Nite Songs

It's good to see Jizzy Pearl back with a new album. As those of you who remember the early Sounds From The Junkshop columns will know, Love/Hate were one of my favourite bands of the late Sunset Strip era growing up and even if recent releases have been more on the solid side than the spectacular one, the guy deserves credit for his tenacity. Hell, CA  (named after the closing track on Love/Hate's classic debut Blackout In The Red Room ) doesn't really pull any major surprises on you but it's a decent slice of no frills sleaze rock right from the moment the Welcome To The Jungle  style opener One Hot Minute  kicks things into gear. The twisting riff of Acid Baby  is reminiscent of the group's mid-period albums like Let's Rumble  but it at least packs enough of a hook to keep you interested. Gonna Take You Higher  gets your hopes up with a delicate acoustic intro but this soon gives way to a grinding riff and something a bit more akin to what you'd expect f...

August always seems to be a bit of a quiet time for releases and to be honest, it has been a bit quieter than usual at the Singles Bar this month. However, we've done a bit of rooting around to find a few potential gems we might've missed in the last few months as well as a handful of new releases plus a couple of mini-albums for you so if you'd be so kind as to head out on to the roof terrace and soak up the sun a bit, we'll get our selection over to you straight away. Well, we started with a Wildhearts  single last month and we do so again this month with the excellent Sort Your Fucking Shit Out  (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗) another promising salvo from the upcoming 21st Century Love Songs  album. Poppier than last month's Remember These Days , it still packs enough unexpected twists and turns to what initially appears to be a straightforward slice of pop-punk but builds up to a furious crescendo. Great stuff. We've already encountered Norwegian pop-punks The Cocktail Slipper...