Something a little lighter this time! Fragile Creatures hail from Brighton and craft straight-ahead indie-pop tunes with more than a little Beatles-flavoured spice. Their latest effort – this eponymous EP – is tightly packed with solid ideas, quirky musicianship, and plenty of emotional variety. Great for those moments when life’s pressures become too much and all you need is a decent pick-me-up. Read more…
Progressive music should live up to its name. In other words, it should progress and look forward rather than lazily gazing backward into retro-ville. With that in mind, it’s great to hear Falsense getting it right once again. Read more…
Described in press releases as a “Jazz-soul Lothario”, Josh Bevan lives up to that reputation on Golden. Read more…
According to Flash Bang Band’s press release, Brighton loves them. Well, Brighton clearly has great taste – because these guys are goddamn superb! Flash Bang Band clearly get a kick out of the quirky and unorthodox, pushing their work into the world with tongues firmly in cheeks and hearts worn on sleeves. Read more…
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There are three kinds of bands: Those who sound good on record, those who sound good live, and those who do both. Ideally, every band would fit the third mould – but even if that were the case, Black Peaks would still stand out by a dozen country miles. Read more…
Last night, I left this show in an ambulance. Now, given Nick Oliveri’s reputation as a hellraising rock demon, you’d be forgiven for jumping to conclusions here – but the truth is a lot less rock ‘n’ roll than whatever you’re thinking right now. More on that later. Before we get into why my exit was so dramatic, and of course how immense this show was, you need to know a little bit about the state of grassroots live music in the UK today. Read more…
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Falsense is a fucking genius. Read more…
And we’re back! After major heart surgery, a round of Type-A flu, acute appendicitis, and many other less-than-fun experiences, The Musical Melting Pot is finally back online and ready to bring you even more epic new music.
Needless to say, the past several weeks have been brutal, difficult, and not a little dark – but there were moments of positivity and clarity scattered about as well. One such moment was the release of this EP – a Facebook news feed discovery that yielded many hours of blissful escape from windowless quarantine rooms and slowly healing surgical wounds. I owe a debt of gratitude to RedTower simply for existing; some intangible quality separated Afterall from its peers in terms of sheer immersive potential, providing many much-needed periods of relief. As TMMP’s archives demonstrate, my musical tastes are nothing if not eclectic; therefore, that this EP consistently topped the entire contents of my iCloud library and Spotify’s bottomless catalogue for seven full days is testament to the existence of some potentially imperceptible x-factor.
But what might it be? Read more…