By Chris Hillman
ONE of the great things about the RaW Sounds Today is the diversity of styles, and this week we’ve got plenty of rock for you – all different styles of rock and all good.
There’s alt rock, prog rock and heavy rock for your aural pleasure.
Along with seven other songs, it’s a great listen – tune in for free on Spotify. It’s a mixture that will help you discover something new.
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.
Deva St.John – The Curse
Deva has just released her debut EP Nauseous Ad Nauseum from which this song is taken and it’s no surprise that every song is excellent.
There are a couple of songs you’ll know as they have been single releases (DIE! and Pity Party) but there’s new songs too including this one.
It has Deva’s unique alt rock style and powerful vocals with heavy but fascinating lyrics and the way the song changes into the piano and vocal ending is unexpected but it works brilliantly.
Deva will be live at a BBC Introducing show at Reading’s Purple Turtle on Thursday, April 20 – https://www.facebook.com/dayvasaintjohn/
Azure – Spark Madrigal
Modern prog from a Brighton-based band that will be visiting on August Bank Holiday Monday to headline the second stage at Wokingham Festival.
The band have been championed by Prog Magazine as one of the stand out new prog bands so, while we look forward to seeing them, here’s their single from last year on which you can definitely hear their high standard of musicianship – https://www.facebook.com/azuresongs
Morass of Molasses – Terra Nova
These Reading rockers have been building quite a reputation with their brand of heavy blues riff inspired rock and that reputation is likely to be enhanced by their new album, End All We Know, which has just been released.
This is from the album and the band are currently on a UK tour which will see them in their hometown at Reading’s Facebar on Friday, April 14 – https://www.facebook.com/MorassOfMolasses
Elucidate – Take It
It’s the new single from Elucidate, a Reading-based Alt Rock band, and it’s an exciting song with a driving rhythm section, great riff, and energetic emotive vocals. They will be appearing at Wokingham Festival in August – https://linktr.ee/ElucidateUK
Jo Bartlett – I Waited A Year
Here’s a musician and singer from Sandhurst.
Jo helped to start the legendary Green Man Festival and she’s just released this impressive new single and its wonderful stuff with its mellow synth pop feel – https://linktr.ee/jobartlett
Who Ate All The Crayons – Alive
This Reading band have a new single with a wonderful melody and vocal performance. They will be supporting Deva St.John on Thursday, April 20 at her Purple Turtle show and will be at Wokingham Festival – https://linktr.ee/whoateallthecrayons
Rila’s Edge – Share the Night
Here’s a band on the rise with their latest single, Share the Night. They will be at Wokingham Festival in August – https://www.rilasedge.com/
Spacehopper – Pure Essence
With their colourful fun style, their trance and dub sounds and tracks as good as this new single on our Magick Eye Records label are sure to get everyone up and dancing at Wokingham Festival – https://www.spacehoppermusic.com/
Steve Anderson & Chris York – Our Man from France
A wonderful tribute to our friend and guitarist Eric Bouillette by Steve and Chris, who played in The Room with Eric – https://www.ftf-music.com/de/tributetoericbouillette/tributetoericbouillette.htm
Spriggan Mist – Resurrection
They will be playing not too far away at a double header with Kindred Spirit at Hampton Hub Club on Saturday, April 22 – https://www.sprigganmist.com/
