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A veteran activist singer-songwriter releases his latest bulletin on our troubled times, mixed in with more personal musings.Think of protest music, and one thinks of 1960s America, when the Vietnam War, in particular, inspired a host of singer- songwriters to start writing songs which were a world away from the the souffle-light pop which had emerged in the 1950s on the back of the emergence of ‘rock and roll’. Of course, the likes of Woody Guthrie, Yip Harburg, Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson had been voicing their controlled anger at societal and racial inequalities and injustices through song from much…
Few bands in current day metalcore can master the art of making harsh vocals ferocious, yet catchy. Over the years, this is something which August Burns Red have mastered, and is now a quintessential part of their identity. What makes the American band stand out even more is the fact that their guitar parts are incredibly intricate and tough to execute. On Season Of Surrender, the five-piece showcase both of these elements, and show off the talent of each individual musician, making for a release that is grand in sound, as well as the musicality. Season Of Surrender opens with…
It’s a big year for Travis Knight, as he has two releases for 2026, and while there has been some extreme excitement for Wildwood later in the year, it comes as a complete surprise that Masters of the Universe might be among one of my favourite films that have come out so far. Since 2009, Sony Pictures has been trying to get a live-action adaptation of Masters of the Universe off the ground, and for over a decade, the movie has found itself in development hell with the rights bouncing back and forth between different studios. Now, under Amazon MGM…
Indeed, since forming in Bellingham, Washington in 1997, Death Cab For Cutie’s emergence from the underground was made possible by the captivating introspection of their music. A melodic strain of indie rock from when that tag referred to an ethos as well as a sound, it would eventually become (unfairly) a lazy umbrella term for non-heavy bands with reasonable tailoring and expensive hairdos. The zenith of DCFC’s success came with the release of understated masterpiece Transatlanticism, which, remarkably, was released the same year [2003] as Give Up, the first and to date only album from Ben’s other band, The Postal…
Texas Is the Reason | Jamie LenmanAcademy 3, Manchester31st May 2026The lost heroes of nineties emo return to the site of one of their greatest triumphs for one more run down memory lane.The last time Texas Is the Reason played Manchester really was supposed to be the last time. The term emo is often thrown around too lightly these days , but back at that gig, in August of 2013, the years were already brimming in frontman Garrett Klahn’s eyes when he took the stage, let alone when he left it. That was the penultimate show of their farewell tour,…
Static Dress have announced their first UK and European headline tour in four years, fresh from the release of their acclaimed second album, injury episode. The Leeds alternative quartet revealed plans for the injury episode tour following the arrival of the record, which has been met with widespread praise from critics across the rock and alternative music press. The run will mark fans’ first opportunity to experience the band’s latest material in a full headline setting, with the group set to perform in the largest venues of their career to date. Beginning at Paris’ La Maroquinerie on 20 October, the…
Fast-rising Los Angeles alt-rock outfit untitled have announced their first-ever UK headline tour, alongside details of their new single, Nothing Good, due for release on 12 June via GoodTalk/Create Music. The West L.A. four-piece will bring their grunge-infused sound across the UK this September for a five-date run, stopping in Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and London. The announcement follows a breakout period for the band, whose early releases have attracted significant attention on both sides of the Atlantic. After building momentum through a series of West Coast US dates, including shows with Cardinals and Suicidal Tendencies and appearances at the…
Ghost’s Tobias Forge has always had a knack for combining blasphemous lyrical imagery with the sweetest of musical caresses. If anyone could infiltrate the social media mainstream with a song that, on the face of it, combined sacrilege with slick pop-rock hooks, it was him.And so it proved with viral success of Mary on a Cross. In September 2022, a TikTok user uploaded a slowed-down, reverb-heavy version of the three-year-old song to soundtrack a compilation of Stranger Things scenes. It blew up and before long there were more than 300,000 TikTok vids using either the original or alternative iteration of…
Originally published in Uncut Take 294 (November 2021 issue)… The Ealing Jazz Club didn’t promise much from the outside. Situated opposite Ealing Broadway tube station, wedged between a jeweller’s and a tea shop, a tight set of steps led down into a faceless cellar. “It had a capacity of about a hundred people, maybe a few more,” recalls frequent visitor Dick Taylor. “There was a cloakroom, then a narrow room with the bar at one side. It was only a small club. But you’d walk through the door and it would sound like Chicago in there. The atmosphere was incredible.”…
North West London producer PIGMNT returns with Ginseng, a five track EP released through Create Define Release (CDR) as part of its Pathways artist development programme. Drawing on UK Funky, Gqom, Amapiano and tribal house influences, the project blends heavy low end pressure with groove focused club energy.Each track is inspired by a different medicinal herb, Nettle Root, Ginseng, Suma Root and Ashwagandha, reflecting PIGMNT’s interest in the connection between music and healing. The concept takes inspiration from MF DOOM’s Special Herbs series, reimagined through a distinctly London dance music lens.Built around rolling percussion, deep sub bass and raw rhythmic…
The release follows previous single “LA PRIMA” and arrives ahead of KINGH’s forthcoming debut EP, also titled DARE TO DREAM, landing 26 June. Entirely produced by Shy FX, the project continues a creative partnership that has already seen KINGH feature on tracks including “Gideon’s Charge”, “Nobu” and “100”.Born in Leeds and raised between Lake Como and Milan before returning to the UK at 17, KINGH’s sound reflects a fluid mix of influences from Erykah Badu and Funkadelic to David Bowie. That sense of movement and reinvention sits at the centre of her artistry, combining soulful songwriting with cinematic visuals she…
Polish atmospheric stoner and post-metal unit Sunsucker have officially released their crushing new single, “Heart”. The track serves as a visceral entry point into the band’s distinctive blend of hypnotic textures and raw emotional heavy music, and it is available now on all major digital platforms.The single was captured at WeM Studios, with the engineering, mixing, and mastering handled by Marek Kubik. Musically, “Heart” leans heavily into a deeply immersive post-stoner metal landscape. The band masterfully reject modern metal trends, opting instead to translate vulnerable psychological states into expansive, haunting soundscapes built upon a foundation of driving rhythms and thick…