This New Band Spotlight features Glasgow-based band The Zebecks.
The Now
The Now are a four-piece hailing from Swansea consisting of Shane Callaghan (rhythm guitar & lead vocals), Will Scott (drums), Callum Bromage (guitar & vocals), and Jay Evans (bass guitar & vocals).
*banner image courtesy of Trew Management LTD
As they gear up for the release of their new single ‘Live & Die’, we check out what they have been up to recently:
Get Out
Callaghan’s vocal cadence brings Jonny Yerrel (The Reytons) and Jon McClure (Reverend & The Makers) to the fore. Callaghan’s storm-the-gates attitude cuts through the Kasabian glam rock tinged guitars allowing the electronic drop to take a volatile hold.
Holy
Thunderous riffs worthy of the Black Lips soar with hedonism and nose-dive with destruction to wreck the soul twice over!
If ‘Shoot The Runner’ had been written by Black Sabbath!
Subterrania
Subterrania are a four-piece from South Wales. They’re made up of Dylan Cai (vocals), Fin Roach (guitar), Jamie Tooze (bass), and Luis Hancock (drums).
Let’s see what they have been up to:
Shine
Image & artwork courtesy of the band & This Feeling.
A great boozy record is long overdue. ‘Shine’ is that single. The freeness of The Bluetones’ ‘Cut Some Rug’ is folded into the noise and confusion of Oasis and the debauched romanticism of the Longpigs.
Frontman Cai has an innate ability to inject melody into his inflections which lifts them above the ‘Definitely Maybe’ wannabees of this generation. Hancock’s ferocious drumming allows an urgency to build despite the deceptively slow tempo of a ‘Columbia’ or ‘Step Into My World’.
With Pastel set to play their biggest London date at the Garage next April, Subterrania have announced themselves as the perfect support band with this record.
Benidorm
The debut single comes with great ambition. Bigg riffs and a Machiavellian solo unite to try and stun the world! Whilst laudable, it doesn’t land as much as ‘Shine’. However, the journey from this to ‘Shine’ is one of such stark improvements that it makes Subterrania’s journey unmissable.
Humour
Humour are a five-piece from Edinburgh but forged in Glasglow whilst studying. They’re made up of Andreas Christodoulidis (vocals), Ross Patrizio (guitar), Jack Lyall (guitar), Lewis Doig (bass), Ruairidh Smith (drums).
*images courtesy of Marilena Vlachopoulou
After support from departing hero Steve Lamacq on 6Music, let’s see what they’ve been up to:
Yeah, Mud
A carefree recklessness pervades their Idles via Warmduscher punk poetry. It breeds images of lives spiralling out of control that are utterly intoxicating.
Big Money
Fontaines D.C’s howling 4am guitars, Warmduscher’s feral grooves, and the melodic intensity of Hell Is For Heroes and Cooper Temple Clause unite on this mercurial anthem.
The tale of Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Fitzcarrald may be niche, but the raw power of this single is destined to change that.
Big Reference
Big Reference are a three-piece from Bexhill. Alt-folk royalty Hannah Lou (lead vocals & electric guitar) and Trevor Moss (bass) are joined by Elliot Lampitt on drums as they step away from their archetypal sound.
The Avenues
Airflo
Porcelain
Feral Family
Soaked
Carsick
Jace Campbell
The Q-Days
Hailing from Southend and now residing in Brighton, The Q-Days have gathered steam this past few years supporting the likes of The Rifles, Bilk, and Youth Killed It. Image courtesy of Colossal Artists. They’re made up of Zac Mahoney (lead vocals), Ryan Benson-Smith (drums/ vocals), Zack Christie-King (bass guitar/ vocals), and Ash Deakin (lead guitar/ vocals).
They recently released their debut single ‘underboard’ and we’re here to check it out:
Underboard
What The Dream Machine beautifully re-ignited on their debut album The Q-Days have taken to another level. Unlike their Merseyside peers, The Q-Days sound lays far more in the present day than fine 60s pastiche.
The psychedelic meanderings of the Beta Band and The Earlies traipse their Suffolk downs flirting with Cream, The Coral, Oasis, and Ride along the way. Frontman Mahoney resides somewhere between Steve Mason, Andy Bell, and Mark Gardener but with a more robust euphoric sonic, their frontman is an icon in the making.
In years to come, ‘Underboard’ will high up best debut single lists. It’s inevitable. The seeds of hope are being sewn with the most potent of fertilisers. It goes beyond just hope, The Q-Days are powerfully mesmeric. The care and precision of the acoustic guitars chiming in mid-point or grooving bassline should be the masterful work of a band triumphantly delivering their third album as they conquer the world.
The Q-Days are the real day.
Click the image below for tickets to their upcoming show:
The White Roses
Arkayla
Abbey Moon
Keyside
Lighthouse
Lighthouse are four-piece hailing from North East London. They recently released their new single ‘Another Minute’ and have supported Rosellas at Grace (London) and headlined a This Feeling show at The Water Rats (London).
Anna Wolf
Anna Wolf is a singer-songwriter from Pretoria (South Africa) who is now based in London. She has caught the eye of impeccable punk rock kingmakers ZineUK and RocklandsTV in recent years with a mesmeric stage presence.
