Theo Verney
Heavy Sunn
Hate Hate Hate Records
Not many can merge stoner rock and surf-indie together and get away with it but Theo Verney here proves it can be done with aplomb. The Brighton based DIY bod has delivered a video today for Heavy Sunn, the wah-wah, fuzz-filled lead track from a recent EP that has been doing the rounds this Autumn worthy of a listen. With slamming riffs going to 11 and a cool-as-fuck overall crunch, this stomping acid tinged psych-rock number kicks the jams straight out of the bedroom, across the pier and into a fully lit bong. Winner.
Control Group are a new DIY grunge outfit from Brooklyn comprised of three guys with a whirlpool of influences and past musical ventures. Drawing inspiration from method as well as music, they hit record without a blue print, freely tracking their instruments until something good sticks, and it has. Upcoming single, ‘Shoes of the People’, self released and available from September 13th is a raw representation of what to expect from this trio. It’s heavy, dark and rough around the edges.
Crebral Ballzy are back with a brand new video straight out of a warzone. ‘Another Day’ is two and a half minutes of energetic thrashing matched with a true video portrayal of a young lads action man fantasy.
True RJD2 fans were a bit bemused by ‘A Third Hand’ back in 2007 but we are still feasting on it’s lush tunes here this summer in the Crossfire office. The Colossus followed this in 2010 and since then, we have not heard a peep,…until now.
Sometimes a track comes along and just smacks you right in the face. ‘Secret Surprise’ from Cardiff/London outfit Joanna Gruesome does just that. It’s the first cut from their forthcoming album Weird Sister which will be coming out through the excellent Fortuna Pop! label (Allo Darlin’, Evans The Death, Shrag) on September 16th – if this track is representative of the rest of their debut then colour us very excited indeed.
There’s a reason why 80’s inspired post-punk never seems to go away – when it’s done well, it can be devastating. Thanks to bands like Savages, These New Puritans and Crossfire favourites Wax Idols, there’s a dark new wave flooding the scene. Brooklyn trio Weekend are another contender fighting for a space on that brooding storm cloud. 
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PIXIES fans are literally in meltdown right now. On Friday they issued a brand new track called Bagboy that flew round the internet and it’s a peach too. No let down’s, no mention that they are over it by anyone who has good ears for music – the only bad news is that Kim Deal has left the band. It sounds like she is singing on this though. Deal has been replaced by Kim Shattuck who has played played bass for The Pandoras and guitar for The Muffs in the past. 