Nite Songs

  I have to be honest, this month's Singles Bar very nearly ended up being a EP/mini-album special - bizarrely while we've had three of those come in this month, we've really had to trawl the vaults to find some of yer regular one track efforts to make up the list. We eventually managed it though so thankfully this month's trip to the bar is good to go. Mine's a large one landlord... *** Well, at least the Speedways  have made sure it isn't a completely barren month in terms of new 45's and Shoulda Known  (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑) is another confident shot from them, sounding like some sort of halfway house between early Elvis Costello and The KKK Took My Baby Away  era Ramones. B-side A Drop In The Ocean  is a bit more mid-paced with a bit of a Babys/Records style feel to it which is no bad thing either. New album in November apparently and rest assured we'll have a review up here as soon as it lands. Bandcamp Link We should have a review of Suede 's new Autofic...

  Brad Marino is former lead singer of New Hampshire pop-punks the Connection but I have to be honest and say that unfortunately I'm unaware of them so this is my first experience of listening to the guy's music. He's currently signed to Rum Bar Records and recently did a covers album of the old Ramones classic Subterranean Jungle  so the omens are good. However, this isn't the be-all and end-all of the story - opening duo  Even The Score  and Tail Lights Fade  sound like some sort of halfway house between the spite of Elvis Costello and the streetwise smarts of Johnny Thunders and Stiv Bators. A strong start and it makes me wonder why nobody's had this idea before to be honest! Looking For Trouble  adds a bit of slide guitar into the mix and definitely veers over toward the power pop territory of the likes of Ryan Hamilton which is no bad thing at all. Local Show  which takes a humourous look at the thankless life of touring on the toilet circuit hark...