Grandad you’re lovely, that’s what we all think of you … That’s what the cool kids were singing to Clive Dunn back in the 1980s.
Now we’ve got something … well, a bit more modern.
Granddad is an alt-rock band who are releasing their debut EP this weekend.
One of the tracks from it, Walk Around Me, heads up our playlist this week.
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Grandad – About Him
Here’s a new band with a single taken from their debut EP, Walk Around Me which is released on Friday, March 4. The alt-rock four-piece have a grungy shoegaze style overlayed with melodies as shown on the single with a subtle hook that catches in your brain.
Since forming in 2020 they have played at venues such as Bracknell’s Acoustic Couch and Reading’s Facebar.
The single was mixed and mastered by Brian DiMeglio with drums recorded at Reading’s Pyramid Studios – https://www.facebook.com/wearegrandad
Reliant – Pain of It All
They have been in our playlist previously, making the Top 10 of our best of 2020 list and now they are back with a new single. It’s another uplifting powerful indie-rock anthem and it was recorded at Generation Studio in Maidenhead.
They appeared at one of the successful Beyond the Download live shows at Peach Place in Wokingham last summer and recently played at London’s Amersham Arms live venue.
We’ll look forward to more live shows during the year – https://www.facebook.com/WeAreReliant
Steve Anderson – Coda
Steve, from The Room, has just released his solo album, Journeyman’s Progress – Part, which is a wonderful album of instrumentals showcasing Steve’s skills as a guitarist and musician – https://journeymansprogress.co.uk/
Gong – My Sawtooth Wake (Live)
Gong are a legendary musical collective whose diverse musical world includes elements of psychedelia, jazz, space rock and more. Their tour has a visit to Reading’s Sub 89 on Thursday, March 3 – https://www.gongband.com/
Split the Dealer – Hard To Take
He was in our Top 10 of the year list in both 2020 and 2021 and here’s his new single.
Split the Dealer will be headlining at Reading’s Sub 89 with his full band on May 13 – https://www.facebook.com/splitthedealer
Lonely Robot – Under Stars
Lonely Robot was created by John Mitchell who works from his Reading based recording studio, Outhouse as songwriter, musician and producer. He played a special show at Everyman in Kings Cross last month – https://johnmitchellhq.com
Mordecai Smyth – Fear of Flying
Here’s some wonderful psychedelic pop sounds released on Wokingham’s Mega Dodo Records. Mordecai has a new album due in May and has just released this single, ‘Fear of Flying’ from it – https://www.facebook.com/stickytapeandrust
The Wave Machine – Don’t Pretend
Angus Trott aka The Wave Machine appeared in our best of 2021 list with ‘Ocean’s Brew’ and now here’s his new single. It’s another uplifting positive song that makes you smile – https://www.facebook.com/thewavemachine
The Paradox Twin – Perfect Circles
This band from Reading appeared in best of year lists around the world and this is from their acclaimed ‘Silence from Signals’ album. They will be travelling to Fusion 3.5 Festival in Stourport on March 4th – https://www.theparadoxtwin.com/
Harriet – I’m Not in Love
Harriet has a truly wonderful voice and she showed when she visited Wokingham Music Club at Whitty Theatre on February 18th. Here’s her beautiful version of 10cc’s classic – https://www.harrietsmusic.com/
