“I want you to feel the rhythm baby”, shouts Stergios Kalochoridis of the Lookout Service, before the Led Zeppelin-esque intro to ‘Rough Around the Edges’ kicks in. Taken from the Toronto band’s upcoming debut album ‘The Gambit’ this song is on our list for best single of the year. Released on the same dayContinue reading “The Lookout Service – Rough Around the Edges”
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Building an Empire
Empire are an Indie rock band from Yorkshire. They’ve gone (in their own words) “from playing live on pallets in a farm shed……to working with the same company that championed the likes of Kasabian and The Libertines.” It’s easy to see why Empire have attracted so much attention. Their debut album ‘God Bless the Empire’Continue reading “Building an Empire”
HerOrangeCoat – Another Day to Hide
They say it’s easy to be a poet, all you need is a good reason and a bad day. Song writing? That’s a different challenge. The difficulty lies in finding the right music to fit the words. HerOrangeCoat knows just how to do that, and there is no better example than her latest single AnotherContinue reading “HerOrangeCoat – Another Day to Hide”
New Age Grace – Not Like Them
New Age Grace are the best thing to come out of Leicester since Walkers’ crisps. Their latest single ‘Not Like Them’ is a classic example of atmospheric rock with powerhouse vocals, courtesy of Amy Huckerby. Kenny Cassells’ guitar work underpins this radio friendly track that deserves mainstream airplay. Lyrically the song conveys images that leaveContinue reading “New Age Grace – Not Like Them”
Empty Guns – Prelude to Madness
Empty Guns have reloaded, and their new single ‘Prelude to Madness’ shows they really are the master blasters of rock. It’s been more than 2 years since Empty Guns last single ‘Lick the Devil’s Horns’, but they’ve not been idle. Signing to Canadian SODEH Records they’ve diligently built up an international following on both videoContinue reading “Empty Guns – Prelude to Madness”
Ruby Archer – Crazy
Ruby Archer is a multi-award winning singer, songwriter and musician from New South Wales, Australia. Her band Ruby and the Groovy Doobies is whipping up a storm, gaining rave reviews for their live performances. Not bad for someone who’s just turned eighteen. Ruby Archer comes from a musical family and took to the piano atContinue reading “Ruby Archer – Crazy”
Introducing – Hannah Goodall
Are you a fan of Adele’s style of song writing? Do you enjoy listening to Carole King? Well, step this way, and let me introduce you to Hannah Goodall. On a flyer for one of her recent shows, the venue described Hannah as a ‘Young Pop Vocalist’, which is like saying Bill Gates is aContinue reading “Introducing – Hannah Goodall”
TASH – When The Lights Cut Out
TASH (aka Tara Noble) is back; heavier and more dramatic than ever. ‘When The Lights Cut Out’ is a mighty offering and is also TASH’s most progressive metal track to date. The song opens up with enough melody from the synths to draw you in, and then TASH smashes you between the eyes with herContinue reading “TASH – When The Lights Cut Out”
TRUNC – Bored
The queen of chaos returns. Yes, it’s TRUNC, and they’ve come to carpet bomb your ears with their latest single ‘Bored’. This is the first song that Martha Philips has completely written, recorded, produced, mixed, mastered, released and pretty much given birth to. The gal’s got talent, and she’s putting her degree in music toContinue reading “TRUNC – Bored”
BEX – The indestructible Master of Punk
Introducing BEX, the indestructible master of punk. Every once in a while here at Makeit-loud.com we have a WTF was that! moment. Today is one such day, as we get to write about the Queen of power noise BEX. A brief chat with BEX leaves you with the distinct impression you are in the presenceContinue reading “BEX – The indestructible Master of Punk”
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