AlienBlaze

Signed to Sumnerian Records, Alienblaze is a singer, songwriter, and guitar player with a big future. Tonight she plays a stacked bill at This Feeling’s #BigIn2023 show at London’s Water Rats.

Let’s see what she has been up to:

Romantically Dead

A desolate opening of distraught beats and a deadened heart foster a realm of despair for wayward souls to revel in. The discourse remains cold throughout but, AlienBlaze’s vocals melt away the harsh corners with the emotive power of Ellie Roswell.

There are times when it transcends music and feels more like a plea for help, a desperate hostage begging to exist but, there are hints of emo and grunge, Wolf Alice too and yet it feels so utterly vital, new, and fresh.

Not Yours Never Was

The Cure’s shimmering sonic is taken to the destruction of Marilyn Manson as AlienBlaze crossover to the other side in Stranger Things.

She has the beguiling nature of Billie Eilish and the menace of Ellie Roswell, but it’s the vastness of the production and the reimagining of what goth can be that steal the show.

The Lotts

The Lotts are a four-piece from Warrington consisting of Henry Buchanan (vocals & guitar), Adam Bridge (guitar), Joel Norton (drums), and Jamie Evans (bass).

Signed to the impeccable Whispering Pines, they have recorded twice at the legendary Rockfield Studios and tonight they play This Feeling’s #BigIn2023 in Manchester.

(image courtesy of https://www.whisperingpines.co.uk/)

Let’s check them out:

I’ll Get Round To It

Jagged bluesy punk riffs set fire to this anthem. Mersey beat influences are injected with punk via frontman Bucanan’s snarling vocal. Coupled with the garage, mod, and psyche of the guitars The Rifles and The Strypes are going to have to move out of the way of the juggernaut that is The Lotts.

We Are The Lotts

The Hives fever pitch playing meets the punk-psyche of The Wytches on this vicious piece of garage rock. Stinging the senses with Joei Silvester and Wilko Johnson guitars they create a realm The Lotts become a life-or-death obsession. Hair and clothes will change overnight! Attitudes will sharpen as a generation draws a line in the sand and says no more to the dross of the charts!

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The Juice

The Juice are a five-piece hailing from Manchester. They’re made up of Joe (vocals), Jack (guitar), Louis (lead guitar), Ross (bass), and Leachy (drums).

They’ve already played Isle of Wight festival and formed part of the brilliant ‘Brits & Pieces’ compilations.

Tonight they are part of a stellar lineup at This Feeling’s Big In 2023 show In Manchester. Let’s see why:

Lost

Frontman Joe has found a vocal sweet spot between James Skelly and Dace McCabe providing a vocal hook to make all and sundry meerkat towards the radio instantly.

‘Lost’ is the kind of record that radio stations in the 90s and 00s would have splashed across their schedules. That link has been tethered somewhat since, but the melody, its sexual energy, and the danger and infectiousness of the solo are bound to bring that link back.

Left To Lose

They’ve taken the best moments of the Pigeon Detectives and put them through the polished alt-rock prism of The Zutons. The smoky riffs and gruff bluesy vocals are intoxicating!

Tell Me Tina

An instantaneous indie riot from The Reytons playbook but with better guitars. This character-driven tale of heartbreak is beset with guitars sauntering alongside the rapid-fire lyrics of a forlorn protagonist finding his way back to the light.

 The Juice play This Feeling’s Big In 2023 tonight in Manchester. Click the image for tickets:

Colour TV

Colour TV are a four-piece who met at college in Cornwall. Sam Durneen (vocals/words), Jack Yeo (guitars), James Elliott (bass guitar), and Sean Goldsmith (drums) elected for rock ‘n’ roll rather than a-levels, a decision already backed BY Steve Lamacq himself.

*Images courtesy of the band.

They are due to play This Feeling’s Big In 2023 gig at London’s Water Rats this Saturday. Let’s see why:

Pavlova

If this was 1993, Stuart Maconie would be writing glowing features about this band in Select and changing the course of popular culture! Morrissey’s playfulness flaunts itself with the utmost glee in the chorus to dazzling effect.

Placebo’s jagged guitars are illuminated by Sam Durneen’s vocal jaunt through 90s icons Martin Rossiter, Brett Anderson, and Paul Draper. Never parody, he has brought back the glamour to the indie flail across stages and bedrooms alike.

This is the sound of youthful exuberance and heartbreak shrouded in Russian history. Pretentious? Perhaps. Incredible. Certainly.

Wherever You Need

Cooper Temple Clause’s growling riffs are reimagined alongside the flamboyance of Brett Anderson’s sexual misadventures (“uneventful sex for years”) and the infectious aggression of Roddy Womble in this epic.

Minus the sporadic Toy and Temples psyche production, for the most part, this is a standard rock music affair done with panache. Then, at mid-point, it fades into illuminating Cure-esque guitars jangling across the horizon as Durneen delivers spoken word to match the poignancy of Fontaines D.C. Utterly fearless as only youth can be!

Moon Duo’s sense of exploration slides into view before the explosion of punk rock psychedelia captivates you instantly and, then forevermore.

Colour TV play This Feeling’s Big In 2023 gig at London’s Water Rats this Saturday. Click image for tickets: