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Twin Atlantic - Yes I Was Drunk [Review]

Twin Atlantic have been making waves in the industry for a while now and seem to finally be getting recognition for what they do nationally. The band hailing from Scotland return with the single Yes I Was Drunk released on Red Bull Records on 27th August.

The single is mellow but anthemic with its lyrics, combining sedate soft vocals with angst laden emotion. What’s really good about Sam McTrusty (Vocals) is that he celebrates his Scottish roots and doesn’t try to hide his accent. The song pans out into one that would nicely relax an 80,000 crowd before exploding into the popular classic TA songs.

What’s great about Twin Atlantic is that they don’t try to be anything quirky or niche, they just produce cracking music and keep it simple and this works brilliantly on this track. The Album Free is all ready getting big press and this single will just add to it again. The single will come with two remixes, one of the title track Free and one of Yes I Was Drunk.

On top of their impending performances at Leeds/Reading the band are on tour in the Autumn so make sure you get tickets for this very soon.

All in all this single is a definite keeper and one to grab with both hands

Words: Dave Massen

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GALLOWS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘OUTSIDER ART’ TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 1ST

The bands self titled album is set to be released on September 10th on their own VENN Records Label in partnership with PIAS and will include a DVD documentary. Their third and self-titled album proves that their reputation as the UK’s most notorious and exciting punk band will not be changing any time soon.  Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by long-term friends Thomas Mitchener and Steve Sears at Broadfields Studio in Watford in May this year, it is, say the band “our statement of intent, our laugh in the face of those who said Gallows were done when in reality we’re just warming up,” they continue. “We couldn’t feel more vindicated and proud.”

One of the album’s many stand-out tracks ‘Outsider Art’ will be released as a single on October 1st. “I’ve spent the last 10 years of my life getting lost on the road,” explains frontman Wade. “There’s some dark stories to tell. ‘Outsider Art’ is just one of them.”

A classic Gallows track through and through, it retains all of the bands power and aggression but at the same time leaves their ability to pen a distinctive melody intact.

You can view the video here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-utOgEJ3hs[/youtube]

A special edition version of the album will also include a DVD documentary that provides a fascinating and often hilarious insight into the world of Gallows over the last few months.

Gallows can now also announce that they will play a special record release launch at The Fighting Cocks  in Kingston on September 9th and have added a second night to The Underworld in Camden, now playing on both the 19th and 20th of October. Suffice to say, all of these shows will be hot, sweaty and utterly insane.

October tour – support for all dates will be Feed The Rhino and Brotherhood Of The Lake

Wed 3rd                The Haunt                           Brighton
Thu 4th                 The Cavern                         Exeter
Fri 5th                   The Fleece                          Bristol
Sat 6th                   Club Academy                   Manchester
Mon 8th                Academy 2                          Newcastle
Tue 9th                  King Tut’s                            Glasgow
Thu 11th                Rock City Basement        Nottingham
Fri 12th                  Corporation                        Sheffield
Sat 13th                 Sugarmill                              Stoke
Sun 14th                Central Station                  Wrexham
Mon 15th              Cockpit                                 Leeds
Tue 16th                Club Revolution                 Peterborough
Wed 17th              Academy 2                          Birmingham
Thu 18th                SWN Festival                      The Globe/Cardiff
Fri 19th                   Underworld                       London
Sat 20th                 Underworld                       London

Pre-order tickets and album bundle links below:

Pre-order tickets: gallowstickets.sandbag.uk.com
Album Bundle pre-order: gallows.sandbag.uk.com

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Devil Sold His Soul announce new single from upcoming album ‘Empire of Light’.

Great news for Devil Sold His Soul fans, the guys have announced that the first single from their third album ‘Empire of Light’, due September 17th, will be released via iTunes on August 13th through Small Town records.

Named ‘A New Legacy’ the song already has a video being shot and edited, directed by Stuart Birchall (Architects, Lower Than Atlantis, Your Demise, Qemists/Enter Shikari) This new single follows up the online only video for the free download track ‘No Remorse, No Regrets’ which was released 3 weeks ago and picked up huge radio supports on Radio 1, XFM and Kerrang! Radio.

The bands upcoming third album already sounds promising, with a similar style to previous album, 2010’s album ‘Blessed and Cursed’ and looks set to continue the bands steady rise in fame and fan support. Produced and mixed by Jonny Renshaw (guitarist from the band, head honcho from Bandit Studios – Rinoa, Ancients, The Elijah), and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side (Converge, Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan), ‘Empire Of Light’ is the first album since the bands departure from old label, Century Media, last year. Now under their new label Small Town Records, the band will be releasing teaser trailer videos every week between now and the day of album release, featuring snippets of new music and artwork.

If that wasn’t enough, the band will be also now be playing Hevy Festival and Pukkelpop Festival before the end of the summer, with UK headline dates TBA very soon, a full UK headline winter tour is also to be announced in the coming weeks, as is a London fan show week of album release.

Fans definitely have a lot to look forward to this year.

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Dear Prudence stream live track and have a new single on the way.

Lots of things happening for this alternative pop/rock band, including releasing a video from a show in a tattoo shop, new single and touring. 

Dear Prudence have posted Mourning After, a live track film at their show at  Magnum Opus Tattoo shop in Brighton.

The band also have their debut single, Valentine coming out on the 7th of May. The single is being released on Carousel Records. The official launch party for the single will be at Brighton’s Green Door Store on the 19th of April where the band will be playing a special show.

Dear Prudence are also venturing out of Brighton to start touring the UK.  The dates include, the single release party at Green Door Store in Brighton (19th of April), The Bowery in Sheffield (20th of April),  Nottingham’s Stealth (21st of April) Dot to Dot festival in Bristol (3rd of May) and Live at Leeds (5th of May) plus more in the near future.

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Feeder Release video for New Single: ‘Children Of The Sun’

Feeder’s new single ‘Children Of The Sun’ will be released on April 30th as a download and on 7” vinyl. It’s the second single from their forthcoming album ‘Generation Freakshow’ due April 23rd.  Check out the new video here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0yX3xpXk0[/youtube]

Enjoy!

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Feeder - New Single: ‘Children Of The Sun’

Feeder’s new single ‘Children Of The Sun’ will be released on April 30th as a download and on 7” vinyl. It’s the second single from their forthcoming album ‘Generation Freakshow’ due April 23rd.

A rousing call to arms, ‘Children Of The Sun’ harks back to Feeder’s most emotive and melodic moments. The single is a powerful reminder that despite making a name for themselves with high-energy rock nuggets, Feeder are equally skilled at crafting poignant, slow-burning anthems.

With its lyrical escapism and stirring chorus, ‘Children of the Sun’ sits perfectly alongside Feeder classics like ‘Just The Way I’m Feeling’, ‘Comfort in Sound’ and ‘Feeling A Moment’.

Having amassed an impressive 25 hit singles, over 5 million record sales and a double platinum singles collection, their success shows no signs of slowing down, with praise already amassing for their forthcoming eighth album ‘Generation Freakshow’ and recent sell-out live performances. Combining the heavier sound of side project album ‘Renegades’ with the melodic hooks and anthems synonymous with their back catalogue, ‘Generation Freakshow’ is classic, reinvigorated Feeder.

Having already wowed audiences in January and February with a sell out tour, Feeder will be giving fans the chance to sample songs from ‘Generation Freakshow’ on four intimate dates, beginning on April 23rd at The Leadmill, Sheffield.

Upcoming live dates:

April 23rd             The Leadmill, Sheffield
April 24th            Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
April 26th            The Waterfront, Norwich
April 27th             Coal Exchange, Cardiff

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The Subways Release New Single ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’

The Subways will release their latest single ‘KISS KISS BANG BANG’ from current album MONEY AND CELEBRITY on May 7th.

The track is already receiving a fantastic fan reaction both online and at shows. Singer Billy Lunn penned the track around a ‘fiery relationship’, the ‘ongoing battle between 2 lovers’. It’s fast pace and infection chorus are sure to create a dancefloor crush at clubs. The single will accompany a UK tour finishing with a headline performance at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was produced by Stephen Street and mixed by Adrian Bushby. The video for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was directed by Blake Claridge and shot in London. Check it out below:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2JuPf8FFks[/youtube]

Available via download and on Limited Edition Coloured 7” Vinyl, featuring an Adrian Bushby Remix of the A-side, and a live acoustic version of ‘We Don’t Need Money To Have A Good Time’, recorded on Carnaby Street for Off Guard Gigs.

The single release is accompanied by a UK tour. The band will play the following dates:

Fri                  27-Apr                  Belfast The Limelight
Sat                  28-Apr                  Dublin Academy 2
Sun                 29-Apr                  Cardiff University
Tue                01-May                  Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Wed               02-May                  Middlesborough Empire
Thu                03-May                  Coventry Kasbah
Sat                  05-May                  Leeds Live At Leeds (Cockpit)
Sun                 06-May                  Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
Tue                 08-May                  Manchester HMV Ritz
Thu                 10-May                  London O2 Shepherds

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Band of Skulls Announce new single details

Band of Skulls Announce new single details & album enters UK charts as highest new entry.

The Band Of Skulls have announced details of the release of a new single. Sweet Sour will be released on Sunday May 6th 2012 through Electric Blues Recordings.

The single is the title track from their second album which was released last week and entered the UK album chart at number 14, the week’s highest new entry.

The video that accompanies the new single has already had 120k views

http://www.vevo.com/watch/band-of-skulls/sweet-sour/GB2ME1100538

The album was recorded at Rockfield studios in Wales with producer Ian Davenport and mixed in Los Angeles by Nick Launay (Nick Cave / PIL / Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

Having supported The Black Keys on their recent tour culminating in 3 sold out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace, the band are currently in the middle of their own UK headline tour which finishes with a sold-out London Roundhouse show on March 6th.

Forthcoming shows as follows:

MARCH

2nd Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall

4th Exeter Phoenix – SOLD OUT

5th Brighton Concorde – SOLD OUT

6th London Roundhouse – SOLD OUT

Remaining tickets are priced at £15 and are available via www.bandofskulls.com.

Band of Skulls are set to play this summer’s Isle of Wight and T in the Park Festivals and also appear at the forthcoming SxSW and Coachella festivals in the US.

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Deuce releases video for “Let’s Get It Crackin’”

California based lyricist, producer, singer/rapper Deuce has released a risqué video for the track “Let’s Get It Crackin’”.  The video tells blush-inducing tales of intimate escapades, representing Duece at his rawest and features rapper Jeffree Star. The video was initially launched on www.isanyoneup.com  and charted on iTunes less than 24 hours after its release. Check it out here on his Vimeo channel where it has already been viewed over 270,000 times: http://vimeo.com/32788886 .
You can also view Episode 1 of the story behind the album here: http://youtu.be/lXgZStkkiXc

Experiencing unprecedented success as the front man for Hollywood Undead, Deuce’s solo effort is similar in flavour, but takes it up to 11.

The video was filmed in Los Angeles, and directed by Nathan Cox (Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park, Black Veil Brides).

Deuce is a songwriter, producer, singer/rapper hailing from Los Angeles, CA. As the co-founder, former lead singer and main songwriter/producer for Hollywood Undead, Deuce emerged as the creative force that led the band to staggering albums sales of their debut, Swan Songs, which also reached #1 on the Alternative, Hard Rock and Rock album charts. Deuce is known for his signature masks and ability to jumpstart any party with his raunchy lyrics. Since his departure from Hollywood Undead in 2010, Deuce has performed in front of thousands at 2011’s Epicenter and has been gearing up for the release of debut album Nine Lives.

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Pathetic Island Fallacy - PseudoNympho

Yorkshire based rockers PseudoNympho are back with their new single, released on Bunnysnot Records, ‘Pathetic Island Fallacy’

Like a lot of bands at the moment they are marketing their live set and the video to this song does just that with them playing live throughout the video. The song is a classic PN type track which gives you that Axl-esque, balls out, early GnR feel that you expect from PseudoNympho but with an added bonus of prominent vocals from Rio Goldhammer.

With a few carefully borrowed ideas from the gold old UK pomp and circumstance and fast gritty guitar work this song shows the band in a great light! The solos are spot on, the drumming is precise and intricate and the joint vocals hit home about the state of the UK at the moment in my eyes.  There is only one down side, some of the vocals down match up on the video but this is minor and only seen by those with over keen eyes like my own…….

These guys are well worth a look so here’s the video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs6bSixOlC8[/youtube]

And here is there facebook page…….

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