The John Sally Ride: new album "For Sal" in December; stream "Mott and Broome"

Power-pop band The John Sally Ride have come up with an album for their bass player Sal Maida, who died in 2025. He had an interesting life, playing wiht Roxy Music, Sparks and Milk ’N’ Cookies, which he documented in his Four Strings, Phony Proof, and 300 45s book.

A couple o his former band mates and close friends, including Artie Lamonica, Phil Manzanera and Steve Wynn, where happy to oblige to be part of For Sal, ten songs written by the band's singer and guitarist John Dunbar. The lead single, the psych-tinged Mott and Broome, was inspired by Maida's youth in New York City.

The Bullfight: "Dance With Me Damn It" live video

Watch Dutch folk noir band The Bullfight perform Dance With Me Damn It at Beauforthuis in Zeist on October 4th. Originally released on their Stranger Than The Night album, the song also made the cut for the retrospective 3CD set The Storm Behind Our Smiles.

Robert Plant and Saving Grace + Suzi Dian: 2027 Summer tour

Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace plus singer Suzi Dian will be on tour in Europe next Summer. Yes, there will be a couple of reimagined Led Zeppelin songs, but his own back catalogue has plenty of goodies as well.

Letters of Acceptance: Frets

Guitar pop band Letters of Acceptance never rushed things. Founded in 2015 in Lexington, KY they tested the waters with a slew of EPs before making the jump to releasing their first full-length Shadow Problems in 2024. Their blend of glam-rock and power pop did not unnoticed, making a wave in the underground scene where college rock aficionados brush shoulders with fans of melodic psychedelic post-punk. Can they live up to the expectations with their new album Frets? Short answer: yes. More elaborate answer: also yes.

Melody and vocal harmonising are the key parts of their approach to music, but they love taking sharp lefts, performs occasional 180s, revive the ancient art of the off-kilter middle-eight, and generally mixing it up like there is no tomorrow. Smart songwriting never gets in the way of the accessibilitiy however.

Deleyaman: show @ Festival Chants d'Elles in Lyons-la-Forêt

French-American dark wave band Deleyaman will perform @ Salle des fêtes in Lyons-la-Forêt on November 20 as part of the Festival Chants d'Elles. Work on a new album continues.

» deleyaman.com

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