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Author Archives: llivelymusic
Female-led artist and event management, PR & marketing agency. From the Netherlands, based in the North East.
Decrepit Youths – Sound Of The Underground
Media support for ‘Sound Of The Underground’
Radio
Amazing Radio • Only Rock Radio • Radio Wigwam • Rock’n’Roll Vibration • Shellshocked Radio • The Beerman Club
Reviews
Cheers To The Vikings • Extreme Metal Promotion • FLEX • From The Strait • GRUNGECAKE • InfoMusicFrance • Mesmerized Mag • Metal Planet Media • Music News Monthly • Nagamag • Rock Era Magazine • Teeth Sound • Unis Son • Zillions Magazine
Playlists
AntiPopPunk PopPunkClub • Artistas independentes • Audiokaradi Press Co. • Aural Odyssey • Beach House Mag • Beat Waves • Best of Playlists • Breaking Sound Radio • CAGE RIOT • Dizzy Boy • Dolce Brano IT • Edgar Allan Poets • ELNEWS • Euphony BlogNet • EXTRAVAROCK • Falcodice • HAYAMI’S COLLECTION • Hella Fuzz • Hypehub Magazine • IGGY MAGAZINE • Illustrate Playlist • Indie BANGERS • Indie Dock Music Blog • Indie Noise Nation • indiemusicflix • Inspotmusic • JYLA MUSIC • KIMU New Music Spotlight • Korliblog • lacavernamx • Melomani • METAL by FVMusicBlog • Muse Chronicle • Music In Belgium • MusikePOOL • Nine X • Pigeon Spins • Principle Music • project timbre • Rádio Brumas • Return of Rock Anthems • Revista Soundloop • Roadie Music • Rock • Rock & Metal For All • Rock ON! by Artisti Online • Rotate Mag • Senocular Media • Sinusoidal Music • Sreaming Hearts • Swiispa • Testing Melodies • The Best Rock • The Musical Road • The Total Sound Of The Underground • TrackTallyUK • Unleash The Fury • Yokai Circle • You! Me! Dancing!
Reviews on Tim Gambles’ ‘Story Told Wrong’
‘Story Told Wrong’ came out last month and has gone through a real transformation. The track started out as a tongue-in-cheek EDM experiment, but once Gambles teamed up with a fellow local songwriter, they realised the potential of its emotional core.
“With his music, the talented Australian artist Tim Gambles creates an intense and slightly dark indie rock atmosphere that will definitely leave a lasting impression.” Review on IndieTapes
“Story Told Wrong is an energising, wild, and infectious listen, a quintessential Tim Gambles track that perfectly captures his style. It’s the kind of song that invites you to experience his artistry first-hand.” Review on Right Chord Music
“With a polished instrumental that pulls you into the track, and lyrics that are relatable for most situations, Tim Gambles truly knocked it out of the park with his song ‘Story Told Wrong’.” Review on The Mac Zine
“The overall mood invites reflection, while its catchy melodies keep it accessible, firmly placing Tim Gambles in today’s alternative rock scene while staying true to himself.” Review on The Strive Magazine
“‘Story Told Wrong’ is the gripping, moody and melodic fusion of indie-pop and alt-rock from Tim Gambles.” Review on Unrecorded
“Tim Gambles’ new single ‘Story Told Wrong’, released on True Groove Records, takes listeners on a journey from upbeat acoustic guitar and dance rhythms to a more reflective pop-rock vibe. This isn’t just a song, it’s a transformation.” Review on Zillions Magazine
3 years of running Sofar Sounds North East
I can’t believe it is coming up to three years of me running Sofar Sounds North East, the past three years have absolutely flown by!
I organised my first Sofar Sounds in October 2022 at Alfie & Fin’s in Tynemouth, and without giving much away, the upcoming October show will make for a nice full circle moment. On the line-up in 2022 was the mesmerising Marie Naffah, who’s become a close friend and who will be performing much bigger stages next month as she’s heading out on tour supporting Newton Faulkner! I’m glad to say she’ll be joining him in Newcastle too, so you’ll be able to catch me down the front at the NUSU.
In our first few months we also had the incredible Peri Rae perform, who recently performed at Boardmasters Festival, and many other festival stages this summer. In March 2023 the incredible Duncan Covey performed at Zapatista, who’s only just come back from a cycle tour around the world! Lewis McLaughlin captivated at one of our living room shows and is back in the north east next month as part of his upcoming tour. Porcelain are about to headline The Grove, and Lilla Shy has been touring the UK and Europe and isn’t showing any signs of stopping anytime soon.
CRANE HOUSE just released their debut single ‘Cuban Heel’ and The Hope The Fear are about to head out on a headline tour. Through Sofar Sounds, and LLIVELY Music, I’ve been able to support so many venues, promoters, organisations, artists, and have had the support of an amazing team of volunteers and it’s brought an incredible amount of magic to my days. I’m grateful for the love and support, and the near future!
AlascA – Ophelia
Media support for ‘Ophelia’
Radio
Amazing Radio • Belter Radio • The Sound Lab
Reviews
Beach House • Cheers to the Vikings • GRUNGECAKE • It’s All Indie • Indie Italia • INFO MUSIC • Lost In The Manor • Melomaniacs Magazine • Mesmerized • Music Arena GH • New Music Review • Purple Melon • Revista Independiente • Zillions Magazine
Playlists
Alternative • AntiPopPunk PopPunkClub • Apollo’s Folklore • Artisti Online • Aural Odyssey • BerlinPlaylists • Chromind • De Ochtendschijn • Discovery on Musik Galaxie • Dizzy Boy • Dolce Brano • Each Measure • EXTRAVAPOP • FVMusicBlog • Hella Fuzz • Hot Folk/ Country • IGGY MAGAZINE • Illustrate Magazine • Indie Bangers • Indie Dock Music Blog • Indie kingdom • Indie Music Flix • Ivan Nilsson • JYLA MUSIC • KIMU • L’oeil Musical • lacavernamx • Lazy Pug • Movers and Shakers • Muse Chronicle • Music For All • Music Outsider • MusikePOOL • Mystic Juice • NewIndieRadar • Nine X • Obscure Sound • Odyssey Music • Os Garotos de Liverpool • Our Sound Music •Pigeon Spins • Radio Breo • RGMS Radio • Roadie Music • Savoy Truffle Tunes • Sinusoidal Music • Testing Melodies • The Gatekeeper Space • The Intelligence Music • The Music Archives • The Yume Collective • True Heat • Tune Oasis • Underrated Chill Acoustics • URANIUM WAVES CANADA • Yokai Circle • You! Me! Dancing!
Reviews on Messy Eater’s EP ‘Southern Fried’
“Messy Eater’s new EP “Southern Fried” is one of those projects that grabs you right away with its originality. His style is playful but also deeply thought-out, pulling together pieces of blues, dream pop and disco in a way that feels completely fresh.” Review on Cheers to the Vikings
“A dusty, groove-laden slow-burner, ‘All Out Of Time’ blends hip hop beats with crackly organ stabs, harmonica hooks and tongue-in-cheek reflections on modern consumption.” Review on FLEX
“It’s a project that turns pop into playground, piecing together mismatched sonic fragments into something dazzling, unpredictable and entirely his own.” Review on Plastic Mag
“Southern Fried is both compelling and irresistible, a five-track collection designed to satisfy every craving for a bold and flavorful record.” Review on Right Chord Music
“To craft his distinct sound, Pete Bott, the man behind Messy Eater, draws on the likes of Beck, The Avalanches, The Dust Brothers’ and The Beastie Boys. The result is beautifully offbeat. Quirky samples meet memorable melodies; nostalgia meets modern pop.” Review on York Calling
Reviews on Messy Eater’s ‘All Out Of Time’
Behind the music: Messy Eater on EP ‘Southern Fried’
Following his standout debut live session for BBC Introducing earlier this year, and support from Apple Music, Amazing Radio and numerous press tastemakers for its preceding singles, Messy Eater finally released the full ‘Southern Fried’ EP on the 22nd of August.
Inspired by the wildly inventive sampling adventures of The Avalanches and The Dust Brothers’ production on Beck’s ‘Odelay’ and the Beastie Boys’ ‘Paul’s Boutique’, Messy Eater mixes up dusty southern US blues, soul and country samples, 90s hip hop beats and wry lyrical observations on modern life with an idiosyncratic 21st century flair.
Opener ‘Slowcoach’ (“a genre-melting joyride” (Unrecorded)) sets the scene: a slow swaggering boom bap beat and sampled blues guitar riff underpin a huge singalong chorus that celebrates escape from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind: “I hear people say, there’s not enough hours in the day / not so fast / slowcoach”.
This is followed by the reflective ‘On The Right Track’ (“infectiously grooving… instantly catchy… wonderful” (Plastic Mag)) and ‘I Think I’m Headed For A Breakdown’, which is the sound of barely-contained existential crisis bursting out in an anthemic chorus: “I’m headed for a breakdown… / when is my next holiday? / I need a duvet day” before detouring into oddball sampling of self-help mantras.
The two previously unreleased tracks reveal further dimensions to Messy Eater’s kaleidoscopic sound: the urgent ‘Keep On (I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead)’ surges forward with a hooky brass sample, driving bass and insistent lyrics “time is money and money is time!”; while closer ‘All Out Of Time’ takes us back to a head-nodding hip hop groove, crackly organ and harmonica samples and tongue-in-cheek lyrics: “I’ve spent a lifetime mining for gold / now we’re all using plastic to pay”.
Behind the music: Tim Gambles on ‘Story Told Wrong’
‘Story Told Wrong’ came out on the 7th of August and has gone through a real transformation. The track started out as a tongue-in-cheek EDM experiment, but once Gambles teamed up with a fellow local songwriter, they realised the potential of its emotional core. Tim; “We stripped it back, reworked the structure, and then brought it to the band, and it naturally evolved into something way more ‘me’; a moody and melodic blend of pop and alt rock. It’s a track about miscommunication, hindsight, and the way stories get twisted, whether in relationships or in your own memory.”
Through heavy riffs, warm basslines, and a ridiculously catchy chorus, Gambles conveys the above message and at the same time re-introduces himself to the UK music scene, who’re in for a real treat. “‘Story Told Wrong’ is a track that grew up fast,” he says. “And I think it’s ready to speak for itself.”
EP: Messy Eater – Southern Fried
PR Results for ‘Southern Fried’
Radio
El Rocanrosaurio • Leo Swiss Radio • Noesfm • Planete Indie • Rádio Armazém • Sword Radio UK • The Sound Lab
Reviews
Cheers To The Vikings • Dead Good Music Blog • FLEX • GRUNGECAKE • Inspotmusic • Music Is To Blame • MUSIC MEDIA • Purple Melon Music • Right Chord Music • Rock Era Magazine • Soulwavez • SubmitHub Electronica / Breaks Chart • TECO APPLE • Unrecorded • York Calling • Zillions Magazine
Playlists
Apollo’s Rock Galaxies • Apricot Magazine • Beat Waves • Best Of Playlists • Biographyweb • Bravo Revista • Dizzy Boy • EDM STATION • End Sessions • EXTRAVAROCK • FVMusicBlog • Indie Study • INFO MUSIC • Lost In The Manor • Melody Lens • Music On The Rox • Musik Galaxie • Mystic Juice • Nine X • No Transmission • Os Garotos de Liverpool • Pitch Perfect • Pulsa Nova Música • RGM • RGMS Radio • SONO Music Group • The Best Rock • The Big Takeover • The Indie Grid • The Musical Road • The Other Side Reviews • True Heat • We Write About Music • World Of Music • Yokai Circle
