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Happy Satuday everyone! The ever-reliable Captain Stavros has sifted through the new releases to bring you the best tunes around right now.

UV TV

‘Always Something’

Out Now – Papercup Music

Live @ The Victoria in Dalston on 5.4.22

We dare you to play The Cult’s - ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ simultaneously alongside ‘Always Something’.


 

Ibibio Sound Machine

‘17 18 19’

Electricity out March 25 on Merge Records

Touring London March 28 Rough Trade East / Electric Ballroom Camden April 14 

The last in a series of charged up singles releasing before the album drop in a few weeks. Ibibio’ll help you thaw your way into spring with the heat they bring.


 

Jesse Mac Cormack

‘NHFN’

SOLO out April 8 – on Secret City Records

Feels like a Thom Yorke inspired track, very Kid A.


 

Panic Shack

‘The Ick’

Baby Shack out April 8 – On Brace Yourself Records 

You put the milk in first? Mate, get a clue. How dare you shoosh me!


 

Bloomsday

‘Phase’

Place To Land out June 8 – Bayonet Records 

A feel good easy breezy ditty, worth a feel good warm and fuzzy listen.

 

 

Erasers

‘A Breeze’

Constant Connection out April 8 – on Night School Records 

Another quality slow burner.


 

Bodega

‘Pillar on the Bridge of Yourself’

Broken Equipment out now – on What’s Your Rapture?

Touring now across the UK 

If you like what you hear, and we do, Bodega are playing a slew of dates around the end of the month in London town.


 

Sprints

‘Delia Smith’

Modern Job out now on Nice Swan Records 

Sprints tackle the age-old question, ‘who wants to be special anyway?’.  Track feels like a nod to Blood Red Shoes’ roots, if you dig that you’ll dig this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Metal Detector 20220315

 

 

Welcome back to the Metal Detector, Muso’s Guide home of heavy metal.

Ghost

‘Call Me Little Sunshine’

Impera is out now on Vertigo Records

Sweden’s satanic majesties of metal and melody are back.  Ghost have a new album out and, if this single were anything to go by, it would be a demonic joyride.  This is definitely the highlight of Impera and has shades of The Cult about it.  The record, as a whole, is shot through with stadium rock sounds, from gated snares to reverb heavy guitars.  Some of the lyrics suggest it's a self-aware send-up on that type of music but no ampount of clever satire could make me want to expose myself too it on a regular basis.  That said, "Call Me Little Sunshine" stuck in my head and it's a cracker of a tune.

Priest

‘A Signal in the Noise’

If you can’t get enough of Ghost, you can catch some former Nameless Ghouls on tour soon.  Priest play gothic, EBM-influenced electro, and this tune brings to mind the Sisters of Mercy and Cabaret Voltaire. They're playing the Grand Social in Dublin, in a couple of weeks with our friends in Lugosi supporting.. Tickets here.

Rammstein

‘Zeit’

You wait 10 years for an album, then two come along in quick succession.  Rammstein have unexpectedly announced a new album and this is the title track.  After taking nearly a decade to write their last album, the global pandemic interrupted their promotional tour and they have kept themselves busy recording a follow-up already. Put the Belfast show back on, Please!

 

 

 

 

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Laveda

'bb’

 

Single out March 4 on Papercup Music

 

A moody tune that radiates frustration, feels like being tossed around in a ship on a choppy patch of water.

 

 

 

 

Metz & Adulkt Life

‘Book of Curses’

 

Split 7” out now on What’s Your Rupture?

 

Sounds in the same vein as Cubby and the Gang but more desperate and frantic than upbeat. Worth a listen to be sure.

 

 

 

 

Barrie

‘Concrete’

 

Barbara – Out March 25 on Winspear

 

Another imaginative and solid track from Brooklyn Native Barrie. London tour dates March 26th @ Banquet and 31st at Rough Trade East.

 

 

 

 

Noon Garden

‘Beulah Spa’

 

Beulah Spa – Out April 1 on Liquid

 

Friend of the blog, psych agent, and all around chill dude Charles Prest drops the latest and last single weeks before an anticipated full length album drop. This track is a trip.

 

 

 

 

Weird Nightmare

‘Searching for You’

 

Out May 20 on Sub Pop

 

The boys from Metz sure have their fingers in a lot of pies, in this case of the pizza persuasion. An energetic track with extra cheese hold the anchovies.

 

 

 

 

My Idea

‘Crutch’

 

Out April 22 on Hardly Art

 

If the sun ever peaks out from behind the clouds you’ll want to pop this on. In fact, pop it on before hand and compel that stupid ball of gas to make an entrance.

 

 

 

 

Landon Lloyd Miller

‘Bluebonnet’

 

Light Shines Through – Out Now on Twin Mesa

 

A track that folds in the stripped back essence of Country but expectantly forges towards a new frontier.

 

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Singles That Mingle 20220301

 

It’s that time again, when Captain Stavros brings you through the best tunes and new releases.

 

Chubby and the Gang

‘Who Love Ya (Coup D’Etat)?’ 

On Partisan Records – Out digitally 

Another solid track by the Gang that seemingly never sleeps. Great feeling guilt free, thinking of who loves us and getting a Chubby. 

  

 

The Queen’s Head

‘Self Titled’ 

Permanent Creep Records 

Thought this was King Kruel’s new track. It was so weird that at one point we didn’t know if we dug it, wanted to dance, or both. So, here it is instead. 

 

  

!!! (Chk Chk Chk)

'Storm Around The World' (ft. Maria Uzor) 

Warp Records – Let it Be Blue, Out May 6 

!!!’s sound continues to evolve with the release of their new single but are consistently putting out listenable material.  Maybe because the drumbeat sounds like it was lifted from Madonna’s Vogue. Just saying. 


  

Dama Scout

‘Emails from Suzanne’ 

Gen wo lai (Come With Me) – Out April 22 on Hand In Hive 

Deerhoof meets GWAR!!! Shut up and take our money!!! 

 

  

Daniel Rossen

‘Unpeopled Space’ 

Warp Records – Out April 8 

Wind down and then wind up when the hook hits on this jazzy beaut of a tune. 

 

  

  

Bodega

‘Statue on the Console’ 

Broken Equipment – Out March 11 on What’s Your Rapture? 

Anxious, feel like getting weird, dongles? You’ve come to the right place. 


 

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Metal Detector: The Hu

 

 

Welcome back to the Metal Detector.  This week I have been mostly listening to Mongolia’s unstoppable power metal machine, The Hu.  It’s been hard to avoid the hype around this band but any time someone brings a brand-new sound to the metal table, it’s to be warmly welcomed.

 

 

Combining traditional music and metal is nothing new, per se.  Folk and pagan metal are well established here in Ireland, and around the world too.  Irish trad is easily recognisable to most people in Europe and America, but we’re not accustomed to hearing throat singing solos.

 

 

The electrified Mongol instruments that The Hu use to such great effect are new to our ears too, so the combination of battle beats, hummable melodies and Khannite costumes are something to be celebrated.  Their artwork and appearance are reminiscent of hardcore Dungeons and Dragons, and we can only imagine how they’ll present their unique and original music when they play live.

 

 

The Hu have just the one album out so far, but they are about to embark on an extensive North American tour.  It’s been two years since they played here, for obvious reasons, and hopefully we’ll see them back here soon.

 

 

They’ve certainly made the most of their newfound fame.  After getting members of Halestorm and Papa Roach in for guest slots on their US singles, they’ve covered two Metallica songs including one for the Blacklist charity album.  As well as backing from Metallica et al, the Mongolian government have shown their support for the band, staging a show at the Mongolian Embassy in London, and honouring them for services to culture.  With new songs written and being road-tested, expectations will be high for album #2, don’t let us down, Hu!

 

 

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The latest dispatch from our London Correspondent, Captain Stavros

 Laundromat – ‘Combo’

 Out Now on Brace Yourself Records

Next Gig: Servant Jazz Quarters February 17

A rich mosaic of our favourite sounds. Definitely feels like a nod to The Breeders – ‘Cannonball’ bassline mashed up with Beck’s Odelay album.

 

 

 

 

Erasers – ‘Constant Connection’

Out April 22 on Night School Records

Perth duo compile a mesmerizing and haunting soundscape. Effortlessly blurring the lines between a dreamscape and reality.

 

 

 

 

Mauv – ‘Paradise’

Out April 8th on All My Thoughts

A single we felt that earns your attention. Curious and interesting, worth a listen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Efterklang – ‘Alien Arms’

From the album Wildflowers – Out Now on City Slang Records

Touring: London @ EartH, March 1

Efterklang is new to us. The video for ‘Alien Arms’ caught our attention specifically because of its collaborative approach which is something that comes through in their music too.

 

 

 

 

Panic Shack – ‘Mannequin Man’

Debut EP Baby Shack, out April 8 on Brace Yourself Records

Stripped back garage rock made by a bunch of troublemakers.

 

 

 

 

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