![]() ![]() The line 'I don't want you / But I don't want you to be alone' from Slice of Me characterises the conflicting feelings that give the record its complexity. Faye’s mighty voice, with a classic piano accompaniment, brings to mind music hall or variety ballads, depicting romantic tales with a more modern dimension than her early 20th century influences. ![]() ![]() Litty Hughes, Apsi Witana and Flore de Hooge are the three component parts of BRENDA, which they describe as: “Every woman you have ever met, seen, heard, loved, lost.” Having met, seen, heard and loved this band’s debut release, we sure hope we don’t lose BRENDA any time soon.ĭeadbeat (28 Jul), the new EP by Alice Faye, pulls from a different kind of historical genre. ![]() Poppy backing vocals, danceable synths, and confrontational-yet-cool lyricism can be found across the record, and these virtues are sure to be in ample supply on the night of their album launch at The Glad Cafe (28 Jul), with support from Casual Worker. On the same day, Last Night From Glasgow introduce their newest act BRENDA with an eponymous album so slick with post-punk splendour you might mistake it for an authentic 80s artefact. Carsick Charlie is unlikely to make you as nauseous as the sobriquet suggests, but the cloudy, heartbreaking world constructed in these songs might bring a tear to your eye. Masterful guitar work and hauntingly beautiful vocal performances might pull listeners back in time to a transcendent place of nostalgia and longing. An emergent artist with such momentum is exciting, and his inaugural EP Angel (28 Jul) has been worth the anticipation. When we shone our spotlight on Carsick Charlie back in January, Joseph Innes was embarking on an ambitious tour on the back of only one (very good) single. Their ethos is stated across track titles – Reactor Riled Get Wrecked. Tireless guitar solos and drumbeats showcase strenuous practice on behalf of the band, while still sounding disruptive and who-gives-a-fuck. Joan Sweeney has a voice like an energetic revolutionary, shouting lines about the fragmentation of the left, criticising the state of things while still offering friendship, solidarity, and hardcore tunes. The aptly-named tastemakers take the scathing social commentary of punk, and stitch it to a resurrected, goth-rock sound. Back to the present, Current Affairs drop Off the Tongue on 14 July via Tough Love Records. ![]()
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