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The two instrumental trios, a-tota- so from the UK and Six Hands from Belgium, combine musical-forces validating their shared love of all things instrumental through their forthcoming split EP ‘Bromance’. Being released as a 10” record, ‘Bromance’ appeases the vinyl-lovers and fans alike, with both sides including new materials and a cover of the other... Continue Reading →
Today, Brighton math-rock band Delta Sleep have shared two new live sessions. Ahead of their US tour the band recorded a session with Audiotree and to coincide with the announcement of a new Paris live date the band have also shared a session filmed in the city with Mowno. The band are currently halfway through... Continue Reading →
Just as the opening strummed acoustic guitar lines have me thinking “here we go, another earnest, balladeering, unplugged troubadour to wade through” the weight of a full band drops in behind it and suddenly the world seems a brighter place. It would have been easy to follow some sort of angst ridden pop template and... Continue Reading →
The reason that Dead Royalties music works so well is that consciously or otherwise they appeal to two very distinct camps. Those in the mainstream will pick up on the heavy yet accessible riffs, the energy and the driving nature of their music. It’s an easy sell, ticks boxes for the man in the street,... Continue Reading →
Although the underlying groove running through this Bristol art-punk trio’s latest offering may have Foo Fighter fans ears pricking up, they would be entirely missing the point, but what’s new? For if there is any connection between the two bands it is that Dead Royalties sound like what Grohl and the boys could be if... Continue Reading →
It has been a quiet year for Dead Royalties, but they have roared back into action with a string of live shows and now a new video to push their latest two-track download. With their trademark mix of grunge infused alt-rock and lyrics that explore the dark underbelly of modern society, Revolting Revolution, is not only musically very... Continue Reading →
I’ve always maintained that bands who make great music but fail to deliver the goods lyrically are missing an opportunity, building themselves a platform and then finding that they have nothing worth saying when they stand on that musical podium. So what about instrumental bands, ones who deliberately eschew the lyrical path? Well, when you... Continue Reading →
Secret Chord Records are excited to announce the new video from Dead Royalties Taken from their e.p, Hormones Bring Out Your Dead was described as…. “Combining the grit and drive of (the grunge genre) and mixing it with a lo-hi punk vibe and the complexities of math-rock, Dead Royalties have come up with something cool enough... Continue Reading →
If geek is the new black, then Oui Legionnaires are the poster boys for the new movement. As the internet has turned computer programers into celebrities so geek chic has become the new cool. But whilst any member of the band may look like they have come to fix your laptop, the music they bring... Continue Reading →
It seems very apt that in a week when every music publication worth its salt is reminiscing on the god-like legacy of Kurt Cobain, to feature a band who have picked up the grunge torch and refashioned it in their own image. After cutting his teeth in math-rockers Sailors and later Russian Blue, Alex Share’s... Continue Reading →
It's a testament to modern technology that an artist in America can collaborate with a record label in England to make an album without ever having been in the same room as each other, but this is just what Jen Olive and Andy Partridge have managed to do. After contacting Partridge's Ape House label about... Continue Reading →