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The Ones That Got Away… The Scaramanga Six – Worthless Music – album review

January 5, 2022 By neilho27@sky.com

Yes, I know its 2022 now, and I’ll start to be inundated with new releases (my inbox has already started pinging…) but I still have several albums I want to cover from last year…including this belter from The Scaramanga Six.

Worthless Music may well be the title of this, the tenth, album from The Scaramanga Six but that’s where that comparison ends, this is a thunderously good collection of powerfully strident hard-edged, while sophistically artfully concocted, post punk anthems. Certainly nothing worthless here, no weak links and plenty of compelling melodies.

The band announce their arrival with the blistering defiance of Big Ideas, big on beats, big on rhythm, big on melodies, big on striking song structure.… Read the rest

Singles Round Up 2021 -Part 14

December 6, 2021 By neilho27@sky.com

Never say never, but I’m pretty sure this will be the last singles round up of 2021. Some fantastic songs have surfaced this year. And there are probably even more that have passed me by. Here’s a selection of some of the one’s that have hit my inbox recenty and caught my ear…

Billy Sinclair – The One For You

Billy Sinclair’s latest single is stonking romp of a tune, if there was such a genre as glam country then this would be it. Soulful backing vocals complement the riffing with a catchy singalong chorus which lays out the protagonists case to get the girl…

Stream on Spotify now

Dreamkids – Metamorphosis A/A

Dreamkids follow up the video for the powerfully affecting It Must Be Nice and its focus on mental health with the double A side of their single Metamorphosis We Are Young a compelling grunge tinged emo rock song with a hint of Dolores O’Riordan in the vocals.… Read the rest

VIDEO PREMIERE – The Scaramanga Six – Big Ideas

November 26, 2021 By neilho27@sky.com

The Ginger Quiff is proud to present the exclusive premiere of the new video from The Scaramanga Six for their dark and majestic new single Big Ideas from their forthcoming tenth album, Worthless Music. You can pre-order the album now on their Bandcamp page (link below) with a release date of the 3rd of December.

The band have had an esteemed 26 year career to date, and Big Ideas, the fourth song to be released in anticipation of the album, continues to whet the appetite for what promises to be a huge new album.

Cementing what the band have become known for, Big Ideas is a behemoth of a track.… Read the rest

Singles Round Up 2021 – Part 12

November 1, 2021 By neilho27@sky.com

Another round of up of singles, EPs, tracks and demos that have grabbed my attention recently. Kicking off with a few LNFG releases…

Annie Booth – Tropic

Annie releases the second offering from her upcoming album, Lazybody, which is due out on the 19th of November. The follow up to Cocoon, Tropic, is yet another slice of touchingly atmospheric and expressive alt-pop laden with stirring strings and a suitably autumnal video. Annie’s sensitive and eloquent vocal has the usual comforting, protective effect as the song reaches its glorious zenith. Annie is playing a Lazybody album launch gig on the 28th November in the perfectly intimate setting of The Glad Cafe.… Read the rest