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Saint Senara are harbingers of chaos in their Southern Gothic Blues Folk vignette,  There’s a Storm Coming

Posted on 23 November 2024

Saint Senara invoked a tempest in their latest single, ‘There’s a Storm Coming’. Following a hauntingly hymnal opening, this slice of American Gothic Folk Blues allows a surge of melody to break through the sonic overcast.

Imagine a soundtrack to a gritty southern drama, where each note and lyric wrestles rhythmically with the heavy, discordance-spilling guitars that pour over bluesy percussion, and you’ll get an idea of what Saint Senara delivered here as a departure from their celebrated debut and the well-received ‘Under My Skin EP’,

Teaming up with the innovative producer Lex Raymond at White Noise Studios in Weston-super-Mare, the band ventured into darker, moodier territories with There’s a Storm Coming, which repurposes whips and chains as percussion and projects spectral vocal lines which oscillate through the mix, underpinned by Andrew Bate’s Gretschy guitar alchemy.

This neo-noir blues release is a declaration of the band’s readiness to take on higher echelons of the music industry. Be a part of their ascent by immersing yourself in the panorama of tempestuous yet melodious chaos.

There’s a Storm Coming was officially released on November 15; stream the single on Spotify now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Kristaps Bakis – Bullet in Her Face: Darkly Dystopian Grungy Post-Punk

Posted on 11 February 2020

“Bullet in Her Face” is the recently released darkly dystopian aural gem from up and coming Alternative artist Kristaps Bakis. It’s not every day you come across a track which simultaneously resonates as ominous and melodically cathartic. But that’s exactly what Kristaps Bakis achieved with the indulgently eerie yet tonally light track.

The artist took the Alt 90s grungy tone before reviving it with an infusion of Post Punk, and an incredibly nuanced addition of Psych to create a refreshingly distinctive track. If you could imagine what it would sound like if Supergrass, Kurt Vile, and Bauhaus collaborated on a record together, you’d get a good idea of what awaits you if you hit play on Bullet in Her Face.

You can check out the official video to Bullet in Her Face which premiered on January 27th, 2020 for yourselves via YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast