The Underground Stage
“Appletinis paint on a grand canvas, not only ambitious but also capable of work on this sort of scale. At its heart it’s classic guitar-driven pop but it’s a looong way from a bedroom-level project, this feels like it’s aiming for nothing short of Broadway. It’s pop fireworks, and it lights up the sky.” Gallery […]
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these.
Dancing, smiling, or screaming, there’s something for every mood in the best of the new releases this week from emerging, independent, and DIY artists.
“Appletinis might be fresh off the tree but by God there’s crunch here. Full disclosure time, I know their singer from Day Job stuff – but holy sweet creeping wowsers, I had no idea her voice had *this* much sheer eye-melting voltage. This is a set aiming at fully GRAND pop, an 80s tradition that […]