Young Northern Irish band, Brand New Friend have today (Monday) released their latest single, ‘I Was An Astronaut’. Coupled with a new track, ‘You Make Me Want To Grow Up, Sometimes’, the song is taken from their debut album ‘Seatbelts For Aeroplanes’, released last year through Xtra Mile Recordings.
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‘Hounds Of Perdition,’ the second album by Finnish genre-benders Wolfhorde is an eclectic affair. Theoretically they’re a folk metal band but there’s far more to them than that narrow definition suggests. Over these seven tracks there are elements of black, death and power metal, not to mention traditional folk music and grandiose cinematic scores. It’s an ambitious and impressive release that’d even impress Wintersun. This is folk metal that dares to push against its own clichés and ‘Hounds Of Perdition’ is a highly rewarding listen.
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You just can’t keep ‘em down. After announcing a farewell to the UK tour in 2013, Bowling For Soup Returned in 2016 with a new UK tour and follow up album looking to stick around for good. They evidently enjoy what they do and now they’ve come back again with a full live album/DVD to illustrate just how much they enjoy themselves. Taken from the February Brixton UK show, ‘Older, Fatter…’ sees the band performing ‘Drunk Enough To Dance’ in it’s entirety plus a host of other songs from their extensive catalogue.
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Geno D kicked off his new gigging year when Enter Shikari did likewise on the first night of their 2019 ‘Stop The Clocks’ tour. On this occasion, support came from the much-hyped Palaye Royale and and emerging Leeds talents Fizzy Blood.
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January may be traditionally seen to be a quiet month, especially on the music front, but that most definitely was not the case here at ÜRHQ, with literally hundreds of submissions, not least in the singles format, proving that it is very much alive and kicking. Inevitably, there is a lot of dross released, but in among all that there are always a few shining gems, and this is my pick of the best toons to have been sent our way since the turn of the year. Ladeez and germz, the Singles Club is once again open for business, so place your orders at the bar, settle back and enjoy some quality rock ‘n’ roll of nefarious shades…
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