August 2025 - Jace media music

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Preacher Stone – By The Horns: Southern Rock With Heart and Grit

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Review By Glen Parkes Southern rock legends Preacher Stone are back with their newest studio album, By The Horns, and it’s a bold statement of grit, emotion, and rock ‘n’ roll spirit. Released on October 17, the album sees the North Carolina quintet digging deep into their personal trials and triumphs, delivering [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Connor Selby – The Truth Comes Out Eventually: A Soul-Baring Triumph

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Review By Halina Wegner There are records that entertain, there are records that impress, and then there are records that cut right through the noise to remind you what honesty and vulnerability in music can really sound like. Connor Selby’s The Truth Comes Out Eventually, released via Provogue on August 29, is [more…]

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Metal

Lorna Shore Ignite the Darkness Once More with I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me

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Review by Glen Parkes There are bands that ride the waves of metal trends, and then there are bands that make the waves crash harder. Lorna Shore have, without question, become the latter. Their new album, I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me, out September 12th via Century Media, is more than [more…]

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Review: Pip Blom & Willem Smit – Long Fling

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Review By Ian Walker When relationships stretch over a decade, they inevitably leave their mark on the people at the centre of them. For Pip Blom and Willem Smit, that mark isn’t just personal—it’s musical. Long Fling, the first and only record the pair have made together, is a document of ten [more…]

(L-R) Members of the Fine Young Cannibals, singer Roland Gift, guitarist Andy Cox & bassist David Steele eating ice cream sundaes as they pose together at their favorite cafe, the Regent Milk Bar. (Photo by Terry Smith//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS SHARE THE NEW FLIGHT FACILITIES REWORK OF THE CLASSIC ‘SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY’

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FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS SHARE THE NEW FLIGHT FACILITIES REWORK OF THECLASSIC ‘SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY’ – LISTEN HERE Fine Young Cannibals Hot off the success of their recent single ‘Run’, Australian electronic duo Flight Facilities return with a stunning rework of Fine Young Cannibals’ chart-topping classic ‘She Drives Me Crazy’. Listen HERE. Flight Facilities commented, “It’s not often you get access to stems for certified classics. Anyone could spot [more…]

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Metal

Howling Giant – ‘Crucible And Ruin’

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Stoner / Psych Magnetic Eye Records Release Date – October 31st 2025 review by Smudge Smith Howling Giant return with their third full length album along with new member guitarist/synth player Adrian Lee Zambrano who adds a bit more power to the trio before. They say that lyrically this album explores the [more…]

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Metal

Bogwife – ‘From Ashes’

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Stoner/Psych Majestic Mountain Records Release Date – November 7th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Bogwife come out of the Viking heartland of Aalborg, Denmark and have been going since 2018. They put out their first slab of stoner/psych in 2020 and this release is their third full length effort. They open with [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Eric Gales – You Shouldn’t Have Left Me – Single Review – mascotlabelgroup

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Review By Darren McIntyre Eric Gales also known as Raw Dawg is a singer / guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee who was originally hailed as a child prodigy, Eric picked up the guitar at age 4, his older siblings Eugene & Manuel( Little Jimmy King) taught him songs & licks when he was [more…]

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Singles

Coming Up Roses – Gotta Lose It All – Single Review – redsandpr

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Review By Darren McIntyre Coming Up Roses are an Indie / Punk / Shoegaze rock quartet from London who are fronted by Emily Sera who relocated from Singapore in late 2022. Combining guitar driven alt – rock with catchy melodies, the band takes inspiration from the vibrant sounds of the burgeoning South [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Laura Cox – No Need To Try Harder – Single Review – noblepr

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Review By Darren McIntyre Laura Cox is an Anglo – French guitarist / singer / songwriter who came to prominance in 2008 when she achieved international recognition on YouTube as a stand alone guitarist. Laura first picked up a guitar aged 14 and began to find her rhythm and style and the [more…]

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Metal

Beast Eagle – ‘Sorceress’

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Stoner Golden Robot Records Release Date – November 21st 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Beast Eagle are a stoner quartet out of Omaha, Nebraska. This is their second EP since their original demo was released in 2021 and it tells the tale of a witch who is more afraid of herself as [more…]

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Live Reviews

Alfold Rock and Blues Festival 2025 –Day three –

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Review by Tim Marcus with photos from Sam Conquest Photography We’re back on site at Springbok Park for the third and final day of this year’s Alfold Rock and Blues Festival; our tenth day of festivaling this summer as we reflect on the fact that so far the British summer weather has [more…]