Goth Icons Remixed: Peter Murphy And Boy George Single Gets Epic Electronic Rework

The gorgeous orchestral single ‘Let The Flowers Grow’ by Peter Murphy and Boy George has received a new remix from the Brighton-based group Juno Reactor. The original, produced by Youth, delivered a powerful message of acceptance and hope. Juno Reactor’s remix, typical of founder Ben Watkins’ style, fuses electronic, global, and orchestral symphonic styles, giving the goth/new wave track an epic quality. The original single was so popular it was added as a bonus track to Murphy’s acclaimed album Silver Shade.

#boyGeorge #gothRock #indieRock #killingJoke #music #newWave #news #peterMurphy #youth

Goth Icons Remixed: Peter Murphy And Boy George Single Gets Epic Electronic Rework

The gorgeous orchestral single ‘Let The Flowers Grow’ by Peter Murphy and Boy George has received a new remix from the Brighton-based group Juno Reactor. The original, produced by Youth, delivered a powerful message of acceptance and hope. Juno Reactor’s remix, typical of founder Ben Watkins’ style, fuses electronic, global, and orchestral symphonic styles, giving the goth/new wave track an epic quality. The original single was so popular it was added as a bonus track to Murphy’s acclaimed album Silver Shade.

#boyGeorge #gothRock #indieRock #killingJoke #music #newWave #news #peterMurphy #youth

Glam, New Wave, And Punk: Melbourne’s COMEDY Emerges With Bold Debut Single ‘L.A. Perfume’

Naarm/Melbourne four-piece COMEDY has emerged with their bold debut single, ‘L.A. Perfume,’ the first half of an upcoming double A-side 7-inch. The track introduces a distinctive sound, cherry-picking elements from ’60s rock, glam, new wave, punk, and alternative music. Guitarist Andy Campbell sought to create something “strident, confident, large and a bit dangerous,” while the lyrics address the heady, apocalyptic insecurity of living life filled with desire in Los Angeles.

#alternative #comedy #glam #indie #indieRock #music #newWave #news #punkRock

Glam, New Wave, And Punk: Melbourne’s COMEDY Emerges With Bold Debut Single ‘L.A. Perfume’

Naarm/Melbourne four-piece COMEDY has emerged with their bold debut single, ‘L.A. Perfume,’ the first half of an upcoming double A-side 7-inch. The track introduces a distinctive sound, cherry-picking elements from ’60s rock, glam, new wave, punk, and alternative music. Guitarist Andy Campbell sought to create something “strident, confident, large and a bit dangerous,” while the lyrics address the heady, apocalyptic insecurity of living life filled with desire in Los Angeles.

#alternative #comedy #glam #indie #indieRock #music #newWave #news #punkRock

Gudness – We’re All Good

“We’re All Good” is the latest piece of sonic artistry by Gudness, an outstanding English band based in Leicester. It’s their second standalone single in 2025, serving as an appropriate follow-up to “In This House,” a critically acclaimed extended play released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible. Right with the initial notes and beats, you’ll realize Gudness is not like any other band you’ll stumble upon in modern alternative and indie scenes. Although they combine the fundamental elements of both styles, their sound goes even deeper into experimentation by incorporating some of the finest properties of late sixties and seventies psychedelic rock, while some subtle elements borrowed from post-rock are only notable during particular moments. With the sonic arsenal like this, Gudness showcase their tremendous songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing abilities, proving that even longstanding styles like alternative and indie can still resonate with some pretty innovative moves.

Right with the initial notes and beats, this composition transports you to a completely different realm. Each instrument resonates with generous servings of hall or spring reverb, echo, or delay, making this song so rich in spacey soundscapes. These effects are especially notable in guitar works, which, in this case, an entire palette of cleverly crafted themes, melodies, harmonies, chord progressions, and riffs shapes a calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere. The guitars are jangly, angular, almost clean and polished to the point you’ll hear even the subtle strums over the strings, but over time, the band incorporates huge amounts of distortion, bringing more rawness, abrasiveness, grittiness, aggression, and heaviness into the mix. Still, Gudness somehow retains those tender harmonies and melodies by finding a sweet spot between mellowness and well-articulated aggression. These are the moments where their admiration for the sixties and seventies psychedelic rock shines in the limelight. Besides all these guitar works, the band also implemented some synth pads, adding more depth to the song and support to the guitar works.

The lead vocals also contribute harmony and melody to this fine piece of sonic artistry. You’ll hear how all those beautiful vocal lines, heavily drenched in reverb effect, elevate each segment, command attention, and guide listeners throughout the entire composition. The vocalist expertly navigates low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing everything the band intended to achieve with such precision and finesse. Besides decorating every segment and instrumentation, these vocal harmonies also contribute more than necessary emotional depth and complexity to an already intricate song structure. Some additional vocal layers and back vocals also give more richness, and almost an anthemic, orchestral feel to the particular moments, making “We’re All Good” even more pleasant to the ears. As soon as you hear how these vocal harmonies are layered and arranged, you’ll realize that these experienced musicians are not joking around with their music. Everything is so perfectly constructed to serve a purpose in this track. Also, it’s nearly mindblowing how vocals perfectly pair with instrumentations, making “We’re All Good” such a pleasant listening experience.

The rhythm section makes those guitar and synth works even more interesting. While providing more than necessary groove, power, detail, and other similar qualities to this song, the bass guitar also keeps things more progressive by delivering some of the finest low-end notes you’ll hear in any recent alternative, indie, or psychedelic rock song. The bass guitar plays the vital role here because it delivers all those necessary warm tones while simultaneously binding guitars and synths with rhythmic patterns. The drummer offers a comprehensive collection of well-accentuated, expertly performed, cleverly assembled beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics, essential for keeping this song dynamic, energetic, and groovy. Everything is so thoughtfully arranged that each hit of the snare, kick of the bass drum, accentuation on the hi-hat, and splashes over cymbals cut through the ambiance, making this song even more complex.

“We’re All Good” is a marvelous piece of sonic art, crafted and performed by outstanding musicians who know how to sonically tackle all the senses. It’s an emotional, fascinating, wild ride through some of the finest soundscapes you’ll hear in recent years. An absolute treat for all the senses. Head to your favorite streaming platform and check it out, because these highly skilled musicians deserve your utmost attention.

https://open.spotify.com/track/3JMEeq8DawpzEMnPEZYpkG?si=bbba3acd916941b8

#alternative #gudness #indieRock #music #postRock #psychRock2 #psychedelicRock #reviews #rock

Gudness – We’re All Good

“We’re All Good” is the latest piece of sonic artistry by Gudness, an outstanding English band based in Leicester. It’s their second standalone single in 2025, serving as an appropriate follow-up to “In This House,” a critically acclaimed extended play released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible. Right with the initial notes and beats, you’ll realize Gudness is not like any other band you’ll stumble upon in modern alternative and indie scenes. Although they combine the fundamental elements of both styles, their sound goes even deeper into experimentation by incorporating some of the finest properties of late sixties and seventies psychedelic rock, while some subtle elements borrowed from post-rock are only notable during particular moments. With the sonic arsenal like this, Gudness showcase their tremendous songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing abilities, proving that even longstanding styles like alternative and indie can still resonate with some pretty innovative moves.

Right with the initial notes and beats, this composition transports you to a completely different realm. Each instrument resonates with generous servings of hall or spring reverb, echo, or delay, making this song so rich in spacey soundscapes. These effects are especially notable in guitar works, which, in this case, an entire palette of cleverly crafted themes, melodies, harmonies, chord progressions, and riffs shapes a calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere. The guitars are jangly, angular, almost clean and polished to the point you’ll hear even the subtle strums over the strings, but over time, the band incorporates huge amounts of distortion, bringing more rawness, abrasiveness, grittiness, aggression, and heaviness into the mix. Still, Gudness somehow retains those tender harmonies and melodies by finding a sweet spot between mellowness and well-articulated aggression. These are the moments where their admiration for the sixties and seventies psychedelic rock shines in the limelight. Besides all these guitar works, the band also implemented some synth pads, adding more depth to the song and support to the guitar works.

The lead vocals also contribute harmony and melody to this fine piece of sonic artistry. You’ll hear how all those beautiful vocal lines, heavily drenched in reverb effect, elevate each segment, command attention, and guide listeners throughout the entire composition. The vocalist expertly navigates low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing everything the band intended to achieve with such precision and finesse. Besides decorating every segment and instrumentation, these vocal harmonies also contribute more than necessary emotional depth and complexity to an already intricate song structure. Some additional vocal layers and back vocals also give more richness, and almost an anthemic, orchestral feel to the particular moments, making “We’re All Good” even more pleasant to the ears. As soon as you hear how these vocal harmonies are layered and arranged, you’ll realize that these experienced musicians are not joking around with their music. Everything is so perfectly constructed to serve a purpose in this track. Also, it’s nearly mindblowing how vocals perfectly pair with instrumentations, making “We’re All Good” such a pleasant listening experience.

The rhythm section makes those guitar and synth works even more interesting. While providing more than necessary groove, power, detail, and other similar qualities to this song, the bass guitar also keeps things more progressive by delivering some of the finest low-end notes you’ll hear in any recent alternative, indie, or psychedelic rock song. The bass guitar plays the vital role here because it delivers all those necessary warm tones while simultaneously binding guitars and synths with rhythmic patterns. The drummer offers a comprehensive collection of well-accentuated, expertly performed, cleverly assembled beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics, essential for keeping this song dynamic, energetic, and groovy. Everything is so thoughtfully arranged that each hit of the snare, kick of the bass drum, accentuation on the hi-hat, and splashes over cymbals cut through the ambiance, making this song even more complex.

“We’re All Good” is a marvelous piece of sonic art, crafted and performed by outstanding musicians who know how to sonically tackle all the senses. It’s an emotional, fascinating, wild ride through some of the finest soundscapes you’ll hear in recent years. An absolute treat for all the senses. Head to your favorite streaming platform and check it out, because these highly skilled musicians deserve your utmost attention.

https://open.spotify.com/track/3JMEeq8DawpzEMnPEZYpkG?si=bbba3acd916941b8

#alternative #gudness #indieRock #music #postRock #psychRock2 #psychedelicRock #reviews #rock

Kath And The Kicks – Wild Side

If you’re looking for some fresh, unique, powerful rock music, look no further. Kath and The Kicks have unleashed a new piece of sonic artistry that will unquestionably appeal to your ears if you’re looking for catchy, memorable, hypnotic vocal harmonies, abrasive riffs, and powerful beats. “Wild Side” is their first piece of work this year and a first standalone single since “Guessing” and “Neptune,” two incredible tracks released in 2024 that you should also put on your music radar. Still, this new composition carries some wild energy that definitely showcases the natural progression of this incredible band. Kath and The Kicks elevate their songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing abilities with each new song, so that’s the case here as well. As soon as you press play, this track immediately overwhelms you with its raw, abrasive, gritty ambience, yet beside all those heavy guitars, you’ll notice generous servings of melody and harmony. The band achieved this by cleverly stacking some of the finest properties borrowed from alternative rock, modern rock, grunge, and indie, paying attention to even the tiniest details, nuances, accentuations, and other significant details that define all the good rock songs. Of course, they also found that sweet spot between all the qualities that meet trends in modern production and nineties alternative, making this track a pleasant listening experience suitable for even the pickiest music enthusiasts.

“Wild Side” is a self-explanatory number where the wild energy of the band is notable from scratch to finish. You’ll immediately be overwhelmed by a colossal wall of sound, achieved by stacking layer upon layer of lush guitar riffs, chord progressions, harmonies, melodies, and many other sonic maneuvers. These guitar works serve several significant roles throughout the entire track, from acting as a perfect backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon and adding more than necessary accentuations that make this song even more complex to bringing all the abrasiveness, power, and heaviness that defines Kath and The Kicks’ jaw-dropping sound. It’s a guitar sound that immediately grabs you by the collar and transports you to an entirely different realm, as all excellent rock songs should do. Kath and The Kicks are one of those rare bands that understand the importance of guitars being a source of power that propells everything, so these highly skilled musicians successfully managed to channel that heaviness and aggression. The same goes for the bass guitar, an instrument that’s buried somewhere deep down in the mix, but thankfully, that’s not the case here. Quite the contrary, it’s vividly hearable throughout the entire composition, rumbling around immensely supporting guitars while simultaneously delivering tremendous heaviness, clarity, and depth. The producer done a wonderful thing and placed the instrument in a sweet spot, so it also serves as a binding element, connecting the mentioned instrumentations with rhythmic patterns. The exceptional drumming performance makes this composition even more groovy, detailed, accentuated, and dynamic, thanks to all those tastefully assembled, flawlessly performed, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics. All those continuous splashes on the cymbals give even more rawness to the choruses. You’ll also notice how, in particular moments, the drummer delivers constant hits on toms, contributing more power to the song. Each instrument has its place and purpose here, making this track even more pleasant to the ears. Last but not least, Kath Edmonds’s amazing voice shines in the limelight, acting as a centerpiece by elevating each segment to new heights, commanding attention, and steering the wheel on this epic journey through the expansive sonic universe. Her voice brings emotion, soul, aggression, and even more power to this song, and the way she decorates each segment and orchestration goes beyond comprehension. From low to high notes, she emphasizes everything the band intended to achieve with this track.

“Wild Side” is an absolute modern rock banger, adorned with some of the finest vocal harmonies, guitar works, basslines, and beats you’ll hear in this genre for a while. This band packed all the emotion, melody, harmony, aggression, rawness, and power into a modern rock anthem worth repeating over and over again. Kath and The Kicks are an exceptional trio capable of transforming rock music into a colossal slab of exciting, addictive, memorable, harmonious sound, something that very few bands are capable of achieving in these modern times, and “Wild Side” vividly exemplifies their tremendous dedication to the craft. Therefore, head to your favorite streaming platform and listen to it loud!

https://youtu.be/wBrCoKxJMuo?si=88W3S7CqPf41_nen

https://open.spotify.com/track/14g3GEQi7JNqD1nabMNX1c?si=7a4ccada2fb84a92

#alternative #grunge #indie #indieRock #kathAndTheKicks #music #reviews #rock

Kath And The Kicks – Wild Side

If you’re looking for some fresh, unique, powerful rock music, look no further. Kath and The Kicks have unleashed a new piece of sonic artistry that will unquestionably appeal to your ears if you’re looking for catchy, memorable, hypnotic vocal harmonies, abrasive riffs, and powerful beats. “Wild Side” is their first piece of work this year and a first standalone single since “Guessing” and “Neptune,” two incredible tracks released in 2024 that you should also put on your music radar. Still, this new composition carries some wild energy that definitely showcases the natural progression of this incredible band. Kath and The Kicks elevate their songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing abilities with each new song, so that’s the case here as well. As soon as you press play, this track immediately overwhelms you with its raw, abrasive, gritty ambience, yet beside all those heavy guitars, you’ll notice generous servings of melody and harmony. The band achieved this by cleverly stacking some of the finest properties borrowed from alternative rock, modern rock, grunge, and indie, paying attention to even the tiniest details, nuances, accentuations, and other significant details that define all the good rock songs. Of course, they also found that sweet spot between all the qualities that meet trends in modern production and nineties alternative, making this track a pleasant listening experience suitable for even the pickiest music enthusiasts.

“Wild Side” is a self-explanatory number where the wild energy of the band is notable from scratch to finish. You’ll immediately be overwhelmed by a colossal wall of sound, achieved by stacking layer upon layer of lush guitar riffs, chord progressions, harmonies, melodies, and many other sonic maneuvers. These guitar works serve several significant roles throughout the entire track, from acting as a perfect backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon and adding more than necessary accentuations that make this song even more complex to bringing all the abrasiveness, power, and heaviness that defines Kath and The Kicks’ jaw-dropping sound. It’s a guitar sound that immediately grabs you by the collar and transports you to an entirely different realm, as all excellent rock songs should do. Kath and The Kicks are one of those rare bands that understand the importance of guitars being a source of power that propells everything, so these highly skilled musicians successfully managed to channel that heaviness and aggression. The same goes for the bass guitar, an instrument that’s buried somewhere deep down in the mix, but thankfully, that’s not the case here. Quite the contrary, it’s vividly hearable throughout the entire composition, rumbling around immensely supporting guitars while simultaneously delivering tremendous heaviness, clarity, and depth. The producer done a wonderful thing and placed the instrument in a sweet spot, so it also serves as a binding element, connecting the mentioned instrumentations with rhythmic patterns. The exceptional drumming performance makes this composition even more groovy, detailed, accentuated, and dynamic, thanks to all those tastefully assembled, flawlessly performed, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics. All those continuous splashes on the cymbals give even more rawness to the choruses. You’ll also notice how, in particular moments, the drummer delivers constant hits on toms, contributing more power to the song. Each instrument has its place and purpose here, making this track even more pleasant to the ears. Last but not least, Kath Edmonds’s amazing voice shines in the limelight, acting as a centerpiece by elevating each segment to new heights, commanding attention, and steering the wheel on this epic journey through the expansive sonic universe. Her voice brings emotion, soul, aggression, and even more power to this song, and the way she decorates each segment and orchestration goes beyond comprehension. From low to high notes, she emphasizes everything the band intended to achieve with this track.

“Wild Side” is an absolute modern rock banger, adorned with some of the finest vocal harmonies, guitar works, basslines, and beats you’ll hear in this genre for a while. This band packed all the emotion, melody, harmony, aggression, rawness, and power into a modern rock anthem worth repeating over and over again. Kath and The Kicks are an exceptional trio capable of transforming rock music into a colossal slab of exciting, addictive, memorable, harmonious sound, something that very few bands are capable of achieving in these modern times, and “Wild Side” vividly exemplifies their tremendous dedication to the craft. Therefore, head to your favorite streaming platform and listen to it loud!

https://youtu.be/wBrCoKxJMuo?si=88W3S7CqPf41_nen

https://open.spotify.com/track/14g3GEQi7JNqD1nabMNX1c?si=7a4ccada2fb84a92

#alternative #grunge #indie #indieRock #kathAndTheKicks #music #reviews #rock