Returning with a gently uplifting yet melancholic sigh as we wave goodbye to summer, Oakland based Rob Good (Ryli) announces his band The Goods’ full length debut Don’t Spoil The Fun with shimmering lead track April Fools. A bittersweet paean to the complexities of human connection, Good explains the song thus: “It’s about being tuggedContinue reading “The Goods – April Fools”
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Ryli – I Think I Need You Around/When I Fall
Initially brought together for a Cleaners From Venus tribute album, Bay Area based Yea-Ming Chen (Yea-Ming and The Rumours) and Rob Good’s (The Goods) collaboration quickly flourished into a winning creative partnership, the first fruits of which being this tremendous single for Dandy Boy Records. Combining Chen’s pop sensibilities with Good’s keen ear for anContinue reading “Ryli – I Think I Need You Around/When I Fall”
Mt. Misery – Love In Mind
Hartlepool quartet Mt. Misery, lead by multi-instrumentalist Andrew Smith, have been charming keen ears throughout the year with a steady flow of single releases and an abundance of excellent live dates. Three years on from their debut Once Home, No Longer, sophomore album Love In Mind is an indisputable indie pop triumph. Ruminating on loveContinue reading “Mt. Misery – Love In Mind”
Teenage Tom Petties – Night Nurse
Ahead of the release of the self-titled third Teenage Tom Petties album on August 2nd, singer/guitarist Tom Brown has unleashed a second single bursting with pure, unrestrained DIY power. A relentless burst of soaring melodic riffery, Night Nurse dismisses the standard power pop verse/chorus/verse structure in favour of an unwaveringly propulsive momentum that builds towardsContinue reading “Teenage Tom Petties – Night Nurse”
R.E. Seraphin: Powering-Up the Bay Area Popscene…
The music of Ray Seraphin is somewhat of an outlier in a Bay Area underground scene renowned for its delicious jangle and fog enveloped fuzz. Giddy riffs and heart tugging solos are his trademark, brought down to earth by a keen eye for melody and an unmistakable street smart croon. R.E. Seraphin’s second album Fool’sContinue reading “R.E. Seraphin: Powering-Up the Bay Area Popscene…”
Label focus: Safe Suburban Home
In the first instance of what may become an occasional detour here at heavymetalkids.uk, I am today focussing in on the work of one specific label. A relentless flurry of recent announcements has placed York based Jim Quinn’s Safe Suburban Home Records right at the forefront of the underground independent scene here in the UK.Continue reading “Label focus: Safe Suburban Home”
Goodbye Wudaokou – New Century Regrets
Reflecting on the blissful naivety of youth and it’s seemingly endless possibilities, Manchester based DIY artist Mat Mills returns with a new single for his indie/electronic project Goodbye Wudaokou. Dialing back the emotive synth tones that so flavoured his previous cut Ultraviolet Kiss, New Century Regrets sees Mills with a freshly blooming spring in hisContinue reading “Goodbye Wudaokou – New Century Regrets”
R.E. Seraphin – Bound
Bay Area musician R.E. Seraphin returns with new single Bound, the first to be taken from his forthcoming second album Fool’s Mate. Both anthemic and intimate, it captures the essence of an artist in fullest flight and is a wonderful entry point for the uninitiated. Created in collaboration with Seraphin’s long-standing live band, Bound fizzesContinue reading “R.E. Seraphin – Bound”
Mythical Motors – Court Of The Beekeeper
Prolific Tennessee based DIY recording artist Matt Addison’s Mythical Motors create glistening psychedelic power-pop in which every melody hits like a hook. New single Court Of The Beekeeper is a breathless rush of contemporary energy bathed in a golden glow of heady nostalgia, comforting in its familiarity, startling in its giddy execution. With a backContinue reading “Mythical Motors – Court Of The Beekeeper”
Life In The Jangle Is Hard…
We are being truly spoiled at the moment, with wonderful new sounds appearing relentlessly from all angles. Here’s a few of my favourites… Tara Clerkin Trio – On The Turning Ground (World Of Echo, out now) Crafting the kind of beautifully skewed avant-pop soundscapes that could only come from the vibrantly creative city of Bristol,Continue reading “Life In The Jangle Is Hard…”
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