A wired, restless mix of ominous synths, manic riffs and brooding beats, Southend-based noise outfit BAIT have shared their latest single ‘TV Personality’. Taken from their upcoming debut album SEA CHANGE, which is set for release on 1st April via…
A rumbling cacophony of driving riffs, buzzing synths and post punk beats, Southend-based noise outfit BAIT have shared their latest single ‘My Tribe’. Taken from their upcoming debut album SEA CHANGE, which is set for release on 1st April via…
After their 2018 space inspired LP Alien Human Emotions, Southend indie-punks Asylums have their feet firmly back on the ground. The four-piece recorded their upcoming third album with legendary recording engineer Steve Albini in Chicago last year, and according to…
Asylums are offering you “front row seats for Armageddon” on new single ‘When We Wake Up”, and we recommend you take them because doomsday has never sounded so appealing. The track is the first taste from their upcoming second album…
Southend indie punks Asylums will be headlining The Sebright Arms on Friday 23rd March, with support from Cool Thing Records label mates Suspects & Brighton duo SONS. It’s set to be an adrenaline-fueled frenzy of punk and alternative sound, and the ideal warm-up…
Almighty Essex rockers Asylums returned to Chinnerys on Saturday night to perform their first show at a local venue in over a year; and the band were received by their loyal following with waves of energy and enthusiasm. The Cool Thing Records…
After a busy year of promoting the artists on their DIY label Cool Thing Records (Beckie Margaret, Suspects, BAIT), Southend’s Asylums are stepping back in to the spotlight this winter with news of a second album, and their first local live…
When Parallel Lines first announced Beckie Margaret’s debut London gig at The Waiting Room earlier this year, I immediately scrawled it in to my diary (using ink, none of that pencil nonsense). As an avid fan of Cool Thing Records (the…
Yesterday, we decided to celebrate music and the way it brings us together with some of the best bands, new and not-so-new, at Camden Rocks Festival. From the jangly, nostalgic tunes of The Coral and catchy indie anthems of The Rifles, to…
Cool Thing Records are proud to present the latest addition to their musical family: Suspects. The punk-inspired duo from Southend have been creating music under the radar for a while, but they recently premiered their debut single ‘Innocence’ online with the almighty Kerrang! Radio X…