Itwas just about a year ago when Joy Formidable joined us for an in-studio session. They had just kicked off their last US tour dates in support of their debut The Big Roar, which was released a year earlier. At that time they had already recorded the material for Wolf's Law in an isolated cabin studio in Maine.
The Welsh trio took inspiration from their time spent on the road stateside. Over the last few months, vocalist Ritzy Bryan has hinted that Wolf's Law would touch on corporate greed and materialism as well as Native American mythology and would feature screaming guitars as well as symphonic string arrangements.
I've said the record could be called "Arena Rock Lullabies for grown ups," and I know how crazy it sounds. But it fits. Ritzy and bassist Rhydian Dafydd have classical music backgrounds, which they have used to artfully weave a symphonic patchwork made up of delicate and dreamy moments that ebb, flow and build to be joined by those previously mentioned screaming guitars and cacophonous percussion.
"This Ladder Is Ours" was the perfect song to release as a lead single. It has everything you have come to love from a Joy Formidable song, starting with a lovely instrumental intro and building into a wall of guitar that does a one-two-punch into the rocking follow-up track "Cholla."
I've often been told there's a thin line between a real heavy metal musician and a classically trained musician. I think the proof of that statement lies in this record on tunes like "Little Blimp," "Bats" and "Maw Maw Song." I'd like to sit some of my metalhead friends down and have them give it a listen to see what they think. These songs will certainly have you banging your head in the car!
For me, the highlight of this release is a delicate number called "Silent Treatment." It features some beautiful acoustic guitar work, but Ritzy's voice is the true star of the song. The layers of her breathy singing are absolutely mesmerizing and keep me hitting the repeat button every time the song ends.
I was looking for the same song. I used to have a mix tape of KROQ with Jed the Fish DJing and they played that song. I was hoping to find it too as it brings back great memories (but I cannot remember the song).
Hello all, I am looking for this track released btw 1988/1989
The verse is like
I aint got no ???, I aint got no money
I really miss my honey
With the chorus
What am I gonna do
I just cant get over you
I really miss my honey
I have been looking for a song I taped off a college radio show in the late 1990s. I have searched for it all over the internet to no avail and recently posted about it on Reddit ( _song_70s80sor_90s_help_me_find_this_punk/)
so i dunno if its gone forever but the artist is Jason Revele or something very similar to that last name and the song was titled Just Remember , the lyrics start with i am simply am not there and say with chris and layal too maybe like 5 or 6 years ago hes a local white rapper talks about the father/ creator hes also from BC AND super lowkey might of been charged for sexual assault on a minor lol please and in the video hes got footage of him on stage doing the song help please i hate google search
Mark, thanks for the article.
Just the hint that you can filter the albums on discogs and the screenshot that there are album covers visible helped me to finally find the track I was looking for a long time, just by searching for the album (cover), not the song itself. It took only 20 minutes to look through all Italian CD compilation releases from year 2000, and one of the cover was very familiar to me. Turned out that was the album I was looking for.
Anyone remember a music video from late 1970s or 1980 (no later). I watched it on TV in Netherlands. Sung in English. Same vibe as Taco Puttin on the Ritz, but not that song. Had a Big Band with mannequins playing trombone, as I recall. Would like to watch it again and get it out of my head.
Hi all.
I really need some help here.
I have been looking for a song back in the 80s i think.
The music video start with a couple are lock in a box in a store.
Then they jump out of the box and jump out of the window to the street.
At the end of the video the couple will get back in the box to hide from the gaurd.
I am trying to find an Isley Brother promo song. I think it was Voyage to Atlantis. I heard it on a vinyl record back in 1991. The last few minutes of the song was just music. Ernie was playing the guitar so smoothly. It was on a white vinyl album. Can you help me?
Discogs is missing so many CD album releases from around that time. I wonder if it was Bluegrass band, actually called Cumberland Gap in 2002 that you heard. Their album is not on Discogs, but it is on eBay. Meanwhile, good luck with the search!
Hi there! Need help with identifying this song.
Not much info about the video except the original one was posted 13 years ago. Seems like English is not a native language here. Any help would be much appreciated! I also figured out some lyrics:
maybe you can help. A friend of mine looks for a song probably from the 70s. It is in the style of Glam Rock and the singer reminds me of Gentle Giant. It has a strong piano hammering and a horn section prominent during the song which sets the end accord. Maybe it is a US band or a dutch band.
Attendees at the inaugural Forever Never Land festival September 13th-14th in Avila Beach, Calif., were promised fun-filled activities like laser tag, foam parties and water slides, but they had quite the eye-opener when they showed up to only a beach volleyball court.
We all know that these activities just add to the overall atmosphere of a music festival and that music is the main reason we flock to many of them all over the country. Well, Forever Never Land also completely blew it in the musical department.
It is defrauding to promote an event while allegedly knowing that the artists on your bill will not be performing (Forever Never Land was still promoting the performers the day before it got underway). As small festivals are popping up more than Bill Murray at random weddings and kickball games, this issue will become more commonplace going forward.
Starting things off with a bang on the Hoe Down stage was Chop Surf, who brought in bassist Ryan Jeffs, which really complimented Paul Caruso on Drums. Their set was filled with high energy surf rock complete with swaying guitar riffs by Ryan Lynch. Jeffs and Lynch even traded instruments for the last song of their set, which showcased their wide range of musical ability.
Grizwald came into the Airliner and turned many heads with his one man band that was full of looping drumbeats and well executed synth jams. Showbams will be keeping a watchful eye on Grizwald.
Divola had the most high energy set of the evening, even though that energy was dark, twisted, and had Dion Tomasini in a black ski mask on drums for the whole show. Thomas Lynch has again proven himself behind the synth, and Justin Jacoby is the most animated on stage as he slays his bass ferociously. This is some seriously good psych-rock.
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James performed in LA at the sold-out Fonda Theatre on Saturday night, playing two eclectic sets, including the majority of his 2013 solo LP Regions of Light and Sound of God. The first set featured James and his band playing through the entire album, while the second set gave way to older material from My Morning Jacket & Monsters of Folk.
Showbams is proud to announce our very own mini festival, Showbam-A-Rama! The festival will take place at The Airliner in the heart of downtown Los Angeles June 2nd and will feature nine diverse bands over two stages!
There will be two full bars to get your libation on, and a used vinyl store will be on site courtesy of Butter Vinyl for you to peruse through as you rock out. Be sure to get there early to catch all the acts. You wont want to miss this one! Showbam-A-Rama is a 21+ event, and you can buy tickets here. Cash only at the door for tickets, credit cards accepted at the bar.
The story of Chief is one of two coasts. Though Evan Koga, and brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa, were all born and raised in Los Angeles, they left for New York University, worlds away. It was in New York that they first got to know one another as collaborators, rumbling through a number of semi-serious projects and solo ventures before feeling swept away by a small run of songs Koga had penned and presented to them. In early 2009 they made there way back to the city of angels and Chief was born. Expect beautiful harmonies and well executed jams throughout their set at Showbam-A-Rama.
South Bay surf rockers, StrandSide, who have been making a name for themselves at the legendary Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, come to Showbam-A-Rama with quite the buzz. Consisting of Tyler and Alex Wolf holding down the rhythm section and Ryan Mckenzie bringing his fluid surf style on guitar, and Kevin Brown with his masterful lead guitar work, StrandSide is a must see show this year.
Also making their world debut and having the honor of opening up the first ever Showbam-A-Rama festival is the Indie-Surf Rock duo Chop Surf. Paul Caruso is a force to be reckoned with on drums, and his sidekick Ryan Lynch, also playing with Chief, will be manning guitar duties in this outfit. Expect to get your groove on with this duo.
Veteran afrobeat musician Femi Kuti and his band marched into the El Rey Theater last Friday and performed an inspiring set of African grooves. Femi, the son of the late legendary musician and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti carries on his fathers mission of performing politically-charged dance anthems to the masses.
Femi Kuti knows how to keep the audience engaged at all times, whether it be from his amazing leads on saxophone, trumpet, keyboards, or with his powerful lyrics. In between a couple songs, Femi took the time to give short speeches about violence and awareness of many different topics around the world. But he kept the talking short overall and got right back to the show, so it never seemed too preachy.
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