Tag: trey tyler

Collaborative albums can be, and usually are, a tricky endeavor. There are usually two ways that most collaboration albums end up being successful: in the first and most common method, the collaborators discover a common musical ground and complement one another with their own subtle nuances. Think of groups such…

When the word “prodigy” gets tossed around in today’s lexicon it’s often met with a heavy dose of skepticism, and usually those results are married to a lingering sense of disappointment. After spending time on the road with legendary icons such as Alice Cooper and Wilko Johnson, all while just…

To round off our Best Of 2016 series, some of Live4ever’s writers have picked out their own favourite albums from the past year, ranging from the return electronic of legends after over a decade away to one of the year’s brand new collaborations. You can revisit our entire Best Of…

Bumbling from the edges, east of Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee, lays an eccentric and ever-growing rock n’ roll scene that has pushed out an assortment of eclectic noises that are far removed from the traditional ‘Nashville Sound’. From the bright comic illustrated garage rock of JEFF The Brotherhood, to the…

Exploded View’s self-titled debut is the culmination of unique personalities spontaneously evolving their musical backgrounds to create a dynamically shifting and equally memorizing hubbub. The four-piece initially formed in Mexico with the intent of acting as a backing vehicle for Annika Henderson (vocals, synth) to perform her solo material live,…

Night Beats @ SXSW 2016 (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media) Who are your influences? Lee Blackwell: “I didn’t grow up in a musical family. I grew up with a brother that messed around with the sitar. I’m half-Indian so there’s a lot of Indian classical music like Ravi Shankar…

Over the course of rock n roll’s history, the niche archetype of a ‘rock n’ roll trio’ has marveled musicians, critics and fans alike. Throughout the decades, three people working within the holy trinity set-up of guitar, bass and drums have created exciting and dynamic work despite the confines of…

Slaves in conversation with Live4ever backstage at Irving Plaza, NYC (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media) Last time Live4ever sat down with Slaves, they were a bumbling act of excitement as they took to SXSW with a youthful vigor. Their original EP ‘Sugar Coated Bitter Truth‘ had buzzed its way…

The Big Pink @ SXSW 2016 (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media) “We are very much starting with the beginning of this album process – the next stage of The Big Pink,” mused founder Robbie Furze. It’s been a quiet few years for him; The Big Pink haven’t released any…

In a city comprised of some of rock n roll’s finest and most dynamic musicians, Austin’s White Denim have built a marvelously sturdy brand of southern progressive rock that exhibits all the spontaneous, diverse and certainly weird characteristics that define the city. The tunefully frantic musicians behind frontman James Petralli…

The term ‘Chaosmosis’ originates from French philosopher and psychotherapist Felix Guattari. In this particular theory, Guattari states art is an aesthetical product that comes from new subjective perspectives, and that subjectivity is always collective, or pre-individual. In other words, the collective group forms the basis of subjectivity through gradations of…

Jeff Wootton may not be a household name, but he is without a doubt one of the most respected musicians currently working within the British music industry. At just 28 years old, the Manchester native has racked up a résumé that is as impressive as it is diverse, having worked…

It feels like a lifetime since Yuck released their kinetic and critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. In five short years the four-piece has undergone some dramatic changes; in 2013 lead singer and guitarist Daniel Blumberg left, prompting guitarist Max Bloom to take over vocal duties whilst the band enlisted Ed…

It’s been six years since Jack Tatum’s melodic daydreams first escaped his bedroom on ‘Gemini‘, and after a three-year slumber Wild Nothing return with an aptly titled third album ‘Life Of Pause‘. With each release, Tatum has subtly explored different sonic boundaries whilst sharpening his musical execution and artistic vision.…

Remember when you cracked open that first underage beer with all the mischievous and carefree snickering that went along with it? Well, the endearingly charming girl-gang garage-rock quartet Hinds epitomizes that carefree feeling of youthful recklessness. Based  in Madrid, the band originally formed out of a project called Deers between…

With Little Comets and Asylums sitting on top of our Christmas tree this year, Live4ever’s end of year countdowns come to an end today with our writers’ own stand-out albums of 2015. You’ll find a varied selection box below, from the crazy new world of young guitar bands to the…