It’s been a couple of months since we visited Boston, but in that time there’s been a few very interesting things happening. Our ten song selection for September celebrates the best sounds from the city’s underground, bringing you not only the usual dose of garage rock, but even tracks by a couple of great singer songwriters and an alternative rock tune teetering on the fringes of melodic punk. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy…
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Deardarkhead whip up a superb sound on ‘Letting Go’. Building from a solid bassline, the number takes a mid tempo groove and layers that with a soaring guitar that shares a very lyrical sounding melody. The lead guitar tone is beautiful, bringing a pinch of very commercial goth to an already great sound. A key track on an instrumental album, the music here is so strong that a vocal really isn’t missed, despite Deardarkhead sharing something that would typically find space for a spacey, studio treated voice to bring an extra layer of atmosphere. In and out in a little over three minutes, this number relies on absolutely no padding, and as the last notes fade, you might feel a definite urge to hit the repeat button… This is an absolutely stunning track, and it turned out to be perfect way to advertise ‘The Pendulum Swings’ via a pre-release since, although the rest of the album is quite varied, it often resembles this track in a way that really doesn’t disappoint.
Andrei Tarkovsky has long been considered one of the most important figures in the history of Russian cinema. He died in 1986, at the age of 54, following a battle with cancer which left fans of world cinema forever wondering what he could’ve achieved had he lived a full and rich life. Nevertheless, his 1983 film ‘Nostalgia’ is something that, once seen, is never forgotten. The slow climax featuring one of the lead characters slowly traversing an empty swimming pool mightn’t be one of the big screen’s most epic scenes, but it shows perfectly how Tarkovsky was a man who was fully aware of how much tension could be gleaned from something so relatively mundane.
In August 2026, Stay For Tomorrow released ‘Nuisance’, a hard hitting single that paired massive sounding, grunge influenced riffs with thoughtful lyrics concerning mental health issues and the importance of staying positive. In terms of presenting a full picture, it quickly became one of the Scottish rock band’s most important recordings.
The Real Gone Singles Bar has always championed emerging talents, but in terms of doing so, this week’s column goes an extra mile, casting a spotlight on a couple of Scottish singer songwriters, a fantastic new track from a fantastic Irish performer and a US singer going against geographical location. For those who came to hear a couple of newer rock singles, we’ve got those too: one from a familiar name continuing their run of great releases, and one from a new band we hope will be big in 2027. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy.
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