Track Of The Day: She Drew The Gun – ‘Trouble Every Day’

Fresh from wowing crowds at a number of festival appearances this summer, including Glastonbury, Latitude, Bluedot, and blowing our minds earlier this year at the inaugural Cro Cro Land, Wirral band She Drew Gun have now shared a brand new track.

A reinterpretation of Frank Zappa’s original, ‘Trouble Every Day’ is propelled by a raw emotion and impassioned grit, as Louisa Roach’s smooth, distinctive vocals blast out the all-too-poignant, poetic lyricism. With a seething energy and politically-driven tension that builds with each note, it’s a sincere, empowering anthem for our troubled times. Of her current, pertinent, take on the original, Louisa explains:

“I heard ‘Trouble Every Day’ and thought it would make a great cover, Frank Zappa wrote it based on the TV coverage of the Watts riots in LA back in the ’60s, so I rewrote some of the lyrics to reflect what I’ve seen reported on the TV in more recent times, from English riots to the Extinction Rebellion protests. It takes a look at the issues that are facing us at the moment – from the rise of the far right, to the threat of climate change and the role the global media corporations play in supporting neoliberal ideology.”

 

The new single accompanies the Trouble Every Day October tour which is the Wirral band’s biggest UK tour yet, and includes support slots from some of our favourite bands (Peaness, Dream Nails, Bugeye and The Menstrual Cramps)! Full dates and details here.

Mari Lane
@marimindles

Photo Credit: Phoebe Jane Photography

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Track Of The Day: Palm Haze – ‘Second Round’

Described as “another story told by the unconscious”, Vancouver-via-Brazil shoegaze duo Palm Haze have shared their latest single ‘Second Round’. Taken from their recent album Rêve Bleu – released via YHS Records – the track is a deceptively calm swirl of sultry vocals and riotous, fuzzy guitar sounds.

Formed of vocalist/bassist Anna Wagner and guitarist/producer Lucas Inacio, Palm Haze blend elements of alt-rock, shoegaze, and trip-hop to create moody, furiously dark noise. The pair lose themselves in the chaos of the loud and the quiet, which they demonstrate clearly on ‘Second Round’. It’s a five minute journey in to the “forbidden paths” of their inner world.

Speaking about their recent album Rêve Bleu, the pair explain: “[the record] will bring up chaotic emotions and thoughts, taking you much further from reality and closer to the wonders of uncertainty. Where could you go? What could you do? It’s a fantasy you fall on accidentally…It’s the kind of dream you’re afraid of, but also tempted towards.”

Listen to ‘Second Round’ below and follow Palm Haze on Facebook for more updates.

Photo Credit: by Philippe Hardardt

Kate Crudgington
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Track Of The Day: Tate McRae – ‘Tear Myself Apart’

This taster track (the first single, ‘All My Friends Are Fake’, will be released in October) by sixteen year old singer/songwriter Tate McRae marks her as a talent to watch. She’s managed to avoid coming across as either mawkish or awkward with a sophisticated, heartfelt slice of pop that would appeal to fans of both Lorde and Halsey.

More Jorja Smith than Taylor Swift, ’Tear Myself Apart’ is emotional without being emotive, stripped down without coming across as contrived, and it’s a highly dignified, atmospheric piece of songwriting.

With this being purely a taster track, it’s too early to predict what direction McRae’s career will take, or if she’ll be content to stick with making atmospheric pop ballads over the usual route of R&B flavoured pop or reggaetron. Whatever happens though, remember the name.

Cazz Blase
@cazzblase

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Track Of The Day (Comic Review): Seazoo – ‘Throw It Up’

The latest in our ‘Comic Reviews’ feature – where illustrator Sally-Anne responds to a new track with her wonderfully unique drawings – we checked out the jangly scuzz of Welsh band Seazoo‘s new single, ‘Throw It Up’.

 

‘Throw It Up’ is out now, have a listen below. And, if you’re at End Of The Road Festival this weekend, catch Seazoo live on Sunday, 1st September.

 

Sally-Anne Hickman
@sallyshinystars

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