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Official lyric video for ‘In Colour and Grey‘, the début single from Manchester based electro rock duo High Horses. ‘In Colour and Grey‘ is taken from the band’s ‘Hours‘ EP which is officially digitally released on February 24th 2014.
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With its swirling synth sounds and softly spoken vocal approach, ‘Call Me Up‘ is an interesting mix of electro rock and indie pop that should win this Manchester based band a good number of new fans. There’s an impressive chorus to the track and a strong sense of pop sensibilities on display throughout, a gentle sound with just enough instrumental edge to properly draw you in.
Lead vocalist Chris Niebel’s voice is probably the most striking element of the music, an incredibly clean vocal sound that’s silky smooth in its approach. Instrumentally a fairly minimal approach is taken for the most part, there’s always a swelling underbelly to the track though and the distorted guitar sound and powerful drumming that’s introduced towards the end adds a bit of rock rawness to the music that definitely doesn’t do the track any harm.
With the sound that they have, Love For Zero should have a pretty broad appeal and it’ll therefore be interesting to see what the future holds for the band as they clearly have a good amount of talent for their craft and a strong vision for the exact sort of sound that they wish to create. It’ll be great to hear a studio album from Love For Zero to hear what they’re capable of with a full release, in the meantime ‘Call Me Up‘ is a quality single from the band though and well worth listening to for a fine dose of indie and rock edged electro-pop music.
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Modern Baseball will be touring the UK later this year with Real Friends, and they have now released a new track for streaming from their upcoming sophomore full-length, ‘You’re Gonna Miss It All‘, due for release on February 10th via Run For Cover Records.
‘Your Graduation‘ was the first single to be unveiled from the new album and enjoyed much critical acclaim when it was released late last year. ‘Rock Bottom‘ now becomes the next chapter in the story of Modern Baseball and it’ll be interesting to hear what the band’s ‘You’re Gonna Miss It All‘ album has to offer when it’s released next month.
You can listen to ‘Rock Bottom‘ below:
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Chicago’s hardcore supergroup Dead Ending have officially signed to Bride Nine Records and will release their ‘DE III‘ EP through the label in April
Featuring members of Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Articles of Faith and All Eyes West, Dead Ending have certainly got a very impressive lineup and it’ll be interesting to hear how the third EP turns out with its guest vocal appearances from the likes of Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers) and Jeff Pezzati (Naked Raygun, The Bomb).
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Silver Snakes will release their new album ‘Year Of The Snake‘ later this year, and the band have now officially unveiled the cover art (which can be found above) and also the tracklist for the album.
‘Year Of The Snake‘ will be officially released on March 4th and the following is the full tracklisting for the album:
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Following on from the release of last year’s hugely infectious ‘Lived A Lie‘ single, You Me At Six now announce the arrival of their fourth studio album ‘Cavalier Youth‘ with another new single in the form of ‘Fresh Start Fever‘.
Whilst ‘Lived A Lie‘ came complete with a huge chorus and incredible sing-along factor, ‘Fresh Start Fever‘ feels distinctly bland in comparison, lacking the strong pop sensibilities that usually make the band’s music so exciting. ‘Fresh Start Fever‘ is still very obviously a You Me At Six single and doesn’t stray too far from the band’s tried and tested pop-punk formula, it lacks the wow factor that characterises the vast majority of the band’s single releases, however, and whilst it does seem to get a bit better the more you listen to it, it doesn’t really blow you away in the manner that you generally expect a You Me At Six single to.
‘Fresh Start Fever‘ just seems like a very lukewarm way to see in the release of ‘Cavalier Youth‘, a perfectly reasonable album track but perhaps just not one that should have been chosen as a single. You Me At Six at their infectious best is always an absolute delight to hear, unfortunately this is far from being the band at their best though and they’ve written far better songs than this in the past and no doubt will continue to release much better music than this in the future, too.
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Having been through numerous lineup changes since their inception in 2005, Close Your Eyes could easily have thrown in the towel when their lead singer Shane Raymond left the band in 2012, Blessed By A Broken Heart’s Sam Ryder Robinson was appointed instead though and the band therefore lived to see another album. ‘Line In The Sand‘ is Close Your Eyes’ third studio album to date, the band’s first release since changing their vocalist and one that sees the band take on one incredibly noticeable change; Sam Ryder Robinson’s appointment now means that the band comes complete with an incredibly British vocal sound.
Somewhat of a departure from their pop-punk/melodic hardcore crossover sound of old, Close Your Eyes are probably at their best on this album when they’re turning their attention to a more commercial rock sound. With tracks such as ‘Frame and Glass‘ and ‘Kings Of John Payne‘ for example there is a definite nod towards the Foo Fighters, with Sam Ryder Robinson’s vocals just seeming absolutely perfectly suited to this kind of sound. Robinson seems incredibly comfortable on these tracks, there’s a fantastic fluidity about the music and it’ll certainly be interesting to see if this is a sound that is further explored on studio album number four. Whilst some of the tracks may head down a more radio rock direction, that’s not to say that the band leave their pop-punk/melodic hardcore crossover nature behind them, however, and ‘Burdened By Hope‘ is a fine example of the band heading down this route and doing it in fantastic style. Much of the track is reminiscent of the material found on Sum 41’s ‘Chuck‘, the vocals even sounding quite similar here to how Deryck Whibley’s do on that album, but with a frantic finale to the track that is more akin to the music of A Day To Remember.
There’s an interesting mix of styles displayed on this album, but at times it feels as though Close Your Eyes are having a bit of an identity crisis and aren’t entirely sure exactly what they want the band to be right now. They have a new vocalist and changes have definitely been made to how the band approach their music given this significant shift in vocal sound, but the album at times feels like a bit of an experimentation, with some of the tracks coming across incredibly well, and others not quite reaching the same high standards. The tracks on this album range in quality from highly infectious to hugely forgettable, there’s definitely a lot of quality on display here but it’s also not all positive news. Zoli Téglás of Ignite fame (and formerly of Pennywise) provides an impressive guest appearance on ‘The End‘, a singalong anthem that also comes complete with a high quality heavy edge, ‘Sleeping Giant‘ similarly includes a guest appearance though, this time from Tommy Green, but is one of the tracks from this release that just feels a little flat and generic. There are definitely many moments of promise throughout, there’s also a distinct lack of consistency though that would take ‘Line In The Sand‘ from being a merely decent album, to an absolute banger of a studio release.
It really does seem that Close Your Eyes are just starting to try and find their feet with this album as they’ve not long found themselves a new singer and it’s therefore going to take a little time for the new formula to take its true form. There are some fantastic moments, but the band are not yet finding a level of consistency that will make for a more well rounded and finely polished overall studio release. Album number four will be an interesting one for Close Your Eyes and it’ll certainly be exciting to hear how they can progress and develop next time around; Sam Ryder Robinson really does have an absolutely incredible rock voice, and all being well, the next album from Close Your Eyes will equally match his fantastic quality as a vocalist.
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Oregon based rock band Alive Like Me have officially joined the Rise Records family, and their début album, which will be mixed by Dan Korneff (Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Paramore) will be out in early summer 2014.
The band’s first single ‘Start Again‘ is out now and available to listen to below:
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Official video for the Whales In Cubicles single ‘All The Pretty Flowers‘, taken from the band’s ‘Death In The Evening‘ début album which is due out on February 10th. ‘All The Pretty Flowers‘ will be released a week before the début album drops, seeing its official release on February 3rd.
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Disney’s Maleficent is due for release later this year and the new Angelina Jolie film has now received a new trailer as we’re treated to further coverage of just what the film will entail.
Complete with a cover of ‘Once Upon a Dream‘ from Lana Del Rey as its musical accompaniment, this latest trailer for Maleficent is an incredibly haunting one that certainly makes for extremely compelling viewing.
You can take a look at the new trailer below:
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