{"id":13284,"date":"2020-09-20T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13284"},"modified":"2020-09-17T17:42:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T17:42:06","slug":"singles-club-septembers-second-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13284","title":{"rendered":"Singles Club &#8211; Septembers second wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13351 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bobs6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Richard Davies &amp; the Dissidents &#8211; &#8216;Echo Road&#8217; (Bucketful Of Brains)<\/strong>\u00a0 Excellent grower from a really impressive album &#8216;Echo Road&#8217; builds via a really earthy swirling keyboard and great barroom vocals the song is excellent for dusty road trips but the real gem here is the B Side and the bands take of the classic Lords tune penned by Tony James and Tory Crimes and whilst I have the Lords on a pedestal this is a pretty impressive take on a classic song and well worth checking out.\u00a0 To be fair whilst you&#8217;re at it go the full hog and bag yourself the album &#8216;Human Traffic&#8217;. Great band great songs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richarddaviesandthedissidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOkzv2WYP7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mail-4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13430 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mail-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mail-4-1.jpg 337w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mail-4-1-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a>ReMission International &#8211; &#8216;<\/span><span id=\"title\">TOS2020&#8242; (<\/span><span class=\"record-label\">SPV Records)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"record-label\">Wayne Hussey and friends release classic Mission &#8216;Tower Of Strength&#8217; anthem with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"record-label\">Proceeds to charities personally chosen by each contributor.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"record-label\">There&#8217;s nothing not to like about a classic song being reinvented for a bunch of great causes and it features a glittering line up with people like Andy Rourke, Billy Duffy, Budgie, Evi Vine, Gary Numan, James Alexander Graham, Jay Aston, Julianne Regan, Kevin Haskins, Kirk Brandon, Lol Tolhurst, Martin Gore, Michael Aston, Michael Ciravolo, Midge Ure, Miles Hunt, Rachel Goswell, Richard Fortus, Robin Finck, Steve Clarke, Tim Palmer, Trentem\u00f8ller.<\/span><strong><span class=\"record-label\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With pre-orders already reaching over 40K its a truly outstanding contribution. Spread the word, share, tweet, post it everywhere to tell others about it. Shout it from the rooftops and tell your friends, tell everyone. The digital bundle contains 5 awesome tracks for just \u00a32.99, it all helps those that need it most and the proceeds will be divided and distributed equally among all the beneficiaries. It&#8217;s an awesome song always has been and always will be and now its been put to great use.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Keep up with ReMission International \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themissionukband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/themissionuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mission Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_mission_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mission Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDjpRLuH8jv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mission Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VE1I6q-s6Vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13383 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-1140x1140.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CUKhyRJU-65x65.jpeg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Fast Eddy &#8211; &#8216;Game Of Love&#8217; (Spaghetty Town Records) <\/strong>A couple of things struck me about this here single.\u00a0 One, Ted at Spaghetty Town sure does know quality Rock and Roll. Two, Fast Eddy sure do play quality Rock and Roll. The title track is a strut and swagger down the blvd. It&#8217;s as confident and cocksure as anything you&#8217;ll hear all year these cats know they have a swag bag full of top tunes and from the great vocals to the big singalong piano-driven middle eight it&#8217;s fuckin&#8217; huge sounding and I mean grande canyon huge sounding.\u00a0 The flip side is another great tune but a little something different.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard to pigeon hole these guys it&#8217;s catchy and radio-friendly but there&#8217;s an edge and a tension in a sort of Afghan Whigs way.\u00a0 The B Side gets it for me but by a whisker.\u00a0 Check em out Fast Eddy will make a dent &#8211; trust me.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fasteddydenver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fast_eddy_rnr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3696000297_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13398 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3696000297_16-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3696000297_16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3696000297_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3696000297_16-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3696000297_16.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Poison Boys &#8211; &#8216;Mean Queen&#8217; (Hobo Wolfman Records)\u00a0 <\/strong>Don&#8217;t be sneaking out no new 7&#8243; singles without consulting the RPM Singles Club with the news cmon boys that&#8217;s just not fair especially when it&#8217;s one of our favourite bands from the good ole US of A. From the opening engine roar this is a sleazy slice of punk rock n roll. Its got the Stooges fueling the engine and that guitar break sounds like they&#8217;re in the room with me it&#8217;s so alive.\u00a0 Awesome tune (not that I would ever doubt it) and it&#8217;s backed by a cover of the Jerry Nolan &#8216;Take A Chance With Me&#8217; so what&#8217;s not to like?\u00a0 Cool cats that just ooze quality and a single you should most definitely have in your collection and hopefully a sign that an LP is on the way!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobowolfmanrecords.com\/product\/poison-boys-mean-queen-7-yellow-vinyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mean Queen&#8221; is a celebration of bad ass women, queens, and sex workers everywhere. Make a donation to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swop-chicago.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">www.swop-chicago.org<\/a>\u00a0to support current and former sex workers, who have been hit extra hard since the start of the covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/815473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13432 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/815473-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/815473-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/815473-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/815473-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/815473.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>DEAD DIRTY DINOSAURS &#8211; &#8216;<\/span><span id=\"title\">Revenge&#8217; (<\/span><span class=\"record-label\">Riot Records)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"record-label\">A restrained, slow burner with a raw, loud, and abrasive guitar riff with a chilled vocal its a smolderer that burrows into your ear.\u00a0 This Brisbane three-piece might be onto something other than having a great band name they can knock together a pretty good noise between them.\u00a0 I guess the only thing now is I want to hear more. So, if you&#8217;d be so kind send over a few other tunes or the album would be nice. But as far as introductions go this is impressive.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deaddirtydinosaurs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DinosaursDead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deaddirtydinosaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13397 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a1087144585_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Richmond Sluts &#8211; &#8216;Walkin&#8217; Tall&#8217; (Rock Box Records<\/strong>) Always a good day when The Sluts strut into your life with a new earworm. What a cocksure slab of Rock and Roll this is.\u00a0 It has swagger and that early &#8217;70s Stones strut that a lot of bands attempt but fall short of but not The Richmond Sluts.\u00a0 They nail this from the solo on the geetah to the reverb-heavy vocal that sounds like too many late nights and cigarettes n whisky.\u00a0 A real tonic in these tough times. Three and a half minutes of pure unadulterated Rock and Roll good times.\u00a0 All hail the Richmond Sluts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richmondsluts.bandcamp.com\/track\/walkin-tall?utm_campaign=richmondsluts%20track%20walkin-tall&amp;utm_source=track_release&amp;utm_content=fanpub_fb_trk&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13422 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kOtMP6Sw.jpeg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ben Wood &amp; The Bad Ideas &#8211; &#8216;Black&#8217; (Back2Forward Records) <\/strong>With a rapid steady beat this is a little belter.\u00a0 A right ray of sunshine.\u00a0 I was expecting something altogether different but this uptempo ditty came banging out of the speakers and I like it, I like it a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Just when you&#8217;re waiting for something along comes a bolt out of the blue and whilst its nothing original its quality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mAwz26wftdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted Noise &#8211; &#8216;Go Get&#8217; (self release)<\/strong> San Diego what&#8217;s up?\u00a0 Surf\/skate punks have a brand new single for your consumption.\u00a0 It&#8217;s upbeat and in keeping with the whole sound you&#8217;d expect from a bunch of young guns into skating and surfing.\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wantednoise.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z3l8afJJ9DE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/thumbnail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13378 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/thumbnail-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/thumbnail-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/thumbnail-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/thumbnail.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Heap &#8211; &#8216;EP&#8217; (Rave On Records)\u00a0<\/strong> Who needs Westerberg and The Replacements? OH OK, so that&#8217;s a lie but in the absence of such an iconic Rock and Roll band the void is ably filled by the likes of Beach Slang and for a brief period Gaslight Anthem well you can throw Heap into that mix.\u00a0 Coming across like a latterday Westerberg with all the right roots rock and roll moves and refrains Heap have penned three really strong tunes on this here EP. Its dive bar rock and roll from the heart its got dirt under those fingernails and a book of stories in their hearts -Well worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/233476.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13382 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/233476-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/233476-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/233476-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/233476-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/233476.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Jailbirds &#8211; &#8216;Dull My Brain&#8217; (Golden Robot Records)\u00a0<\/strong>This three-piece mix up some cock rock gang vocals with some big bluesy 80s influenced Hard rock chops.\u00a0 Guns n Roses or more specifically Slash sound like they were a big influence.<\/p>\n<p>A really confident new track from the Canadian trio will no doubt turn some heads in the classic rock circles.\u00a0 Check em out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejailbirds.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-jaxMnfzq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3159519395_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13405 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3159519395_16-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3159519395_16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3159519395_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3159519395_16-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3159519395_16.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Smarts &#8211; &#8216;Small World&#8217; (Anti fade)<\/strong>\u00a0 Australia has consistently been churning out some of the best music for quite some time now and we&#8217;re constantly turning up bands on our radar that are impressing us with their releases and Anti Fade are constantly pushing the boundaries with a lot of the cassette releases and the ever helpful Bandcamp platform who it has to be said are championing alternative music and not just beating them as a cash cow we find ourselves with another Melbourne band Smarts and their four-track cassette &#8216;Small World&#8217; which is somewhere between Devo, Tubeway army and a whole host of punk rock band we love.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t hang about though because the four songs run in at just a hairs breath over four minutes from the opening &#8216;Smart Man&#8217; and its robotic Numan like mood to the frantic head fuck of &#8216;Smart World&#8217; to their &#8216;Golden Arches&#8217; and final hurrah of Devo like &#8216;Don&#8217;t Slap The Hand&#8217;\u00a0 Smarts are smart and you should try some. <a href=\"https:\/\/smartsworld.bandcamp.com\/album\/smart-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3729666156_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13428 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3729666156_16-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3729666156_16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3729666156_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3729666156_16-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a3729666156_16.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Wake &#8211; &#8216;Hammer Hall&#8217; (Blaylox Records)<\/strong> Get your Goth on kids this is as dark and Goth like as you could possibly get without actually being a member of the Sisters Of Mercy jammin&#8217; with Robert Smith on a couple of Bauhaus tunes.\u00a0 ME, I love a bit of Goff and this is really well done and is a really decent track.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep up with The Wake<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thewake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thewakeus.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewake_band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_wake_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0I\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/thewake_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a>\u00a0|<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Davies &amp; 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