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TV Coma – ‘Body Negativity’ EP (Wiretap Records)

TV Coma – ‘Body Negativity’ EP (Wiretap Records)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

We first came across “irrepressible merry makers and noise makers” (their words not ours) TV Coma when we featured the track ‘Unemployable’ – the second cut to be lifted from this, their debut EP – in a recent edition of the Singles Club.  The track served as a worthy introduction to the St Albans quartet and their brand of inanely infectious power pop. And the rest of this six-tracker doesn’t stray too far from the path paved by that appetizer.

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Massy Ferguson – ‘Great Divides’ (North & Left)

Massy Ferguson – ‘Great Divides’ (North & Left)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

Massy Ferguson have been kicking around the Americana scene for about a dozen years, ever since frontman Ethan Anderson relocated from the rural farmlands of the Pacific North-West to the big smoke that is Seattle. This is the band’s fifth album, and once again is an impression portrayal, and reflection, of the beer drinking, blue-collar working-class people whose stories it tells, with its mix of country rock, gospel, blues and garage rock.

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Soulimage – ‘human kind – animal mind’ (Echozone)

Soulimage – ‘human kind – animal mind’ (Echozone)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

To date, 2019 has been a pretty decent year for fans of Germany’s electro-gothic-industrial take on the metal genre. The highlight, of course, has been Rammstein’s towering self-titled “comeback” album, which once again has placed them front and centre on the global stage. This was followed shortly afterwards by the debut offering from Nachtfalter; now comes this, the latest offering from the latter’s labelmates, Soulimage, aka Robert Ebert (or Rob E Soul as he prefers to be known for artistic purposes).

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Constantine – ‘Aftermath’ (Rockshots)

Constantine – ‘Aftermath’ (Rockshots)

Posted by | Jun 6, 2019 | ,

Athenian guitarist Constantine Kotzamanis has been shredding away since he was a mere 12 years old, and has played in bands such as Mystic Prophecy, Nightfall and Primal Fear among others. In 2010 he dropped his first solo album, ‘Shredcore’, which received positive reviews and showed off his skills as a guitar player. Now he’s back with his follow up ‘Aftermath’ which promises to be another absolute shred fest.

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Dark Stares – ‘The Lightning Echo’ (Self-Released)

Dark Stares – ‘The Lightning Echo’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jun 6, 2019 | ,

Dark Stares inhabit a territory that lies somewhere between the desert/stoner groove of Kyuss and QOTSA, the alt-rock anthemics of Muse and 30STM and the irritating indie pop shenanigans of the likes of Arctic Monkeys. Monk first came across the St Albans quartet last Spring, when he reviewed their debut full-lengther, ‘Darker Days Are Here To Stay’: he recalls being rather impressed by what he heard, hailing it as one of the strongest and most consistent debuts of the year. Now, that album had taken them four years to bring together… but, here we are, little more than a year later, and its follow-up has landed on doormat at ÜRHQ.

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