Thursday 16 August 2018
ALVIN GIBBS and THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS - Ghost Train (Single) *A REVIEW*)
I always look forward to Alvin’s
songs on Urban Dogs and UK Subs albums, and wonder when he'll release
a solo album, well the time is almost now, as he's just putting the
finishing touches to Your Disobedient Servant, but as a taster
for it he's releasing a single, and pretty yummy it is to! Ghost
Train and Clumsy Fingers are a couple of ballsy
hard hitting righteous and riotous rockers; Thumping drums, pounding
bass, flesh cutting guitars and a great vocal performance of pure
power and passion, with some intelligent lyrics, a real foot tapping,
fist thumping, brain thinking slab of pumpkin coloured 7”vinyl.
Alvin's not alone on this venture, his 'backing band' The Disobedient
Servants is made up of guest musicians Brian James (Lords of The New
Church/The Damned) Leigh Heggarty (The Ruts) Steve Critall (The
Godfathers) and Jamie Oliver (UK Subs) great performances from all of
'em. The Single, with a cover designed by Gaye Black (The Adverts) is out on Halloween (31st Oct) but be
quick it's limited to 300 copies only. Available to pre-order now
from the magnificent Time and Matter Records. You'll be in for a
treat!
Monday 13 August 2018
FS1E - Words and Deeds (*A REVIEW*)
Quirky, strange and charming, and
totally out there; The genre defying FS1E, a trio of hardened
musicians from North Herts. have crafted and created a unique sound
of their own, a blend of Reggae, Post Punk, Indie and, Prog Rock
Words and Deeds, their not so difficult second album is a
very British album, the sound and sentiments couldn't come from
anywhere else. Twelve bitter sweet symphonies telling tales of
everyday people and their lives, loves, losses and fears; the good,
bad and the ugly. It's an emotional road trip of a listen that takes
a journey over the bumps and potholes of life at a time of social
and political upheaval in our not so great, green and pleasant lands. Sublime, slow burning and absorbing soulful stuff. Tempos change as tunes
chug, chop, swing and sway long.
Guitars scratch, strum and jangle, Vocal
harmonies mix with Dark rhythms, Dub grooves and jaunty up tempo
folk like jigs. These are catchy epic songs of jazzy prog
psychedelic proportions, both laid back, lively and at times uneasy
easy listening. Available now to stream on Spotify.
Saturday 11 August 2018
Sunday 5 August 2018
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