INTERVIEW: ARCANE ROOTSHaving finally released début album ‘Blood And Chemistry,’ we met up with vocalist/guitarist Andrew Groves to discuss the new album, being compared to Biffy Clyro and more.
INTERVIEW: NATIVESCurrently on tour with The Summer Set and a new EP set to be released soon, we caught
up with New Forest's Natives to talk about the new EP and album, the UK rock scene, the transition from being Not Advised to becoming Natives and much more.
FIVES: THE BEST WONDER YEARS SONGSThis week Lansdale, Pennsylvania’s The Wonder Years released their fourth album - ‘The Greatest Generation,’ a record that sees the pop punk quintet reach their creative peak in a number of ways. With a wealth of material in their discography, Already Heard's Sean Reid and Tom Knott took on the tricky task of picking out the five best songs from The Wonder Years. Find out what we picked and let us know if you agree or disagree?
INTERVIEW: MALLORY KNOXFollowing the release of their superb 'Signals' album, Mallory Knox have certainly become ones to watch in recent months. We caught up with the band to discuss joining Search & Destroy Records, how vital the festival season and touring are, what it feels like to be a part
of the expanding British rock scene and much more.
ALREADY HEARD RECOMMENDS: OVER THE OCEANOver The Ocean have crafted a compelling, brooding record with their latest effort ‘Be Given To The Soil.’ With intense specific precision and delicate accuracy that echoes the likes of Explosions In The Sky and Sigur Ros. Jesse Hill from the band to discusses how the
album came together, the importance of precision, being compared to post-rock pioneers and more.
VERSUS: BRING ME THE HORIZON - 'THERE IS A HELL...' VS 'SEMPITERNAL'After a top ten UK album and an outstanding UK tour with festival dates on both sides of the Atlantic to follow, Bring Me The Horizon are having a fantastic 2013 and are now featured in the latest edition of "Versus." It's ‘There is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There is a Heaven, Let’s Keep it a Secret’ vs the bands latest release, 'Sempiternal.'
ALREADY HEARD TRACK GUIDE: ALEXANDER - SAY HELLOWe catch up with Newcastle Indie Rock quartet Alexander to find out more about their debut album 'Say Hello' for a “Already Heard Track Guide” feature.
Stencil Magazine Announce Stencil Mini Fest 2013 and Release 17th Issue
Our friends at Stencil Magazine have announced details of this years Stencil Mini Fest.
The free event will take place at The Smirnoff Bar in Chepstow on Saturday 28th July, and will be headlined by The Hotel Ambush and Forrest.
The Hotel Ambush
Forrest
Cardinals
These Days
Calling All Heroes
Medik
Deadmansugar
The Bleeding Process
I, The Lion
The Echo and the Always
Daedalus’ Right Eye
Murder Circuit
Emmett Brown
Static Signals
Joe Lewis
Emma Hallows
Full details can be found on Facebook.
In additional news, the seventeenth issue of Stencil Magazine is now available online and features interviews with Bullet for My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend, Chiodos, Finch, Silverstein, The Bronx, The Blackout, The Bouncing Souls, Such Gold, Anberlin, Heaven’s Basement, Broadway Calls, Brontide, Seahaven, Major League, I Divide, and many more.
Issue 17 of Stencil Magazine can be viewed here or by clicking read more.
Tour Reminder - Already Heard Presents: Forrest and The Winter Passing UK Tour January 2013
Here’s a quick reminder to tell you the Already Heard-sponsored tour from Forrest and The Winter Passing kicks tonight in Cardiff and ends on January 7th at The Worlds End in Kings Lynn.
The tour is also associated with Guys With Beards Records, What We Should Be Doing and Something New Records.
January
2nd Undertone, Cardiff
3rd Bloc Bar, Glasgow
5th TBA, Sheffield
6th Old Blue Last, London (Free Show with Me and Goliath, Mayors of Miyazaki and Moose Blood)
7th The Worlds End, Kings Lynn
Forrest. on Facebook.
The Winter Passing on Facebook.
If you would like Already Heard to promote and sponsor your tour/show, send an e-mail to info@alreadyheard.com for more information
Already Heard Presents: Forrest and The Winter Passing UK Tour January 2013
We’re proud to announce we will be supporting the January 2013 UK and Ireland tour from Forrest and The Winter Passing.
The tour is also associated with Guys With Beards Records, What We Should Be Doing and Something New Records.
January
2nd Undertone, Cardiff
3rd Bloc Bar, Glasgow
5th TBA, Sheffield
6th Old Blue Last, London (Free Show with Me and Goliath, Mayors of Miyazaki and Moose Blood)
7th The Worlds End, Kings Lynn
Forrest. on Facebook.
The Winter Passing on Facebook.
If you would like Already Heard to promote and sponsor your tour/show, send an e-mail to info@alreadyheard.com for more information.
Already Heard Session: Forrest - Southsea
Remember that first ever sponsored tour we did? Well Forrest were the second of those two bands. Here’s our session of ‘Southsea’ at an old peoples’ home before we got kicked off.
Alternativ News Release Free Pop Punk Compilation featuring Man Overboard, Misser, Next Stop Atlanta, Forrest & More
French music website Alternativ News have released their second pop-punk compilation; ‘A Pop Punk Summer Vol.2.’
The compilation includes 46 tracks with the likes of Man Overboard, Misser, Apologies, I Have None, Kids Can’t Fly, Late In The Playoffs, Time Spent, Forrest and Next Stop Atlanta included.
‘A Pop Punk Summer Vol.2’ can be downloaded for free on Bandcamp and streamed below.
Free What We Should Be Doing Mixtape featuring Direct Hit, Forrest and Spraynard
South Wales DIY label What We Should Be Doing, have released a free mixtape featuring tracks by Direct Hit, Forrest and Spraynard.
1. Bridge And Tunnel - Location, Location, Location
2. Hell Money - Bee Hives
3. Little Ease - Hate People / Love Cats
4. Caves - The Mess I Made
5. Direct Hit - Snickers Or Reese’s (Pick Up The Pieces)
6. Forrest - Hope
7. The Priceduifkes - Stuck
8. Dividers - Brian Fallon Stole My Dress Sense
9. Muncie Girls - Phantom Limb
10. Not Since The Accident - Load Me Up
11. Spraynard - Trembling
‘WWSBD - MXTP#2’ can be downloaded here.
