Santa Cruz – Bad Blood Rising
Finnish hard rock band Santa Cruz are due to release their third studio album, Bad Blood Rising, on 10 November 2017. Continue reading “Santa Cruz – Bad Blood Rising”
Author: Graeme Smith
Keep Dancing Inc – Initial Public Offering
New Romantics Keep Dancing Inc have released their debut EP Initial Public Office. Will it float and do the business or are the Parisian trio writing cheques they can’t cash? Continue reading “Keep Dancing Inc – Initial Public Offering”
Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down
Heaven Upside Down is the latest album from industrial goth rocker Marilyn Manson, and it’s a welcome return for a rock hero who has otherwise had a bad time of things recently. Continue reading “Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down”
Meadowlark at Fibbers
Monday night at Fibbers saw atmospheric duo Meadowlark come to York as part of their Postcards tour, celebrating their debut album. They were joined on the night by local acts The Bronze and Kymberley Kennedy. Continue reading “Meadowlark at Fibbers”
Shania Twain – Now
Now is Shania Twain’s first studio release since 2002’s Up, and her first entirely self-penned production. It’s a heady mix of pop and country like you might expect, with sometimes delightfully predictable lyrics and some really catchy hooks. Continue reading “Shania Twain – Now”
Seven Stories High – Deadweight
Seven Stories High are a pop-punk band from Swansea in South Wales, with their forthcoming release Deadweight set to be the band’s third EP. Whilst they are firmly within the pop-punk canon (the South Wales area seems to have been quite productive in that regard), their music also includes elements of the Mid-west and Long Island emo scenes, with hints of very early Brand New and more modern bands such as Mooseblood present in their work. Continue reading “Seven Stories High – Deadweight”
Kublai Khan – Nomad
Kublai Khan are an American metalcore band from Sherman in Texas, predictably named after the Mongolian Emperor and General. It’s a rather interesting name for the band to have taken on, as their music is just as hard and brutal as one might expect the emperor to have been, with a tribal intensity to their sound that is highly impressive. Continue reading “Kublai Khan – Nomad”
Vuromantics – In The Night
Vuromantics to release ‘In The Night’ EP on 20 October on Alya Records. Continue reading “Vuromantics – In The Night”
One For The Road MNDA Fundraiser
York DIY music collective One For The Road have revealed the details of the fourth instalment of their annual fundraising gig for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, which takes place between Thursday 2nd and Saturday 4th November at three venues across York. Continue reading “One For The Road MNDA Fundraiser”
