Pollyanna Blue are an alt-rock duo from Bristol, made up of Zoe Collins on Guitar/Vocals and Rich Earle on Bass/Vocals. The name was apparently inspired by a self help book called ‘Feel The Fear and Do it Anyway’, the book makes reference to something called a ‘Pollyanna’ which is a name given to someone who … Continue reading Single Review: Pollyanna Blue – Haunted
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Single Review: Trashed – Decay
Trashed are an emo punk rock trio from Bristol made up of Jimmy Embleton-Smith on Lead Vocals/Guitar, Sam Yesner on Vocals/Bass and Ben Wood on Drums. Today I will be reviewing their single 'Decay' which was released on April 29th 2022, and is off their upcoming album Happy In Hindsight which is due out later … Continue reading Single Review: Trashed – Decay
Single Review: Yard Arms – Pirouettes
Yard Arms are a Bristol based melancholic pop duo, made up of Noah Villeneuve & Billy Golding, who make what they call ‘sad pop for dad bods’. Today I will be reviewing their latest single ‘Pirouettes’ which was released on December 3rd 2021. ‘Pirouettes’ opens with a quick, jaunty bass line that explodes into an … Continue reading Single Review: Yard Arms – Pirouettes
Single Review: RVBY – Thinking About You
Ruby Donadel a.k.a RVBY is a Bristol based singer/songwriter and today I will be reviewing their single ‘Thinking About You’ which was released on the 16th November 2020. ‘Thinking About You’ opens with some nice ambient synth notes, before a harder, heavier beat merges with her tremendous vocals and the whole track picks up in … Continue reading Single Review: RVBY – Thinking About You
Single Review: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii – Rorschach Rorschach
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii (or ESOP) are a Bristol based Apocalyptic post-punk group and this isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed their music, you can check out my review of their track ‘They Wouldn’t Let Me Write My Book’ here. Today, however, I will be reviewing their single ‘Rorschach Rorschach’ which was released on August … Continue reading Single Review: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii – Rorschach Rorschach
Single Review: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii – They Wouldn’t Let Me Write My Book
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii are an post-punk experimental art rock group from Bristol and today I will be reviewing their single ‘They Wouldn't Let Me Write My Book’ which was released on June 26th 2020. ‘They Wouldn't Let Me Write My Book’ just hammers forward from the get go, powerful, gritty driving percussion and hard, … Continue reading Single Review: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii – They Wouldn’t Let Me Write My Book
Music Review: Second Hand Arms Dealer – Demo Tracks
Second Hand Arms Dealer are a three piece punk rock band from Bristol who take influence from bands like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, Chilli’s, Sex Pistols. They are made up of Jordan Shortman on Guitar, Joe Spurrell on Bass/Vocals and Sam Schofield on Drums. ‘Living’ has a strong, percussive focused intro, that quickly adds … Continue reading Music Review: Second Hand Arms Dealer – Demo Tracks
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