Another track from the prolific Forever Grey. Luckily it’s not a case of quantity over quality. The Red Hall again echoes to the sound of the past (is that Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s Chris Reed on vocals?) but the addition of joint vocals once again shows a band expanding beyond their influences. And here is a live recording of Sourland taken from their September Ice EP. Facebook Continue reading Forever Grey – The Red Hall
Michigan’s Forever Grey manage to invoke both the imagery and sounds associated with the European post punk scene so much so that the band would not have not looked out of place in Brussels in 1979/1980. On their previous releases Forever Grey reminded me of Joy Division and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Here they manage to sound like everyone but no one else at the same time! I especially like the male/female vocals up against the sombre music and I could listen to this type of music everyday. All their releases are available on a pay what you want basis. … Continue reading Forever Grey – Telling The Daffodils
Italian act greyVision have released two EP’s this month that hark back to post punk coldwave and darkwave, two areas I have been rediscovering & exploring recently. Both Waves and Clouds veer towards minimalism with nods to both 4AD and Mute as well as the likes of Kraftwerk and Dead can Dance. You can get both EPs on a pay what you want basis from bandcamp. Continue reading GreyVision – Waves/Clouds
