Felix Green is a new artist, but his first single got radio play on at least 50 regional radio stations. This is the second single from his forthcoming debut EP. It’s a song about loss and how to cope with it while acknowledging how difficult that is to do. Felix’s vocals are almost soulful but with a hint of a rock rasp in there. The whole thing feels like it’s a highly emotional ride. What works really well is it sounds like both a song about romantic loss and the loss of s

Tracklist: 1. Sigil To Ruin 2. Capture Release 3. Through Zero 4. Strata 5. Sight Unseen 6. Blighted Age Massachusetts Heavy-Psych quartet Elder are back with their seventh studio album 'Through Zero', recorded in Germany, releasing May 29th via Stickman Records. 'Sigil To Ruin' kicks things off with a short atmospheric intro before layering things up with a more hectic bassline and spacey guitars, introducing an airy riff that compliments that powerful bass sound perfectly,

Tracklist: 1. Corinthian Leatherface 2. Midnight Express 3. Killer Khan 4. Corner Lariat 5. Banacek 6. They Did Know Karate 7. Gimme The Lute 8. Corvette Summer Bostonian Stoner Metal group Gozu are back with 6th album, aptly titled 'Gozu VI', released May 15th via Blacklight Media. 'Corinthian Leatherface' kicks the album off with a bang, a bombastic riff cutting right through from the off, being joined by drums before the whole band joins the fray. It's a perfect example of

Tracklist: 1. ONE OF US 2. TIME'S UP 3. WAKE UP 4. DON'T B E L O N G 5. DEATH OF ME 6. BREAK! 7. THE WEDDING 8. KETAMINE COWBOY 9. BLAME 10. ENTERTAINED 11. GODDAMN ME Swedish outfit 'SELF DECEPTION' are back with their sixth studio album 'ONE OF US', released 15th of May via Napalm Records, their debut for the label. 'ONE OF US' throws you right in at the deep end, with a pounding riff followed swiftly by roaring, high octane vocals, echoed particularly in the call of "Do yo

Tracklist: Hello Sunshine Walkover Bring On The Likes Shit Summer All In Techno Viking Kings of Lowestoft Comment Leaver Back To The Shop Lifeline You might have heard of "A", you might even have been a fan but as they haven’t released any new music in 20 years this falls very much into Lazarus territory. Did anyone actually think after all this time they would release new music? Probably not but here we are, a brand new album, out on the 22nd of May on Cooking Vinyl. It has

Tracklist: sideways the van we should talk you and forever dirty wedding dress take you out tonight i can’t believe you’re gone dancing she’s from before i’m not joking upstairs at ELS Bleachers are back with their fifth album, released on the 22nd of May, before one of their largest European and UK tours in November and December this year. Dare I say it, it’s their sing along album, there are so many songs in here that are going to be instant crowd pleasers and capable of ma

Tracklist: What If? Eat My Dust! Freak Like Me Fury Boom! Lost Inside of Me Dead Pony released their latest EP, 'Eat My Dust', on Friday the 15th of May on VIA ADA with a single, 'Boom!' also released the same day. It’s a prelude to their upcoming tour and hopefully a sign there is even more to come. Dead Pony have been building a fanatical and growing following for some time now, their last album, 'Ignore This', was excellent so I approached this EP with real excitement as,

Tracklist: San Jacinto The Family and the Fishing Net I Have the Touch Lay Your Hands on Me Shock the Monkey I Go Swimming The Rhythm of the Heat Kiss of Life Biko This one is a double whammy for me to try and review as being a massive Gabriel fan I dive in already a bit biased but also this release is of a show in 1982 that I was lucky enough to be at. From the get go my memories are being triggered and a big broad grin takes over my face and that’s just reading the sleeve n

It’s been a couple of years since I saw The Twilight Sad and that was a shorter set supporting The Cure in an arena so tonight’s headliner in the cosier surroundings of The Boiler Shop promised to be something special. The band are currently out in support of the latest album 'It’s A Long Goodbye' which is a raw emotional piece of work centering around the loss of a loved one to dementia and the grief that takes its toll both during and after the process. The new album takes

Tracklist: 1. Wealth 2. Fear of Poisoned Water 3. You Are Dead To Me 4. Love You Too The post punk scene in the UK became a fertile breeding ground of creativity in the late 70s and 80s. Taking the "anyone can do this" mentality that punk provided, bands would add various other influences to create often unique musical soundscapes. Balaam and the Angel were no exception. Centering on brothers Mark, Jim and Des Morris (vocals/bass, guitar and drums respectively), Balaam would