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Brian's Top 10 Chart - as played on Radio KC - 25.3.18

Brian's Top 10 Chart - as played on Radio KC - 1.4.18

Weekend Showcase 4.14 features forty-three (43) buzz-saw new music singles from artists and bands representing 13 countries.  Learn more here:
http://therevue.ca/2018/04/14/weekend-showcase-4-14/

Weekend Showcase 4.14

Brian's Top 10 Chart - as played on Radio KC - 8.4.18

Brian's Top 10 Chart - as played on Radio KC - 15.4.18

Watching Over Nothing

Amen

All These Years EP

Island

Released on 15th September 2017 via Scottish Fiction Records.

Mt. Doubt / Acrylic Split 7" EP available to order now: https://scottishfiction.bandcamp.com/album/mt-doubt-acrylic-split-7

Where I Lie

Visions of a Rockstar

Visions of a Rockstar (Prod. Sap)

Lucozade Dreams

Puppet Strings

MIEN

(I'm Tired of) Western Shouting

Hold On

Out To Sea

Scottish Fiction Records are proud to present 'made out of maps'; the lead single from Glasgow indie four piece wojtek the bear's forthcoming album 'a talent for being unreasonable'.

Following on from the success of their maiden EP, wojtek the bear tucked themselves away to work with in-demand producer Chris McCrory (Catholic Action) to record 'a talent for being unreasonable' at Shady Lane Studios in late 2017.

'made out of maps' is the first glimpse at an album full of slacker-pop and American Football tinged indie sounds. The track floats in with a bright, cheery disposition building into a full blown catchy pop song. This plays against the lyrical nature of the track which sees lead singer Tam Killean musing about the repetition and isolation of being in a dysfunctional relationship where you’re both saying to each other “this’ll get better” when you both know it won’t .

'made out of maps' is released digitally on 16th March 2018 via Scottish Fiction Records.

made out of maps

Following a successful run of gigs and festivals in 2017 earning plaudits for their hypnotic live shows at Isle of Wight and Reading Festival, Brighton four piece 'Of Empires' are set to release double A-side singles, 'Waist Up in Gold' / 'Gunslingers' in 2018.

'Waist Up in Gold' leads with a middle-eastern psych hook, bolstered with a thunderous surf-rock pulse, themed by singer Jack Fletcher's spiritual trip into a hyper-real wonderland.

With ‘Gunslingers’, the subject is war and the media coverage that defines them. It explores the chaos of foreign intervention and the gung-ho approach akin to a spaghetti western. On a sonic level, the band anchors its garage rock sound and psych-pop hooks with raw, live and low-fi grit.

'Waist Up in Gold' / 'Gunslingers' is out NOW on all download and streaming platforms: https://fixmusic.lnk.to/ofempires

Waist Up In Gold

Part of 'Nothing Left To Lose' the EP from Kadija Kamara
Due for digital release 9th Feb 2018.

Lyrics Written By: Kadija Kamara
Song Arranged By: Kadija Kamara & Jospeh Smith
Strings Arranged By: Alice Zawadzki
Produced By: Tony Hayden
Keys By: Joseph Smith
Organ & Synth By: Tony Hayden
Violin By: Alice Zawadzki
Cello By: Sophie Gledhill
Lead Vocals By: Kadija Kamara
Backing Vocals By: Kadija Kamara, Eno Williams & Abdul Shyllon
Mixed By: Julian Kindred @ Nonsuch Park Studio
Mastered By: Lewis Hopkin @ Stardelta Audio Mastering

Like You

Written, recorded and produced by Hanging Valleys
Artwork by Andres Arochi
Music Video: https://youtu.be/bDw8fwoiCGg

www.hangingvalleys.com/
www.facebook.com/hangingvalleys/
twitter.com/hangingvalleys
www.instagram.com/hangingvalleys/

Fortaleza

Lauren Bird’s new single I’m Not is released on 8th March 2018, International Women’s Day. This is the first new song since last year’s successfully crowdfunded debut album The Inbetween. 

Written and performed by Lauren Bird.
Recorded and produced by Cormac O'Kane at Redbox Studios, Belfast.
Vox & Uke: Lauren Bird
Guitar: Richard Brown & Cormac O'Kane
Bass: Nicky Scott
Drums: Peter McKinney

I'm Not - Lauren Bird

Soc Med Junkies is the new single from MeMe Detroit.
Out now.

Soc Med Junkies is a hard hitting reality check into the world of human social media addiction.


Unauthorised copying, sharing, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.

© 2018 SoulRock Central Records

Soc Med Junkies

From the album Elephant Eye, released Feb 2018

Your Country's Not At War

Pre-release taster of new single Waterfall

Release date 9th March 2018

Copyright Snappi Music 2018
Written and performed by Katalina Kicks
Recorded at Pink Usagi Studios London
Mixed and mastered at Soundhub Studios, Derby

www.katalinakicks.com

Waterfall

Album details: 
The Kut - ‘Valley of Thorns’
Release Date: Friday 13th April 2018
Label: Cargo Records / Criminal Records
Catalogue Number: CRIM7777CD

The Kut - 'Mind Games'
Release Date: Friday 30th March
ISRC: GBHLW1800451 
Written & arranged by Princess Maha
Vocals, guitars & bass recorded & arranged by Princess Maha
Drums recorded by Violet Stow, arranged by Violet Stow & Princess Maha
Recorded at Tilehouse Studios

Album Track Listing:
1. MIND GAMES
2. HOLLYWOOD ROCK N ROLL
3. NO TRACE
4. I WANT YOU MANIAC
5. LOVE IN THE RUSH HOUR
6. I AM VAIN
7. ALEKHINE’S GUN
8. X-RAY EYES
9. BAD MAN
10. MARIO

Production: 
Produced by James LeRock Loughrey
Additional Production by Princess Maha
Assistant Engineers Davide Venco & Gez Walton
Recorded at Tilehouse Studios.
Cover Photo by Jeroen Jacobs

The Kut - Biography
Rock category Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2017 and Semi-Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition, The Kut, is the alter-ego of multi-instrumentalist, Princess Maha. Live, The Kut is a three-piece, featuring Diana Bartmann (drums) and Stella Vie (bass / BVs).  Active on the UK and European alt.rock scene, festival performances have included Download Festival, Camden Rocks Festival, Rebellion Festival, Hard Rock Hell, Glastonbudget, Nice N Sleazy and Strummercamp among others. Meanwhile, tours have spanned the UK, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Voted into the winning spots of the MTV Brand New Unsigned Poll for 2014, subsequent EP releases and tours have gained support from - deep breath -  BBC Introducing Lancashire, Kerrang! Radio, Planet Rock, The Guardian, Metro, Scuzz TV, Kerrang! Magazine, Big Cheese, Metal Hammer, Q and Classic Rock, AXS TV, MTV-U USA and many credible independents.  

2017 saw The Kut featured as one of Kerrang! Magazine's Breakthrough Acts of the year, while ‘The Kut EP' was released on 500 limited edition picture discs for Record Store Day 2017, also featuring at number 4 in Kerrang! Magazines Top 10 Record Store Day Releases, alongside Baby Metal and Gerard Way. The summer saw The Kut playing 21 UK mainland dates, and the year ended with the band claiming the Number 1 Spot in the Beyond 50 Promotions Top 50 Under the Radar UK Bands.  Announcements for 2018 have included The Kut being added to the line ups of Camden Rocks Festival, Amplified Festival, Strummercamp Festival, Nice and Sleazy and Rebellion Festival.  2018 has also seen a worldwide record deal announced with Cargo Records for the long-awaited debut album, ‘Valley of Thorns’.  Produced by James LeRock Loughrey (Skindred / Def Leppard / White Zombie / My Vitriol) the debut sees some of the live favourites heard on The Kut tours, and is due for release on Friday 13th April. Rock fans - watch this space! <stamps pedal, wails>. 

The Guardian - Editor’s Pick
“Your snarly singer-guitarist in the latest line up of this doughty girl-grunge trio. Shades of Courtney, Brody and L7, naturally, but with plenty of contemporary haters to aim her barbs at”

Metro 
“This trio of multi-talented girls with a ‘90s grunge alt-rock sound have been touring all over Europe”

Kerrang! Magazine
“Led by Princess Maha, this is a neat twist on grunge pop”

Q Magazine
"There's a slice of angst-offloading gutter rock that's a kissing cousin of Hole, but The Kut's scuzz-covered family tree also stretches further back to the garage rampages of The Stooges.”

Metal Hammer
"The Kut are like the bastard lovechild of Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson with awesome riffs and chaotic live shows"

Classic Rock Magazine
"Marks the precise point in the Venn diagram where L7 meets I Wanna Be Your Dog meets Courtney Love, which is equal parts terrifying and a cause for long and rowdy celebration. Punk's not dead, pass it on.”

http://thekut.co.uk
http://facebook.com/thekut
http://twitter.com/thekutgirlsrock
http://instagram.com/thekutofficial

Valley of Thorns

THE KUT - Mind Games

Joan, I’m Disappearing

Recorded and mixed by W0RK
Mastered by Nene Baratto

Control

The Tortoise

A gentle, shambolic tune to cheer one's heart.

Honeymoon Bay

Biker Song

Begin

Laura Welsh - Atomised

After releasing debut single ‘Oceans’ at the end of 2017 and being featured in Upset Magazine, Alternative Press as one of the 20 bands you need to hear, and being asked by huge supporter Steve Lamacq to introduce themselves with a 60 second CV on his BBC 6 Music show, The Yada Yada Yadas have returned to show their songwriting chops once more in ‘Woke Up Strange’. 

This second offering from the band is made of sharp guitars, twisting together harmonically in all their fuzz and distortion, across a landscape of familiarity, forced under a more traditional pop songs skin. It's playful, aggressive, and fuelled with intention. In this latest installment from The Yada Yada Yadas, their US alt-rock influences really shine through, with tones reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis, and the playful craftsmanship and lyrical stylings of bands such as Pavement, Yuck, and early Flaming Lips. 

An ironic tale of the mundane and boxed in nature of northern life, Woke Up Strange provides an insight into the band on a social level though it’s relatable narrative. Here, The Yada Yada Yadas are more earnest lyrically than in previous offerings, more deliberate, and at times downright heavier musically. 

Speaking of the release, the band explain “Woke Up Strange is alternative rock in disguise. Hiding behind it’s unfolding overlapping hooks lay a pool of screaming guitars bathed in fuzz, rising upwards as they’re kissed by the light of the morning sun and born again to lay the foundations of a pop song. Narratively, the track has many insights to offer about the nature of conformity, the ever pesky and elusive ideological ‘Man’, and simple agreed fashion etiquette. Dynamic contrast is a huge part of our sound, and here in Woke Up Strange, this is demonstrated once more as screams dissolve into sweet melodies, and horrendous dissonance builds toward serene resolution.”

‘Woke Up Strange’ is set for release Friday April 6th 2018 via Silent Kid Records.

Woke Up Strange

smart casual indie pop from glasgow //

Pre-order our new album - "shaking hands with the NME" on vinyl from:
https://tinyurl.com/wojtekshaking

// management // wojtekthebeargla@gmail.com