WHY GENERATION?

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes were on a high from playing their headline show at Alexandra Palace when the world went into lockdown just under a month later. They had gone from being one of the UK’s most exciting live acts to not being able to leave the house, filled with pent up energy and frustration and looking for a way to release it. And the new album Sticky, the fourth album from the band, is the result.

We are very excited to give our Why Generation? readers an exclusive look at False Friends, the new single and music video from the dynamic duo known as SNAYX.

“Move On” is the latest release added to the ever-growing repertoire of anthemic tunes by Moses. Produced by the legendary Gavin Monaghan; from this relationship comes something magical and “Move On” is further evidence of that.

“We Came From the Stars” is The Ghost of Helags debut album and is nothing short of a synth-pop dreamscape of drama, romance and escapism. Teresa Woischiski and John Alexander Ericson who make up the band as the singer-songwriters and producers hail from Sweden and are now based in Berlin. Woischiski and Ericson intertwine their Scandinavian origins with the hearty electronic sounds that have held up the music scene of their new home in Berlin. 

Barely Passable may be a fresh name, but they’re wasting no time in establishing themselves as true undiscovered gems in the retro-tinged pop renaissance. Their debut EP, appropriately titled Hindsight, is a joyful revival of floor-filling sounds gone by that’s just right for the post-Rona landscape.

American-Chilean, pop singer Marilyn Hucek has released her new single ‘Touch Me’, a sugary sweet song about love and female empowerment, just in time for Valentines Day.

In 2018 they hit the ground running and haven’t shown any signs of slowing down yet. Having shared the stage with the likes of Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, Fidlar along with playing sets at some huge festivals like Reading and Leeds and Neighbourhood, Kid Kapichi has only been on the up, and they still continue to rise.

After a smattering of EPs across over five years, rising punk band The Young Hearts have finally dropped their debut album. According to frontman Craig Lawrence, the plan for this year was to power through the struggles facing so many bands right now and release another EP, but “after realising it could be the final release […], we decided that an album would be the most productive way for us to say everything we wanted to”.

Alan Mcgee told the NME that he wanted to sign “cocky little fuckers” for his Creation23 label again. This may apply to wannabe wee Gallaghers and the likes, but the “dark fruits” stereotype doesn’t really do justice to his recent signing of culture critic, mental health advocate Cat SFX. Lead singer Caterina Speranza already has a fair amount of music industry experience. Having previously fronted a band called The Vincent Fiasco who opened for Interpol, Cat has come back 13 years later with more to say. According to McGee, “In a different time, she’d be a punk hero.”