After gaining fame as a violinist for The Proclaimers and The Wonder Stuff, Erica Nockalls went solo in 2013. After five years of silence, she releases the single ‘I Know (feat. Jah Wobble)’.

‘I Know’ is a song of self-realization: a confession of one’s own demise. A dark atmosphere is palpable, but accompanied by bittersweet lyrics, set up with a powerful voice. A very captivating single, with a story that you will want to keep listening to.

Thanks to Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd. / Invaders Of The Heart) the single has been made even more captivating. The tones of ‘violin drones’, the moreish beats and killer dub bass lines lure the listener in to sombre euphoria.

Erica’s conservatoire training as a violinist and vocalist are evident, but not defining. She chooses danger and experimentation with her violin, making it a tool of creation, rather than accompaniment.

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Today The Celtic Social Club released a new, two-part single: with side A ‘The Edge Of The World’ and side B ‘For Real’.

Two-part single the magic recipe

Always looking for the ideal formula to unify pop, rock, folk and traditional music, The Celtic Social Club seems to be approaching the magic recipe on these first two extracts from their new album Dancing Or Dying?, which will be released in October 2021. Two deliberately pop-rock titles that invite you to a dancing optimism and a fierce energy to face the post-lockdown world.

Side A
Between heroic guitars, new-wave rhythm and torrid gavotte (traditional Breton dance.), ‘The Edge Of The World’ takes you in four minutes of raw energy. “It’s the present moment that counts ” proclaims their singer, Dan Donnelly  “Forget the past and don’t worry about the future, because there will be no turning back!”. A fierce optimism with a deliberately pop-rock sound where the seven Franco-Irish encourage us to “not fear the edge of the world”.

Side B
‘For Real’ could be seen as a mix of Dexys Midnight Runners and The Beatles. The violins of the first, the vocals and stirring melodies of the second. The seven Franco-Irish people claim loud and clear that when the world kicks back into action, they will be ready… ‘For Real’!

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Today Americana / Soulsinger Jack Francis released his single ‘Wild Eyes’. It is his third single this year. Is there an album coming?

A love song

‘Wild Eyes’ is about falling in love. The early stages of infatuation and realisation that what you’re feeling is more than just a fleeting crush.

In little over a year, Jack Francis went from playing his unique brand of Soulful Folk at small local gigs in his hometown of Southampton, to appearing at major UK festivals such as the Isle Of Wight, Victorious and Stone Free Festival at the O2 Arena.

Two Jack Francis singles had been released by Gentlemen Recordings before: ‘A Little Love’ and ‘Silver Lining’. Both has got a big international reach, with +22K and +10K Spotify streams. Now it is up to ‘Wild Eyes’ to make the world a little more soul and Americana.

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Today alternative rock band Grenadeers released their single “Single Filter Exit”. It is the second single of the forthcoming EP, which is planned for this summer.

A single in a post-apocalyptic scene

The song is set in a post-apocalyptic scene, in which none of the Paris Agreement’s long term climate goals were met. The band deals with the question on how they would look back on the times we live in now, while searching their own conscience as well. They wonder if they were also guiltly, standing in the midst of it all without truly grasping the width of the problem because they were absorbed by their daily worries. It’s not a comfortable notion, and in this song there’s no happy end. But it is an honest reflection of what occupies the band’s minds in these turbulent times.

Lyric video

A lyric video also came with the track, where images are shown in the background that fit the realms of climate change. Not an easy subject, but good to face, says Grenadeers.

The first single was about the fact that social media is taking over too much of our lives, and at the same time we are not very social and not looking around at things that really matter. In this way the band tries to draw attention to a social problem in every song.

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“Single Filter Exit” is now available as a digital single in our webshop. Or check it out on Spotify or YouTube: