Posts Tagged ‘FlashFires’

ManShark – FlashFires

Over at Angry Badger Records we have managed to sneak in a new signing before jetting off to Sacramento for the Kodiak Jack album sessions.  FlashFires hail from Basingstoke and have just released the video to their cracking track ManShark.

New EP details and tour dates will follow shortly but until then, Beware the ManShark!

The Insurrection Chart on The Lock In

Only on 103.9 Voice FM

Happy New Year!!  The Insurrection Chart is back and we are all excited to see what will be the first Number One of 2013.  Here are the choices for this week’s Chart, 20 tracks to choose from, vote for as many as you like, it is all down to YOU!

Brother Goose just clung on to the top spot to make it to the Christmas Number One, but they were pushed right to the last minute by FlashFires!  The first Number One of 2013 is down to you…

The Insurrection Chart will be on every Thursday evening between 6-8pm, on The Lock In on 103.9 Voice FM. You can listen on line as well, just follow the link above. All shows are available on ‘Listen Again’ too so you can always catch up if you miss any shows.

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The Insurrection Chart on The Lock In 

Only on 103.9 Voice FM

Here are the choices for this week’s Insurrection Chart.  24 tracks to choose from this week with the addition of Simon Townshend, vote for as many as you like, it is all down to YOU!

Congratulations to Brother Goose for making it to Number One for the second week in a row, if you want Hometown to be our Christmas Number One then you know what to do!  However, Rhys Williams has made it back into the Top 5 so could well be heading back to the top…

The Insurrection Chart will be on every Thursday evening between 6-8pm, on The Lock In on 103.9 Voice FM.  You can listen on line as well, just follow the link above.  All shows are available on ‘Listen Again’ too so you can always catch up if you miss any shows.

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The Insurrection Chart on The Lock In 

Only on 103.9 Voice FM

Here are the choices for this week’s Insurrection Chart.  23 tracks to choose from, vote for as many as you like, it is all down to YOU!

Congratulations to Brother Goose for making it to Number One on the second week of the chart, if you want to keep Hometown in the Number One spot you know what to do!

The Insurrection Chart will be on every Thursday evening between 6-8pm, on The Lock In on 103.9 Voice FM.  You can listen on line as well, just follow the link above.  All shows are available on ‘Listen Again’ too so you can always catch up if you miss any shows.

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The Insurrection Chart on The Lock In 

Only on 103.9 Voice FM

Here are the choices for this week’s Insurrection Chart.  23 tracks to choose from, vote for as many as you like, it is all down to YOU!

Rhys William’s Masquerade was the very first Number One tune, if you agree with this then make sure you vote again this week, if you think something else should be Number One then vote for that… you get the idea, JUST VOTE!

The Insurrection Chart will be on every Thursday evening between 6-8pm, on The Lock In on 103.9 Voice FM.  You can listen on line as well, just follow the link above.  All shows are available on ‘Listen Again’ too so you can always catch up if you miss any shows.

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The Insurrection Chart on 103.9 Voice FM

Having spent a few months working on Voice FM now, getting to indulge my musical whims and playing anything I feel like, it felt like I should do something a little more constructive…

The Lock In airs on a Thursday evening between 6 – 8pm and is hosted my myself (Jules) and David Boyd (ex- Moody Tuesday), it was set up for us to play the songs we love and discover new music.  Starting from the 29th November we will be running a weekly chart and playing the Top 10 songs as voted for by you guys.

David and I will be picking our favourite new tunes from every genre and every level of the music industry, from unsigned to major leagues and pitting them against each other side by side.  Each week we will be getting our listeners to vote for the tracks they want to be in the charts and the Number One song will be added to the Voice FM database and played throughout the week, offering great exposure for new artists.

At the moment voting can be done via the poll on Facebook, a more sophisticated method will be devised… if the whole thing doesn’t die a painful death before hand!  Simply click on the link above for The Lock In and cast your vote… Facebook only allows ONE vote to be cast but if you want to vote for more tracks then simply leave a message below the poll with the song/artist you want to add and ALL votes will be counted.

To help you make up your mind, here are a few videos for some of the songs featured…

Eagles – Ataraxis Vibration

Drop Anchor – Martin Rossiter

Diet Of Banality – Gaz Brookfield

Mr Big Man – Mim Grey

This Amazing – Damn Vandals

Circus Boy – FlashFires

Having first discovered FlashFires some months back when they sent us their last EP it is safe to say they have become one of my favourite new bands.  They recently came on to In Session on 103.9 Voice FM and debuted a new tune called Circus Boy and they have now just released the studio version as a FREE download!

There is an accompanying video (clown warning – just in case you hate clowns too.  Like normal people do) and you can watch the video and download the track right here…

Flashfires EP – Flashfires

My decision to quit actually making music, or rather the day I conceded I was, how can I put it, piss poor, seems to be more and more justified.  When I receive CDs from irritatingly young but rather good bands like FlashFires it puts into perspective how far off the mark I would have been.

More commonly associated with the number of roundabouts they have as opposed to any kind of musical heritage, FlashFires call Basingstoke home but have not let this hold them back.

As with many young bands they wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, most notably Arctic Monkeys, both lyrically and musically Turner and Co. can be felt throughout the EP.  However FlashFires have far more to offer than just a homage to the Sheffield quartet and the five tracks on offer are an intriguing mix of indie edginess with some rock guitar.

Apart from sounding like it should be a bloody brilliant movie on the SyFy channel, Manshark is an instantly catchy indie number with a hint of ska, big chorus and nifty guitar solo and sets the tone perfectly for the EP.

Caught Up In Youth is an apt title for track three as this feels the weakest link for me, the chorus suffers from the clichéd 60s psychedelic tinge but finds its feet slightly by the end with a delicate guitar outro.

Hitting their stride once more with Cezanne this has some stellar work from drummer Toby and chorus that reminds me of Dolly Parton’s Jolene.  It offers an intriguing blend of influences and makes pigeon holing the band tricky.  Final track You Say Nothing owes a debt to another legendary Sheffield export, Pulp, opening as it does with a guitar line reminiscent of Babies before sharply heading back to more Arctic Monkeys infused territory.

I have been sent a few ‘rough’ demos lately so it was a joy to receive FlashFires CD, a band who clearly have a definite idea of their sound and what they want to be.  The indie/rock cross over genre appears to be gathering momentum and a number of young bands seem to be embracing the indie chic with a rockier guitar sound.  I am certainly all for it and look forward to hearing what comes next from FlashFires, I have high hopes for them.

Jules says…

To find out more about FlashFires click HERE.