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Osyron – ‘Foundations’ (Self-Released)

Osyron – ‘Foundations’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jul 8, 2020 | ,

When John B opened his email and saw “for fans of Nightwish and Kamelot”, Osyron’s ‘Foundations’ had his undivided attention. Those are some pretty high bars in our mind. To our man in Kentucky, it is like someone walking into a talent show and singing ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston: you had better be able to hit that note because if you can’t we will know that you have a very inflated view of yourself and will probably not be taken seriously in the future. So now that JB has set up how seriously he takes this genre, does Osyron hit those notes? Do they deserve a place on your playlist next to Nightwish or Kamelot? Hell yeah, they do!

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DITZ – ‘5 Songs’ EP (Alcopop! Records)

DITZ – ‘5 Songs’ EP (Alcopop! Records)

Posted by | Jul 7, 2020 | ,

If you like lo-fi on your hi-fi, garage-produced sounding sound that’s as raw as… ehm, the contents of a vegan lunchbox, DITZ may well be for you. These five post-punkers from Brighton take noise rock to a new level with their live shows known to be chaotic and unpredictable events. In other words, vivid experiences that you will always remember, whether you want to or not. Not ones to conform to the hardcore scene in sound or personality, they also speak to challenge common societal attitudes having addressed issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community such as bigotry and homophobia. 

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Lucy and the Rats – ‘Got Lucky’ (Stardumb Records/Dirty Water Records)

Lucy and the Rats – ‘Got Lucky’ (Stardumb Records/Dirty Water Records)

Posted by | Jul 7, 2020 | ,

“What year is it?” – it’s a phrase that, like many of us, Jonny B has found himself saying on a regular basis as it seems that time has lost all meaning in the recent months bouncing between four walls. Fortunately like the rest of the UR team, he’s been lucky to have a nice bucket of albums to work through to keep him sane… but even those seem to be conspiring against his ability to tell what year it is. There’s plenty of bands out there who have formed their own niche in a different decade whilst existing in this one. Either there’s  a musical time travelling conspiracy going on, or just that bands are spoilt for choice with their influences… which is why he found himself questioning the year again when I had my first listen through this latest release from Lucy and the Rats…

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