(review) Dark Wooden Cell – Undying stories of a fallen world

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Since I was a kid growing up like twenty five or thirty years ago, I have always loved hard and extreme music, metal and hardcore was my choice. You know, when you are a defiant outlaw kid, all other music and listening to other music is considered poser and treason. But, now when I am closer to forty five years than forty, I learned to enjoy other dark music and one of the genres is also dark folk. Dark Wooden Cell are hailing from Tours area, France. This entity is comprised of two individuals, namely Mike Gory (guitar-vocals) and Bruno Marmiroli (sax/trombone). This is their sophomore album containing nine songs. The music is dark folk with neo folk and even blues influences in the song structures with rich and darkened Mike´s voice carrying us listeners through the apocalypse and ghosts that roam our surroundings and other soundscapes bringing us kind of catharsis of a darkened heart after listening to the record as a whole. Songs are orchestrated in pairs offering a unique concept and aural journey. Acoustic guitar and sax in some songs, trombone in some add to the overall melancholic feeling prevailing through the whole album. My personal favorites are: The radio, The night. If you are a fan of such music, go grab this one.

https://darkwoodencell.bandcamp.com/album/undying-stories-of-a-fallen-world

Misgivings launch new single ‘You Don’t Depend On Anyone’, song with a message for all of us!

Approaching the tail end of a decade as a band, Misgivings are back with ‘Dream Neighbour’ the follow up to their debut album ‘Hermitage’ (Lockjaw Records, 2018), further expanding upon the quartet’s approach to classic British punk rock poured through an indie/power pop filter. The band’s sound is a love letter to the British influences on American indie rock classics such as Husker Du, Guided by Voices and Jawbreaker, while also drawing inspiration from the fine example set on the South Coast by bands such as The Stayawakes, Latchstring & Harker

Frontman, Will Pearce’s songwriting and lyrics are reflective, and even more-so on this album. The third track from the album, ‘You Don’t Depend On Anyone’ explores his creative process. “This song is what set the theme of the record for me, how the nature of music and lyric writing can sometimes lead you down a negative path. The lyrics are very raw to me. ‘You’ve never said the words, you’ve only written’; in life we have this beautiful way where we can write and be heard, whether we are writing lyrics, writing stories or sharing our thoughts online, and a desire to be individualistic as we do these things, but the real beauty in life is when we get to the point where we can share it with others, and we all can struggle with that part.”

This healthier view on life is hardly coming from a preachy place, and the learning is still stirred in with humour and enthusiasm, “I’m enjoying the irony of releasing a song called ‘Sober Forever’ when we’re a band who once released a t-shirt with a skull drinking a beer and smoking a bong, so it’s one of our ‘growing’ songs but I don’t think it’s a grower, I think it’s an instant hit.”

The song ‘You Don’t Depend On Anyone’ is available to listen to on all digital music platforms. – https://misgivings.lnk.to/yddoa

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Misgivings are:Will Pearce – Guitar / Vocals
Ollie Richardson – Guitar / Vocals
Martin Spooner – Bass
Rob Day – Drums

JUGHEAD’S REVENGE – released American Gestures, first new song in more than 20 years!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2oZFGOYjuji6x6zeV5lYMz
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/album/american-gestures-single/1559769105

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/album/217022182

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B08ZT29XKS

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_W7l1fRIZI

Bandcamp: https://peopleofpunkrock.bandcamp.com/album/american-gestures

Punk rock legends Jughead’s Revenge officially releases a new song today and it’s streaming everywhere! Released via People of Punk Rock Records, “American Gestures” is the band’s first new studio recording since the recording of their 1999 album “Pearly Gates”.

About Jughead’s Revenge:Jughead’s Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1989. To date, Jughead’s Revenge has released six studio albums (the most recent being 1999’s Pearly Gates). After 12 years of recording and touring extensively, Jughead’s Revenge disbanded in 2001 but reformed in 2009 and has continued to perform at a number of live shows since 2010.