Listen: Mitchell Young unveils new single ‘1984’

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Real Gone

As we live in a constantly connected world, it sometimes feels as if we’re under constant surveillance. With that in mind, and inspired by the George Orwell novel of the same name, ‘1984’ by Mitchell Young is an anthem that’s fitting for the modern age. Lyrics concerning a fear of even “turn[ing] on the phone” and a suggestion that people feel a need to suppress their feelings seem especially pointed at a time where it doesn’t always feel like there’s much to be positive about.

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Listen: Josaleigh Pollett shares new track ‘The Witness’

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Real Gone

Towards the end of 2025, singer songwriter Josaleigh Pollett released ‘Radio Player’, a complex track that took in various indie and electronica styles, along with other moods, to create a recording that felt as if it were always shifting. The fact that it never felt forced or unsettled was testament to some great hooks and a soaring vocal that contrasted the music’s more mechanical elements brilliantly.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #157

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Real Gone

This visit to the Singles Bar comes absolutely loaded with treats. Among the eight picks you’ll discover a great reggae number, a cameo from a bona fide legend of Britpop, some goth oriented sounds, a riot grrrl inspired banger…and more besides. With a great variety, this represents everything we love about the SB, and hope you’ll find something to love too.

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YAWNING BALCH – Volume Four

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Real Gone

With its bright sounding guitar lines and prominent bass groove, ‘Pyramid of Djoser’, the lead track from Yawning Balch’s fourth opus, opens a little more forcefully than you’d possibly expect from a typical Yawning Balch recording. In many ways, its busier feel, evident even from its first few bars, comes closer to sounding more like a Yawning Man leftover. This doesn’t make it in any way bad, of course: for desert rock fans, the immediacy with which the quartet hit a rocky groove here creates something striking; something which, stylistically, sits at the pinnacle of desert rock coolness.

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ABRAMS – Loon

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Real Gone

Combining a stoner rock swagger and a post hardcore crunch, ‘Glass House’ by Abrams isn’t particularly shy when it comes to sharing a huge riff. Throughout the track, the band attack with a real intent, and although there are moments where a superb drum sound feels like the dominant force, a really crunchy Helmet influenced guitar sound brings a huge amount of weight to an impressive, heavy melody. The bulk of this performance delights in sharing a great groove, but even when Abrams slow things enough to drop into a classic hardcore breakdown, or unexpectedly break into a thrashy riff to finish, the tones and attitude shared are absolutely first rate.

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