"Brilliantly atmospheric vocals...elegant rhythms...a winning confluence of globe spanning folk music.” Record Collector Magazine****

"Deeply moving and soulful” Louder Than War

"A mesmerising and powerful performance that keeps an appreciative audience under its spell" Prog Magazine

"Extraordinary talent” BBC Introducing

There's a queue to get into the Phoenix tonight, which can't be too common a sight on a stupendously soggy Sunday evening, and there's a nice atmosphere building around the bar and foyer, it seems a lot of people have been waiting patiently to see BDB, some may have been waiting for 25 years, no wonder they're keen!

SMILE - BRAND NEW ALBUM ENTERED UK CHART AT NO.2

LEAD SINGER BENJI WEBBE APPEARING ON ‘NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS’ THIS WEDS 20TH SEPT ON SKY TV

+ LISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE:
“THIS SIDE OF ME”
OUT NOW
STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE

+ ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM:
‘JUST BEFORE THE WORLD STARTS BURNING’
OUT 24 NOVEMBER 2023, VIA XTRA MILE RECORDINGS
PRE-SAVE/ORDER HERE

New Album:
'Come Of Age'
Out 6 October via SO In De Goot Recordings
Pre-Save Here

+ UK Headline Tour
Kicks Off September 26 in Manchester
Tickets On-Sale Now

"Rollicking garage rock” - The Guardian
"Exceptional...Amelia Murray resurrecting her Fazerdaze project in 2022 was one of the most welcome events in New Zealand music in years" - Rolling Stone AUS
"A bold, confident step" - The Line of Best Fit
"Buoyant...contemplative" - NME
“A fuzzy delight” - BrooklynVegan

+ SKINNY PELEMBE TOURS 
'HARDLY THE SAME SNAKE' LP
ACROSS THE UK THIS OCTOBER

TAKEN FROM A NEW ALBUM:
‘THIS CANDLE IS FOR YOU’
OUT 17 NOVEMBER 2023, VIA WIAIWYA RECORDS
PRE-ORDER HERE

Mucky Weekender took place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th September on a beautiful site just a few miles away from the bustling city of Winchester and the weather forecast was good, possibly too good. Usually, given the choice of rain or sunshine, I would naturally opt for the latter but when the sunshine brings 32 degrees of Celsius with it, maybe a bit of the wet stuff would have been nice to take the edge off!

"Magnetic appeal... creating a broader cultural and sonic arsenal, while maintaining a buoyancy that takes the listener on a fantastic ride from start to finish" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Lusitanian Ghosts impressively channel tools of the past to create a beautiful sonic vision. Innovative in their use of traditional instruments to make modern pop-rock, this music is upbeat, quirky, feels familiar and is catchy as hell" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"A compelling blend of ominous Goth atmospheres, dark, but dynamic dancefloor anthems, New Wave ’80s tunefulness, and electronics-embedded tech tracks, all draped with the silky, reflective, and longing vocals of George Grant" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Leaning towards Ultravox and Colourbox on the new wave spectrum, they sometimes channel vibes from Phantasmagoria-era The Damned and Butterfly on a Wheel-era The Mission" ~ Amplify Music Mag

"Space might be the final frontier but Black Rose Burning are already stellar" ~ Onyx Music Reviews

"Smoulders from the ashes of goth-rock, whilst emerging from the dry-ice ambience of 80s nostalgia. Like a noir-new romantic, Black Rose Burning peacock preens from the underworld of art-pop, whilst intermixing its post-punk palette" ~ The Manc Review

PAST VIDEOS
'Cops Watch Cop Shows'  https://youtu.be/nTKzzi4KTg8
'Scream of Consciousness'  https://youtu.be/Trm3uGDa8Ew
'Go and Be Damned'  https://youtu.be/bIjD_Z0DNwY
'Rock Star Sh*t'  https://youtu.be/W5BA2UTmauI

"What a fantastic album... there is a unique gem within each and every track... There is just so much to love in this album. A sheer delight – recommended for everyone suffering from sensory overstimulation. This will calm your mind and ease you into healthy listening" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

The Hunna have announced a 16-date autumn UK headline tour running across the country through October & November 2023. Tickets are available NOW via www.thehunnaofficial.com

Memoirs of signing and producing some of the biggest rock bands of the 70s and 80s, featuring Mötley Crüe, Poison, Twisted Sister, Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, and more. On sale November 21st.

I’m not sure how I stumbled upon a Dublin based duo called YAWA, wherever they came from, I’m so glad they did as after checking out their back catalogue, I sent over a bunch of questions for an ‘Introducing’ feature on the site.

We covered a bunch of topics including the origin of the band name, dream festival lineups, their recording process, TikTok and living in Dublin, read on for all this and more!

When I heard that Swiss born, Berlin based musician Anna Erhard was on her way to the UK to play a bunch of live shows, I was keen to learn more about her and spread the word about ‘170’, her latest track that is fast becoming a main stay on my Spotify playlist. Read on to learn more about her, what she loves about Berlin, what she’s looking forward to doing in the UK and acts that she’s currently enjoying….

Hot on the heels of last year`s “Raw TV Products - Singles & Rarities 1985-88” vinyl compilation (released on the mighty Last Night From Glasgow imprint), the newly-reformed SOUP DRAGONS present their first new single in over 3 decades.

Nestled within the lush confines of Escot Park near Exeter, Beautiful Days Festival celebrated a remarkable milestone in 2023, marking two decades of delivering musical magic and community camaraderie. As the sun set on its 20th-anniversary edition, festival goers revelled in the mix of acts performing over the weekend, a wide variety of great food, and a genuinely enchanting atmosphere that has come to define this local gem on the UK festival circuit.