Brian's favourite video this week is Eyes Of Steel by Déjà Vegawhich sees the band hitting new heights of alt rock glory. Filmed by Shari Denson and Stuart Hadfield. Déjà Vega consist of vocalist and guitarist Jack Fearon, drummer Tom Webster and bassist Michael Newton. After forming in Cheshire, they made the short journey to Manchester, a fitting backdrop to their gritty, guitar led psychedelia, with its red-brick and cobbled streets which has very much ingrained itself in their soundscape.
Ralph's featuring Lemon And Lime the latest release by Midlands band Mountain Jam on his Radio KC Indie Show this Sunday. It's psychedelic, 'Madchester-esque' guitar driven sound is quietly addictive and sure to be a firm favourite with their fans at gigs, the next of which is in Hinckley on March 25th. No surprises Mountain JamciteThe Who, Small Faces, Stone Roses, and The Charlatans as influences as there are shades of them all woven into this offering.
Mountain Jam are, Dean Dovey on vocals & rhythm guitar, Andy Varden on lead guitar, Nick Robert on Bass and Pez on drums. Despite only having formed in March of 2015 they've quickly developed a tight, well-crafted sound. Last year saw the release of a Double A-side single, Jeleaous Of Me and the flip side, Lust, which was followed by the critically acclaimed EP. This year should see them increase their fan-base as they seek out not only festival appearances but also gigs country-wide. Get on it!
Summer's nearly here and band's are starting to get their new releases out there and IC1s are no different. June 3rd sees the release of their latest single 'Growing Up, Going Down'. Ralph's had a sneak peak at the new single and it's a proper rock n rolla. It's a guitar driven anthem that'll sit well with any Festival crowd and a definite hat tip to their musical influences. From the first guitar riff it grabs you, shakes you and doesn't put you down until the last note!
Ic1s are Daniel Coburn - Vocals, Jesse James - Guitars,John Campbell - Guitars, Andy Faulkner- Drums and Jacob Osman - Bass and they're all in your face Indie pop at its absolute best. IC1s debut single ‘Levitate’ saw success as the 2nd most downloaded new entry in the ITunes Alternative Singles Chart in its week of entry, resulting in a chart position of #195 in iTunes Top 200. Follow up single ‘Karma’ featured on Soccer AM and in Q Magazines as 'Track of The Day'. The track peaked at #40 in the alternative charts during in Christmas week with the band donating all profit to UK homelessness charity Shelter.
April 2012 saw the band release 'Not Perfect' as part of a compilation entitled ‘Emerging Icons’ curated by Kaiser Chiefs. In February 2012 the band headlined the final date of ‘HMVs Next Big Thing Festival’ and were invited to play The Olympic & Paralympic Games on the Emerging Icons Festival Stage in the Olympic Park. If this single gets the airplay it deserves then we should be seeing them hit the Festival circuit next year.
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