Name: Stranglehold by Def Robot in ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 425
Duration: 3 min 21 s
Description: From the 14th album ‘Ideas Above Our Station’

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The A1M records New Music Show (UK) – Episode 107 - Tune in 8pm as we share with you, New bands and New Music".  1st April 2021 @Indie Rocks Radio -  20 superb sonic waves, a real genre hopping musical journey, #Indie, #Rock, #Alternative, #Punk  #Electronic #RAP, #POP – something for everyone-  Were on air at 8pm #UK , 12 Noon #Los Angeles : 2pm #Texas : 3pm #NewYork – Tune in to @indierocksuk for all the best in new music – Join us xx

1.	Reclaim Vienna – Joker
2.	Def Robot – Skintight
3.	Furrowed Brow – Punctual Punk
4.	Artic Lights – Intertwine
5.	Beach Riot – Sofa Surfer
6.	Jess Kemp – Eggshells
7.	Vela Incident – Soldier Coming Round
8.	 Murderers – Save Your Self
9.   Blueonsilver – "Simplastik" - @colins cuts electronic track of the week
10.	The New Twenty’s – I Cant Afford Her
11.	Merkules Ft Twista _ Lowkey – (Black triangle records Tune of the week)
12.	The VCR – Sing Again
13.	3Mind Blight – Situations (Ft Trysette)
14.	Follow Deep – Break these Chains
15.	DOLLHOUSE – The Shadow Baby 
16.	Pale Lips – You’re a Doll
17.	Ditsea Yella – Fishermen of the Congo 
18.	The Metal Byrds – Dreamin 
19.	ZAC the Locust – Take Me Away 
20.	The Shed Project – Feel My Love.

A1M records New Music Show Episode 107 1st April Indie Rocks UK 

New Music Show Episode 107 1st April Indie Rocks UK

Skintight

A tennis ball in a sock against the garage door
means your sister’s going to leave you alone for a change.

Phew.

Your dad’s watching cricket in a roomful of smoke,
curtains tight against the sun and you’re not allowed in either 
but what you don’t know is that it’s because he’s hung over. 
All you know is he’s scary.

Your mum’s singing Tammy Wynette in the kitchen 
but something in her voice and the song 
is telling you not to go in there just yet. 

There’s a rattle of a magpie; 
you don’t know it’s a magpie, 
it’s just a bird you don’t even really hear.

Holding Space dust in your mouth makes your tongue go sore 
but you do it because you don’t want anyone to know it’s there. 
Pour some more.

You hold on tight to the rough hips of the tree
because you’re balancing on an orange and red striped beach ball.
You admire your toes: you look like a circus girl. 

It’s Saturday and the sun’s gotta burst soon 
and skin cancer hasn’t been invented yet.
You’ve got six whole weeks 
before you have to go back:
you’ll be in the circus by then.  

You might marry Mickey Dolenz.
Or Pete Duel. 
You’ve already got the hat.

Space Dust

Kill Bill

Remix of ‘For Jean Rollin’ by Def Robot. Remixed by James Mountford of Kerosene.

For Jean Rollin (Disco Radio Mix)

Lived

Wilcen & Psicell - Buried Secrets

Next Live Date London Old Blue Last 17th Nov 2021

WEAVING STRANDS OF INDIE, ROCK AND POST-PUNK INTO ONE JUGGERNAUT TRACK


“Punchy, guitar driven songwriting with shades of Foals angular energy, we're also hearing a dose of B-Town promise in their songwriting” - Clash Magazine

“A big indie banger” - Dork

"Addictive indie anthem" - Record Of The Day

"A soaring indie rock upheaval full of feverish energy and raw, radiant passion" - Atwood Magazine

"Continuing to generate buzz" - CLOUT


Rising anthemic indie quartet FLOWVERS have shared their new single 'Flowers' - listen here. 

A slow burner that builds up to an epic crescendo, the new single weaves strands of indie, rock and post-punk to create a colossal four minutes much akin to the sound of Talking Heads meeting Kings Of Leon in their more intricate moments. 

Explaining the track in more detail, the band elaborate, "'Flowers' combines all elements of FLOWVERS. past, present, and future. Weaving between guitar subtilty and sudden impact-wall of sound, with our intention being to create our most interesting and progressive track to date. The reoccurring critique of ‘not liking the way the flowers are going/ things are going’ only solidifies the emotions found in previous single ‘Far Away’."

Another juggernaut track from the four-piece, it follows on from previous meteoric single 'Far Away'. A song that oozes with the same frenetic energy once present during the 2012 B-Town indie scene, the mammoth single was praised by Clash Magazine, Dork, Record Of The Day, Atwood Magazineand CLOUT to name but a few.

Whilst many bands are still finding their feet in a post-pandemic music industry landscape, FLOWVERS have taken it in their stride, using lockdown to develop their sound, which has since presented them with some fruitful opportunities. Earlier this year the Portsmouth band appeared on Scruff Of The Neck TV on Twitch - as part of a mammoth weekender celebrating new bands from up and down the country - and released of their Old Chapel Demos EP, which included key single 'When It Comes To It' being added to the X-POSURE List on Radio X.

This summer they also played at the iconic Isle of Wight Festival, appearing on the This Feeling stage, sold out shows on a headline tour around the UK, had their music played on Soccer AM and appeared in the studio at talkSPORT Radio for an interview.  

FLOWVERS' growing hook-laden sound has seen them become regulars on BBC Introducing in the Solent as well as garnering support across the board on music blogs. They've amassed over one million streams on Spotify after featuring on their New Music Friday and Hot New Bands playlists, whilst live they have played shows with the likes of Swim Deep, JAWS, Black Honey, Another Sky and Coach Party.

Flowers

Flowers by FLOWVERS

From the 14th album ‘Ideas Above Our Station’

Ideas Above Our Station

Stranglehold

Gates

There are expectations for what you’re supposed to be.
Environment can change what you are and who you are.
We all strive to become the butterfly.

Released in July 2022 on the ‘Butterflies’ EP

Butterflies

Write Off

Demons is taken from the 19th Def Robot album ‘After the end came; They carried on’, which was released on 01/01/2024.
With influences including Fugazi, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Dark Wave and Blade Runner amongst others, it’s an apocalyptic tale of the world today.

After the end came they carried on

Demons

A slice of Blade Runner inspired Indie Disco Pop taken from the new album ‘After The End Came They Carried On’

Dream Tomorrow

This was a track that never saw the light of day.  Furball was a band I was part of, in the mid nineties.  We only lasted about 15 months.  I played the guitar (badly!)

Furball - Truman's Scam

First taste of the soon to be released 20th album from Def Robot ‘Unemployment for all, not just the rich’

Unemployment for all, not just the rich

Society

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Founding members Paul Taylor and David Hancox originally met in an alternate universe, eons ago. In 2019, we found a way to communicate and collaborate. Def Robot was born.
Def Robot have now released 19 albums. After great press and reviews, the band are going from strength to strength, continuously writing and pushing the boundaries of their songwriting.

Stranglehold

Def Robot

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