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(new single)HOLY PINTO-pop punk from UK released new single, the full EP “Tales from the Travelling T-Shirt Salesman” will be out 22nd June 2018!

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Holy Pinto is an indie pop band from Canterbury, England led by singer and songwriter, Aymen Saleh. Playing colorful pop rock anthems through the lens of pop-punk and emo, Holy Pinto sings about love, growing up, the tyranny of distance and, often, the bittersweet taste of nostalgia.

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The song “Gold Leaf” is about distance, the restless feeling of wanting to ramble, of being wide-eyed about the world and wanting to chase experience. The song is tinged with sadness and regret; about what you sometimes give up, the potential of letting someone down and leaving them behind whilst following your internal compass and indulging your inner-restlessness. It’s also about smoking addiction!

Holy Pinto is an indie pop punk band formed in 2013 and consists of Aymen Saleh and Ryan Hurley. They are heavily influenced by bands such as Death Cab for Cutie, The Front Bottoms, Jimmy Eat World.

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(news)DENS JOIN THE FACEDOWN FAMILY

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DENS have found a perfect niche in the space between energetic rock and contemplative ambience. They create an experience that drowns the listener in guitar-driven post-rock and vocal hooks while leaving plenty of room for lyrical exploration. From a wide view DENS are a rock band, although the nuances in their sound send tendrils out into shoegaze, ambient, post-rock, and indie rock concepts. These subtleties put them right at home with Facedown labelmates My Epic, Everything In Slow Motion, and Comrades.

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DENS find their mission in using music as a platform to creatively and honestly explore the themes of faith, hope, redemption and grace. The band self-released their debut “From Small Seeds Come Giant Trees” in 2016, and the single “Hopebringer” with Come&Live in 2017. Now Facedown Records is proud to announce “No Small Tempest,” DENS’ highly anticipated four-song follow up to “Small Seeds” releasing June 29.

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(record review)Colour Me Wednesday-“Counting pennies in the afterlife”(Krod Records)

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Colour Me Wednesday are feminist DIY pop melodic punk band from west London and I am really happy that I had the chance to listen and review for this zine their new record that is coming out via Krod Records.

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The four girls in the band play nice melodic pop punk music with a lot of indie influences. The album contains 11 beautiful songs with a lot of catchy melodies that leave you humming the songs long afterwards you finish listening the album. But, don´t get me wrong these songs are in no way empty and devoid of any messages. Quite the contrary, Colour Me Wednesday lyrics are anti capitalist, queer, feminist and the girls have their hearts in the right places for sure. The songs that I somehow consider the highlights of the album are “Heather´s Left For Dead”, “Enterpreneur” and “Not My Turf”. This band and this album is the living proof that you can get your messages across without having to scream your lungs out with brutality on your record and at your gig. Melodic way is better, at least in my opinion. Great record for sure.

7,5/10

Follow Colour Me Wednesday on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colourmewednesday/

Krod Records: http://krodrecords.eu/product/colour-me-wednesday-new-album