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Sonic Hearts Foundation – The Storm launch @ Glasgow Art Club 28/04/12

At the end of April, Musicscramble New Band Spotlight alumni Sonic Hearts Foundation launched their debut single, ‘The Storm’. To celebrate, they held a multimedia event in Glasgow which melded their unique sonic sound to imagery and played with the traditional band < stage> crowd set up.

Set in Glasgow’s Art Club, the band had set up in the middle of the room allowing the audience to move around the space. Behind there was a projector screen which added further detail. On arrival we were given a copy of debut single, ‘The Storm’ and a programme. Continue reading

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Garbage – Blood for Poppies (2012)

Garbage are back, and that makes me very happy (not just when it rains!). OK that’s a bad pun, but on hearing ‘Blood for Poppies’ for the first time one thing is clear – a seven-year hiatus was absolutely the best thing which could have happened if the resultant music is as good as this!

‘Blood for Poppies’ is being given away on Garbage own website when you pre-order the new album, Not Your Kind of People and is their first single. As the song starts a familiar-sounding electronic drumbeat kicks of proceedings before a dirty guitar sound takes over. The first surprise is that the song is definitely reggae in style! But boy does it work. Shirley Manson’s vocal lends itself very well to the style and before you know it the chorus has crept up on you! Continue reading

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The Subways – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2012)

There’s a new single by The Subways from their excellent Money and Celebrity album. You can watch the video for ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ by clicking below. Continue reading

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Charlie Simpson – Farmer and His Gun

Charlie Simpson has released the video for “Farmer and His Gun”, the fourth single from his debut solo album Young Pilgrim. The song has a gentle, touching vibe and the animated video reflects the songs themes with a nice literal twist.

‘Farmer & His Gun’ will be released on March 25 as part of a four-track EP, which will also include a cover of Jackson Browne’s ‘Barricades of Heaven’. Continue reading

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Evanescence – My Heart Is Broken (2012) [video]

Evanescence have just released the video for their new single ‘My Heart Is Broken’.

It’s the second release from their excellent return-to-form album Evanescence (which was in my Top Ten albums of 2011). 

Click the link to watch the video now. Continue reading

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Halestorm – Love Bites (So Do I) (2012)

Halestorm are back with the first single from their new album The Strange Case Of… and it is entitled ‘Love Bites (And So Do I)’. The single is another classic slice of Halestorm following on where they left off. You can watch the video after the jump below and make up your own mind, but we at musicscramble love it.

As an aside, I saw Halestorm perform this and a full set in support to Shinedown in Glasgow last night.  It’s the third time I’ve seen Lzzy and the band, and once again believe them a force to be reckoned with.  A full review (I promise) will be posted in the coming days.

And now to the video… Continue reading

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Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care Of Our Own (2012)

Bruce is back with first single from forthcoming album Wrecking Ball.

By clicking below you can watch the video now and make up your own mind if he still has it after all these years… Continue reading

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Feeder – Borders (2012)

A few weeks ago Feeder came back with a new single, ‘Borders’ which is the first from their forthcoming album Generation Freakshow and first new release since charity single ‘Side by Side‘.

I loved Feeder when I heard their second release the Swim EP was back in 1996.  They were a catchy, heavy rock band and for three albums continued to remain heavy and yet always have a hook in the song.

Then they lost their drummer Jon to suicide and (understandably) it all changed. The style of their music changed almost entirely with comeback album Comfort In Sound yet ironically this change led them to much greater commercial success, and a strong set of follow on albums. Continue reading

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