May Sounds

So many exciting things for the kid - France trip, DofE, drama shows, musical… and some fun beer festival, Arkham and socialising for me (mixed in with some crap work stuff).

• Melora - Low Tide

  This band are going through some tough times but they are creating some wonderful music at the same time.

• Bellow - Witch Bolt

  Concentration from a dungeon world. On very heavy rotation this month.

• Hell You Call A Dream - The Warning

  Huge rock sounds from these sisters! HURT and MORE are also rocking.

• A Deviation from the Ordinary - allmyfriendsaresynths

  I love allmyfriendsaresynths channel and the music is great too.

• Creep (Radiohead Cover) - Erin Morton

  GOOSEBUMPS. 90s me didn’t realise that Creep would be a standard. (RIP Prince.) The original hit a billion streams on Spotify so I guess as an indicator that song alone must have made Thom and the lads a handful of milions each in royalies.

• Take On Me (Aha Cover) - The Dregs

  Opening with a choir was not the banjo take I was expecting!

• I Miss You (Blink-182 Cover) - Frank Watkinson

  I wasn’t aware of the Frank Watkinson phenomenon but found it today when YouTube reminded me that I love this song in its many versions. The comments are a bit over the top but a million subscribers ain’t to be sniffed at - this guy’s got the skills.

• Stranded - Gojira

  Reminded of this band when I heard they were Metallica support. Kinda fancied the gig but 🤑

• Doomsday Blue - Bambie Thug

  A little bit of witchcraft from last year’s Eurovision.

• Newcastle - Gout

  Sludge, punk, doom, metal, Glasgow.

• Sofia - Clairo

  A song that’s been on repeat on road trips.

• What The Hell Just Happened? - Remember Monday

  Got stuck in my head!

• Sea Lions - Samia

  The arpeggiator bit with the mood shift really makes this song. Bloodless is a brilliant and intriguing album - Samia’s music often has some quirks of language that draw you into the abstract imagery.