Wicked Garden
Vasoline
Down
Meadow
Big Empty
Plush
Interstate Love Song
Roll Me Under
Dead & Bloated
Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Sex Type Thing
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Flashfires – Circus Boy
Having already supported the likes of Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Subways, and Ash, it’s clear that Flashfires are already making all the right moves. Able to count the likes of Huw Stephens and Jo Whiley as supporters, the Winchester – based four-piece are turning heads wherever they go. That, however, should come an as little surprise to anyone that’s familiar with the band’s razor-sharp riffs, funk-fuelled rhythm section, and idiosyncratic vocal delivery.
With previous single ‘Manshark’ grabbing the attention of the aforementioned Huw Stephens while establishing Flashfires trademark aesthetic: classic rock aesthetic kicking and screaming into the contemporary, disregarding any of the pomp with which the genre was once synonymous.
Circus Boy felt like a statement of intent from a band on the cusp of big things, their eponymous EP from which it’s taken feels more like an aphorism, a bold insight into what it means to be a 21st Century rock band.
Far from a one-trick pony however, Flashfires strikes a delicate balance between self-restraint and unashamed bombast. The likes of the aforementioned ‘Circus Boy’ or the penultimate ‘Cezanne’ manage to harness the band’s inherent raw power, appealing to fans of both alternative rock while retaining an understated indie edge.
Elsewhere, however, the likes of ‘Champagne On Mars’ or final offering ‘Life’s Cruel Line’ provide present a more melodic side to the band, allowing lead singer Alex Gonzato the chance to let his effortless vocals soar all the while showcasing the diversity which lies at the very core of what Flashfires stand for. (Scruff of the Neck)
Chris Straw from Bauer Radio says: “I like this best of all their tracks so far, it’s a killer driving hook. The vocal is great and there is some really good guitar work tucked away in the mix. A subtle modern twist on the traditional classic rock sound”.
Frontman Alex Gonzato says: “Quicker Than The Eye” is a tale of star crossed lovers, wrapped in their own cocktail of passion and lust. Driving their belief that this rush will last forever, unaware of how quickly things can change in a blink of an eye.
The theme of the song had already started to form before entering the studio, but it really came to life when producer Brian Wheat came onboard”.
FLASHFIRES ARE:
- Alexander Gonzato – Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
- Fraser Roskilly – Lead Guitar and Bass
- Jonathan Cullis – Rhythm Guitar
- Toby Bartlett – Drums, Percussion, and Piano
LINKS:
https://flashfiresofficial.com
https://facebook.com/flashfiresofficial
https://instagram.com/flashfiresofficial
https://youtube.com/flashfiresofficial
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I Need A Plastic Face – Debris
I Need a Plastic Face is a band from Turin (Italy). By the end of 2017, they set up a basement studio and buy an electric organ – a Farfisa Matador – and start to write the songs that will make their debut album “Knicks Knacks”, which was recorded and mixed in 48 hours.
The main influence comes from The Velvet Underground in terms of coexistence between dissonance and pop harmonies; but it can indeed be found the relevance of electronic music, shoegaze and noise rock.
They are willing to express a precise identity, which is suggested by the space in which their first rehearsals take place, especially at night.
SOURCE: Official Bio
LINKS:
https://ineedaplasticface.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/i-need-a-plastic-face
https://www.facebook.com/ineedaplasticface
http://www.labarberiarecords.com
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Kristin Hersh – Wonderland
Indie rock legend Kristin Hersh has released a new video for ‘Wonderland’, animated by Wyatt True. This track is off her latest double album ‘Wyatt at the Coyote Palace’. Released on vinyl via HHBTM Records and as a double-CD/ book combo via Omnibus Press, these songs were recorded over a 4-year period on the island where Kristin grew up.
‘Wyatt At The Coyote Palace’ is the third release in the ground-breaking book-CD format that Hersh began with her previous solo album ‘Crooked’ and Throwing Muses’ 2013 release ‘Purgatory/Paradise’.
After founding her influential art-punk band Throwing Muses in Providence, RI at the age of 14, Kristin? has spent decades confounding expectations and breaking rules, both hers and others. From life as the reluctant frontperson for the Muses, to the solo career she swore would never happen, through the founding of the ambitious and altruistic nonprofit CASH Music, to her recent foray into a successful career as an author, Kristin, now a mother of four, didn’t see much of this coming.
Throwing Muses first gained recognition playing on bills with similarly singular artists like the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. They signed with the highly regarded British indie label 4AD Records and then to Warner Bros in the USA.
Kristin’s solo career spun off in 1994 with the release of ‘Hips and Makers’. The CD was widely acclaimed and included ‘Your Ghost’, a duet with R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. This was followed by eight more critically acclaimed and influential solo records, in addition to her releases with her power trio 50FOOTWAVE, who most recently released the ‘Bath White’ EP.
Kristin Hersh has also found a surprisingly successful career as an author. She has published the critically acclaimed ‘Paradoxical Undressing’ in the UK (released as ‘Rat Girl’ in the USA), a children’s book ‘Toby Snax’ and ‘Don’t Suck, Don’t Die’, a highly acclaimed personal account of her long friendship with the late Vic Chesnutt.
Rolling Stone named ‘Rat Girl’ one of the top ten best rock memoirs ever written. ‘Rat Girl’ was also adapted as an award-winning play and is now being made into a TV series. Her book ‘Don’t Suck, Don’t Die’ was a finalist for the American Booksellers Association book of the year and shortlisted for the Pat Conroy Southern book of the year. NPR said that this is “not only one of the best books of the year, but one of the most beautiful rock memoirs ever written.”
LINKS:
http://www.kristinhersh.com
http://www.facebook.com/strangeangels
http://50footwave.cashmusic.org
http://twitter.com/kristinhersh
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTdtvPp4IiPDDZqX-4No5Uw/playlists
http://soundcloud.com/kristinhersh-official
http://kristinhersh.bandcamp.com