‘Unimaginable’ is by Belau and features Sarah Jay Hawley.

We heard from Belau, back in May 2022 (Week 46), when she released ‘Dreamstate’. Now she has teamed up with Sarah Jay Hawley on her new release, ‘Unimaginable’.

Belau has a website, at belaumusic.com, and is on Facebook, Insta, Bandcamp and YouTube.

 

Precious Pepala released ‘Voices’ on 2nd December.

Rising star Precious Pepala shared her brand new single ‘Voices’ on December 2nd. It follows her début single ‘My Eyes Only’ (which we heard in Week 58, August 2022) and latest track ‘Looking for Trouble’ (which we heard in Week 70, October 2022), both of which we heard earlier this year. ‘Voices’ continues Precious’ track record of impeccable pop songs that showcase both Precious’ bold, mature lyricism and powerful voice. It is another big statement of intent from the seventeen year old. Tackling another important topic – this time mental health – pop’s brightest new talent continues her winning streak.

Speaking about the track, Precious explains, “‘Voices’ is a song about being afraid of your own mind and not wanting to be left alone with your thoughts. Recently, I’ve been relating to the lyrics in this song a little too much – especially during the last couple of years when a lot of us have had much more time alone than usual. Our minds can be very dark places at times, but despite the song’s dark nature, I hope it brings comfort to people who feel the same way in knowing that they are not alone or unusual.”

Precious Pepala is on AppleMusic, Spotify, Facebook, TikTok, Insta, and YouTube.

 

Jo-Jo & The Teeth have released ‘We’re Just Animals’.

‘We’re Just Animals’ is taken from Jo-Jo & The Teeth’s new album, ‘No More Good News’. We’ve previously heard ‘Don’t Get Too Heavy’ (Week 45) which is also on this album.

Canadian Jo-Jo O’Donoghue wasfamously described as a ‘Grungy Goddess’. She journeyed from the Rocky Mountains to the Isle of Wight, via Dublin, before settling in London. Collecting her band of merry men along the way, they produce a glam rock n roll, pop rock mix. ‘No More Good News’ is a riff-slicked pop-hooked rock n’ roll début.

The band are currently collaborating with Andy Blade, founder of original 1977 London punk band Eater. Jo-Jo & The Teeth are now officially ‘Eater’, recently opening for Dinosaur Jnr, with J Mascis joining the band on stage for a couple of Eater classics. Also the band as ‘Eater’ played at the 30th anniversary celebration of Cleopatra records at the O2 Islington. The collaboration continues to open doors, and put Jo-Jo & The Teeth on the rock n roll map.

Jo-Jo & The Teeth have a website, at jojoandtheteeth.com, which has links to all their socials and download sites.

 

Time of the Mouth have recently released ‘You’re Falling Apart Kid’.

Founded by lead singer Chris Jones and original bass player James Chatfield in early 2011, Time of the Mouth have been a band for a little over a decade. Inspired by bands such as Fall Out Boy and Four Year Strong, Chris Jones developed his own unique brand of pop-punk mixed with emo undertones that helped shape the modern sound of Time of the Mouth.

Many line-up changes have occurred over the years. Then singer Chris Jones met current bass player Mitch Tyler and drummer Ollie Badger. They met through the local music scene in their home town of Worcester. From the first rehearsal it was clear that the cocktail of musical influences was going to blend beautifully. This developed into writing their début album ‘30 Seconds’ due for release in January 2023. With lead singles ‘RIDE (Here We Go Again)’which we heard back in August (Week 62) and now ‘You’re Falling Apart Kid’.

Speaking about this track, Chris Jones says, “I wrote this song at a very delicate time after just going through a rough breakup. The song is very introspective and it just describes how I felt at the time. It’s one of those songs that will mean something to me for a long time and I feel that every time I sing it. It captured that moment in time perfectly and the production massively amplifies all the emotions and nuances of different emotions throughout the track.”

Time of the Mouth are an incredibly ambitious. They are also a hard working group of best friends who live to play music as often and as loud as humanly possible. They have a website, at timeofthemouth.com, and are on Facebook, Twitter, Insta, YouTube, Spotify and AppleMusic.

 

Just Us have released ‘Little House’.

Neo Records released this track in the Netherlands, and that’s all I know.

 

Harry Stone released ‘Original Love’ on 9th December.

We’ve previously heard ‘Easy’ (Week 57, July 2022) and ‘Boy’ (Week 69, October 2022) from Harry Stone.

‘Original Love’ is a hugely accomplished, emotionally raw step forward from Harry Stone. Grammy-winner Jimmy Hogarth, Jon Green and JONAH helped with its conception.

Harry comments, “To hear this is to hear a person so torn apart they don’t know which way is up, as that’s what was happening to me. I changed my life after recording this track. It came at a time when I was realising I had to develop a healthy relationship with myself, I had to just be alone for a long time…nobody else had the answers.”

A song ultimately about reconciling internal struggles, ‘Original Love’ nonetheless passed the all-important ‘Meet the Parents’ test, as Harry recalls. “My Dad stays with me in London every Thursday to make evening rehearsals for an orchestra in Stockwell. Every time without fail he asks to hear my new music. Usually he’ll dismantle the harmony while it’s playing, or test himself to hear the time signature, but in this case he just listened, head down, eyes closed. I could tell this song was special when that happened, it was almost like it stopped being a song and became something else.

Harry has a linktr page with links to all his social media and download sites for his music.

 

LJ Coon has released ‘Victoria-Victoria’.

We’ve previously heard a number of tracks from LJ Coon (‘Thank You for Being my Glasses’ (Week 70, October 2022), ‘I’ll Tell the World I Love You’ (Week 67 October 2022) ‘Pretty Blue Eyes’ (Week 60, August 2021) and ‘Full Tilt Boogie’ (Week 64, September 2022)).

This is LJ Coon’s tribute to Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819 and died on January 22, 1901. She was 5 feet tall and had nine children. She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death. Her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any previous British monarch. Within the United Kingdon, it was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change. There was also a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.

LJ Coon is on YouTube, AppleMusic and Amazon.

 

Ged Wilson released ‘Ain’t That a Shame’ on 11th December.

Based in Cheltenham, Ged grew up in Manchester, a city with a great musical heritage. He cites John Mayall, “The Godfather of British Blues“, as an early influence on his own distinctive song writing style.

11th December saw the release of the second single, ‘Ain’t That a Shame (Anthology Mix)’ from his new album. The album will be released in 2023 on the Bad Monkey Records label and will be available on all major platforms

 

These Wicked Rivers have re-released ‘Testify’ and announced their tour dates.

Rising Derby rockers These Wicked Rivers announced that they will be joined by Manchester-based blues-rock outfit Gorilla Riot as special guests on their upcoming ‘Calm Before The Storm’ tour in March. The tour takes in some of Rivers’ favourite spots across the UK including Cardiff, Gravesend and Blackpool. Gorilla Riot will be appearing at all dates except Blackpool, where Blackburn alt-rockers Bastette will be performing instead.

Speaking of the news, These Wicked Rivers’ front-man John Hartwell comments, “We’re stoked to be taking the ‘Riot boys out with us on this run of dates. When they played with us at our recent Crowdfunder celebration show it was such a wonderful vibe between the bands and the crowd and we just want to repeat that up and down the country to as many people as possible. It’s a pleasure to be going on the road with such wonderful dudes, make sure you get involved – get your tickets now to avoid being disappointed!”

Gorilla Riot’s bass player ‘Deggy’ adds, “The tour brings a perfect package as both bands have a similar sort of vibe but bring a totally different force to the stage. Every city on this tour best watch out as this is going to be **** hot. Great lads, good boys! We cannot wait!”

Be sure to catch the band as they road-test new music at live shows be sure to catch the band. Their tour dates next March are:

Friday 3rd March – Fuel Rock Club – Cardiff w/ Gorilla Riot
Saturday 4th March – Leo’s Red Lion – Gravesend w/ Gorilla Riot
Sunday 5th March – The Bodega – Nottingham w/ Gorilla Riot
Friday 10th March – The Parish – Huddersfield w/ Gorilla Riot
Saturday 11th March – MacArts Centre – Galashiels w/ Gorilla Riot
Sunday 12th March – The Waterloo – Blackpool w/ Bastette

Tickets are available on-line.

These Wicked Rivers are on Facebook, Insta, Twitter and TikTok.

 

Corpulent Provocateur released their latest single, ‘Bye’, on 16th December.

Corpulent Provocateur are from the Czech Republic. They are an alt/rock trio. Their raw and explosive grunge, peppered with rapid fire funk rhythms and trippy psychedelic elements, is as heavy and angsty as it is colourful and melodic

The band have a website, at corpulentprovocateur.cz, and from there you can link to all their socials.

 

R.T.P. released ‘Not Everything Was Bad’ on December 16th.

R.T.P. is a pop rock artist collective based in Germany.

With origins going back to 1995 they have picked up awards in several categories. Now 2023 is predicted to see the band become even bigger. They have an album release and German tour dates planned.

They are now releasing their new single, ‘Not Everything Was Bad’. It touches upon people often seeing negative influences without remembering the sunny side of life.

You can find more information about R.T.P by visiting their website, at rt-projekt.com (which is in German) or you can follow them on Facebook, Insta and YouTube.

 

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