With synth-rich anthemic tracks that radiate an emotional landscape from euphoria to darkness, Magnetic Skies feels very much like a band who have found their calling. And after releasing a series of singles and EPs, the band’s debut album, Empire Falling, is out on Friday 3rd November. Even the album title conjures impending turmoil and…
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It’s hard to keep up with Richard Walters. The artist is known for working solo and collaboratively and he’s also a prolific songwriter. He is probably best known for his works as one third of the group LYR with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage plus Patrick Pearson. They released their second album The Ultraviolet Age in…
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A self-assured and distinctive single and EP has just been released by Cork alt-folk singer-songwriter Sarah Buckley called Wind Chimes. The song comes hot on the heels previous single release, Always Trouble and both tracks are on her new EP. There’s more than meets the eye with Wind Chimes – the three-track EP as a whole…
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Snowapple Collective are Laurien, Una and Laura, a Dutch trio known for their unique genre-blending sound. They are releasing a new album on 30th September on Zip Records, called Wrong Feet. Wrong Feet is a tribute to Sean Bergin: jazz with an African and Caribbean flavour, reimagined as catchy tunes with vocal harmonies. At the…
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There’s a new Magnetic Skies single just released, called Fading Lights, released 1st September. As we’ve come to expect from their previous output, the track is dripping with atmosphere and drama. There’s the moody, driving Joy Division-style bass thrum to open, which drives the song through to its completion. The emotive vocals rise over the…
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Beans on Toast has just released a track called The Golden Lion from his upcoming studio album The Toothpaste and The Tube, due for release on December 1st. I’m sure you don’t want to start thinking about Christmas during this late summer heatwave but this could be the perfect present for some lucky soul on…
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Any W H Lung news is cause for celebration here at Gourmet Gigs. And there’s plenty to get stuck into here with the band’s new track, video and some UK appearances too – although we might have to draw a line at a flight to the States for their upcoming US tour. The new track is…
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Dream-pop band Firestations released their fifth album called Thick Terrain on July 14th on Lost Map, on limited-edition 12” vinyl and digital platforms. The album is a “clear-eyed and bold statement, deftly combining big ideas with pop sensibilities in a captivating way”. And you can catch Firestations live, starting 30th August (venues and dates below). Thick Terrain is…
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Hot Chip have surely reached national treasure status. The band’s work always has a embracing, uplifting quality to it, and live they’re exhilarating. As summer gets an uplift weather-wise, it seems like a good time to release this euphoric new track featuring Malaysian-Irish producer and songwriter Yunè Pinku. The new single is called Fire of Mercy. Alexis…
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She is a familiar face to anyone who’s seen The Orielles live over the past couple of years… and now Emily Zukowski, aka Modema, has stepped forward and released a track of her own. Unsurprisingly, Emily has also been working on her own material, something she’s been busy with for years, and Running Back is her…
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