Have you discovered Lonely Robot?
Their latest musical treat joins our weekly round-up of the best bands performing or from the Reading and Wokingham areas.
Under Stars is the perfect track to put you in the mood for a gig Lonely Robot is to perform in London next week.
There are 10 great tunes that you can listen, for free, thanks to our Spotify playlist.
The RaW Sounds playlist is a terrific way to explore a wide range of brilliant artists, discover some new music and keep dancing – make sure you bookmark the Spotify page.
To hear this week’s set, simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday and get ready to rock.
There’s 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.
Lonely Robot – Under Stars
Lonely Robot was created by John Mitchell who works from his Reading-based recording studio, Outhouse as a songwriter, singer, musician and producer.
John is also in Frost*, It Bites, Kino and Arena and has played guitar with artists such as Fish and Robert Plant.
He heads to the Everyman Cinema in Kings Cross, London on Wednesday, February 16, for a special one-off intimate acoustic solo show where he will be playing songs from throughout his career interspersed with anecdotes and stories – https://johnmitchellhq.com
Mordecai Smyth – Fear of Flying
Mordecai has appeared in our playlist before with his wonderful psychedelic pop sounds released on Wokingham’s Mega Dodo Records. He is releasing a brand new album in May and has just released this single, Fear of Flying from it.
Mordecai describes the song as one of the ‘less apocalyptic’ new songs on the album. Intriguing.
We’ll look forward to hearing those songs and in the meantime we’ll enjoy the mellow feel of this one – https://www.facebook.com/stickytapeandrust
The Wave Machine – Don’t Pretend
Angus Trott aka The Wave Machine appeared in our best of 2021 list with Ocean’s Brew and now here’s his new single. It’s another uplifting positive song that makes you smile – https://www.facebook.com/thewavemachine
The Paradox Twin – Perfect Circles
They appeared in many best of year lists around the world and recently played in their home town of Reading with a show at Facebar. This song is from their acclaimed Silence from Signals album – https://www.theparadoxtwin.com/
Harriet – I’m Not in Love
Harriet has a truly wonderful voice and we are going to be lucky to get the chance to hear her live when she visits Wokingham Music Club at Whitty Theatre on Friday, February 18.
Here’s her beautiful version of 10cc’s classic – https://www.harrietsmusic.com/
The Honey Pot – Somewhere Between Here and Anywhere
The Honey Pot, who released their latest album, The Secret, on Wokingham’s Billywitch Records, performed at the legendary Half Moon Putney on January 30 – https://www.facebook.com/thehoneypotband
Quantum Pig – Statement of Intent
This Progressive Music Awards nominated duo supported The Paradox Twin at Reading’s Facebar on Friday, February 4. The song is from their acclaimed debut album Songs of Industry and Sunshine– http://quantumpig.net
The Room – Run
This band with members from the area were invited as special guests at the Hammersmith Club in London on January 22nd by a brand-new group, Little Finger, whose members are made up of Gary Numan’s backing band – https://theroom.band/
Penelope Isles – Have You Heard
Penelope Isles are from Brighton and were due to be appearing at Reading’s Facebar on January 28. Unfortunately, however, their tour has been cancelled but this is still well worth a listen – https://www.penelopeisles.com/
Toyah – Levitate
She’s an iconic performer who first came to fame with some classic 80’s hits and she headed to Wokingham Music Club (WMC) at Whitty Theatre on January 21. Levitate is from Toyah’s latest album Posh Pop – https://toyahwillcox.com/
