune that would possess a Bon Scott type of swagger without sounding derivative. The Pound is our attempt at that: a chunky riff, some slashing open chords, and a ‘Too bad, girl, but I’m out of here’ type lyric”.
The release of the album brought immediate attention from prestigious UK stations such as Kerrang! Radio and Planet Rock. Tracks from the album have also been in continuous rotation on radio stations across the USA, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
The musicians come from strong improvisational backgrounds and write their songs as a collective, jamming until they find riffs, melody lines and unusual rhythms and cadences that can be boiled down into short, punchy song structures that strut effortlessly through complex, unexpected changes.
“Taking the sleaze and swagger of the ‘70s and combining it with a loose and laid back ‘60s approach, The 109s are both timely and timeless. The four-piece will appeal to anyone who likes their rock with an amphetamine chaser!”
– Louder Than WarThe album has been produced by Jason Wilson, at Stakeout Studios who has produced bands such as ‘Don Broco’ and ‘You Me At Six’. Jason has translated the tremendous power and passion of the band’s live performances into recorded songs that have an equal sense of aggression and grandeur.
Lead guitarist, Matty P, is also an internationally published author and member of the UK Crime Writers Association. He has published four novels in the UK to date – Scarecrow, Stolen Lives, Broken Arrow and Werewolf - under the name of Matthew Pritchard, and was nominated for the CWA’s Gold Dagger Award.
LINKS:
https://soundcloud.com/the-109s
https://www.facebook.com/the109s
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-109s/id1153559243
https://twitter.com/the109s
https://www.instagram.com/the109s
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX-DfgIKTdyQmAoBtLCjFUA
http://www.the109s.com