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Rating - 4/5 1920’s big band jazz, 12 bar blues, Duke Ellington. A good base for a classic playlist. Throw in garage, grime and huge dance floor fillers, industrial synth and booming bass and you’ve potentially made a massive mess. Or have you? City of Sin, the sophomore album from Dutty Moonshine Big Band is... Continue Reading →
Released: 28th March 2020 Rating: 5/5 What more fitting band could there be to listen to in self-isolation than Scottish Highlanders Isolates? Forces follows on from their debut single, Frost, which was released in December, and is a monumental piece of work. Forces incorporates all the best features of Frost, including the vast, chilling atmosphere,... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Modern metal is something that has been branching out and forgetting limitations and labels by the week. “Amongst The Dead” does exactly that. Combining black metal, power metal, hardcore, and thrash for an exhilarating display of aggression. “Amongst The Dead”, if justice is served, will rise above the rest and be showcased... Continue Reading →
Rating - 3/5 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bjsbristol/?modal=admin_todo_tour Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/bjsbristol Website - https://wearepitcher.com/bjs Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lO0jlHQbPJedTU71lAu0z?si=LGCHA2JLSOyF7LjoAobwPA What do you get when you cross throwback techno beats, pneumatic drill-Esque bass lines, and the Coronavirus? No, it’s not the set up to the latest shit joke that your Uncle’s forwarded you on WhatsApp; you get the ‘Panic Buyer’s... Continue Reading →
What happens when the power goes out? When there’s no electricity to the instruments but the creativity still sparks? If you write an album acoustically you don’t take that material and try and amp it up. You let its soul ride out whole and pure. Risky business for most bands but when you are Led... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4.5/5 Deep City releases their aptly named single, ‘Joyride’; a shimmering, chorus-laden excursion that manages to capture a sweet, nostalgic vibe with its slick musicianship and an infectiously catchy sound. For fans of jangly, dream-pop look no further; the track is drenched in soul-soothing reverb, tasteful guitar hooks and a sparse, but effective,... Continue Reading →
In a modern world where diversity and unity are promoted in everyday life, applying this mindset to music is the perfect way to push boundaries and set the bar to evolve and view creativity though a new perspective. London based Pengshui, have done exactly that. Combing Hip-Hop and Punk to acheive their own unqie sound,... Continue Reading →
Released - 13th March 2020 Rating - 3/5 The Dears have been a band since 1995, and during that time have had numerous lineup changes and consisted of 20 different members. The two core members are husband and wife Murray Lightburn (vocals and guitar) and Natalia Yanchak (keyboard and vocals) Describing themselves as “The original... Continue Reading →
Rating - 5/5 A good album will make you sit up straight and pay attention. Perhaps it resonates with you lyrically, maybe it reminds you of something from your past, or it could just give you shivers with its pure musicality. Brave Faces, Everyone peels back the lid on the human condition and shoves you... Continue Reading →
