Blending qualities of dark pop and new wave, along with featured artist Leykard’s natural affinity for Hip Hop, Room 17 is another unexpected stylistic venture from Kivo Van Twist, and is supported by several organisations for its openly anti-bullying message of hope and support.
Post Punk
Backyard blues rock, funk and punk with a country twist of knees-up high-octane escapism – a live band with a brilliantly refreshing fusion of genres at their disposal. The Something Ain’t Rights let story and vibe guide, for the nine original songs of Rotten In The Brain.
A scornful take on the people who project their insecurities on those around them, the garage punk essence of Projector is met perfectly by the unrelenting and largely therapeutic process of performing and, in turn, listening to this track at volume. It’s a bold introduction, and the band are clearly holding down the fort for this style right now – the album is must hear for the months ahead.
Capturing the full authentic fuzz of psychedelic rock that’s loaded with layers, distortion, colours and optimism, Casiocenz fires up a brand new, almost-self-titled-album, with the beautifully immersive sonic experience that is Mind Grapes.
Massive indie riffs and charming, nearly spoken indie vocals build a quirky and captivating alt-rock sound that’s instantly nostalgic. The Orange Blossoms bring unique lyrical musings together with a distinct performative identity and classic rock guitar sounds, for the brilliantly inspiring album Green Light.
The final moments unleash a chaotic and unsettling crescendo of sounds, almost expanding beyond comprehension – higher notes and volumes electronically squeezed through a sonic tunnel of colourful intensity.
Real indie reverb and riffs for days, vocals that are beautifully alluring, pairing moments of bold passion and softness throughout – Feral Family have that independent energy and confidence to gift the music scene something outstanding this year.
Explosive political artistry of a post-punk vocal energy, scathing lyrical pairing, live vocals and assisted production – Gregory Lioi holds nothing back performatively, with the high-energy weight and theatrics of Uncomfortably Numb.
Having shaken the foundations of both his repertoire and the modern alternative music realm alike, with the launch of his politically outspoken single Paradigm $H!T, the unmistakable creative force that is Jakob The Liar goes on to release his anticipated EP Wake up Mr. Kupferberg, and the six-track project is as unpredictable and artistically free … Continued
It’s a brief yet striking listen, a kind of quiet scream in some ways – a song that urges you to turn up the volume, tune in more closely, and listen again and again, to fully connect with the depth and passion of it’s make-up.
Unpredictable to the core yet ever impressive for his intricate fusing of vastness and precision – Swiss composer and producer David Ratmoko continues to blur the lines between classical and contemporary electronic genres, with the darkwave depth and gothic etherealism of Andante One.
As the UK election looms, what better way to celebrate the joys of political uncertainty, than with a post-punk and indie-funk ode to the self-celebration of leaders, and the simultaneous lack of faith the public consistently has in them?
Cleverly unbiased and inclusive, Elected is everything its subjects are not – uplifting and enjoyable, poetic and thoughtful, engaging.