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Damien McFly’s single ‘I Can’t Reply’ out now!
Damien McFly has released his latest single, I Can’t Reply, a gorgeous song that effortlessly blends the acoustic elements of folk with a rock inspired flair for songwriting. It's available to buy digitally on iTunes.
The video for I Can't Reply premiered on GigSlutz, and you can watch it now via Damien's YouTube channel.
You can also stream the the single via the ABoF SoundCloud page.
Thematically, I Can't reply wrestles with the notions of unexpected developments in life and love, riffing on the notion that the thing you least expect to happen often turns out to be the one that leaves you with the best memories. Musically, the song is an explosion of piano and guitar strings, with Damien’s voice peppering the proceedings with gorgeous harmonies and an earnestness and power that bears comparison to Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers.
Damien McFly is the stage name for Damiano Ferrari, a driven, passionate and charismatic singer from Padova, Italy.
Dedicated to live performance, he has played over 200 gigs throughout Europe in less than two years and in the summer of 2014 he crossed the Atlantic to play gigs in Chicago, Indianapolis and Nashville.
I Can’t Reply is out now via Ferrari Records and available to buy digitally on iTunes.
Alphas’ single ‘Waves’ out now!
Alphas second single, Waves, is out now via AlphaBravoCharlie Records and available to buy digitally on iTunes.
The video for Waves premiered on GigSlutz, who described the trio's sound as "uptempo, catchy indie-pop that is sure to get in your ears and stay there." You can watch it now via the band's YouTube channel.
You can also stream the single via the band's SoundCloud page.
Waves is the follow up to the Aberdeen trio’s debut single, Here Comes The Burn, and captures the band’s kinetic onstage presence with a pure punchy indie pop sound that could easily appeal to fans of The Futureheads as well as newcomers The Bulletproof Bomb. The track was written around the idea that people and their dreams change over time, but that everybody needs to keep on searching, within and without, to truly know themselves.
The band’s members not only share their taste in music, citing the likes of Doves and Blur as influences, they also share first names, with Andrew Burden taking on vocal and guitar duties, Andy Kite providing bass guitar and synthesisers, and Andy Clark holding them all together on drums. They plan to spend the rest of the summer touring Scotland, having already played shows at Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
and XpoNorth Festival, while they set the scene for the release of their debut album New Fire in September.
Waves is released via AlphaBravoCharlie Records and available to buy digitally on iTunes.
Ded Rabbit release video for ‘Scarlet Cardigan’!
“... classic Indie sound” - Vic Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland
“An exciting live band that will appeal widely and who are definitely festival-ready” - David Balfour, Record Of The Day
Ded Rabbit have released their video for Scarlet Cardigan, a free track which is out now via Ded Rabbit Records.
The video premiered on Gigwise who described it as a ”blistering Indie belter." You can watch Scarlet Cardigan now via Ded Rabbit’s YouTube page.
The track 'Scarlet Cardigan' premiered on Gigslutz. You can stream it via the band's SoundCloud page.
Opening their EP with the aforementioned ‘Scarlet Cardigan’, the band have held nothing back in creating a fast paced and undeniably British sound, but with subtle shades of New York’s underground garage rock scene due to their sheer, unbridled energy. Things take a breather for ‘Step Of Your Shoes’, but don’t be fooled - you’re only a verse away from another burst of intensity, showcasing the band’s ability to toy with the listener’s expectations. EP closer and title track ‘Moving In Slow Motion’ serves as a masterclass in indie pop, with catchy hooks and lyrical tone that could sit well beside the likes of Jamie T and Catfish & The Bottlemen.
To support the release of their EP, Ded Rabbit will be playing the T Break Stage at this year's T In The Park as well as heading out on a tour of the UK. You can catch them live at the following dates:
22 July - Zanzibar - Liverpool
24 July - Verve Bar - Leeds
01 August - Sneaky Pete's - Edinburgh
08 August The Jazz Bar - Edinburgh
Moving In Slow Motion is released via Ded Rabbit Records on 17th July 2015.
Gene Serene’s album ‘The Polaris Experience’ out now’!
"Blissfully experimental..."- Clash
Gene Serene's debut album, The Polaris Experience is out now and available to buy digitally on iTunes.
A concept album in the classic sense of the word, Gene Serene enlisted the help of producer and sound engineer Bob Earland (Radiophonic Workshop, Clor) who co-wrote and co-produced the album, providing Gene with a sample library and the tools to create something brilliant.
The video for single Weightlessness premiered on Clash Magazine's website, who described it as "a fusion of post-punk, synth-pop and science fiction." You can watch it via Gene Serene's YouTube channel.
You can also stream the single via the ABoF SoundCloud page.
Inspired by the Mars One project, where members of the public have been given the chance to sign up for a one way ticket to the red planet, The Polaris Experience tells the age old story of boy meets girl, of true connections and love as the technological singularity takes place and the world becomes increasingly toxic to mankind. As war ensues, the star crossed lovers are offered an escape route that will take them off the Earth. Placed in suspended animation and heading away from their celestial home, songs such as ‘Hold Me’ and ‘Upload’ explore the emotions and connections experienced in a technologically superior and interstellar future, existing outside of space and time.
With a sound that owes as much to prog staples Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa and Cardiacs as it does stylistically to Goldfrapp and St Vincent, The Polaris Experience is a stellar addition to the oeuvre of intelligent, vocally driven electronica.
The Polaris Experience was written to be experienced in cinemas and theatres, as well as traditional venues and found spaces, and you can catch her hypnotic live show during her album launch at St Pancras Old Church on 17th July 2015.
You can stream and download album track and single Singularity and 'Hazza' for free via the ABoF SoundCloud page and watch the cosmic video that accompanies her previous single via Gene Serene's YouTube channel.
The Polaris Experience is out now via Duchess Box Records and available to buy digitally on iTunes.
Download ‘The Beat Of Your Heart’ by The Hate Eighties for free!
The Hate Eighties have released 'The Beat Of Your Heart', a free track taken from their forthcoming album POW released 5th October 2015 via Walton Xi Huang Media..
Sounding like a post apocalyptic Muse crossed with a John Carpenter soundtrack, their futuristic art-pop is an experiment in story telling utilising multimedia. You can download the track to hear for yourself via the ABoF SoundCloud page.
Debut album POW takes place in an alternative past or a possible future and tells the story of how one company rebrands the ideals of an alt-capitalist group and sells it to the world. They are transmedia. They are post modern. They are Sebastian & Lucius, two Glaswegian artists influenced by the music of Chvrches, Aphex Twin, Nine Inch Nails, the humour of Chris Morris, and the onstage charisma of Timmy Cappello, the topless Saxophonist from The Lost Boys.
The combination is distilled agitprop electronica, wrapped up in songs disguised as hip hop, alternative rock and EDM.
They create physical artwork for each one of their songs and have been known to share them with the worthy. You may have already seen their advertisements plastered up around your town, or heard them on the radio in between the frequencies of popular stations. They exist in your peripheral vision, and they’ve decided it’s time for them to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
Lucius provides vocals, keyboards, programming, guitars, bass and saxophone. Sebastian provides vocals, keyboards, programming, guitars and bass. You provide the audience.
POW is released 5th October 2015 via Walton Xi Huang Media.