Taking Back Sunday are a band that many of us of a certain generation went through our teenage years with their CDs never far away. To mark their 20-year anniversary of being a band, TBS have just dropped their latest album. In a variation to the latest trend ofyYear anniversary re-release albums, they have opted for the more traditional “greatest hits” format.
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Originally formed in Naples a little more than a decade ago, before relocating to London at the turn of this decade, one could be forgiven that Desert Clouds’ monicker reflects a desire to recreate the sounds of the Mojave. And, while there are elements of stoner permeating this, their second mini-album, it is also an opus that transitions between grunge and psychedelia, via some trips down doom-ish side alleys to create an eclectic mix of sounds which intrigue the listener throughout its short (just 27 minutes) running time.
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Having seen BBATB several times around South Wales over the past few years and bought the previous album as a fan, it was only right that David O’Neill had the opportunity to review the new release, ‘Show Me Your Teeth’, for ÜR. He had been following last year’s journey with interest and highlights such as the Kiss Kruise, hobnobbing with rock royalty such as Marco Mendoza and performing backing vocals on Thunders’ ‘Miracle Man’ have only served to strengthen the band’s presence in the current music arena.
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In the accompanying PR blurb, Worcester trio State Of Ember describe themselves as “taking their cue” from the likes of Alter Bridge, Shinedown and InMe. To be honest, I can’t see any comparisons with the first two named acts, and only a few shades of the last, on this, the Midlands band’s second EP. Which in itself is a good thing, as it means that the initial listen to this latest release – the follow up to their debut, ‘Clouded Views’, back in the Autumn of 2017 – quickly moved from asking “who do these guys sound like?” to that of “can they stand on their own two feet?”.
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Swedish melodic metal quintet Days Of Jupiter were formed in 2010 and have recently released their fourth album, ‘Panoptical. through Metalville. This is band our beautiful Dark Queen admits has slipped under herradar until the CD was slotted into her stereo – and she was pleasantly surprised by what she heard, as you can find out on the other side of the link.
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