Modern Tribes - Pam Beesly (Official Video)

Music video for Modern Tribes - I did some PR work for them. Happy to see this video, the song is ace!

Modern Tribes - Music Video Press Release

[Upcoming Press Release for a band called Modern Tribes. They're really cool, sounding like a cross between Touché Amoré, Boston Manor, Crywank and some really heavy Brand New influences coming through. Their music video is coming out really soon, and their EP is coming out soon after it. I've had the pleasure of listening to it a few times, and it's incredible, so expect a glowing review of that a little nearer to when it comes out] 

WATCH MODERN TRIBES NEW VIDEO FOR PAM BEESLY - PREORDER THE EP "EVERYTHING IS DYING AND I WILL PROBABLY DIE SOON TOO"

Ahead of their loud, snarling and sincere second EP Everything Is Dying And I Will Probably Die Soon Too, Oswestry punks Modern Tribes prove that they're a force to be reckoned with on their new music video for lead single Pam Beesly. Mixing the melodic anthems of Brand New with slacker-style grunge, pounding surf-rock toms and howling vocals, it's a slab of steaming fuzz and high gain lead guitar, with Eric Evan's lovesick lyrics giving the song an air of desperate drive.
Modern Tribes are also currently taking pre-orders for a limited first run of CDs for "Everything Is Dying..." with limited edition artwork on their merch page at http://moderntribes.bigcartel.com

Modern Tribes formed in January of 2015. Since then, they have shared stages with Muskets, ho99o9 and Riggots, have played across the UK and Europe, and have released their debut EP You Do Drugs, which won Musically Fresh's EP of the year award for 2015. The band successfully fuse their love of 00s punk like Brand New, the Gaslight Anthem and Frank Turner with the more modern punk and indie stylings of The Front Bottoms, The Menzingers and Joyce Manor. On Everything Is Dying And I Will Probably Die Soon Too, Modern Tribes are staking a claim for their rightful place at the forefront of the UK's punk scene.

Get in touch with the band through Eric, at erikevans1994@gmail.com. You can check the band out on their Facebook and follow them on Instagram and twitter on the links below.

Website: https://moderntribes1.bandcamp.com/releases

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernTribesUK 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/moderntribes

Instagram: https://instagram.com/modern_tribes/

Xilla - You Crawl

The 'nu-grunge' revival that's been kicking off around the UK is a bit of a misnomer. Bands like Fizzy Blood and Dinosaur Pile-Up take more from fuzzin' up the power chord pop of 90s alt-rock bands like Weezer and Presidents Of The United States Of America, rather than following in the footsteps of the intricate, sludge style riffs that Alice In Chains and Soundgarden managed to compose so easily. Birmingham band Xilla may label themselves as progressive rock, but on their debut single You Crawl, they come across as spiritual successors to the slower and more driving style of grunge that the Big Seattle Four popularised.

Kamikaze Girls - Black Coffee (Track Review)

Hearts & Souls were a mainstay on the Leeds alternative circuit for five years, playing their unique styling of grunge-tinged pop-punk for crowds in support of Twin Atlantic, Army of Freshmen and My Passion. However, it took a name change to Kamikaze Girls, and a stripping down to a two piece, for the pure fuzz fury to really unleash the pure potential of their sound. With their songs being released on Spotify and available for streaming on various websites recently, I took the opportunity to revisit their last single.

Released in late 2015 as a lead single from their upcoming debut album, Black Coffee is the sound of Kamikaze Girls embracing their new noise, suggesting a move away from the effects laden alternative rock of their previous cassette tape The Girl Gang Sessions, towards a heavy, fuzz driven, feedback laden slab of powerful alternative rock. With multiple guitar creating feedback in a way that would make Kurt Cobain jealous, and Conor Dawson's powerful drumming underpinning the entire track with a sense of urgency, the repetitive Kinks-lite riff of the chorus gives way to a monstrous chorus. Singer and guitarist Lucinda Livingstone's powerful and repeated plea of "without you, I'd sleep forever" about our favourite caffeine carrying beverage gives the chorus a powerful vocal hook to rally around. Each repetition becomes more howled, more desperate, more demanding, before erupting into a gut wrenchingly powerful scream. But there's still plenty in their sound that hearkens back to their previous melodic offerings, from quick clean guitar breaks to the initial chorus-laden effects verse riff. This is loud, and this is chaotic, but it's also controlled, making the moments where the band engage in noisy feedback or screamed vocals meaningful and more powerful. If Black Coffee is an indication of the shape the debut Kamikaze Girl LP is going to take, then it's a very, very, very good sign. Join the girl gang, and get ready for it to drop.

Released Oct 21, 2015
http://kamikazegirls.bandcamp.com/track/black-coffee