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REVIEWS OF SINGLES AND EPS BY NORTH EAST ARTISTS. WANT YOUR MUSIC FEATURED? EMAIL NARCMEDIA@GMAIL.COM (PLEASE TRY TO GET IN TOUCH 8-6 WEEKS AHEAD OF THE MONTH OF RELEASE)
TALES NOSE DIVE Words: Luke Waller Nose Dive, the third and latest single released by Newcastle and Sunderland-based alt. rock band TALES, is a marvellous mixture of modern anthemic punk and old-school heaviness, all topped with a hypnotic, futuristic gleam. There’s more than a smidgen of Foo Fighters about the whole affair – but who’s going to complain about that? Following 2019’s dissonant, psychedelic debut single Amitriptyline and 2020’s more sober Muscle Memory, Nose Dive seems a natural progression for the group. Inspired by an episode of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian series Black Mirror, the track deals with the role social media plays in young people’s lives. From its bright opening bars through to its crowning, innovative outro, Nose Dive is perhaps TALES’ finest work yet. Released: 10.12.21 www.facebook.com/talesncl
THE BAND FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION GLITTER TITS EP Words: Michael O’Neill It’s very rare that a band with a Really Fucking Good Band Name can deliver the unique goods that their eye-raising moniker promises. However, The Band For Disease Control And Prevention certainly are up to the task on this six-track release. The title track alone, a spell-binding riff-laden ode to basking in one’s own excellence, is a delightfully goofy and chest-pounding banger, brilliantly showcasing the ferocious talent of vocalist/guitarist Karena Serdeka. Elsewhere, the social commentary on the direct Stories and Read All About It sits effortlessly alongside the playful pop songcraft on Space Invader. It makes for a relentlessly entertaining, refreshingly thought-provoking and gloriously unpretentious twenty minutes of unadulterated DIY widescreen punk, fit to burst with character and glorious riffage. Released: 06.12.21 www.facebook.com/tbfdcap
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JARPSY DESOLATE TOWNS
Image by Scarlet Kane
Words: Jake Anderson Festival season might be over, but for some it never truly stops. Some of us like to bring those dirty guitar riffs that entrance thousands back with us, to add a sense of escapism to our mundane lives. On the other hand, some of us just like indie rock. No matter the side of the fence you’re on, Jarpsy have something for you with their new single Desolate Towns. The Mackems hook your ears from the opening strutting guitars, which become the foundation looping throughout the track. Once the riff is drilled into you, the track builds up with rhythmic drums and thick vocals, climaxing with a guitar solo you could mosh to. Released: 03.12.21 www.jarpsy.com
SISKIN ELECTRIC LOVE Words: Evie Lake The electronic duo transport us right onto the dancefloor for nearly seven minutes of epic, soulful and joyous 90s trance. The push and pull of the beat see textures build and then fall away, creating a cycle of give and take reminiscent of human connection and the Electric Love that pervades the track. Whether that love is shared between two people or a person and the music, the repetitive vocals haunt the background establishing an ecstasy of feeling. It’s a tune intended for the speakers of a club, where we can dance sweatily but carelessly, allowing the mammoth beats to dictate movement and energy. Electric Love is melodic and bright and makes you want to experience that kind of love too. Released: 03.12.21 www.facebook.com/wearesiskin
