With an alternative blend and infectious energy, the four members of Sugarstone release new single 'That's Intense'. Already gaining avid support from John Kennedy (Radio X) and BBC Introducing, Sugarstone could be the ones to keep an eye on.
Playing shows with addictive enthusiasm and electric highs, Sugarstone's latest single lives up to the name of 'That's Intense'. Lyrically, the track ventures on trust through relationships and a break away experience.
The words “It’s a free for all and I want to run” mentions the story of breaking those bonds but packed with enticing energy and expressionism.
'That's Intense' is an exciting preview of what's to come for Sugarstone in their upcoming EP.
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5th August 2022
With previous singles 'Strange Invitations' and 'My My Honey' on this brand new EP from Thom, the stake is already high for the other tracks, especially title track 'To Be Loved By A Fool'.
Starting his musical career busking in Belfast aged 16, Thom Southern has been climbing the ladder ever since including plays on BBC Radio 1 and working with Grammy-winning producer Adrian Bushby (Muse, Foo Fighters, Feeder).
Bursting with buoyant beats and guided guitar riffs, 'To Be Loved By A Fool' is a story of drunken love. Setting the atmosphere right with his soundscape, Thom makes a bed to lay his narrative lyricism on.
On this Track Thom Southern explains;
"The song ‘To Be Loved By A Fool’ is a reflection on the intoxicating experience of being drunk in love. I wrote and recorded it in my Belfast home studio. You never know where or how things will go in a relationship so I wanted the production/performance to feel out of control with spontaneous structures and chaotic energy. I kept the lyrics simple but poignant outlining the euphoric emotions of love but also the insecurities that come with it."
"The closing track of the EP ‘Sad Rose Of All My Days’ is an ode to W. B. Yeats and his poem ‘To The Rose Upon The Rood Of Time’. I wanted to create a hypnotic repetitive soundscape around one line from the poem, ‘Red rose, proud rose, sad rose of all my days’, to enhance the concept of beauty being eternal but at the same time there being an underlying tone of suffering from things lost and perhaps never returning to how they used to be.I really like when bodies of work take you on a journey so the sense of calm this song gives at the end of the EP is perfect to me."
This EP is the perfect poem of Thom Southern's stories and future endeavours.
Catch him at a live show below!
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29th July 2022
Made up of four individuals, Twelve Twelve are an alternative punk band with a lot of energy to pursue through their music. With a plan to release their EP gradually this year, '243' is a track that is the perfect concoction of power and punk.
Based in Birmingham, the group have made a keen effort to support other upcoming talent and show their appreciation to dedicated fans. With several live shows under their belt, including selling out Deadwax and The Sunflower Lounge, Twelve Twelve have also supported bands such as Cage Park, Myles Newman, Proper and more!
Talking on the EP, Twelve Twelve explain:
"Days passed with no sleep and 10-hour-long rehearsals, we assigned ourselves 4 days to write 4 singles.
The idea was to express the nostalgia of getting back into live shows portraying that to our loved ones. "I'll miss you when you're gone, come again, it won't be long", hoping that we can become something more aspirational, to make people smile, the challenge was heartwarming, it helped bring the band closer together again, something we want our music to do for everyone that's had to go through these past couple of years of uncertain hell."
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29th July 2022
