The Actions

The Actions announce their forthcoming Single Let’s Talk released 14th September via igiveyougive.com

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Let's Talk is a slow beat trip-hop-esque alt-rock number whose energy increases beat after beat. A hypnotising start relentlessly builds up to an overwhelming final vortex full of gusts of distorted guitars and over-saturated screaming vocals.

Silty’s presence predominates from the very beginning of the track thanks to an eerie delayed-bass cadence, backbone of the entire song, and to her penetrating vocals, this time putting aside her ‘signature’ melodic nuances for a more ‘direct-talk’ performance.

The alienating mood pouring out of incisively crafted lyrics together with stylised guitars’ ambience create an existential imagery where everything feels estranged and all the links between inner world and outer reality seem damaged or broken.

Entirely produced by The Actions and mastered by the legendary Tim Young (Massive Attack, Björk, Placebo), Let's Talk is a unique production which; stylistically, is like a ‘suspension bridge’ between what the band’s sound has been and what it will be in the future.

TheActions are Silty (vocals and bass guitar) and Mo Stellato (guitars/keys). Heavily influenced by Trip Hop, Dark Wave and Psychedelia, the band began writing and producing their own music trying to create a fusion between the three, the resulting sound is a product of years of experimentation and collaboration with different artists.

Dedicated live performers, they’ve seen themselves sharing the bill with globally recognised artists such as R.E.M., Green Day and Garbage.

To date they picked up support from the likes of  BBC 6 Music’s  Tom Robinson, BBC London’s Gary Crowley, Radio X’s John Kennedy, Amazing Radio’s Simon Raymonde and Mark Ryan, plus a number of independent and collage radio stations in Europe, USA and Canada.

Needless to say, Ralph  gave Let's Talk a pre-release spin last Sunday on the Radio KC Indie Show.

Let's Talk is released via on 14th September announcing a string of shows that will kick off the following day with The Actions’ headline set at WorcesterMusic Festival.

Next gigs:

15 Sep 2017 - Worcester Music Festival @ The Firefly, Worcester

07 Oct 2017 - Mau Mau Bar, London

01 Nov 2017 - The Monarch, London

16 Nov 2017 - Nambucca, London

More shows to be announced...

Lost Embers

Ralph's been checking out Cardiff singer songwriter Lost Embers as his album The Borders Of Winter is due for worldwide release on April 27th.

Having played guitar and written music since an early age, playing in a number of bands around the Welsh valleys, the next logical step was to perform as a solo artist so Lost Embers was formed in 2013. Since then songs have been written and recorded with important thought to location and space. These recordings gave way to the first full length album The Borders of Winter. 

The Borders of Winter, recorded by Lost Embers in a farmhouse overlooking a church in Cowbridge over the period of September 2014 to January 2015, is a primarily acoustic album with inflections of heavy rock, folk and even dance. 

It's a record which offers up homage to the indie rock albums of R.E.M. and the ambience of Draco Rosa. 

Thematically, The Borders of Winter crosses borders life, love, birth, death and existence, as the title suggests, and was written at a time of change, development and renewal outside of the music. All of which contribute to an album by Lost Embers which is chilled, acoustic, rocking, mellow and thought provoking in equal amount.

Having listened to some of the tracks from this delightfully lo-fi album it gives a glimpse into how insightful and cultured a songwriter Lost Embers is as he takes us on the musical journey through his thoughts and feelings.

He's currently using Pledgemusic to fund it and you can pre-order The Borders Of Winter from THIS LINK.

The Phantom Sound

With hints of Siouxsie Sioux and Joy Division running through it, Get To Me, the debut single from The Phantom Sound is ticking all of Ralph's Boxes and he's playing it on the Radio KC Indie Show next Sunday March 1st). 

Working on a debut album, The Phantom Sound aka Californian born (now living in London) Marisa Schlussel strives to create honest, powerful and emotional songs, drawing on diverse influences from the late 70's and 80's including Bowie, Blondie, The Ramones and Duran Duran and giving them a contemporary feel.











To produce the album she's been working with none other than the legendary Ken Stringfellow whose previous work ranges from The Posies and R.E.M. to the reformation of Big Star and a discography of over 200 albums.

Her aforementioned predilection for Blondie is also apparent as their drummer Clem Burke has also played on several of the tracks along with Rilo Kiley's Pierre de Reeder.

Not one to hang around, Marisa composed the album in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and finally London, where she's currently settled down. It's available now to download by clicking HERE and the video has just been premiered - you can watch it here and live dates will follow soon - watch this space!