LIVE REVIEW: Bury Tomorrow at Chinnery's Southend

I WAS covered in sweat, aching and getting more and more frustrated as I tried to piece together a Ikea chest of drawers for my son's bedroom in the height of summer - that was when I first heard Bury Tomorrow.

The song that came on the radio and eased my mood was Lionheart from the Southampton metalcore outfit's second album Union of Crowns. That track has been a favourite since.

Daniel Winter-Bates on the bar

I saw Bury Tomorrow perform at Download Festival in 2016 but their gig at Chinnery's in Southend was the first headline show I'd seen them play. 

The venue is sold out and plenty of the crowd are in place to see support act Loathe - a Liverpudlian band of similar ilk to BT.

When the main act arrives on stage, they do so with gusto tearing into Royal Blood, An Honourable Reign and the aforementioned Lionheart. I'm a happy camper already.

With the promotional commitments for their last album Earthbound well and truly out the way, the band - spearheaded by Daniel Winter-Bates' raucous vocals alongside guitarist Jason Cameron's smoother voice - are able to deliver a greatest hits set.

That said, they follow next with Cemetery, Last Light, For Us and title track Earthbound from that album with only Sceptres thrown in to mix it up.

They then take things back to their 2009 debut album Portraits for You & I and The Western Front before rounding off with The Torch and Man on Fire.

This tour - of which Southend was the second date I believe - was titled the Stage Invasion Tour, and so it was only appropriate that during Man on Fire the crowd was invited to climb up and surround the band for their final song.

It was another show of the connection between the band and the fans first seen at that Download appearance when Winter-Bates had vowed to stay by the front of the stage until he'd signed every autograph and fulfilled every selfie request.

And that is no style over substance gimmick. The band have a quality catalogue of metalcore songs that they perform with passion and ferocity. I loved it and would've welcomed a few more songs - and I can't wait to see them live again.

Dark Globes to release debut album

SHOEGAZE outfit Dark Globes will release their debut album Everyone I Know Is Falling Apart in the first quarter of 2017.

To celebrate the release, the Southend-on-sea band has shared the video for their track Never Let Me Down.

Dark Globes first came together in a Victorian boozer in the Essex seaside town, evolving around main songwriters Tom Burgess and Leighton Jennings. They played their first show as a three-piece at a local folk festival with no prior rehearsals.

Soon they took on third guitarist Richard Onslow, bassist Andrew Moore (known for his output as The Tumbledryer Babies) and drummer Chris Richardson, who also makes lo-fi pop as Happy Hooves.

One rehearsal later, the band began playing shows and recorded their debut album.

Guitarist Richard told RealSoundsOK: "Everyone I Know Is Falling Apart is the culmination of all our disparate influences - indie heroes Teenage Fanclub, the reverb-drenched melancholy of Yo La Tengo and Galaxie 500 and the precise jangle of Felt – but with a distinctive voice all its own, a sound that takes inspiration from all over, but could only come from the Essex coast."

The album, which is out on March 17th 2017, is the first to be released on the recently resurrected Half Machine Records – known for the debut singles by Real Estate, Woods, Banjo or Freakout and the critically-acclaimed reissue of Roberto Cacciapaglia’s space pop classic The Ann Steel Album.

You can watch the video for Never Let Me Down below and for more on the band visit darkglobes.com

New EP from David Woodcock

ACCLAIMED singer-songwriter David Woodcock has released his new EP The Adventures Of You And Me.

It follows hot on the heels of the Southend musician's self-titled debut album, which won strong support from the likes of Steve Lamacq, Marc Riley and John Kennedy.

The Adventures Of You And Me comes from the album but is backed up with new tracks Why Does My Heart Ache So Much?, Any Fool Can Fall In Love and I Forgot To Miss You.

Have a listen below and visit davidwoodcockmusic.com for more.

David Woodcock's Relatively Single Man

SINGER-songwriter David Woodcock will release his track Relatively Single Man on November 10th via Blow Up Records.

The single - taken from his self-titled album - follows the release of Open Secret, Same Things and Beggars Can't Be Choosers.

David's lyrics are typically British, filled with humour and wry observations and the artist has been described by BBC 6Music's Steve Lamacq as "an Essex Jarvis Cocker".

And better still, he comes from RealSoundsOK's home town of Southend on Sea!

You can listen to some of his previous tracks below and for more on David visit davidwoodcockmusic.com

Debut album coming from David Woodcock

SINGER-songwriter David Woodcock will release his eponymous debut album on September 1st through Blow Up Records.

The pianist's first singles have already gained strong UK radio support from Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music, and John Kennedy on XFM.

And what's more, David is from RealSoundsOK's home town of Southend-on-Sea.

You can order the album now on iTunes and you can listen to the track Beggars Can't Be Choosers below.

All At Sea Q&A

Your name: 
Alex Elliott. 

Where are you from? 
Based in Essex, UK.

Name of band: 
All At Sea. 

Who else is in your band?
Jay Stevens on vocals, Jason Stewart on guitar, Ryan Jones on bass, Anthony Johns on drums and Alex Elliott on guitar.

How would you describe yourselves? 
We are a melodic rock band with pop punk and heavier influences.

Who are your main influences musically? 
Young Guns, Deaf Havana, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Funeral For A Friend. Mallory Knox and each other.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 
To get our music out there as much as possible and to be able to reach enough people to make a fan base to go on tour and play the best shows we can get. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
When we went to record our new EP ' Your Ocean, My Sky ' at Outhouse studios. It was amazing to go record in such a professional and legendary  place. While we was there we came closer as a band and learnt a lot about writing and playing music.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
None of it. It has all been a learning curve and a experience for the band you can only grow stronger. 

If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why? 
Mistakes And Consequences off our new EP it has shown how much we have grown as a band from the last EP.

Where can we listen to it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn4-Ccej8r8 - This is a preview of our new EP. 

Where can we find out more about your music?

https://t.co/P459JRDG4q - iTunes link to our new EP 
http://www.youtube.com/user/allatseaofficial?feature=watch - Our YouTube Channel. 
https://www.facebook.com/Allatseaofficial - Our Facebook Page.
https://twitter.com/allatseauk - Our Twitter Page. 
http://allatseaofficial.bigcartel.com/ - Our Big Cartel Page. 
http://www.reverbnation.com/allatseaband - ReverbNation.
https://soundcloud.com/allatseaofficial - Soundcloud. 

Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?

We just want to thank all our friends, family and fans for supporting us and making our dreams and goals come further along that we ever could have hoped for! 

Vox Empire Q&A

Your name:

Matt Linnen.

Where are you from?

Southend, Essex.

Name of band:

Vox Empire.

Who else is in your band?

Mitch Silvey, Jordan Wiltshire and Samuel Harris.

How would you describe yourselves?

Indie rock.

Who are your main influences musically?

We are all into very different bands, styles and genres and all bring our different influences into writing material.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

We just want to play music.. To earn a living out of bashing out tunes is a good way to live your life. If there would be an award to win I think we would all agree that best live act is the award we would want the most. 

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

Playing V Fest this year... Just to be a part of such a big festival was amazing!! 

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

I don't want to forget any of it. Sometimes that is out of our hands though as we can get a bit excited at gigs as the beer flows.  

If you had to choose just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

We have just put a track up on soundcloud called home... This is one of five tracks we have recorded recently with Ross Orton (co producer to Arctic Monkeys' new album) this track is exactly what we are about. 

Where can we listen to it?

http://soundcloud.com/voxempire/home

Where can we find out more about your music?

Twitter - @voxempire

Www.facebook.com/voxempire

Www.voxempire.com

High/Low Q&A

Your name:

Steve Weston.

Where are you from?

Southend on Sea, Essex.

Name of band:

High/Low.

Who else is in your band?

Lee Yates - Bass Fuzz, Backing Vocals

Neil Ross Gregory - Drums (Live)

How would you describe yourselves?

90's alt grungy rock.

Who are your main influences musically?

Doves, early Foo Fighters, Dinosaur Jr, Sugar, Feeder, Nirvana and much much more.

What do you hope to achieve in music?

To continue enjoying making, recording and playing music.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

There's been too many! We have done so much in just a year, including making two music videos with little knowledge, recording two EPs just as me and Lee was a big achievement, and fact we now have the chance to do an album is quite a big one too!

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

None, you gotta take the rough with the smooth. 

If you could choose just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

When we have asked our fans which is their favourite tracks off the two EPs, we get such a varied response! My personal choice would be 'SPY EYE' - It shows we like things Fuzzy, driving, melodic, and a little goony!

Where can we listen to it?

www.wearehighlow.bandcamp.com is where you can find both EPs plus two unreleased songs for a £1 or 'Pay What You Like'.

Where can we find out more about your music?

www.facebook.com/wearehighlow

www.twitter.com/wearehighlow

www.soundcloud.com/wearehighlow

Anything else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask?

Do you like Cheesecake?