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  • One of my favourite things about writing for Panic is being introduced to music that I probably would never have discovered otherwise, but genuinely love. These couple of tracks by Essex singer/songwriter Yan Baker fall into that category. Having featured on festival bills alongside the likes of Blondie and Bowling...

    Yan Baker

    Posted on October 20, 2011 | No Comments
    One of my favourite things about writing for Panic is being introduced to music that I probably would never have discovered otherwise, but genuinely love. These couple of tracks by Essex singer/songwriter Yan Baker fall into that category. Having featured on festival bills alongside the likes of Blondie and Bowling...

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  • If the feedback from The Overwrought’s debut EP is anything to go by, follow up Show You’re Still Alive promises to be a belter. The latest EP opens with Condemns. The music is fresh, airy and light but the lyrics are slightly bitter and heart-rending. This combination ensures the song...

    The Overwrought – Show You’re Still Alive

    Posted on October 20, 2011 | No Comments
    If the feedback from The Overwrought’s debut EP is anything to go by, follow up Show You’re Still Alive promises to be a belter. The latest EP opens with Condemns. The music is fresh, airy and light but the lyrics are slightly bitter and heart-rending. This combination ensures the song...

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  • Audio. Ignition is one of the most exhilarating debut EPs I’ve had the pleasure of listening to for quite a while. An intriguing combination of electro/dance/rock infusions, the overall sound from Reach for the Lasers stands way apart from the masses. The Change is an enthusiastic and enthralling effort, with...

    Reach for the Lasers – Audio. Ignition

    Posted on October 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Audio. Ignition is one of the most exhilarating debut EPs I’ve had the pleasure of listening to for quite a while. An intriguing combination of electro/dance/rock infusions, the overall sound from Reach for the Lasers stands way apart from the masses. The Change is an enthusiastic and enthralling effort, with...

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  • Having sampled success with his band, Wasted Youth guitarist George King is expanding his portfolio with some promising solo material. Silhouette Trees is a tender, perfectly melodic affair, exhibiting some intricate acoustic guitar, underlying the warm tones of George’s vocals. It is an example of his established aptitude and ability,...

    George Henry King

    Posted on October 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Having sampled success with his band, Wasted Youth guitarist George King is expanding his portfolio with some promising solo material. Silhouette Trees is a tender, perfectly melodic affair, exhibiting some intricate acoustic guitar, underlying the warm tones of George’s vocals. It is an example of his established aptitude and ability,...

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  • Ethereal Fire’s album offering is fast paced, vigorous and powerful. There is no messing about here and the first half of the album maintains a penetrating intensity throughout. The Explorer is a storming opener for the band, with insistent vocals prowling against commanding guitars and drums. It is a great...

    Ethereal Fire – Ethereal Fire

    Posted on October 18, 2011 | No Comments
    Ethereal Fire’s album offering is fast paced, vigorous and powerful. There is no messing about here and the first half of the album maintains a penetrating intensity throughout. The Explorer is a storming opener for the band, with insistent vocals prowling against commanding guitars and drums. It is a great...

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  • Old, New, Borrowed and Blues opens with a deep, grumbling bass like the sultry warning of storm, whilst gentle piano keys break the still and the howl of a blues lead guitar shares its pain with the world. Soon enough the rattle of national steel-style slide joins the thick gumbo...

    Richard Townend – Old, New, Borrowed, Blues

    Posted on October 9, 2011 | No Comments
    Old, New, Borrowed and Blues opens with a deep, grumbling bass like the sultry warning of storm, whilst gentle piano keys break the still and the howl of a blues lead guitar shares its pain with the world. Soon enough the rattle of national steel-style slide joins the thick gumbo...

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  • With a series of cracking line-ups one after the other, I decided to partake in a ‘Hooga hattrick’ this week. Kicking off proceedings on Tuesday 27th was our very own Panic Live night, the first time we have hosted an evening at Hooga. Tuesday nights are a notoriously difficult time...

    Hooga Hattrick

    Posted on October 1, 2011 | No Comments
    With a series of cracking line-ups one after the other, I decided to partake in a ‘Hooga hattrick’ this week. Kicking off proceedings on Tuesday 27th was our very own Panic Live night, the first time we have hosted an evening at Hooga. Tuesday nights are a notoriously difficult time...

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  • This debut EP from the promising local band March on Rome, kicks off with the title track Higher. The sound is fresh, clean and seems to capture the warmth of summer (something that has been seriously lacking this year!) particularly in the chorus, perfectly. The soaring vocals and melodic guitars...

    March on Rome – Higher

    Posted on September 28, 2011 | No Comments
    This debut EP from the promising local band March on Rome, kicks off with the title track Higher. The sound is fresh, clean and seems to capture the warmth of summer (something that has been seriously lacking this year!) particularly in the chorus, perfectly. The soaring vocals and melodic guitars...

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  • We Don’t Kill The Living starts at breakneck speed, and doesn’t let up as Dean Chignell’s lead vocals kick in. Initially sounding heavily influenced by traditional thrash metal, Forgetting the Fallen also favour heavy breakdowns before kicking back into top gear. If 4 minutes 37 seconds of thrash sounds like...

    Forgetting the Fallen – We Don’t Kill The Living

    Posted on September 27, 2011 | No Comments
    We Don’t Kill The Living starts at breakneck speed, and doesn’t let up as Dean Chignell’s lead vocals kick in. Initially sounding heavily influenced by traditional thrash metal, Forgetting the Fallen also favour heavy breakdowns before kicking back into top gear. If 4 minutes 37 seconds of thrash sounds like...

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  • The recently released 3-track EP by Chelmsford/Colchester/Ipswich band The Ocean Red is raw. Not in a bad way, in a good one. When I first played Rita’s Tea Party I thought it was a little rough round the edges from a production point of view, but after revisiting it several...

    The Ocean Red – Best To Make It Out Alive

    Posted on September 27, 2011 | No Comments
    The recently released 3-track EP by Chelmsford/Colchester/Ipswich band The Ocean Red is raw. Not in a bad way, in a good one. When I first played Rita’s Tea Party I thought it was a little rough round the edges from a production point of view, but after revisiting it several...

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