Artist of the Day: Sounds Like A Storm

Sounds Like A Storm

If you’re in need of a band in your life that have a don’t give a sh*t attitude then look no further than Leeds band Sounds Like A Storm. These guys have all the attributes to being one of the best live bands on the circuit. Their headline show at Key Club at the beginning of last year was one of the best live shows I saw all year, it had everything including a wonderful nod to the late Keith Flint, the show had everything.

It is raw, punk, rock n roll at its finest with big hooks, massive riffs and also tunes you just want to go mad for down the front for every show. Their sound is big, their new tracks debuted supporting fellow Northern Radar favourites Skylights recently sounding bigger and it is safe to say they’ll just get bigger.

Their EP ‘The Classic Way of Things’ is unapologetic and takes on various dimensions of rock n roll, showing they can do the heavy stuff and also strip it back and slow in down meticulously. It’s the perfect balance for any great band and they managed it perfectly.

They’re jam packed with everything they need to get going with and I am certainly excited to see what’s next. The mouth watering thing is they’re just getting started and they’re ready to explode as another Yorkshire band set to set the UK music scene alight.

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Artist of the Day: Skylights

Skylights

This is a band right now riding the wave of the new rock n roll, writing anthem after anthem. Its fair to say being Leeds fans has helped their huge climb up the ladder with sell out shows including home town York plus shows in Manchester and Newcastle most recently and in my eyes putting on their best shows to date. If you haven’t heard the anthems of ‘YRA’, ‘Britannia’ or even recent single ‘Enemies’ then they are must listens for any rock n roll fan to check out during what are these hard times to empower a feeling of excitement for the summer time. Its a sound that is psychedelic tones The Stone Roses meets the Britpop noise of Shed Seven with the slick guitar noises of Turnbull Smith that carries the pounding vocals of Rob Scaz brilliantly.

Not only that but if they don’t make you want to get along to one of their shows then you’d be fool to think otherwise. Yes some will say they sound like any other band but trust me this lot are the real deal and set the bar extremely high. A comeback which was nearly two years ago now selling out the 250 capacity The Crescent in their home town of York for a bit of fun has now spiralled into this juggernaut, their social media platforms are going wild and with every show everything just seems to be getting bigger and rightly so. Not only did they make their TV debut on Soccer AM recently but all being well they are set to support fellow York band and 90’s Britpop royalty and aforementioned Shed Seven at The Piece Hall in Halifax, they performed for Leeds United’s centenary as well as other festival slots that have all piled up high into the Skylights diary, making them one of the must see bands of 2020.

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