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It was a long time coming, but after several years under wraps, Yes bassist Chris Squire and former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett released A Life Within A Day – the only album they made as Squackett – in 2012. Three years before Squire’s passing, they gave Prog the backstory.The union of Chris Squire and Steve Hackett has been mentioned in dispatches for almost half a decade. In recent years Squire has guested on Hackett’s solo albums, contributing his distinctive bass guitar to tracks on 2009’s Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth and last year’s Beyond The Shrouded Horizon. But a full-blown…
Mercy Kelly’s “Summer of Silence” is a confident four-track EP that captures the spirit of classic Britpop while embracing the dreamy textures of modern indie rock.It’s comprised of two previous singles titled “Breathe For Her” and “Speak Too Soon”, with the former being the opening track, and what an opening track it is. As you may know, we have previously reviewed that track, so we are going to be skipping that today. However, if you want to check out the review, be sure to click here…. abrilliantly cohesive Britpop-inspired EP packed with soaring melodies, atmosphere, and standout songwriting.The two new…
Siouxsie: Exposures 1982 (Moonboy)Ritchie Franklin & Fabrice Couillerot, Sheila Rock and Sian PattendenOut nowSiouxsie: Exposures 1982 is a beautiful limited edition photo book featuring an iconic photo shoot with Siouxsie Sioux at Sheila Rock’s studio in Ladbroke Grove in January 1982.The photo used for the cover of The Face magazine in that year is one of the best-known images of Siouxsie Sioux. But the other images from the shoot have remained in Sheila Rock’s private archive, unseen, until now. Sixty-eight of those photos are captured in this book.Published by Moonboy Ltd, responsible for similar books on The Cure (Stills), Dead…
Japanese DJ and producer duo MONOCHROME will release their highly anticipated new single “TOCO TOCO” on June 26 via the community-driven music label Fankee. Known for their emotional and driving fusion of Melodic Techno and Progressive House, MONOCHROME continue to push creative boundaries with a track that bridges cultures and genres. “TOCO TOCO” combines traditional Japanese musical elements with the infectious energy of Latin melodic house, creating a vibrant and globally inspired dance record designed for both festival stages and club floors. Featuring vocals in both Spanish and Japanese, the single delivers irresistible rhythms, memorable melodic hooks, and polished, club-ready…
Ice Nine Kills are taking their love of horror into another dimension, saluting horror video games with Dead By Daylight collaboration Play Dead. The song was written for Dead By Daylight’s tenth anniversary and was announced on their anniversary livestream. It’s the latest single in what’s been a collab-heavy year for INK, who have also provided songs for the soundtracks of Scream 7 and Ready Or Not Here: I Come in the form of Twisting The Knife and Hell Or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler 2) respectively. “Ice Nine Kills has always lived somewhere between menace and mischief. Play Dead, our…
Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting you, why not invest in a ticket for our 25 year anniversary event. It takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and Steve Wynn among others. Tickets are available from this link.We leave you in the meantime dear reader with our second classic clip of the day in the form of a recording of a…
French American artist Cybèle returns with her latest single, ‘Lovergirl’, a dreamy blend of contemporary R&B and pop that explores the emotional balance between loving deeply and protecting your own peace.Written alongside Grammy Award winning songwriter Tristan Rice (Chris Brown’s 11:11), the track delves into themes of self-worth, vulnerability and knowing when to let go. Wrapped in lush harmonies and atmospheric production, ‘Lovergirl’ showcases Cybèle’s expressive vocals and knack for turning personal experiences into relatable stories.Raised between Paris, Beijing, Los Angeles and New York, Cybèle brings a global perspective to her music, blending modern R&B with orchestral influences, gospel warmth…
Portland rapper HINDOWA returns with Warchief 2: The Cure, a 17-track mixtape that continues to carve out his place in the alternative hip hop scene. Led by the raw and introspective single Honcho’s Dead, the project blends lo-fi production, conversational lyricism, and deeply personal storytelling.As the first member of his Liberian family born in the US, HINDOWA draws heavily on his family’s history of migration and resilience following the Liberian civil war. Those themes of identity, perseverance, and self-discovery run throughout the Warchief series, with The Cure offering his most vulnerable and experimental work to date.Inspired by the likes of…
Standout moments include the empowering Whatever, the heartbreak of Burn, and Give It Away, featuring Nonso Amadi, which adds warmth to the project’s themes of connection and healing. Across the record, Africaine balances soulful vocals with honest songwriting, creating an intimate but relatable listening experience.Already making waves with more than four million streams, playlist support from Apple Music and Spotify, and performances alongside Fireboy DML and The Cavemen, For Me, This Time marks a confident debut from an independent artist with a clear vision and a message of self-belief and empowerment. View Original Article Here
Synaptic Cliffs welcomes the return of pdqb with ‘DER TRANSIENTE ZEUGE’, an ambitious 17-track double vinyl release arriving on 26th June 2026. Spanning 13 original productions and four heavyweight remixes, the project continues pdqb’s relentless exploration of futuristic Electro, fractured machine funk and cerebral rhythmic experimentation, presented here through the artist’s unmistakable ‘Electro-Cognition’ lens. Rather than following a traditional club record structure, ‘DER TRANSIENTE ZEUGE’ unfolds like a fragmented transmission recovered from another dimension. Across the project, sharp electro pulses, twitching drum programming, synthetic bass pressure and glitched melodic fragments collide in constantly shifting forms. Some tracks arrive as tightly…
Originally published in Uncut Take 181 (June 2012 issue)… Bob Seger has just moved house. “We needed a new house, and I went on tour for 51 days and we never moved in,” the Detroit-born singer explains. “I’m so far behind, I got boxes on boxes.” We’re pleased, then, he’s taken time out from the unpacking to talk us through his career as one of America’s most enduring blue-collar rockers. “I wanted to be as rhythmic as James Brown, as deep as Bob Dylan and as fiery as Little Richard,” Seger tells us. It’s a strategy that’s found him considerable…
Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives.After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels both intimate and expansive. What has remained is Merrit’s timeless approach to music: her work feels like it could have been released in any of the last six decades; songs are cleverly crafted with instrumentation used to help frame Merrit’s voice, which remains full of beauty, clarity and power. Thematically, Sugar looks for meaning in the quieter places of life: conversations, acts of care, domestic…