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With In Control – Absent
Hailing from the Highlands, With In Control's new single is a six-minute hotpot of emotive lyrics, thrashing drums, and atmospheric guitar.
TigerDrive – Girlfriend Lobotomy x Freakspurt Henry
TigerDrive ace feminist punk lyricism in their sophomore release. It's a fast and fatalistic pastiche of the way women navigate the modern world.
Realm of Embers – Liberator of an Ancient Land
Naturally, singer and bassoon player (as well as pianist, accordion player, and tin whistle player) Susanna Hartland would quickly demonstrate that just having a bassoon in the first place was far from her only skill, but I was initially worried Liberator of an Ancient Land would sell itself just on that.
Wiltingflower – Siphon
The single feels very much like a throwback to the more melodramatic metal bands of the early 2000s - most obviously Evanescence.
Surface Detail – The Pack and the Treachery
Surface Detail's ‘The Pack and the Treachery’ is an unsettling story of the reciprocal relationship between ravens and wolves; where the ravens guide the wolves to prey before
sharing in the spoils.
Flame – Naive
Constructing an alternative folk melody over their rock foundations, Flame has dropped ‘Naive’, the latest single from this rising Edinburgh five-piece.
Quelle Horreur – Mango Mango Mango
Wavy, sexy, and dark. ‘Quelle Horreur’ by Mango Mango Mango combines dark slow guitar and soft jingles to create a deep, shoegaze-esque sound that would go down perfectly at your local goth club.
We Are Screaming, We Are Dying – We Are The Weirdos
We Are The Weirdos waste no time with this furious rough edged opener. We are screaming, We are dying hits hard and means it.
Match, Light, Intensity – Blondine
Manchester-based techno-electronic-grunge band Blondine make dark, synth-soaked songs that feel intimate and uneasy all at once. Match, Light, intensity is no exception.
Provisional EP – TigerDrive
Aberdeen’s TigerDrive throw emo, alt-rock, and bursts of hardcore energy together into their first EP. Provisional is emotional, restless, and totally unpredictable.
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Two years on from their first EP, the sophomore effort of the Dundee-based alt-rock duo demonstrates the range of their style, showcasing their heavier side and their more subtle tones.