WITH the warm weather here at last – what do you mean it’s too hot? – our thoughts are very definitely on the summer season.
What can be better than being outdoors, listening to music and enjoying a jar or two with friends? Not even a plague of wasps can spoil it.
This week’s playlist includes many musicians who will be entertaining us over the next few weeks, and we can’t wait. They include new entry Hoopy Frood who will be at Readipop next month, and then Wokingham Festival in August.
Don’t forget, our mission is to champion and showcase great music from acts that have a connection to Reading and Wokingham (that’s the RaW in our Sounds Today name). Here’s two great bands that prove just how brilliant our music scene is.
To hear this week’s selection, simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday and enjoy the music.
There is also a Facebook page and group chat that bands and music fans can tap into. You can search for RaW Sounds Today and it will come up.
The Lovely Eggs – You Can Go Now
As well as having many excellent bands and solo artists in the area, we are lucky to have some great venues that attract touring bands from the rest of the country and beyond.
Recently The Lovely Eggs, a duo consisting of Holly Ross and David Blackwell from Lancaster, visited to play at Reading’s Facebar and showed what an exciting and energetic duo they are.
Here’s one of the songs they played – an infectious piece of psych punk from their latest album I Am Moron – https://www.thelovelyeggs.co.uk/
Hoopy Frood – Atoms & Molecules
It’s not long until Readipop (July 8-10) and we see that there are a few local artists playing there that have previously featured in our playlist.
One of those is Hoopy Frood so what a great excuse to include another track from their wonderful Affirmations album that they released last year.
The band will also be at Wokingham Festival, opening the main stage on Sunday, August 28, so there’s two opportunities to see them locally.
Both great events so why not go to both? – https://linktr.ee/Hoopyfroodmusic
Deva St.John – DIE.
Another artist playing at both Readipop and Wokingham Festival and here’s her latest single.
With a positive message and with her melodic indie rock sound, Deva St. John has created another good one – https://www.devastjohn.com/
The Room – It’s Not My Home
Here’s a powerful epic from The Room’s Caught by the Machine album. They will be at Cambridge Rock Festival on June 17, Alfold Rock & Blues Festival on July 3, and Wokingham Festival on August 29 – https://theroom.band/
Mordecai Smyth – In Your Dark Place
Here’s the opener from Things Are Getting Stranger On The Shore by local musician Mordecai Smyth. A great album of psych moods and melody on Wokingham’s Mega Dodo Records – https://www.facebook.com/stickytapeandrust
Third Lung – Ghosts
It’s another quality single from playlist faves, Third Lung, who will be appearing live this summer at Readipop in July, Wokingham Festival in August and their own Loddfest in September – http://thirdlungband.com/
Katie, from Wokingham who is studying at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, with a piece from her genre-defying debut album, Interference. She will be appearing at Wokingham Festival in August – https://www.katieellwood.com/
Leoni Jane Kennedy – Life Like This
Leoni is a Blackpool-born, Guildford-based singer-songwriter with a rock sound with progressive leanings and soulful vocals which she will be showcasing with her band at Wokingham Festival – https://www.leonijanekennedy.com/
Reliant – Heaven or Hell
Here’s the new single from local favourite, Reliant, and it’s an exciting piece of powerful indie rock recorded at Generation Studio. Another band that will be at Wokingham Festival – https://www.facebook.com/WeAreReliant
Adomania – Heavy Rain
Here’s a debut single from a new young Wokingham band. It has a vibrant enthusiastic feel with great melodies showing a band with great potential.
We look forward to hearing more from them in future – https://www.facebook.com/AdomaniaBand
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