Opening this great new music album we have the very classy ELEVATOR DIVISION from Kansas City ( USA). This band are one of the most melodic bands to penetrate the world of Indie guitar music for a long time. They consist of Paul Buzan, Jeremiah Gonzales, James Hoskins and Samuel Hoskins. The Division license the stunning song "Blood brothers". This epic and classic song starts off with mellow and dreamy Pavement/Radiohead-esq shimmering guitars and dreamy and inspiring vocals. The track builds into a wall of screeching guitars , lovely chord progressions, rhythmic drums and wailing vocals from heaven. Elevator Division show a different side to the current explosion of music from the US and end the reign of bands like Blink 182 by showing us that melody and feeling means more than bands jumping up and down playing the same old tune with a stop in it somewhere( wave goodbye Blink),  the Division are here to conquer. Beautiful is the only word to describe this great song from America's finest new heroes of melodic guitar music. Pure class from these illusive stars pictured below walking away from the spotlight in Kansas City. Who needs to see their faces when their music is so powerful and touching. Check out www.the-elevator-division.com for more. 

Crossing the Atlantic new melodic guitar band BULLDOG follow in style with the song "That song you're singing". This great new UK band show us that classic music is here to stay. Expect chorused up acoustic guitars, dreamy keyboard sounds ala Duran's Rio mixed with a boppy feel and Starsailor/Bowie-esq vocals that build up to the chorus. This chorus is euphoric and sticks in your head while the music conjures up thoughts of exotic locations, romance and rock n' roll excess. Bulldog are one of the best new proper bands around at the moment and prove that songs are what matters in a world of horrible Pop Idol's and Karaoke stars. "The Candlelight is burning low, It's time for me to blow" shouts the lead vocalist on the chorus with whispery backing vocals in the background in amongst walls of well produced emotional beauty. This is brilliant and will ensure Bulldog rise to become the stars they deserve to be.  

Bulldog ( above) 

Great new classic Indie band SOUND OF LONDON license the song "Hard to get" to Centre Stage. This brilliant and catchy song starts off with acoustic guitars and vocals only,  showcasing the bands ability to write an infectious and very memorable melody. The rest of the band join in slowly with style building up slowly to a sexy and groovy beat with loads of shimering wah wah induced guitars and that very catchy vocal hook again. "Can I expect a call, She said it's possible". I am sure every male on the planet has been there. This song is traditional and full of old fashioned wah wah lead solo's and a very efficient rhythm section. Uplifting well produced Police-esq pop rock with passion and loads of build in hit potential. 

Great new Indie rock band WADE from Grangemouth UK license the powerful and melodic rock tune " Innercity". This Groovy and classic rock influenced track boasts a catchy melody and is delivered with power and passion in a retro but modern style. The vocals are powerful and are doubled up on the chorus to create a sing a long feel worthy of Guns n' Roses or an early melodic Manics. Great new music at it's best. 

Wade live above 

Changing the mood slightly we have the amazing and ahead of their time EDISON. This stunning new band deliver the song " Music without you". The drums stand out on this tune with a big beat sound  bashing out many different rhythms to create a lo-fi leftfield Indie anthem. The sharp and well delivered vocals are slightly distorted to create a loudspeaker effect and an atmosphere of decadence and rock n' roll. "Music is the music without you, I hope the fire in my soul doesn't burn you". This song should be blasting it's way out of  the speakers of every Indie club in the country and is a definite Indie dancefloor classic. Great new stuff from EDISON. 

Nottingham's very own THE SOUND  are a new Indie guitar band with a difference. They really care about melody, emotions and well produced classic Indie pop music. They license the song " Please let me know" to Centre Stage. The song starts off with a sexy Indie stomp and leads into a chugging and powerful wall of guitar noise. The very smooth and beautiful vocals are an echo of Mark M from the Bluetones and James Dean B from the Manics. This song stays in your head after the first few listens and the chorus gets repeated all the way through the song until you never forget it. "Tell me what can I do, to make it alright with you" plead the emotional vocals. Halfway through the song we get a very bluesy guitar section followed again by the very catchy chorus. The Sound certainly have a sound worthy of very big things and they will rise to where all good songsmiths should be......the top. 

The very wonderful and poppy SMOKED OUT brighten things up with the great flowery Indie anthem " Natural High". Think The Smiths mixed with The Frank and Walters, Teardrop Explodes and a poppy Buzzcocks. A great blast of true english guitar pop at it's best. Smoked Out are classic, poppy, catchy and make you feel like jumping up and down and screaming out with joy , all of course because you are having a natural high from the fast energetic and inspiring pop sound they create. Brilliant and destined for scary heights of success. 

Staying in true English guitar pop mode we move onto a very new and fast rising star IKE MORIZ (originally from Cape Town/Germany) . This enigmatic solo artist delivers the bright and poppy classic "Fall into the sun". This song was recorded with Steve Kent who has in the past worked with George Michael ( yes from Wham). This song is not Club Tropicana but a very poppy and especially catchy song reminiscent of Ike's hero Bowie and a bit like Suede vocally also. Saying that the main strength to this song is the unstoppable and extremely catchy and warm chorus. This very well produced song also comes packed with everything from a string section on the chorus to dreamy shimmering guitars and falsetto Brett Anderson could never have reached . It also boasts a very uplifting feeling and once you've heard it once you will never forget it. Great stuff from a solo artist proving it can be done your own way in style. Brilliant.   

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