This New Band Spotlight features Oxford band The Mezz.
Combat Sports
The 76 Club
JEEBO
So Good
The Matchbox
Twin City
Jonny Ash
Wull
Lime Garden
The Outers
The Avelles
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.
