Nite Songs

  Veterans of the early '80s mod revival scene, while the Chords never quite got the chart success that the likes of the Jam and Secret Affair did but they've proved themselves to be among the most durable bands of the movement with frontman Chris Pope convening a new line-up under the Chords UK banner in recent years and this being their third album following on from 2018's Nowhere Land . It gets off to a strong start as well with the Ramones-esque former single Listen To The Radio  while Last Great Rock Star  and the clarion call of Hey Kids! Come The Revolution are reminiscent of the Alarm’s heart-on-sleeve honesty. One of the good things about Big City Dreams  is that this is a group capable of belying their years to throw enough tricks in to ensure that it never gets dull such as the loping T-Rex/Sweet style glam rock groove underpinning Keep Calm And Carry On  and A Billion Things To Do  or the ska beat of 21st Century Girl or Portobello Road ...

  Welcome to the first Singles Bar of the new year - we're officially open for business again! Last month we didn't really have enough stuff to justify doing a Singles Bar but we've chucked the few things from that month along with some newies in here so hopefully there should be something to suit your taste... Anyway, a proper welcome development to start us off as we welcome The Hellacopters  back with a couple of new songs. Reap A Hurricane  (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑) is a worthy comeback from Nicke and the guys combining a pounding Stooges style riff with a soaring chorus to remind you exactly why this band were so lauded back in the day. Similarly, Eyes Of Oblivion  is a full throttle stormer powered on by Dregen's spiralling riff and a killer chorus hook. The new album is due in April and on this evidence I think we could potentially have an Album of the Year contender on our hands. Also back with a new single are the U.K. Subs  with Sensei  (🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑) which cras...