The final singles round up of 2022, featuring various singles, demos and tracks that have been caught in my radar in December…
Water Machine – Hot Real Estate
This band are shortly going to get a post of their own (and all being well an interview with the band after the silly season) as they have already had a big impact on me just through my seeing clips of live songs posted on Insta, specifically several clips of this song, Hot Real Estate. They now have music available through their Bandcamp page. I’ve missed all their live dates so far. I will be rectifying that at the earliest opportunity
Pinkfiz – 318
Having first come across Pinkfiz with her powerful single Did I Ask?, she continues to impress with this emotionally charged song, with lyrics fraught with doubt and uncertainty. Pinkfiz: “The song is about having romantic feelings for a close friend and wanting to take the relationship further but not wanting to ruin the friendship. It’s about the tension and anxiety around actually confronting the situation when both people know what’s going on”.
Man of the Minch – I Don’t Care About Christmas
As a lover of Christmas I do love a good Christmas song, whether it is cheesy and upbeat, or like this one, it is packed with a spirited honesty and feeling, and gets the emotions going. This is a beauty from Man of the Minch.
Jacoby – Freedom Ain’t No Sin
A wee slice of psych-infused indie garage rock from London band Jacoby, an underlying driving guitar line overladen by curious little entrancing psychedelic synth riffs, and a mid song break that soars into a more bombastic territory, before a key change and affecting backing vocals taking the song to its zenith.
Rudebeard – A Mucky Fumble on a Pishy Auld Mattress (A Tale of Lockdown Love Against the Odds)
Some quality Scottish ska from the mighty Rudebeard with this utterly addictive love song of sorts. If you have never witnessed the Rudebeard live experience, you have a chance this Friday in Glasgow’s Nice n Sleazy…
Run Into the Night – Common Stream of Consciousness
I shared this song way back when it was released as a single. I’m pretty sure it didn’t have a video then, but now it does, and as I just met Andrew and Tina last week for the first time in ages, it feels like a good time to share again… As someone I know may say… Run it aff….
Tina Sandwich – Fast Cars (& Movie Stars)
Tina Sandwich is one of the most exciting young bands/artists I’ve seen this year, I have high hopes for 2023. Fast Cars (and Movie Stars) is the high octane, pedal to the floor “souped up” supercar engine purring revved up follow up to debut single Up All Night.
Vardy Band – The Pirate Song
I still regularly listen to the superb Pandemonium 555 EP from Vardy Band. Musically The Pirate Song picks up the baton from where the songs on the EP left off, driving rhythms with a bit of a ska/sea shanty mixed in for good measure, and a pithy chorus to bring a wry smile to your face.
Sloan Brothers – Ain’t Goin’ Home This Christmastime
Having already released one of my favourite albums of 2022 (I have still to narrow down my long list for my end of year review) R. Sloan Simpson has written a song as a nod to those who haven’t got anyone to go home to… The song is influenced by Bruce Springsteen’s take on Santa Claus is Coming to Town, with Simpson and Co aiming to get a similar feel to The Boss’s cover.
Collars – Christmas in the 90s
One of my “bands of 2022”, I’m being a bit cheeky again. I’ve already shared this song, but (like Run Into the Night) its now got a video. I remember Christmas in the 70s, The Futureheads said Christmas Was Better in the 80s, now Collars are sharing their memories of Christmas in the 90s. I must be getting old…
Alice SK – On The Road
An ode to ill fated one sided relationships, all give from one side, all take from the other. The song is a slow burner, layering and adding instruments as it builds to an intense crescendo, giving an almost frantic agitated feeling of being trapped and hopeless.
Los Bitchos – Los Chrismos
Ha Ha, another song I’ve shred before, but now it has a video. I make no apologies as Los Bitchos released one of my favourite albums of 2022 in Let the Festivities Begin, so here is their Christmas offering again…
Lemon Drink, The Hypochondriacs, APRIL IS BLUE – End of the Line
A surprise joint release from Glasgow’s Lemon Drink and New Brunswick, Canada’s The Hypochondriacs, with a visual created by APRIL IS BLUE. So glad I hadn’t published my December round up before this little country/rock n roll infused beauty came to my attention. As collaborations go, this one has perfection written all over it.
pMad – Youth (remix)
With a review of the album still to come, in way of a stopgap, here is the remixed version of the song Youth from the album, a song that will have you all reminiscing for those days gone by with its funky chugging guitar riffs and pulsating danceable rhythms, and a video interlaced with images of the band in their own days of youth.
The Crawling Eye – Starting to Wonder
Hot off the presses, the new single/video from Welsh trio The Crawling Eye is an unruffled hypnotic indie anthem, bouyant and breezy, Starting to Wonder is laidback to the max, infused with both reggae rhythms and soaring guitars, this is The Crawling Eye’s Loaded.
I, Doris – Does Your Girlfriend Know You’re Here
Another belter of a single from members of the Loud Women collective the inimitable I, Doris about a series of red flags in a fledgling relationship. Highly addictive melodies with a wry humour infused lyric
Soft on Crime – Splendid Life
If this is even possible, Splendid Life manages to be both gloriously lush, while still having an understated lo-fi feel. Having been wowed by their previous single Telex Eyes, this bodes well for their new album, New Suite due in February.
Berries – Spiral
The latest single to be lifted from their superb album How We Function, Spiral has an infectiously incessant driving guitar rhythm that hooks the listener immediately and wraps itself around you and keeps you entranced ’til the fading of the very last note.
David Delinquent & the IOUs – It’s Christmas (What Can You Do)
David Delinquent and co. do what they do best and release their own pop punk Christmas song, recorded in a couple of hours and referencing classic Christmas movies Home Alone and Scrooged, all proceeds (unlike the deplorable ladbaby) are going to charity (Cash for Kids) so dig deep.
Playlist
As usual, if you like what you hear, go to the bands own site, bandcamp page or whatever. Give your money directly to the band. For sampling before you buy purposes only, if the song is on the “fuck the artists we’ll keep the money” evil that is Spotify, it’ll be here…
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