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Blues Rock, indie rock, New Music, Video Premiere

Stephen Kelly ‘Pile Up’ Video Premiere

Frontman and songwriter for Dublin Rock Band RAGLANS, Stephen Kelly has embarked on his first solo crusade with his new single ‘Pile Up’, taken from his collection ‘Home Brew Volume 1’ a lockdown concoction of newly written & home produced material. Working with mixing engineer, Eamonn Conway (Raglans, The Scratch, Sorcha Richardson, Otherkin) remotely from pandemic bedrooms, ‘Home Brew’ is a collection of exciting new tracks and bonus unreleased older recordings that have never seen the light of day.

Steeped in loose laid back grooves and lush backing vocals ‘Pile Up’ is an enticing and tantalizing indie rock track from Stephen Kelly. The infectious guitar riff simmers with a western-esque humidity as Kelly’s warm, rasped vocals ooze panache and confidence over bluesy-soaked soundscapes. Soft sprinkles on keys inject a quirky and balmy element into the tracks muggy, sultry atmosphere while the catchy melody and rich instrumental components exude a relaxed persona within. Boasting deft production and first rate musicianship, ‘Pile Up’ is an exciting glimpse into the creative mind of Kelly as a solo artist.

‘Pile Up’ is accompanied by an animated video by Adam Daniels from London based visual media company PrimitiveEarth and Indie Buddie gets to premiere this amazing visual today. Have a look below. It’s a real treat!

Stephen intends to continue with Home Brew Volume 2 in Early 2021 before embarking on live solo dates, further releases and touring with Raglans but for now, ‘Home Brew Volume 1’ is available on Bandcamp and from January 2nd on Spotify and all major streaming platforms. Check it out and enjoy on Bandcamp here

https://stephenkelly1.bandcamp.com/album/home-brew-volume-1?fbclid=IwAR22wpBeui0YMkhagyzGGlfYdi2l7GnJ7avW-Sxwpi3eZXor_FecFwHiYfw


Author : Danu

New Music, Video Premiere

Minutes to Midnight ‘13 Days’ Video Premiere

Minutes to Midnight has released a video for his track ‘13 Days’ which is taken from his album “After 1989: A Trip To Freedom”. After extensive experience working with other artists, arranging, co-writing, and mixing, Simone (Minutes to Midnight) has decided to tell a very personal story of his in the medium of a concept album. ‘After 1989 – A Trip To Freedom’ is a thoroughly crafted concept, it’s the result of a personal journey through a painful family legacy during World War II, and the tumultuous decades that followed.

The video for ‘13 Days’ begins with a clip of President Kennedy announcing he has proof of a build-up of Soviet missiles on the island of Cuba. The threat of a pre-emptive strike to America is real. The level of military readiness is set one step from a global nuclear war. With this scene set up the song progresses showing black and white video clips of what happened during the Cuba Missile Crisis between shots of Simone playing sinister bass lines and hefty drum progressions. It’s a tense and honest account of a difficult time. The track veers between haunting soft melodies and twinkling guitar to heavier out bursts with ease while Simone coos and broods throughout. With a steamy pining guitar solo and sinister smoky soundscape created by the bass and guitar interplay, Minutes to Midnight once again provides a dark, thrilling and consuming number for the listener to indulge in.

Watch the video for ‘13 Days’ below 


Author : Danu

New Music, Singer/Songwriter, Video Premiere

Minutes To Midnight ‘Love Field’ video Premiere

Minutes To Midnight has released a video to his track ‘Love Field’ taken from his debut solo album ‘After 1989 – A Trip To Freedom’. After a long stint as an audio professional in the gaming industry, Simone (Minutes to Midnight) has now turned his focus into music production. After extensive experience working with other artists, arranging, co-writing, and mixing, M2M has decided to tell a very personal story of his in the medium of a concept album. ‘After 1989 – A Trip To Freedom’ is a thoroughly crafted concept, it’s the result of a personal journey through a painful family legacy during World War II, and the tumultuous decades that followed.

‘Love Field’ is another emotive display from Minutes To Midnight as he creates a chilling icy track with light piano twinkles and warm guitar jingles. The tune floats delicately on a lamenting tone as Simone builds its intricate parts softly to create rich qualities and diverse emotions throughout. With the drums adding a punch and bite between the rooted bass line there is a groovy almost funky jazz-like quality that creates a hopeful undertone. Simone coos over the smooth melody however the track is mostly instrumental with an audio clip depicting the events as they were reported at JFK’s Assassination. The superb build on the track creates tension as the guitars whine over the progressing backdrop. Its another striking track from Minutes To Midnight.

The video takes us through the arrival of JFK and his wife Jackie in Dallas before his infamous demise. Through a variety of black and white and colour video clips we see the joy, celebration and devastation created by one event as JFK is shot. The entire video tells this story in an honest and emotional way. Simone fantasises about waving at Jack and Jackie, or leaning over the window of a sixth floor, or being Abraham Zapruder, standing still while everything changes.

Watch the video for ‘Love Field’ below


 

Author : Danu

Alt Rock, indie rock, New Music, Video Premiere

Karma Vulture ‘Long Beach Vacation’ Premiere

LA-based moody rock trio Karma Vulture have released their second single ‘Long Beach Vacation’ along with its music video. The track was Recorded, Produced, and Mixed by Jason Achilles Mezilis in Los Angeles, CA and Mastered by Joel Hamilton. 

‘Long Beach Vacation’ is another dark, smudged, alternative rock track from Karma Vulture as they flesh out their sound, staining it in a bluesy hue. With sharp strident guitar jangling and stinging between a steady beat the track bubbles and broods within a tense and blistering atmosphere. The song builds becoming more powerful and vehement for its catchy chorus and scorching crescendo. The band weave a steamy yet eerie bass line into their fiery backdrop while the guitars push and pull with sensual pines and razor sharp riffs. These guys create thrilling raw rock tracks with an organic appeal and sultry backdrop that is utterly compelling. With raspy graveling vocals and a moody melody surrounded by an epic crashing wall of sound Karma Vulture have created an invigorating number to tantalizing our ears. 

About the video for ‘Long Beach Vacation’ director Polaris Castillo said :“Inspired by the ancient Mayan concept of Kuxan Suum, which translates to “the road to the sky leading to the umbilical cord of the Universe”, the Long Beach Vacation music video follows a young man as he is plucked from his world and transcended into something greater. If you watch closely, you can see the head of a Maya native in the form of a business card holder on a coffee table in the living room while the young man is catapulted through the sofas. The Mayans believed this umbilical cord is a resonant pathway which connects us through the center of the planet, through the heart of the sun, to the galactic core, and finally, to the heart of all things. While the track signals for a nostalgic trip to the stress-free beaches of Long Beach, the visuals align by taking those same beaches as the transcendental bridge to the great beyond.” 

Watch the video for ‘Long Beach Vacation’ below 


Author : Danu

New Music, Singer/Songwriter, Video, Video Premiere

Minutes to Midnight ‘Skinny Kid’ Video Premiere

Minutes to Midnight has released a video to his single ‘Skinny Kid’. After a long stint as an audio professional in the gaming industry, Simone (Minutes to Midnight) has now turned his focus into music production. After extensive experience working with other artists, arranging, co-writing, and mixing, M2M has decided to tell a very personal story of his in the medium of a concept album. “After 1989 – A Trip To Freedom” is the debut solo album. It’s the result of a personal journey through a painful family legacy during World War II, and the tumultuous decades that followed. 

‘Skinny Kid’ is a tender delicate number as Simone expresses emotional and harrowing themes through a bitter, icy piano and tense progressive soundscapes. With a steady beat pounding through weaving guitars and ominous rumble on bass, the track projects images of isolation and loneliness by means of sinister chilling twinkles and tender vocals. The haunting backing vocals and lamenting pines on guitar have a chilling element as Simone portrays this harsh experience with sublime instrumentation and vivid musicianship. 

The black and white video allows a train journey to tell the tale of how a young man managed to escape Germany in 1945. With clips from the war mirroring more modern clips as footsteps lead us to  what happened to one individual during the war. 

About the album Simone said : “ Summer, mid-eighties. During a family dinner, after a glass too many, my grandfather let a story slip from his past. He told us how fascists captured and sent him to Germany, where he spent four years in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, on the outskirts of Berlin. The Nazis spared his life because of his craftsmanship as a shoemaker. In April 1945, a few days before the Allies stormed into the city, he managed to escape with a fellow Russian inmate. They crossed Europe and came back home. I grew up during the Cold War, obsessed by a shared feeling of impending doom. My very first trip was to Prague and Berlin, a few months after the collapse of the Wall. I watched a divided city as it still was, but didn’t dare to visit the camp. Many years later, I was able to put my resolve to the test. Present day. Once again, I’m back in Berlin, this time to finally see the Konzentrationslager. I’m on the S-Bahn train to Oranienburg. At each station, my mind goes back in time, to the tumultuous decades that preceded the 9th of November 1989, when people were able to cross the Wall. I’m thinking about the connection between my grandfather’s story and the convoluted menacing world order that came out of it. When I finally cross the steel gate of Sachsenhausen, I realise how this whole story is about being a prisoner. Whether in a concentration camp, behind a wall, caught within propaganda or fearing a nuclear holocaust.”

Watch the video for ‘Skinny Kid’ below 


Author : Danu

Alt Rock, Indie, New Music, Video Premiere

Lord Baltimore ‘Black Triptych’ Video Premiere

New York City-based bassist Lord Baltimore (Jack Doyle) has released the video to his single ‘Black Triptych’. ‘Black Triptych’ is a swagger-dipped slinky number as Lord Baltimore creates another dramatic and invigorating track through indie elements, rich percussion and eerie atmosphere. With haunting soundscapes swirling around strident pines on guitars while Doyle’s rich and deep vocals ache and exclaim over the catchy melody. His expressive vocals are always commanding however the lighter instrumental versus contrast the intense vocals superbly. The track bubbles and boils, creeping into the infectious chorus. The use of heavy beats and acoustic guitar injections freshens up the track while the fuzzed bass and conflicting soundscapes make this track invigorating and a joy to the ears. 

The video is part ghost story, part love song, and part rap video pastiche. If you want to see sex dolls in bike crashes, ghosts hopped up on malt liquor, and a recently deceased cyclist coming to grips with the afterlife, this might just be the video for you.

About the video Doyle said: “‘Black Triptych’ is a study of grief and catharsis.Inspired by white painted “ghost like memorials that commemorate passed cyclists, the creative team found an often overlooked but hauntingly familiar visual metaphor to epitomize the nature of loss. In contrast to the gloomy subject matter, the video seeks to revel in macabre humour, finding levity in the form of vandalism .. traffic violations. .. loitering .. public drunkenness.. Indecency.. And disturbing the peace. All in celebration of the hope that perhaps death is not the end …”

Watch the video for ‘Black Triptych’ below 


Author : Danu

Indie, indie rock, New Music, Video Premiere

TV People ‘Parasite’ Video Premiere

Dublin based indie band TV People have released their new single ‘Parasite’ and accompanying video today. The video is a mish mash of old, free to use footage found in odd corners of the internet. The concept was a collage of abstract references to the lyrics.The band have released two singles in the short time since they have formed, and are currently preparing for their upcoming recording session in Darkland’s Studio in November 2019.

 ‘Parasite’ is a hazy guitar-jingled charmer as TV People flirt with a more indie rock sound. With a smooth laid back melody drizzled in a sunny surf daydream the track drifts elegantly upon an infectious light guitar hook while the buoyant rhythm maintains that infectious bop. With a groove laced bass line and simplistic approach TV People create a blissful track filled with lush textures and sublime melodies. The band however keep their quirky style firmly in grasp as they create space for a punchy drum solo and thrilling instrumental break before the song reaches its euphoric crescendo. The sweet melodies superbly contrast the lyrical theme of toxic friendships as the band take their laid back sound and glide it through a nostalgic atmosphere and bright instrumentation. ‘Parasite’ is another lushly crafted delight from TV People.

Watch the video for ‘Parasite’ below 


Author : Danu

Alt- Pop, Indie, Indie Pop, Indie Punk, indie rock, New Music, Video Premiere

Late Night Pharmacy ‘Texlahoma’ video Premiere

Dublin three piece alternative band Late Night Pharmacy, have released their new  music video for their track ‘Texlahoma’ which is taken from the bands latest EP, ‘Flamingo’.The track has already proven very popular, with airplay from 98FM’s John Barker on Totally Irish and Indie Disco on Phoenix FM, as well as being selected for playlists by Caltify MX and Luna Collective on Spotify and the video  features internet sensation Big Man Tyrone. 

 ‘Texlahoma‘ is a jangly indie number laced in sublime guitar work with a catchy melody as Late Night Pharmacy pepper their punk -esque sound with light speckles of pop. With glorious sun sprinkled verses buoyantly leading the way to the gritty chorus the trio build the track perfectly, creating a wholly invigorating sound. A zest-filled guitar injects a biting rawness into the track while the punchy drums and quirky vocals add rich texture and vibrancy. Its a laid back smooth number that packs some serious punch as the track builds to its sublime crescendo. 

Watch the video for ‘Texlahoma’ below 


Alt Rock, Indie, indie rock, New Music, Video, Video Premiere

Drivelight ‘Take Two’ Video Release

Dublin four piece indie band Drivelight have released the music video for their single ‘Take Two’. The video which was filmed by Insomniac Productions is a quirky accompaniment to the funk flavoured number as the four piece take on rolls as mechanics to fix up a BMW. Though we never really see the lads doing any work they do plenty of daydreaming, dancing and “driving”. It’s a fresh visual that shows the bands comical side as they play air drums, guitar with a brush and take a sweet little dog for a ride along. Taking turns in the driver’s seat Drivelight take us on a rocking road trip from winter woods to space and everything in between as they bop to their infectious blistering track showing their unique dancing styles along the way. It’s a fun visual to accompany the bands shredding slick new single.

Check out the video below


Alt Rock, Experimental Rock, Hypnotic, Indie, Indie Psychedelic, Indie Punk, Mathy Alt-Rock, New Music, psychedelic, Punk Rock, Rock, Trance, Video Premiere

Tribal Dance ‘And Then All That Was Left Was A Physician And A Silhouette’ Video Premier

Dublin-based experimental/post-punk band Tribal Dance are set to release their video for ‘And Then All That Was Left Was A Physician And A Silhouette’ tomorrow December 5th. Tribal Dance consists of bassist and vocalist Adam Smyth, guitarist Stephen Dowling and percussionist Leo Clarke. Their debut single “Flongo” released in August 2017, sent out waves of excitement and received extremely positive reviews from music blogs and nationwide newspapers as well as national and international radio play, which contributed to a sold out single release show. The band have been showcased in Whelan’s Ones to Watch along with headlining a special Nialler9 showcase The Button Factory as well an unforgettable performance to a packed tent at KnockanStockan 2018.The band’s sophomore release ‘And Then All That Was Left Was A Physician And A Silhouette’ is set to be the first release on Bad Soup Records in December 2018, accompanied with an intense and dramatic music video, a limited edition physical release.

‘And Then All That Was Left Was A Physician And A Silhouette’ is Tribal Dance’s fierce way of dissolving your mind in their thick murky concoction of math punk with sweet little bubbles of psychedelic rock gasping beneath this suffocating brew. The tense atmosphere builds right from the start as these guys unfold each segment gently with eerie soundscapes twinkling through distorted guitars and punchy drum attacks. This acid saturated gem lures and entices with soft lulling vocals, sweet little guitar injections and a meaty rhythmic foundation. Just as the track seeps into its dreamiest delusional state Tribal Dance electrocute you back to life with a pulverising heavy finale. The fluctuation between Math mania and soothing psychedelia is masterful as Adam Smyth switches from animated screams to soft coos seamlessly while wobbly desert guitar whines between a deep groove and laid back melody. Well crafted this track consumes you entirely in the dizzying world of Tribal Dance and with musicianship this refined and messy all at once – these guys are definitely ones to keep an eye on.


Watch the video for ‘And Then All That Was Left Was A Physician And A Silhouette’ below