Welsh upstarts The Pitchforks are set to bring in the New Year with their newest singleAfflictions set for radio impact early next year. The Pitchforks are a four-piece indie rock group from the Rhondda Valleys consisting of William on vocals, Ethan on guitar, Alex on drums, and Callum on bass. Their first single, Headlock was released in 2016 and the band were subsequently chosen as one of ten bands from South Wales to be coached and developed as part of the Forté Project 2017.
Afflictions was originally released in the summer of 2017 to much regional acclaim. Seeing how well the track was received, the quartet decided to push their music farther afield and are looking for the single to be at the forefront as they steamroll into 2018.
High octane music and frenetic vocals aplenty, ‘Afflictions’ is strong offering from the Welsh upstarts - making a racket you wouldn’t expect from such a young band. Speaking of the track, the band said... “The lyrics were inspired by a friend’s story about a night at a pub where he decided not to pursue his affection for a girl he was speaking to because she was quite intoxicated.“
The Pitchforks have gigged extensively around South Wales and the Midlands, having played at length in Cardiff, Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil, as well as Bristol and Gloucester. Recently, they have played at SŴN festival, have put on numerous sell-out shows around Pontypridd and Cardiff, and have supported Pretty Vicious on their recent tour.
Water is the brand new single by Welsh indie pop 5-piece The Tates and it's been eagerly awaited after the success of their debut release Electric Girl which we played on Ralph's Radio KC Indie Show. It was also supported by Huw Stephens, BBC Intro, Radio 1, playlisted on Amazing Radio and A-listed by BBC Radio Wales. Ralph will be playing Water on the Radio KC Indie Show next Sunday (26.11.17) so remember to tune in from 5-7pm GMT. Energised by their summer tour in support of Electric Girl plus feeling confident and inspired they returned to the studio in Cardiff to work with producer Steffan Pringle (Estrons, Himalays and Future Of The Left).
They emerged with a sense of purpose with a song that will redefine The Tates as the torch-bearers of a new sound, a sound that ranges from The Libertines’ poetic raw energy to the death disco of early New Order and the fuzzed dayglow pop melodies of MGMT. Lyrically Water asks a poetic question exploring themes of nature over nurture, as Tom the guitarist explains...
“Are the flaws that we share with our parents who we are, or have we learnt from them? Are we free to be the people we want to be or are we trapped by our genetic makeup and our immediate environment and society?”
It's testament to them that with unwavering belief in the pop song they are in full control of their chosen genre, making the pop song theirs. The Tates build from the ground up on their ascendancy to the stars.
South Wales trio CHROMA set to release their explosive new single Vampires October 27th via Datod Records with the track already available to download.
Vampiresis their first release since playing the BBC R1 Introducing Stages at Reading & Leeds Festival 2017. Needless to say Ralph's giving Vampires a spin on the Radio KC Indie Show so tune in on Sunday 5th November for the Bonfire Night Special from 5-7pm UK time. CHROMA has seen plays from Huw Stephens plus Inclusion on The Best Of BBC Radio 1 Introducing playlist; a feature in Metro Newspaper; 5 weeks Playlisting on The New Rock Show on Planet Rock, BBC Radio Wales; BBC Radio Cymru; Amazing Radio; Hoxton Radio and Roundhouse Radio.
CHROMAare a three-piece bilingual band from the South Wales valleys which formed in the summer of 2015. They won the Cardiff Music Award for Best Breakthrough Act 2017 and C2 BBC Radio Cymru's Brwydr y Bandiau 2016 as well as reveling in Katie Hall's obvious love of big woolly jumpers.
Vampiresis the second cut off their self-titled 2016 EP, is a ferocious offering from the young, Welsh upstarts and is driven by a angry, noisy thundering bass riff and the powerful vocals of Katie. So much so, it's been on replay here in the kennel all week. The pacey new CHROMA single sits comfortably alongside the big hitters in the world of indie and alt rock. In fact you’d be forgiven for thinking that there is more than just three members to this frenetic young band. LIVE
Debut Headline Show - Le Pub, Newport - November 10
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff - supporting ESTRONS - December 9
Earlier this year the band released the incendiary Thank God I'm Not Youwhich brought them exposure to global audiences; featuring on numerous Spotify curated playlists amassing over 1.86m streams and over 330k monthly listeners, as well as multiple plays on network radio.
New single Sigh On A Hurricane is another blistering offering from HIMALAYAS that that is pure raw energy from the offset. Unapologetically noisy and filled with youthful snarl, the track is a hard hitting anthem on the state of the current political landscape and dwindling quality of discourse.
Speaking about the track, lyricist Mike Griffiths said... “The track is about the failures of our democracy and and the feelings of insignificance that come with it to the extent that it feels as though nothing anyone says can make a genuine difference.” Ralph's giving it a spin again on the Radio KC Indie Show next Sunday 5-7pm.
With a name like Guide Dog, how could Ralph resist checking out their first single I Am The Daddy which is the debut release from their Lovely Domestic Bliss album. The tale (or should that be tail) of Guide Dog is many-fold and intriguing and unfolds thus... They introduce themselves as "a group of wankers who can't sing and can't play our instruments" which is a bit harsh, as they can obviously do the latter. Guide Dog are Pete Roberts (vocal/guitar), John Maloney (drums) and Ian Russell (bass). Pete and John met in school where they made up half of Robots In The Sky who released a red vinyl double A side single back in 1999 via now defunct Complete Control Records. Following that they released their first LP as Tetra Splendour on EMI no less at which point Ian Russell joined and the 5-piece People In Planes was formed as they joined New York based label Wind Up Records.
Not all went to plan as a third Wind Up Records release was aborted and Pete move to London where he was involved in forming the first incarnation of Cold Specks, the brainchild of Ladan Hussein and Jim Anderson. Two years of touring and recording followed during which time the soundscape of Guide Dog was formed. Still with me? Good...
On returning to Wales after quitting touring to start a family, Pete teamed up with John to flesh out some of the Guide Dog songs into a raw 2-piece garage rock sound with a loop pedal giving a third element to their sound and the arrival of the afore-mentioned Ian Russell bolstering the line-up. Now we see Guide Dog attacking with a three-pronged synth infused grunginess which is made flesh in the form of their Lovely Domestic Bliss album which was produced by long term collaborator Dan Austin and recorded in three days at Rockfield Studios. It's released on Pete's own label, Hi-Vis Records digitally via all the usual download suspects and on lovely 12" vinyl via their Bandcamp account on July 7th.
Further to that, the first single from the album is released on June 16th via Hi-Vis Records in digital format only and you can have a sneak peek here, or tune in to Ralph's Indie Show on Radio KC Sunday 18th June when we'll be giving I Am The Daddy a spin. Tune in and get your grungy freak on!
Cardiff 4-piece Fingertrap release Body Popping, their first single for Wise Dog Records, on 28th October 2016.
With energy and indie pop sass to rival The Hives and The Fratellis, the last 18 months have seen them play raucous shows around the UK, with numerous festival appearances including Frankfurt Musikmesse and The Montreux Jazz Festival, and win two Europe-wide competitions for their live performances run by industry giants Casio and Shure.
The infectious groove of new single ‘Body Popping’ tells of vocalist Sion's first ever night out drinking in Cardiff, and the teenage insecurities of dancing in front of other people.
The bandplay a single launch night in Cardiff on 29th October, with gigs in Leeds (University Old Bar) on 9th October and London (The Bedford, Balham) on 13th October, and further dates to be confirmed.
Fingertrap are Sion (lead vocals & piano), Jimmy (lead guitar & backing vocals), Nick (bass & backing vocals) and Frankie (drums & backing vocals).
Welsh upstarts The Pitchforks are set to bring in the New Year with their newest single Afflictions set for radio impact early next year.
High octane music and frenetic vocals aplenty, ‘Afflictions’ is strong offering from the Welsh upstarts - making a racket you wouldn’t expect from such a young band. Speaking of the track, the band said... 
Water is the brand new single by Welsh indie pop 5-piece The Tates and it's been eagerly awaited after the success of their debut release Electric Girl which we played on Ralph's Radio KC Indie Show. It was also supported by Huw Stephens, BBC Intro, Radio 1, playlisted on Amazing Radio and A-listed by BBC Radio Wales.
“Are the flaws that we share with our parents who we are, or have we learnt from them? Are we free to be the people we want to be or are we trapped by our genetic makeup and our immediate environment and society?” 
South Wales trio CHROMA set to release their explosive new single Vampires October 27th via Datod Records with the track already available to download.
HIMALAYAS release their new single, Sigh On A Hurricane on 27th October via Peepshow Records, available on all the usual download suspects
Speaking about the track, lyricist Mike Griffiths said...
With a name like Guide Dog, how could Ralph resist checking out their first single I Am The Daddy which is the debut release from their Lovely Domestic Bliss album. The tale (or should that be tail) of Guide Dog is many-fold and intriguing and unfolds thus...
Pete and John met in school where they made up half of Robots In The Sky who released a red vinyl double A side single back in 1999 via now defunct Complete Control Records.
Cardiff 4-piece Fingertrap release Body Popping, their first single for Wise Dog Records, on 28th October 2016.
The band play a single launch night in Cardiff on 29th October, with gigs in Leeds (University Old Bar) on 9th October and London (The Bedford, Balham) on 13th October, and further dates to be confirmed.
