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Finnish punkroll band UGLY PUNCH return with Cool Sunglasses single – Debut EP out on February!

Promo photo by Markus Vรคhรคahoย 

Finnish punkroll band UGLY PUNCH released their second single and music video Cool Sunglasses. The track is taken from their self-titled debut EP due to be released on February 22nd by Secret Entertainment

WATCH Cool Sunglasses music video: https://youtu.be/32kYqBeXx7U 

Music video for the first single Bad Boy is available here: https://youtu.be/xIA4CN6cNoc 

The band comments:
” Cool Sunglasses is a more upbeat track than the previous single, which moves forward with a strong groove. (Of course!)

This song doesn’t go for the fancy stuff either, but keeps it simple but through the UGLY PUNCH filter of course. 

The lyrics of the song tell it like it is. 

“You may have all the superficial shit, but I’ve got something you don’t.” 

You can see the content as it’s simply stated, or you can see it in more depth. Everyone can choose. But either way. It’s worth picking up this second single now, because there’s more to come! ” 
 


LISTEN Cool Sunglasses on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ugly-punch-cool 
 

BIOGRAPHY:

“๐˜›๐˜๐˜Œ ๐˜‰๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜‹ ๐˜›๐˜๐˜ˆ๐˜› ๐˜Ž๐˜Œ๐˜›๐˜š ๐˜ ๐˜–๐˜œ๐˜™ ๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜Œ๐˜› ๐˜”๐˜–๐˜๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž ๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜‹ ๐˜ˆ๐˜š๐˜š ๐˜š๐˜ž๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž” 


UGLY PUNCH is a band with roots in groovy rock and punk music. I guess you could say a kind of “punkroll” sound with a personal touch. This gang was founded in 2023, but they all have a long history in music. Our base is a great space in the middle of the forest in Tampere.

The goal is to keep our music accessible and something that is easy to get under your feet. Also, that there’s a certain good vibe about what we do and that we don’t take ourselves too seriously.ย 

Nevertheless, we do this with all our heart and soul. ย 
The first self-titled ep will be released in early 2024. A full-length album is also planned and will be released in the coming year.ย 

Line-up:
๐˜Ž๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฌ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ – ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ & ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ด 
๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜–๐˜ฎ – ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด 
๐˜-1-๐˜— – ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜น๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ 
๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ – ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด
 
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/uglypunchofficial 
https://www.instagram.com/uglypunchofficial

https://uglypunchband.bandcamp.com

Shoegaze/Prog Rock Artist Yasu release new album “Spacetime Machine”

Japanese-Brazilian trans artist Yasu releases her debut album, “Spacetime Machine”, a progressive rock opera about emotions, going through depression, happiness, prejudice and a journey of self-discovery.

The album began to be composed in 2016 and recorded in 2018, but was only finished at the end of 2023. It goes through different phases of the singer’s life, from the moment she decided to pursue her dreams and become a composer, until she discovered herself as a transsexual, and having faced long years of depression, all told through metaphors in a space rock album.

The album is heavily inspired by more accessible prog artists, such as Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Supertramp, Electric Light Orchestra, Marillion and Supertramp, as well as classics such as King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Triumvirat, Van Der Graaf Generator, The Moody Blues and others.

“Spacetime Machine”: https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/01oDLagIX9tQn2Wgfq0so9

Indie rock songsmith Jon Snodgrass announces new album and tour dates

Photo Credit: Imelda Michalczyk

Indie rock songsmithย Jon Snodgrassย will be releasing a new album onย March 29th, entitledย Barge At Will, which is named after an old-school skateboarding culture saying. In support of the album, Snodgrass will be covering ground throughout the East Coast, Midwest, and Canada (dates below). Limited edition vinyl is now available for preorder in the USA via the Snod Store as well as SBAM Records in Europe and Thousand Island Records in both Australia and Canada.

Barge At Willย was recorded, mixed, and mastered atย The Blasting Roomย in Fort Collins, CO. Also,ย Bill Stevensonย played drums and bass on the entire album. In addition, a few of Snodgrassโ€™ buddies includingย Chris Wollardย (Hot Water Music),ย Chris Cresswellย (The Flatliners, Hot Water Music),ย Peter โ€œJRโ€ Wasilewskiย (Less Than Jake), andย Scott Reynoldsย (ALL) made contributions to a few songs.

From not having a Plan B (โ€œTried & Trueโ€) to being the opposite of outdoorsy (โ€œPre-Teen Wolfโ€) to scheduling shows around the Colorado Rockiesโ€™ schedule (โ€œCrunchinโ€™ The Numbersโ€) to a song written about Bremen, Germany while on tour (โ€œBremen Townโ€) –ย Barge At Willย is about doing your best at the moment because life is shorter than you think.

Jon Snodgrass is a founding member of Armchair MartianDrag The River, and supergroup Scorpios. Also, he has made records with Frank Turner, Cory Branan, and Joey Cape, and is a senior class alum of The Revival Tour. In addition, he has toured with Flogging Molly, Frank Turner, Justin Townes Earle, Chuck Ragan, The White Buffalo, Cory Branan, Skinny Lister, Lenny Lashley, Joey Cape, Tony Sly, Northcote, Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves, Chris Cresswell, and Mike Herrera.

Barge At Will will be released on March 29th to coincide with opening day of the 2024 Major League Baseball season. Limited edition blue vinyl as well as black vinyl is now available for preorder.