Category: Music
Silent Forum announce exciting new 'Domestic Majestic' album released 23.02 and unveil next single via Libertino
By Ceri Shaw, 2024-01-25
With tongue-in-cheek humour throughout, the themes of ‘Domestic Majestic’ revolve around self-care in the face of the difficult and mundane early-2020s. Here’s the Email is the band at its angriest and mostdestructive - presenting the perspective of the disgruntled office worker, now working from home, juxtaposing corporate life lyrics with jagged post-punk chaos. “Here’s the email / Hope you are safe and well / Hope your family’s well.”
On the other end of the spectrum you have Petrol Station Flowers , perhaps the most different and defiant song on the album which could be described as ambient chamber pop. The ghostly slide guitar, reverberating synths and crisp percussion join together as a monumental cloud. It would be the band’s most romantic statement yet if it wasn’t for Better With You, a song which started life as a synth line run through various bass guitar pedals, forming the backbone of the melody. The guitars, trying to find a
way in, pull from classical music tropes rarely heard in rock music. This results in a bombastic, spy movie feel.
Whilst they wear many hats it all fits neatly on one record.
1. Yes Man
2. Here’s the Email
3. Treat Yourself
4. Better with You
5. Me but not Tired
6. Cat Pose
7. The Grand Burstin Hotel
8. Petrol Station Flowers
9. U OK?
10. Little Bird
“Silent Forum are a combination of shadowy post punk and the more accessible side of indie rock. Theymove from cold and brooding to nervy, and almost overbold.” Destroy//Exist
“Silent Forum provide a cinematic take on broody indie rock… The band melds thrumming guitar linesand emphatic vocals with an unwavering beat.”
“There is something really interesting, almost PIL-like with those guitars." Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales
Leeks And Beets - An Alternative Four Way Split Single LP Starring Acid Alchemist, Bad Shout, Monet, The Monoliths OUT NOW via R*E*P*E*A*T Records
By Ceri Shaw, 2024-01-25
R*E*P*E*A*T Presents
Leeks and Beets
A four way split single LP on limited 12” re-ground vinyl
for little more than the cost of a 7”
featuring
Leeks from South Wales
Bad Shout and Monet
Beets from East Anglia
Acid Alchemist and The Monoliths
Available on Bandcamp and digitally from December 1 st
and in record stores nationwide via Shellshock distribution from January 2024
Long standing underground DIY label R*E*P*E*A*T celebrate its dual Swansea / Cambridge heritage with a record showcasing uproarious talents from both East and West
Bad Shout
“Unhinged in all the best ways. I utterly love it. Sounds like someone left a cassette of Supergrass' debut album on the dashboard in the sun with Husker Du's Zen Arcade for just a little too long and it mutated into this”.– Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales.
“Ones to Watch” Buzz Magazine
instagram.com/badshoutuk
Monet
“a stomping, melodic cry for change that fuses a raw barrage of caustic guitar riffs and surreal screams of the likes of the Dead Kennedys with the twisty turny relentless energy of early At the Drive-In” . God is in the TV. “fast becoming the enfant terrible’s of the South Wales music scene “ Clash Music.
instagram.com/monetbanduk
Acid Alchemist
Debut garage recording from furious, feather boaed and frantic cross dressing face painted rock upstarts from a sleepy village in Cambridge.
instagram.com/acid_alchemist_band
The Monoliths
Teenage psychedelic post-punk metal mayhem with an ear for unexpectedly massive sounds and unlikely time signatures. Their healthy disrespect for their elders and lessers hasn't stopped them packing out venues across London and the South East.
instagram.com/themonoliths/
Launch Gigs
Saturday December 16 th Elysium Swansea
(Bad Shout, Monet and special guest headliners Llanelli's disco punkers, Stickman)
Thursday December 28 th The Portland Arms Cambridge
(Acid Alchemist and The Monoliths plus support)
A R*E*P*E*A*T DIY Punk Rock East West Rebel Alliance Production 2023
CRINC RELEASE NEW 'CRACHACH' SINGLE / CRINC YN RHYDDHAU SENGL NEWYDD 'CRACHACH' 26.01.24
By Ceri Shaw, 2024-01-24
Mae Recordiau Noddfa yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi bydd y trac 'Crachach ', sy'n ymddangos ar albwm 'Cig Cymreig' Crinc ddaeth allan fis Medi 2023, yn cael ei ryddhau fel sengl ddydd Gwener yma 26ain Ionawr.
Eglura Llŷr Alun o'r band: "Neshi 'sgwennu’r gân yn ganol lockdown yn Bangor a recordio’r demo i albwm 'Cofi-19'. Oni’m yn licio’r final product gyda electric drum kit o GarageBand felly nath' ni ail recordio yn y Buarth, yn fyw gyda Dafydd Ieuan ag Kris Jenkins, ar ôl fi symud i Gaerdydd."
Mae'r sengl yn cael ei ryddhau mewn ymateb i'r hyn sy'n digwydd yn Gaza ar hyn o bryd lle bydd unrhyw elw yn mynd tuag at UNICEF.
Noddfa Records are delighted to announce that the track 'Crachach' , which appears on CRINC's 'Cig Cymreig' album that came out in September 2023, will be released as a single this Friday 26th January.
Llŷr Alun from the band explains: "I wrote the song in Bangor during lockdown and recorded the demo for the 'Cofi-19' album. I didn't like the final product with the electric drum kit from GarageBand so we recorded it again at the Buarth, live with Dafydd Ieuan and Kris Jenkins, after I moved to Cardiff."
The single is being released in response to the Gaza crisis at the moment and any income generated from the track will be donated to UNICEF.
North Walian newcomers Sister Envy debut with woozy psychedelic rock of their new single 'Mourning Sickness'
By Ceri Shaw, 2024-01-24
Sister Envy hail from the North Wales coast, a place of mystery, harshness, and beauty, a place where opportunity is blocked for younger people yet dreams can break through. It’s here that Sister Envy met at college, this fast-emerging Alternative Psychedelic rock quartet are a brand new signing to North Wales label Yr Wyddfa Records, Snowdonia (home to Holy Coves).
Their first single ' Mourning Sickness ' released on all streaming platforms on the 23rd of February eases you into their world. Woozy psychedelic-tinged guitars and enveloping vocals that detail the bleary moments after you wake. North Walian singer-songwriter Kameron Jolliffe vividly captures the wistful memories of growing up. With his infectious vocals burrowing their way into your head. Possessing a carousel of percussion, a tapestry of beguiling rock sound, that takes influence from the sounds of the 60s and 70s but also the early 90s indie and gaze scene of bands like, My Bloody Valentine, Ride and Spiritualized.
Kameron Jolliffe says of the bands debut single; “ Mourning Sickness was the first song I ever wrote when I was 16, and it feels like it makes sense for it to be released first, almost like an ode to my past self and what was happening in my life at that time.“
Sister Envy have been busy honing their sound in the studio with Welsh producers Owain Ginsberg (Hippies Vs Ghosts) & Scott Marsden (Holy Coves) over recent months getting ready for ‘ Mourning Sickness ’ their debut single release this February.
Their initial three singles were recorded in Liverpool at the famous Motor Museum Studio with Ben Harper. Mixed in France by Welsh legend Owain Ginsberg and mastered in Austin Texas by American producer Erik Wofford (The Black Angels). Over the next twelve months, Sister Envy will invite you into their fascinating world over a series of singles releases and shows including a debut performance at Focus Wales in May. Gradually revealing the different faces of their tapestry of sound and fledgling experience.
Sister Envy band
Kameron Jolliffe - Vocals and Lead Guitar
Matty Waring - Guitar
Callum Jones - Bass
Ryan Roberts - Drums
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Small Miracles return with new 'Bad Stars' single out now via Dirty Carrot Records
By Ceri Shaw, 2023-10-26
Following on from well recieved singles 'Mercury' and 'ExtraTerrestrial , Cardiff New Wave band 'Small Miracles' share new 'Bad Stars' single Via Dirty Carrot Records.
Small Miracles are a dynamic quintet from Cardiff, Wales. Inspired by the early New Wave movement, they infuse elements of Punk, Blues and Grunge into their genre-bending sound. Their music has a distinctly queer, underground feel, finely balancing heavy grooves and breakdowns with catchy hooks and choruses. The band were honoured to recieve support for last single 'Mercury' by Deb Grant BBC Radio 6 Music , Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales, Treblezine , Circuit Sweet, Edge Of Arcady, No New Wave No Fun, Amplify The Noise.
Silent Forum release vivacious new 'Here's The Email' single on 24th October via Libertino
By Ceri Shaw, 2023-10-23
Silent Forum are excited to share their new single 'Here's The Email' which is coming out via Libertino Records on Tuesday 24 October.
Press For Silent Forum
"Brilliant Band"
SENGL NEWYDD ANGHARAD NEW SINGLE: 'I DON'T KNOW HOW' ALLAN NAWR / OUT NOW VIA LIBERTINO
By Ceri Shaw, 2023-10-23
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ANGHARAD: 'I DON'T KNOW HOW'
Mae ‘I Don’t Know How’ yn datgelu ochr gyffrous arall i ANGHARAD, yn yr un modd a'i senglau blaenorol oddi ar ei halbwm cyntaf. Yma, gweler artist sydd mewn llwyr reolaeth dros ei thaith gerddorol, boed hynny gyda'i churiadau disgo arbrofol neu gyda'i straeon personol unigryw. Mae 'I Don't Know How' yn berl sy'n cuddio'i haenau tywyll tu ôl i'w melodïau positif.
Eglura ANGHARAD:
“Mae'r gân amdanaf i'n derbyn y broses o heneiddio a'i heffeithiau ar y corff. Mae'n ymwneud â derbyn newid a bod yn fodlon gyda hynny, yn hapus yn dy hun. Mae'n ymwneud â gwrthsefyll yr obsesiwn o edrych yn ifanc."
“Dydw i ddim eisiau ildio i ddisgwyliadau'r gymdeithas o barhau i edrych yn ifanc mor hir â phosib. Rwy’n credu bod gwir harddwch mewn heneiddio, “mae pob craith gyda'i stori a phob cell wedi bod ar daith.” …. Yma, rwy'n cwestiynu beth mae harddwch yn ei olygu imi."
Mae 'I Don't Know How' gan ANGHARAD allan nawr ar Libertino!
ANGHARAD: 'I DON'T KNOW HOW'
‘I Don’t Know How’ by ANGHARAD reveals another exciting side to her writing, as have all her previous releases from her debut album. We hear an artist fully in command of her musical journey, be it weaving driving disco beats, experimental, dark art pop or heartbreaking personal storytelling to create a unique musical world. ‘I Don’t Know How’ is a beautiful pop gem reflecting on life and aging, melancholic and poignant yet uplifting melodically.
ANGHARAD explains:
“This is my acceptance song. Accepting aging and time’s effects on the body. It’s about being happy in your own skin, and where you are on life’s trajectory. It’s about resisting society’s obsession with looking youthful."
“I don’t want to surrender to society’s expectations to remain looking youthful as long as possible. I believe there is real beauty in aging, “every line tells a story, every cell’s been on a journey.” …. I decide to look deeper, and question what beauty actually means. Beauty lies within the eye of the beholder. Beauty isn’t superficial, it’s more than a picture.”
'I Don't Know How' by ANGHARAD is out now on Libertino!
PRESS FOR ANGHARAD
"Provocative"
Deb Grant, BBC 6 Music
"A confident and positive ‘call to arms’ for women in the music industry"
Cassie Fox, Loud Women
"a wonderful surge of aggression, an outpouring of pure primal scream
emotion but with tinges of dark humour and real life"
Monolith Cocktail
"striking and honest"
Circuit Sweet
"a propulsive and sonic exploration into the unspoken realities
of childbirth and early motherhood."
Amplify The Noise
The Goa Express release their long-awaited self-titled debut album on the 1st of December. It’s preceded by their anthemic new single ‘It’s Never Been Better’ on the 27th of November.
By Ceri Shaw, 2023-10-23
The Goa-Express’s self titled debut album is a document that encapsulates growing up, their spirit of friendship and dreams of escape. They create a wall of sound, riven with infectious harmonies, waves of psych laden guitars and playful rhythms, it’s constantly refreshing at every turn. With echoes of the youthful supercharged melodies of early Supergrass, the unstoppable rhythms of early Psychedelic Furs or the loose dreamy melodic qualities of the La’s, yet theirs is a unique combination only captured by these five friends in a room and very much a sound of today.
Ahead of dates in December, The Goa Express are excited to finally announce their long-awaited and unmissable self-titled debut album this December. Preceded by the addictive hook laden new single ‘It’s Never Been Better’ on the 27th of November, the oldest song on the album, this bold, swaggering singalong is hoisted aloft on a tidal wave of chiming guitars, widescreen drums and bass, that shudder into your solar plexus. This song is a gloriously catchy lament to summer’s spent together. “‘It’s Never Been Better’ existed for many years as a home demo on GarageBand”, say the band. “Reinvigorated in the studio, the song is a match made in heaven for the summer months and reminds us of the moments we used to spend together with those who ended up going different ways.”