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Start getting ready for Christmas with this week’s RaW Sounds Today playlist, championing the best in new music across Reading and Wokingham

Chris Hillman by Chris Hillman
Friday, December 2, 2022 6:01 am
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Rocket Kings performing at Wokingham Festival Picture: Andrew Merritt

Rocket Kings performing at Wokingham Festival Picture: Andrew Merritt

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CHRISTMAS is coming, the geese are looking slightly wider than they did last week, and thoughts are turning to some festive tunes.

We’ve got two such songs, just part of 10 great tracks to tune into this week.

Rocket Kings is a great precursor to two gigs taking place in the run-up to the big day, while Spizzenergi make a swift return to the playlist with their ode to … well … read on and find out.

We’re on a mission to champion and showcase great music from acts that have a connection to Reading and Wokingham (that’s the RaW in our Sounds Today name).

It’s an eclectic mix of stuff that will help you discover something new. All you have to do is find it on Spotify.

To hear this week’s selection, simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday and enjoy the music.

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There is also a Facebook page and group chat that bands and music fans can tap into. You can search for RaW Sounds Today and it will come up.

Rocket Kings – Christmas Without You

Rocket Kings have had a good year of live shows including a great performance at Wokingham Festival in the summer and now, here’s their new Christmas single.

The band have live appearances coming up with a short set at the YPWD (Younger People With Dementia) Charity Concert at Wokingham’s Whitty Theatre on December 6, and a full set at Fisherman’s Cottage, Reading on Deember 16.

Make a rendezvous with Rocket Kings for a Ukelele Christmas – https://www.facebook.com/rocketkings

Spizzenergi – Christmas in Denmark Street

We’ve featured the Spizz classic, Where’s Captain Kirk? in the last couple of weeks due to the band visiting Reading to perform a brilliant show at Club Velocity’s Facebar.

This week we’ve changed their song to their 2020 Christmas single. I bet you didn’t know this legendary London band had a soft spot for Wokingham’s Denmark Street? Just having you on.

This song is actually about London’s Denmark Street and nostalgia for how it used to be – https://www.spizzenergi.com/

Eloise Kate – Revolve

If you saw Katie Ellwood’s excellent band at Wokingham Festival you’ll have seen Eloise Kate on keyboards. Eloise Kate also releases her own music and has achieved good streaming numbers – https://www.instagram.com/eloisekatemusic/

Aine Deane – 19

My daughter Amy is on this single .. Well, only briefly. She and her ex-University housemates count down at the beginning of this great song about their Uni days written and performed by fellow housemate, Aine – https://www.ainedeanemusic.com/

Man The Lifeboats – Somerstown

Exciting, fun, upbeat folk from a band that visited The Castle Tap in Reading last week. This single is taken from their excellent new album Soul of Albion – https://www.manthelifeboats.com/

Voodoo Radio – C30 C60 C90 Go

This pop-punk duo from Cumbria were support at Club Velocity’s Spizzenergi show and this is their brilliant exciting cover of the Bow Wow Wow classic – http://www.voodooradio.co.uk/

One Last Day – Out of the Black

The new single from Wokingham rockers One Last Day is a powerful anthem with a chorus that sticks in your head and shows that they are a quality band that combines power and melody – https://linktr.ee/onelastday

Mellor – Meet Me by the Ocean

Mellor is a four-piece Reading-based band that has been building a great reputation throughout the indie rock scene. This is from their new album, Problematic Passions – https://linktr.ee/melloruk

Katie Ellwood – Twice

Here’s the aforementioned Katie Ellwood who previewed this new single live in her Wokingham Festival live set on the Wokingham Music Club stage and featured Eloise Kate in her band – https://www.katieellwood.com/

Glenn Miller Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade

Timeless 1930s music which was performed live recently at the first-ever concert at Wokingham’s Carnival Hub. What a brilliant performance it was by Glenn Miller Orchestra UK – https://www.glennmillerorchestra.co.uk/

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