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Aboriginals: We’re also planning to put out some live footage soon of a handful of tracks including this one
Scottish alternative-rock band, from Ayrshire, Aboriginals, have released their new single Back of the Line, and spoke with The Fountain about the single. They digress on the reception it has received and their plan for the remainder of 2020.
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The Gritty Kings: Coming from a small town it’s difficult to break into the mould
The Gritty Kings are an up-and-coming indie band, Edinburgh-based who who are set to land their third single. Talking all things Jem and 2020, The Gritty Kings spoke with The Fountain about what more we can expect from the four-piece.
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Dark Tropics: Badlands is our attempt to capture the feel of an epic western in a three minute pop song
Set to announce themselves with their pop noir debut album later this year, brand new Irish duo Dark Tropics dropped their cinematic single, Badlands last Friday. Gerard and Rio spoke with The Fountain in more detail about how the band came about and the new track.
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Goldbringer: People seem to be willing to make the jump from that over to the more expansive content of the album itself
Drawing influence from art, film, and music in equal measure, singer-songwriter Ben Honebone’s solo project Goldbringer comes to fruition with new LP Soundtracks. The album features over 50 mins of expansive soundscapes and beats produced by Ben and mixed and mastered by fellow South Wales artist Minas. Ben spoke with The Fountain about the album in more detail and what brought about the pseudo Goldbringer.
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Mark Cousins: I love the Glasgow Film Festival to be honest so I was delighted
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 sits over International Womens Day this year, and coincidentally there is a key focus this year in the programme on female filmmakers with the Women Make Film strand. Part of this strand includes a five part screening of Mark Cousin’s 14 hour documentary, Women Make Film. Mark spoke with The Fountain about the film in more depth, as well as the onerous but pleasurable process it was to select the films for this thorough documentary.
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King Kartel: We will be playing on This Feeling stage at Stag & Dagger Festival in Glasgow
King Kartel have released their brand new single Be Mine, out 7th February. In celebration of the track, the band will also play a single launch party at Manchester’s Club Academy on 6th March, but more relevantly they are also performing at Stag & Dagger in Glasgow this year. The band spoke with The Fountain about their uncertainty of their plans for 2020 and more about the track.
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Fallen Roads: Soulful, suspenseful, driving rock and roll
Luke Rhodes makes music that delves deeply into universal emotions. With the help of a team of collaborators and recording under the aegis of Fallen Roads, he offers new single titled Where She Goes, a song that examines the insecurities and the tangled communication that often accompanies human relationships with all their confusion and complexity. Released last Friday The Fountain caught up with Luke to discuss the single in more depth.
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Subtopian Planning Board: We will be looking to get one or possibly two more studio recordings done for later in the year
Things We Couldn’t Kill is the first in a series of three tracks to be released by Paisley outfit, Subtopian Planning Board. With a distinctive sound, and beguiling artwork, The Fountain caught up with the band to discuss the single in more depth as well as their plans for 2020.
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Penniless Cove: It really feels like a journey and I get to watch the ideas grow and develop
London-based Penniless Cove, four-piece, Phoebe Osborne, Gail Babb, Sam McEvoy, Tom Fairbairn have a new single out. Too Tight has been getting airplay so we thought it time to catch up with Pheobe about the new track and her plans for the year.
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Kerry Godliman: I am quite a rational person and don’t over-complicate things
Kerry Godliman is a woman who gets things done, as anybody who saw the comic win series seven of Taskmaster in 2018 knows. And now she is touring her new stand-up show, BOSH, the title of which is inspired by that experience.
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Lyle Christine: You become twice as critical of more intimate recordings than when you’re shouting over a loud guitar amp
Lyle Christine has a new LP, which came out on 13th January 2020 – Funraiser has more acoustic vibe to any of his previous eight albums. Lyle spoke with The Fountain about his change in sound over the last nine albums as well as the frustrating situation he finds himself in when it comes to the music industry today.
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Air Circus: We will definitely be experimenting with these kind of sounds for future tracks
Alternative duo Air Circus are Reading-born artists and producers Adam Adrian and Dan Follant. After a few impromptu jam sessions in fluorescently lit kitchens and a shared love for field recordings, the pair knew that they were destined to work together on musical tunes. With Adrian’s solo debut EP Messages From the First Fleet,released inlate 2018, the two knew it was time to get things rolling again, but this time as a fully formed duo. With Fly Boy out, The Fountain caught up with the band to discuss their plans for 2020.
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