Each week, there are 10 great acts in our playlist, all with a connection to Reading or Wokingham.
The Dead Can Wait – No One Knows Your Name –This is an excellent piece of new classic rock! That may sound like juxtaposition but it’s true. Purple meets Sabbath meets UFO meets Maiden. If you know what all that means, this is for you! For those that remember Reading’s legendary rock venue, The Target, this is also for you. The band was formed in 2016 by former members and gig goers there, Steve McLoughlin & Mick Hare, who used to frequent the venue. They were then joined by vocalist, Ashley Stone, and more recently by the rhythm section of The Room, Andy Rowe & Chris York. Andy is a busy boy! Not only playing with The Room (see below) and The Dead Can Wait he also appears on the Frant1c album (also see below) and is stage manager at Wokingham Festival! With musicians of such a strong calibre it’s no wonder that this single is so good and it bodes well for their album ‘In Lumine’ which was recorded and produced at John Mitchell’s Outhouse Studios and is due for release on October 25th. There will be a live album release launch party on October 26th at Reading Face Bar so that should be a very special evening – https://thedeadcanwait.band/
The Two Ton Shoes – Something In The Way –Talking of rock, here’s some more. It’s a bit more bluesy based than the track above but there’s nothing wrong with that as this classic power trio are clearly good at what they do. The band released their three track EP. The Lie’ in July and this song is taken from that. It’s got some of the band’s trademark heavy riffs and a great guitar solo in there too. The band recently performed a powerful set at the all dayer Swampfest at the Reading Face Bar – https://linktr.ee/thetwotonshoes
AlphaLine – What U Gonna Do – This is quite an intriguing band with a diverse range of styles. This song is taken from their recently released, ‘Electromagnetic’ album which was recorded with local producer, Aaron Cilia – https://www.alphalineband.com/
One Last Day – No Chemical Reimagined – We featured the original version of this song last year. A song has to be a good to work as both a full on rock anthem and also as a piano based ballad. This one certainly does that – https://linktr.ee/onelastday/
Voodoo Radio – Space Girl – It’s the power and energy of the Cumbrian father/daughter duo of singer/guitarist Paige and guitarist Tony who returned to Reading last month to perform a great set in support the Inspiral Carpets at Sub 89 – https://www.voodooradio.co.uk/
Cybernaut – Califrae – This year is the 30th Anniversary of this 90’s trance band being formed so Reading based DJ and band manager, Bob Hughes, played a special Cybernaut DJ set in Frome. Somerset in celebration – https://www.facebook.com/cybernautuk
Frant1c – Where Have You Been? – Frant1c is a project initiated by Anne-Claire Rallo of Nine Skies & Solace Supplice and she has created a wonderful album called ‘A Brand New World’ that is due for release on 27th September – https://linktr.ee/frant1c
Áine Deane – the one before the one – This song was picked by Helen Taylor of the Wokingham Festival management team as one of her fave performances at the event. It’s the extremely talented singer songwriter Áine Deane – https://www.ainedeanemusic.com/
Sour Kix – Take A Ride – This was the choice of Julie Wills another key member of the Wokingham Festival team as she thought that they were full of youthful energy and enthusiasm on stage – https://www.sourkix.com/
The Room – Flesh and Bone – Helen second choice as she enjoys melodic rock with prog influences. The Room are certainly one of the best at that – https://theroom.band/
You can listen to all the songs featured in our Spotify playlist at https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday
