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El Goodo's Pixy Jones announces new 'Bits n Bobs' debut album + shares new 'I'm Not There / 'And Your Bird Can Sing' SinglesPixy Jones Announces Debut Album 'Bits n Bobs' El Goodo guitarist and songwriter 'Pixy Jones' has announced that his debut album entitled 'Bits n... -
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Pixy Jones Announces Debut Album 'Bits n Bobs' El Goodo guitarist and songwriter 'Pixy Jones' has announced that his debut album entitled 'Bits n Bobs' is due for release on 16th of September via Strangetown Records. Branching away from the familiar El Goodo platform, Welsh psych scene stalwart Pixy Jones has himself compiled a truly remarkable collection of tracks that fluctuate from 60's harmony-rich psych pop, to Alt-Country with ringing tremelo guitar. The swaggering 'I'm Not There' is the first single to be taken from 'Bits n Bobs' accompanied by a magical...
Read More'I'd never heard the notion of a concept album purely devoted to bedding and sleep - But now i have". Quirky Cardiff based collective 'Quilty Pleasures' announce self titled debut double album and share 'Chaise Long' single which will be released digitally on the 8th of July. 'Quilty Pleasures' the album will be released on Friday 26th August.
Read MoreRogue Jones return with new 'Englynion Angylion' single out now via Libertino Records
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21 Jun 2022(Scroll Down For English) Mae Englynion Angylion yn alwad ewfforig orymuso, rhyddhad a gwrthryfela. Dyma Rogue Jones yn "cysylltu â'u gwrach fewnol a chofleidio byd natur". Dechreuodd hon, sengl gyntaf y band o’u hail halbwm, fel pennill gan Fiona Apple neu Kate Bush dan arweiniad y piano cyn cael ei drawsnewid i The Loft yn Efrog Newydd y 70au gan ysbryd David Mancuso. Fel y gerddoriaeth yr oedd Mancuso yn ei charu â’i chwarae, mae Englynion Angylion yn llawn enaid, rhythm, a geiriau sy'n llawn gobaith ac achubiaeth. Dychwelodd Rogue Jones (Bethan Mai ac Ynyr Morgan Ifan) i’w...
Read MoreA kitchen table 1953 its wood surface lined by the scratching and scraping of five thousand meals gravitated around by people I haven’t met save through the study of dry documents lichen edited inscriptions and reverential anecdotes they’re gathering as if for an important event in the calendar of living I’m kind of hovering like I did in real life trying to listen in to the language of condolence the wording of commemoration the patois of those well known to one another the music of best china touching my 12 year old mother is here with the other females permitted at the house...
Read MoreSKY BARKERS RETURN WITH STUNNING NEW 'GIVE YOU LOVE' SUMMER SINGLE
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16 Jun 2022Sky Barkers is an indie trio based in coastal West Wales. It is comprised of Joanna MacGregor Messore, Dan Messore and Matt Brown. They make groove based, hook heavy, vocal laden music - lyrically connective and energy driven, rooted in song-writing but with a wonky edge. ‘Give You Love’ is the bands second offering writing as this current trio, following on from their first single ‘Beholden to None’. Expect a full EP soon, coming this Autumn. Jo MacGregor says: “Give You Love is a celebration and rebellion song. We wrote it during one of the lockdowns and it’s really just about...
Read MoreEyes closed to the sound of a breeze combing fir trees reminds him of the curtain border of that cemetery hypnotic historic ultimately soporific a misspelt dedication next to where he left his parents his grandparents the dear ones snug in the clay returned to the earth on the edge of that village that gave him his scars the shed tears they all left only to come back the sadness not interred not boxed but marks on their existence decades of indentations runes they couldn’t decipher though fingertips unthinkingly traced them in the quieter seconds between the pressures a new...
Read More(Scroll Down For English) Mae ‘Weithiau’ yn gân emosiynol bwerus sydd yn rhan o seng Ddwbl-A Chroma ‘Weithiau / Caru Cyffuriau’. Dyma’r gerddorieth gyntaf ir grwp ryddhau ar ôl ymuno â’r label Libertino. Recordiwyd y canaeuon yn fyw i ddal sain amrwyd ac egniol y triawd o'r Cymoedd gan y cynhyrchydd Kris Jenkins (Cate Le Bon, SFA, Gruff Rhys). “Mae Weithiau yn gân am orffen perthynas gyda rhywun ti’n caru a’r prosess o ddod i deall bod pethau ddim yn gweithio. Mae am rhoi dy hun gyntaf.” - Katie Hall, Chroma Mewn cyferbyniad perffaith cerddorol i felancholy diwyro ‘Weithiau’ mae...
Read MoreHeddlu is the new musical project by Rhodri Daniel. The Ceredigion native was a founding member of renowned Welsh band Estrons who had a major impact on the industry having gained rave reviews from the likes of NME, Vice, DIY and Clash to BBC Radio, Radio X, Ultimate Guitar, The Guardian and Independent. After finishing the band in 2019, Rhodri became aware that his hearing was severely damaged. Years of touring the live circuit had taken their toll, Rhodri ultimately being diagnosed with hearing loss, tinnitus and severe sensitivity to noise. The effects were so acute, Rhodri...
Read MoreHoly Coves return with shimmering new psych pop single 'Grey' out 10th June
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6 Jun 2022North Wales Psychedelic Indie band 'Holy Coves' are set to release their shimmering brand new single 'Grey' which will be released this Friday 10th of June via prolific North Wales Label 'Yr Wyddfa Records'. Dropping swiftly into the slip-stream and following on from the successful 'The Hurt Within' and 'Desert Storm' singles, 'Grey' shows off Marsden's ability to write a killer pop song enhanced by Holy Coves distinct sound, and coupled with a hazy indie pop filter and flourishes of post-punk, 'Grey' is a perfect pre-summer single. Through long time friend and Producer David Wrench,...
Read More16th Malad Valley Welsh Festival - Celebrating156 Years of Welsh Heritage
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