Highlights of another New Tunes Guide packed with under-the-radar mp3s, videos and Soundcloud links come this week from Reading four-piece Mellor, who found their way onto BBC Introducing after just one solitary gig, The Lake Poets, the project of singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff since 2010, and Australia’s Sheppard, who are gaining an ever-growing fanbase thanks to their ‘alternative indie pop sound and youthful vulnerability’.
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“Audio Love Nation is a Hungarian rock band that’s been playing all over Europe for three years now. Made up of a prog influenced bassist, a punk drummer, some funky guitar and some bluesy vocals, this mix creates music that is a melting pot of raw power and emotion, sometimes fast enough to knock you off your feet, sometimes as powerful as a freight train, sometimes as chill as the chillest 60s rock, always jamming, always rockin’!”
“French Touch indie rockers Boolfight are back with a new album, Feral, the result of a collaboration with Nicolas Fromageau (M83, Team Ghost), to be released on Nov. 12th on Montmorency Records. Boolfight’s signature sound, an alchemy mixing dark joy, beat-augmented indie rock and atmospheric groove, widens its spectrum on Feral to also include more electronic pieces.”
Everything is now by Boolfight
“South Wales duo Man Without Country, who specialise in an atmospheric, sometimes uneasy sonic palette, have just returned from dates with Tamaryn and a headlining slot at SWN and are gearing up for the release of new single Migrating Clay Pigeon on November 26th. Included on the single package is Nanosea, a languid, epic track of dense, enveloping layers showing Man Without Country confidently developing the nuances of their signature sound. Starting with a tense rhythm, it transforms effortlessly into a thrilling take on the widescreen cinematic sound with soaring guitars and a hypnotic groove.”
Nanosea by Man Without Country
“2011 saw the birth of Mellor, the Reading four-piece quickly bringing their dynamic mix of anthem-worthy Pop Smack and nostalgic jive appeal to their ever growing fan base. Catching the eye of BBC Introducing after just one gig, Mellor spent their first year sharing stages with the likes of The Kooks, Pete Doherty & KT Tunstall. Clocking up followers with their unrelenting assault on towns across the UK, Mellor released their debut single ‘Catch Me Girl’ to 5 Star online reviews in June 2012. Following features by NME, Artrocker, Drowned in Sound, BBC Introducing Radio & Q radio Support, Mellor are now back with their second single “In The Water” (November 26th) and a UK regional tour.”
“Anglo-French duo S A F, headed by brother-sister duo Marianne Elise and Eat Gas, have released new single ‘Fast’ digitally worldwide. The release of ‘Fast’ coincides with newly announced tour dates with Archive, including two massive dates at the famed Zenith in Paris. S A F will also be selling a limited run of EP’s featuring their break-out ‘Nailstorm’ EP and new single ‘Fast’.”
“Argonaut‘s highly anticipated self titled debut album is released by Criminal Records on 19th November. The London 5 piece’s sound combines super sweet sexy vocals with rocktastic guitar riffs, shrill synths and the occasional harmonica for a rock mix with an alternative edge. Influences like Hole, Garbage and Sonic Youth wash through with lead singer Lorna Lyons’s precocious attitude and dirty fuzz and phaser swamped guitar sounds permeating.”
ARGONAUT – ‘More Life’ – Out Mon 19th Nov on CRIMINAL RECORDS by Criminal Records
“Doldrums’ music deals with the loss of the individual, a bodiless, Soma-fried peeling back of surface emotions to expose an attitude both utterly bleak and mesmerizing. In 2011, after hearing Doldrums’ interpretation of their song ‘Chase the Tear’, Portishead released his song as the b-side to their single. At the same time, new tracks fell into the hands of cult London indie label No Pain In Pop, and were quickly confirmed for release as ‘Empire Sound’, his debut EP.”
“Revere‘s new single Keep This Channel Open, is the shining winner amongst the thousands of bands fighting for Channel 5s recent Send Us Your Music campaign. The resulting music video was subsequently debuted on Channel 5 earlier this year. The video itself is based around the values of communication and human interaction against a backdrop which nods to good old post-apocalyptic films and television.”
“The Lake Poets, AKA singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff, began performing in 2010, and quickly garnered high praise from all around the country, sharing the stage with international music stars such as Willy Mason, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Ben Howard, Withered Hand and The Futureheads, and recently played a showcase gig for the BBC. Now represented by booking agency 13 Artists, whose roster includes Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys, The Lake Poets have also earned national airplay from the likes of BBC6Music and Amazing Radio.”
The Lake Poets – Rain (Public Stream) by Tiny Lights
“Sheppard have amassed a concrete international following and are constantly developing their local presence, infiltrating the music scene with their alternative indie pop sound and youthful vulnerability. To date they have written and produces over 30 tracks and continue to impress audiences with an ongoing supply of new material. Sheppard, six big kids in one creative family, bound by the love they have for music.”
