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Album Review: Mr Shiraz - "Glorious"

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Scary to think that Huddersfield's noisiest have been in this game for over two decades now. I've still got memories of seeing Mr Shiraz in Leeds in the early noughties when they were an energetic but very much of-the-time ska-punk band. Of course, they've evolved a lot since then with their sound taking on a much more muscular and mean feel to it and it's this which I'm sure has contributed to their deserved longevity in this game. Glorious  is another good album from them with opener Labracore  kicking things into gear nicely with its driving riff and chantalong chorus. In fact, the riffs are pretty high standard throughout here from the stuttering paranoia of the title track through the pounding assault of Knock Knock  to the frenetic hardcore blasts of The Night We Defeated God  and DK while the bass heavy Call It In  shows the band's versatility and Over Tired  shows that they can do subtlety as well. Meanwhile, Mikey's vocals remain as dextrous as the...

The Nite Songs Singles Bar - November 2021

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  Welcome to the Singles Bar on this cold November night. Glass of mulled something for you? Well, while you mull it over, let's have a look at what's out this month shall we? Well, we kind of had to start with long time Nite Songs faves Evil Scarecrow  who are back with a bang this month complete with half a new line-up and a new single Master Of The Dojo  (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗) from their forthcoming album due to see the light of day in 2022. And it's as brilliantly silly as you'd expect with some Karate Kid  inspired lyrics about kicking people in the balls to win fights over some chugging none-more-metal riffs. Expect to see audiences doing a dance routine to it much the same as they did to Robototron  and Crabulon  in recent years at a venue near you soon.  Bandcamp Link And it isn't getting any less heavy or silly around here as Geordie stoner rock bruisers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have teamed up with Lancaster art-rock oddballs The Lovely Eggs ...