Pop culture musings by Kevin Mathews
Good to hear that James Lye who played guitar with me in The Groovy People years back has set up his own label – Maker Records, and it has released the new single from Bakers in Space.
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Our beloved rock music is much more than the number of Instagram likes or Youtube views or Spotify plays. It is all about heart and soul.
Continue reading “PoP RECOMMENDS | ALT-ROCK : LUNARIN – INTO THE ETHER”
Five years in the making, this new Shelves EP is a kick in the arse for Singapore music as far as melodic rock is concerned.
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Shelves are back with a new single and EP!
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It does not matter how many social media ‘likes’ Singapore rock bands are able to muster. It does not matter how many Spotify playlists Singapore rock bands are excluded from. It does not matter if Singapore rock bands are not considered hip and cool amongst the local scenesters and hipsters.
All that matters is a love and passion for rock ‘n’ roll! And in that respect, the recent Mannequins Four EP Launch had that in spades – many not in quantity but definitely demonstrated with intensity!
In many ways, the upcoming Mannequins EP launch show is a throwback to the recent past, a relic from a different age.
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Good news for S-ROCK fans as Mannequins finally launch their new EP – Four – on Saturday 23th June.
Sean Lam’s Hanging Up the Moon project has become akin to a loyal friend – dependable and consistent in providing comfort, solace and joy!
Two things to consider when assessing the relative value of Ugly in the Morning’s 3 Or More If You Can Afford It – its eclectic rock agenda and its sophisticated songwriting.
Luke Buirski – a singer, songwriter, guitarist who channels his love for classic rock into highly potent modern rock nuggets – is back with a new project, Dirty Perfect!
By Yong Shu Hoong
When Leslie Low – of revered Singapore band, The Observatory, and previously from the 1990s’ Humpback Oak – was introduced by an ArtScience Museum staff as “the most important singer-songwriter that Singapore has given the world,” he seemed almost embarrassed. But, for the many fans gathered at the museum’s Expression Gallery, such high praise was no fluff.
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The quality of a good song is evident in (almost) every musical context. Now, the Great Spy Experiment has wonderful songs and the challenge for the band at this Mosaic Music Festival event at the Esplanade Concourse tonight was to present them in an acoustic format. And the band delivered with aplomb!
Continue reading “PoP20 | S-ROCK : GREAT SPY (ACOUSTIC) EXPERIMENT [2008]”
New Singapore music releases from the underground that might just pique your interest. Discover the true Singapore music alternative right here, right now!
Melodic rock. Edgy tunes. Fuck care attitude.
Made in Singapore. Basically, SINGAPORE ROCK or S-ROCK? Does this fantastical beast still exist on our shores or is the Singapore Music scene all about smooth jazz-soul-pop vibes?
Continue reading “SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | S-ROCK : BANDCAMP DISCOVERIES FOR DECEMBER 2017”
Bailing out Betsy are a 5 piece alternative rock band heavily influenced by the music powerhouses of the 1990s – from Stone Roses to Radiohead, Kula Shakers to Oasis, Red Hot Chilli Pepper to Black Crowes.
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There’s a wonderful pop sensibility to Shannon Luke‘s post-punk revival agenda.
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Staying power is not usually associated with Singapore bands but to the credit of The Pinholes, the quartet have been soldering on for over a decade in the unforgiving local music scene. The band celebrate this longevity with an entertaining new album – D’Antara Kita!
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DEON remains one of our great pop-rock exponents in the local music scene. It’s been awhile since we featured DEON here and are thankful that Music Matters Live 2017 provides us with this opportunity as we talked to Deon Toh, the voice behind the band.
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Here we go! A new EP from Obedient Wives Club finally!!
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SUPERSECT is a marvellous intersection of two quite diverse cultural influences.
Continue reading “SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | LIVE : SUPERSECT SLAYS WITH GREATEST HITS LAUNCH!”
Amberhill recalls Singapore indie rock a decade ago.
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Power of Pop have been big fans of the RetroPop connoisseurs Obedient Wives Club ever since their debut EP back in 2012. The quintet viz. YinQi (vocals), Cherie (guitar, vocals), Man (bass), Lennat (drums) and Keith (guitar) have fashioned a unique style mixing 60s girls groups with a lighter 90s shoegaze touch, that they themselves have dubbed “Spectorgaze”.
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First, a rant.
Continue reading “LIVE REVIEW : HARD ROCK RISING SINGAPORE 2017”
The key word here is “rocks”. Like in the rest of the music world, rock music seems to have lost its “hipness” in Singapore, with electro-jazz-soul being the preferred choice of the younger set nowadays.
Continue reading “LIVE REVIEW : PANDAROCKETSHIP ROCKS ALIWAL!”
Singaporean alternative band sub:shaman will launch their debut full-length album Apnea, at Esplanade Annexe Studio on May 13th 2017.
Continue reading “LIVE NEWS – SUB:SHAMAN APNEA LAUNCH SHOWCASE”