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New York artist One Lovers, the musical project of rapper, producer, writer, and engineer Arjun Dhar, returns with his sixth independent album, God Talks With Arjuna. Blending experimental hip hop with jazz influenced production, poetic lyricism and intimate storytelling, the record explores themes of spirituality, identity and self-discovery.Inspired by Paramahansa Yogananda’s text of the same name, the ten track album sees Dhar expand his sound with fuller choruses and more defined song structures while maintaining the raw, self recorded aesthetic that has become a hallmark of his work. Written, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered entirely by Dhar, the project is…
Coming out of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, it’s Kiey with the new track, “phan thiet”. This single is an atmospheric blend of alt-pop, R&B, beats, and has a distinctly dreamy vocal hook about it. If you like the sounds of The 1975 and especially the more laid-back and alternative songs, then this offering from Kiey is going to be something you’re going to be getting stuck into…. adreamy Ho Chi Minh City alt-pop gem blending slick production, atmospheric guitars, R&B beats and hypnotic vocals.The track is the lead single from his forthcoming third album, “METROMIRAGE”, and is a…
Edmonton-based singer-songwriter and visual artist Garett Gunderson is back with his nostalgic slice of rock. The new track is titled “Anywhere Anytime”, and it has this incredibly warm Americana rock undertone that has a distinct taste of the 1990s about it too…. awarm and uplifting Americana rock anthem with 90s nostalgia, soaring choruses and a standout guitar solo.As you will be able to hear from the very start, it is incredibly uplifting and has a soaring chorus that is sure to get you on board well within the first minute.The song was written during a particularly difficult period of his…
New York-based songwriter and filmmaker Praveen Koval has released an incredibly cinematic new alt-pop song titled “Goodnight My Love”. This has some nods to the 90s pop scene in here, with a delightful edition of chiming and shimmering synths dotted throughout…. abright and cinematic alt-pop gem blending shimmering synths, 90s nostalgia and infectious indie-pop charm.There’s no denying that this is a very bright track with solid production that elevates Praveen’s vocals even higher, with the breakdown after the one-minute mark showcasing exactly why people are coming back to listen to his music time and time again.It’s incredibly cinematic and very…
Terminal Fear’s “Quicksand” is a hard-hitting alternative rock and rap-rock statement that is incredibly groovy from the get-go. Coming out of Manchester in England, the group have seemingly blended together some delicious bass lines, which are very similar to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with some rap sequences…. ahard-hitting Manchester rock and rap-rock anthem driven by infectious grooves and a seriously funky bassline.It’s a very punchy track, with the sound of this reminding me of those rock and rap tracks from the 1990s scene in the USA. Even though it was released a month ago, this new single has gone…
Don Broco2000 Trees Festival – ThursdayUpcote Farm, Cheltenham8th–11th July 2026Another year, another 2000 Trees falling right in the middle of the heatwave. But how does the festival’s 19th iteration stack up against previous years?Another heatwave, another early morning due to the stifling nature of tents in summer. Thankfully, when we emerge from the sauna-like confines, there’s a light breeze blowing across Upcote Farm that lingers for much of the morning. By the time we find ourselves heading down to the Main Stage for 2000 Trees regulars BUDS, however, the sun is making itself very much known.Having gone from opening The…
Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood.The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle beat easing seamlessly into the opening track. It’s an appropriate beginning to an album that explores the complexities of motherhood as told through personal vignettes that focus on the smaller, everyday moments of early parenthood; those seemingly innocuous moments that occur between the milestones. Undoubtedly, it’s a topic that has been covered before but perhaps not as profoundly or poetically as this.Jenny Lindfors, who records…
In 2016 Grammy-nominated blues rock singer Beth Hart named Les Claypool as her prog hero. At the same time she told Prog how she’d discovered his work with Primus after first falling in love with the bass via Rush and their alleged “worst’”album.“When I was a kid, I was a really huge classical buff, and I still am. My mum turned me on to jazz and blues: Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, stuff like that.Then the neighbourhood kids started turning me on to Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and when I was about nine or 10, they got me into Rush as…
Two years on from the mesmericNell’ Ora Blu, their synth-laden soundtrack for an imaginary Giallo movie, orphic Cambridge heaviesUNCLEACIDAND THE DEADBEATSreturn with their seventh full-length,Shapes Of Midnight. To celebrate the announcement, the band have unveiled the title track from the album. Listen and purchase from Bandcamphereand watch the artwork videohere. A brilliantly macabre concept album partly inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’sThe Masque Of The Red Deathand the too-real nightmares of our modern age,Shapes Of Midnightrefines the group’s ‘Evil Beatles’ sound: a thrilling, expertly composed fusion of eerie harmonies, pop hooks, Thin Lizzy-esque twin-guitar brilliance and the kind of fleet-footed heaviness…
SerpentS, who today release their defiant debut single! Nerve is an audacious track and explores themes of assertion and retribution. Led by vocalist and bassist Eli and vocalist Cerys, Nerve showcases the band’s commanding and solid musicianship. SerpentS have also revealed the very fun official music video, which sees the band performing the track interspersed with them doing an 80s-inspired workout in outfits to match, and more. Listen to Nerve here, and watch the video here. Despite having played music together for years both on and off stage, this is the first time Eli, Cerys, Josh and Kianfeel excited and…
Though he passed away aged just 26, Gram Parsons didn’t mess around while he was here – a member of The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The International Submarine Band, he also found time to make two sublime solo albums and partly invent country-rock as we know it. Here, Uncut present 20 of his best songs… Originally published in our February 2013 issue (Take 189). ________________________ 1 HICKORY WINDThe Byrds’ Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, 1969/Grievous Angel, 1974 Written with former ISB bandmate Bob Buchanan and debuted by The Byrds at the Grand Ole Opry on March 15, 1968, the…
That fun exists against a backdrop of intense emotions, however, in some instances drawn from subject matter very close to home. Themes of mental health and suicide prevention are at the forefront of Cut Throat and Cold Nights, songs influenced by the loss of Kesari’s best friend Charlie at the age of 18. “I met him at school,” remembers the frontman. “I was not into metal at all at that time, I was like 12, 13. But we started listening to a lot of death metal and black metal, like Deicide and Mayhem, and then it just progressed. He was…