Singles Round Up 2025 – February – Part 3

The Mushroom Club – Afraid

Trippy psych sounds abound on February single Afraid from Glasgow based garage rock band The Mushroom Club.

The Mushroom Club

Pales – Uppercut

Uppercut comes from French alt-rockers Pales latest EP, Crush. Both the title of the EP and single are appropriate adjectives to describe the sound of the band, the crushing intensity of the guitar riffs and the layering of vocals and instruments on the single coming together in a glorious melee and rising to a knockout crescendo

Pales

Self Esteem – 69

Perhaps not one to add to your workplace playlists, as Self Esteem celebrates every sexual position imaginable but draws the line at….… Read the rest

November Singles – Pt 6 – Librarians With Hickeys, Split Dogs, Annie-Dog, The Gold Needles, Alba Fury, The Elf of Elfbrook Court…

In Part 6 there are a couple of singles from the Big Stir stable with Librarian With Hickeys, and Hull’s The Gold Needles a couple of furious songs, one by nature from Split Dogs and one by name from Alba Fury, the dog references continue with Dublin’s Annie-Dog and one from the Christmassy sounding Elf of Elfbrook Court.

Librarians With Hickeys – Listening

First up from the formidable Big Stir Record label is Librarians With Hickeys and their upbeat bright and breezy harmonious jangly guitars matching the glorious vocals on Listening bringing a slice of sunshine to a miserable winters day.… Read the rest