Live4ever’s New Tunes Guide feat. Trampolene, Morrissey & Marshall and more


The New Tunes Guide highlights this week are provided by Trampolene and Morrissey & Marshall.

Welsh trio Trampolene are offering up their new single ‘I Don’t Know’ as a free download after releasing two limited edition double A-side singles last year. Using the virtues of Ray Davies’ Konk Studios in North London, the band produced the track themselves along side Josh Green and are heading out for a UK tour next month. Our second highlights this week are Morrissey & Marshall, a duo who incite folk, indie and rock nuances from inspirations such as the Everly Brothers, The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel and who have already pricked the ears of John Grant, Mike Skinner and Shane McGowan.

These and eight other picks of the week can be found by scrolling through our latest collection, and you can catch up with all our previous editions by clicking on the New Tunes Guide logo below.

To celebrate another week of great music, the Live4ever Ezine is very excited to partner with Manchester’s Ei8htball to offer one lucky reader a new pair of their EX811 in-earphones! Once you’ve been through this week’s tracks, check out all the competition details below.

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Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures are hitting the road on tour in support of their brand new album ‘Gin’, out on Fika Recordings March 3rd 2014. Joining them will be long time collaborator Freschard, whose latest album ‘Boom Biddy Boom’ came out on WIAIWYA in January 2014. ‘Gin’ is SB&TWP’s first album together since 2010’s ‘Another One Just Like That’.”

“‘Spilt Milk Perfume’ saw Algernon Doll, aka Ewan Grant, releasing his latest album on 17th February 2014 via Struggletown Records.”

Early 2014 sees a return to the fray for Welsh trio Trampolene with details of a new free download single ‘I Don’t Know’ available on the band’s website www.trampolene.co.uk. The single follows two limited edition double A-sided 7” singles ‘You Do Nothing For Me’ / ‘Adrenaline’ (August) and ‘Under The Strobe Light’ / ‘My Bourgeoisie Girl ‘(November) released on Mi7 Records last year. ‘I Don’t Know’ was recorded live at Ray Davies’ Konk Studios in North London and produced by the band and Josh Green.

“After the single release late in 2013 of Anyone’s Guess‘ (consisting of Clint Chambers on guitars, Sanja Jovanovic on bass/vocals and Matt McCormick on drums) track ‘Apathy’, the band are now releasing their first EP ‘March In The Dark – Chapter 1’ which will be followed up later on in the year with a second EP ‘March In The Dark ~ Chapter 2’.”

“Sheffield’s The Hosts released their debut album ‘Softly, Softly’ on February 10th. Lead single ‘September Song’ was released on Monday, 17th February. The band have performed live in support of Richard Hawley, Paul Weller, The Walkmen and Cold War Kids, amongst many others.”

PawnShop Kings are two brothers from southern California. ‘Being brothers, we knew it would shine a light on layers of our history and the baggage that comes with family dynamics, but knew it was crucial if we wanted to make the musical partnership work.’ the band say.’ So, we basically forced the living situation: getting up every morning, staring at each other, sharing a bathroom, and forced engagement regardless of the circumstance.'”

Technicolor Hearts is described as ‘an art project for lovers, a discourse between friends, an interactive expression of memories, sadness, happiness and a celebration of life’. Using elements of visual and performance art, the duo combine arts and crafts with pop. Technicolor Hearts recently played two official showcases at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York.”

“Australian alt rockers Veludo have announced the release of their new single ‘Stay Young’ and self-titled EP. To celebrate, the band will be taking their live show on the road, which kicked off at The Rosemount Hotel in Perth on February 21st and moves through Bendigo, Albury and Sydney, before two homecoming shows in Melbourne at The Evelyn and Cherry Bar in April.”

“Darren Morrissey and Greg Marshall, collectively known as Morrissey & Marshall, release their debut album ‘‘And So It Began’’ on the 31st March 2014. Morrissey & Marshall count John Grant, Mike Skinner and Shane McGowan amongst their fans, who have all approached the band after seeing them perform live. The band predominantly cites the likes of the Everly Brothers, The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel as major influences with contemporary inspiration coming from bands akin to Fleet Foxes and Arctic Monkeys.”

Crystal Seagulls are an unsigned young four-piece indie rock band consisting of Jim (vox/rhythm guitar), John (vox/bass), Elz (backing vox/lead guitar) and Ben (drums/poster boy). Based in North London at the start of their journey as professional musicians, their cite influences by Bob Dylan, The Jam, Oasis and others. The band have performed a fair few gigs all over the country, headlining venues such as Barfly, The Water Rats, Proud, The Troubadour.”

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It’s all about the sound really.

The skitter of a drum machine, the romance of the 808 kicking “Manchester” into life, the howling feedback that links The Who to Jesus And the Mary Chain…to Napalm Death, the jangle that stretches from the Beatles to Arctic Monkeys, the soul groove that pulls back from Alex Turner’s Sheffield lads to Marvin Gaye and rebounds to Robin Thicke.

What you need is something that can handle all of those sounds. Something that will cope with whatever mood you’re in. Something that will be true to what you need to hear.

ei8htball. It’s all in your head.

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