The Yellow Bellies - The Yellow Bellies (EP)

Alternarive and indie rock band from Brighton,The Yellow Bellies,  released their-self-titled debut EP on November 18.

Band members are : 
Reilly Sams (songwriter, lead vocals and guitar) 
Nico Cara (lead guitar and backing vocals)
Jack Yeoman (bass) and 
George Preston (drums, percussion and backing vocals) 

Their sound, with the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Pete Smith, is gritty with boomy vocals and tight clean sounds of the rhythm section.

The five-track EP is a mix of rock, alternative hip-hop, indie, pop, latino grooves and reggae and lyriccs about lust, longing, betrayal, isolation and delusion.

The first track Belly Of Yellow is rhythmic with a riff that stays in your mind, while the vocals are perfect.
In the same style and the second song Something New with its catchy melodies. Here the rhythm section is fantastic. The same and the guitars and the vocals.
Tequila is the third piece. Here the rhythm drops a bit and I consider it to be the weakest track on the EP.
The fourth song is Where Did Your Lover Go with a very catchy refrain talking about the rapidly changing society we live in.
The EP ends with the relaxed Please Them Honeybees. A low tempo track with reggae influences.
 
In conclusion, here we have a musical work that is heard from beginning to end without boring you, no matter how many times you hear it.


Links:

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_yellow_bellies/

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/theyellowbellies

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1PMTXv3gVLR8MHl5B4JxN8

WD-HAN - Summertime Star Sign

WD-HAN is a three piece rock band from Tampa Bay, FL. Their sound is a mix of pop beats and synth sounds with gritty, soulful vocals and blues inspired guitar hooks. They are strongly influenced by Young the Giant, the Black Keys and Imagine Dragons

After their debut album Kings of Castles and the 2018's EP Monkey, are coming back with their new song Summertime Star Sign which is a rock ballad about those who have been loved and lost and what could have been said before it was too late.

The song starts with slow rythm. The expressive vocals with the companion of a guitar and a piano, turns to a rock anthem in the second part. A real good song. 

 

That's what the vocalist Spencer Barnes has to say about the track:
“Summertime Star Sign was written in the wake of losing a close friend to cancer, and missing an opportunity to see this person one last time. The finality of that realization was pretty hard-hitting, and I wanted to write a song that was the message I wish I'd been able to give him before he was gone. Obviously it's a sad topic, but it was important that the song be a message of hope, of something more after the body is gone. I hope the song means something to anyone else who's been through the fight or lost someone - bringing them a little joy, a little catharsis with music would be the best thing I can imagine, and a great honor to the friend I lost".

In connection with the meaning of “Summertime Star Sign”, WD-HAN is partnering with local non profit Women With Purpose, an organization committed to helping families currently fighting breast cancer, providing non-medical financial assistance. In the name of their current campaign, #GiveWhereYouLive, WD-HAN will be donating a percentage of merchandise revenue throughout November to the organization.



 
Links:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wdhanmusic/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wdhanband
Twitter - https://twitter.com/wdhan
Website - https://www.wdhan.com/

Ian McFarland - Long Distance

"Long Distance" was written during a low point during Ians time in Los Angeles. Homesick and friendless Ian found himself taking his guitar deep into the desert and having writing sessions in the hot sun. A confusing and lonely time birthed "Long Distance" which features light melodies and heartfelt lyrics.

"I'm really happy with how 'Long Distance' came out given the negative time in my life that gave way to it. I'm glad something good came out that period at least." - Ian McFarland

please feel free to reach out to me here or to ian@itsnotrecords.com for anything else that might help your decision!

Ian McFarland is a singer-songwriter original from Portsmouth, New Hampshire but has been on an artistic journey that has taken him around the globe playing shows as far as Barcelona, Spain to where he currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Ian McFarland is known to perform the bulk of instruments on his releases as well as recording the sounds himself wherever he happens to be. Drawing inspiration from a wide variety of music influences the young Berklee College of Music graduate has stood weathered the trials and tribulations of being a musician in a capitalist environment with poise. Having been in and out of a handful of bands starting in high school and extending through college, McFarland, decided to go solo in an effort to have an end of the line on creative decisions surrounding his composition. In his spare time Ian McFarland enjoys travel, the outdoors, writing music reviews for his own company Its Not Records, and watching sports. Currently in the studio creating two songs released as singles a month he is planning a move to NYC in 2019 to expand his network of artists and entrepreneurs.

Listen Here:
https://soundcloud.com/ianmcfarland/long-distance-fg-mstr/s-0AFMz

Mount Forel - Witney

Mount Forel return with new single ‘Witney’. Released October 12th 2019, the song references the quiet and detached Oxfordshire town of the same name, where previous UK Prime Minister David Cameron comes from, and the troubles of the world seem a galaxy away.
Recorded in the village of Witney itself at Shaken Oak Studios, the track was mixed by Jake Murray at London’s Strongroom Studios.

With its lilting groove, 90s down beat grunge feel and intricately woven guitar arrangement, ‘Witney’ is a classic for our time. The vocal arrangement builds mystery around the track from the start, before all coming together in the chorus to deliver the line “There’s no place like home” reflecting on the isolated bubble of reassurance that purveys over the chocolate box Oxfordshire village.
Drummer Andrew Wakatsuki-Robinson explains further; “We were recording our album in Witney. It’s the most conservative place I’ve ever seen. We listed a bunch of things going sour right now - inequality, climate change, false is the new norm and air quality, then wrote a song about a town where none of these ills seem to exist; our own little Witney, if you will”.
Last month Mount Forel played a unique gig in a converted cinema in Walthamstow, East London, where the entire audience were blindfolded – giving fans a chance to completely immerse themselves in the music. An upcoming gig at Hackney Wick’s Grow on October 29th will see the audience invited to paint while listening to the band. Intrigued? You should be. 

Mount Forel have released two singles to date. ‘Greenland’, a song initially inspired by climate change, and debut single ‘America’, a sprawling six-minute epic featuring psych Neil Young esc guitars and schizophrenic drums.

Not your average band – the members of Mount Forel hail from across the globe. Denver Colorado, The Wirral, Osaka, Northern Ireland, Dunedin New Zealand, Tokyo and Manchester to be precise. If you’re counting more places than band members you aren’t going mad, each member of Mount Forel counts at least 2 places as home.

With their debut album ‘Small Worlds’ due out next year, there’s much to come from Mount Forel.

Mount Forel are: Pete Garner, Ross Thompson, Takaco Iida, Andrew Wakatsuki-Robinson

Links:
www.mountforel.com
www.facebook.com/mountforel
www.twitter.com/mountforel

Stonerpop - Night Terrors

Stonerpop are about to release their new album 'American Dreams' on January 01, 2020. The album is about confidence and the lack thereof. It’s about impostors, both real and fake. It’s about failure and the illusion of victory. Stonerpop wants to encourage people to both relax and take action.

Stonerpop is an American duo, Jimmie Maneuva and Maudie Michelle,  who take the electronic music to another level. Synth pop and allternative rock mixed together bringing a strange, atmospheric result.

The best example of this electronic meets rock music is the new single 'Night Terrors' from their upcoming album.

Stonerpop's music is influenced by a range of artists, including Radiohead, Garbage, Metric, Fever Ray, U.N.K.L.E., and Massive Attack.

American Dreams Track List

1 Myoclonus
2 The Others
3 Right Place Wrong Time
4 House of Cards
5 Subroutine
6 Rapid Eye Movement
7 Night Terrors
8 Dilation
9 Ice Cold Souls
10 Destiny Gang

Performed and produced in collaboration by Jimmie Maneuva and Maudie Michelle.
All tracks written by Jimmie Maneuva and Maudie Michelle.
Recorded in Shreveport, Louisiana in the Stonerpop studio.
Mixing and mastering by Jimmie Maneuva.

Web and Social Media Links:
Website: http://www.stonerpopculture.com
Facebook: facebook.com/stonerpopculture
Twitter: twitter.com/stonerpopmusic
Instagram: instagram.com/stonerpopculture
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/stonerpop
Bandcamp: https://stonerpop.bandcamp.com

Francesco Luz - Plastic Guru

Francesco Luz is an Italian rock singer who has just released his first self-produced album called “Extraordinary Men”.
With the help from the writer Luigi Abramo and Matteo Palladini, producer and guitarist of the progressive band “Heartache” , Francesco presents a heterogeneous album with different musical genres inside, from hard rock to pop, from blues to acoustic ballads.

Plastic Guru is the first single. A hard rock song with progressive elements, guitars spitting fire and catchy melodic vocals. The lyrics are about the depression social media that we live.
The video of the single “Plastic Guru”, directed by Ari Takahashi, was awarded as Best Music Video at the New York Film Awards, September 2019.


Link:
https://www.facebook.com/frluz/

Irvine - Guiding Pulses (EP)

Guiding Pulses is the new EP by alternative rock band Irvine from Johannesburg, South Africa.

In this EP Irvine introduce indie folk and synth-infused elements in their music.

The first track Waiting For Magic is instrumental at its largest part. In the last third the vocals outbursts that lead to the climax are coming threatening.
 
Next up is their latest single, Breathing, which is indicative of the new direction they are following in their music with its synth-laden, haunting vocals melded with raw instrumentation and unexpected sonic textures.
 
The third track is Scraps for the Underdogs, an up tempo track with beautiful tunes.

Next up is Reflections which was the EP's first single. The song combines an acoustic sensibility with the anthemic choruses that deliver the honesty and defiance that has become Irvine's hallmark of sound.
 
The final track of the EP is St. Peter's.With it's cutting-edge guitars and fast paced drumming becomes the perfect end to this fantastic EP.

Love Ghost - Let It All Burn

Love Ghost is an indie/alternative/hard rock band consisting of Finnegan Bell (guitar and vocals), Nicky Renard (Guitar), Ryan Stevens (Bass and background vocals) Samson Young (drums and background vocals) and Cory Batchler (keyboards).
Let It All Burn is their new song,  produced by Danny Saber (Rolling Stones, U2, Marilyn Manson, David Bowie). 

Listen Here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-318664055/burn-burn-mastered-mix/s-IG9NL

LINKS:
loveghost.com 

soundcloud.com/loveghost_official 

open.spotify.com/artist/7oYWWttOyiltgT19mfoUWi 
youtube.com/c/LoveGhost 
twitter.com/LoveGhost_ 
facebook.com/loveghost.official 
instagram.com/loveghost_official 

Iris Hill - Boy, I Love You

Iris Hill is a four-piece indie rock band from Netanya, Israel. Their first single Boy, I Love You is a hard hitting anthem influenced from the mid-to-late 00’s indie-rock scene.
 
Cutting guitar tunes and vocals following the rhythm, create a composition reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys from the Favorite Worst Nightmare album.

Lyrically the song talks about an unstable relationship from the boy’s perspective. An uncertainty on how things going to end.
The track Boy I Love You released on all platforms on the 11th of October 2019.

   

Band Members:
Nati Twina (lead vocal, rhythm guitar) 
Roy Assodri (lead guitar, vocals)
Amit Mosberg (bass guitar, vocals)
Guy Dekel (drums, vocals)

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/irishillband/
https://www.instagram.com/irishillband/

Evan Castle & The Southern Tier - Drunk As Hell

Drunk As Hell is the new single by alternative rock, blues, americana band Evan Castle & The Southern Tier. Very Recommended !!! 

poolhouse - Moon River Rock

Moon River Rock is the first album from the indie rock, psychedelic ,alternative rock band "poolhouse". Very Recommended !!!

Via Novus - End of Days (EP)

 

End of Days is the new concept EP from Mississippi alt metal band Via Novus. 

The lyrical theme is about a demonic seductress, who brings about the end of days.

The EP has five songs. It beggins with the heavy metal dynamite Reveletion Row and continues with Headstone Harlot which is an alternative metal anthem and also my favorite EP track. The 1:50 length Demoness is more a connection with the next song , Kingdom Fall which is a powerful mid-tempo metal track. Dolorem Sonata is the last song, an atmospheric one, with melancholic melodies that guides you to the conclusion of the story. 

This is one of the best metal works I've heard this year.  



Links:
ViaNovusMusic.com
Facebook: fb.com/thevianovus
Spotify: tinyurl.com/vneodspotify
Apple Music: tinyurl.com/vneod
Bandcamp: vianovus.bandcamp.com