Every week we pick artists with a link to Reading or Wokingham, and you can tune in for free via out Spotify playlist. Enjoy…
Spriggan Mist – Spell Maker –
Ok, I know we’ve featured this band a few times before but with their rise in the prog world over the last few years and their forthcoming appearance at Wokingham Festival we thought it was time to feature them again.
Their rise isn’t surprising as, every time the band hit the stage, at festivals and venues around the country, they grab the eye of the audience with their unique colourful visual appearance and then they grab them with the music too.
It’s a mixture of rock, folk & prog with melodies and grooves that, unusually for the prog world, are so infectious that they make the audience get up and dance!
They certainly are spell makers and even though this track is from their last album, released in 2022, the band has told us that they are working on a brand new album.
We’ll look forward to that but in the meantime get along to Wokingham Festival on August Bank Holiday Monday and experience that Spriggan magic – https://www.sprigganmist.com/
Purple Grace – All This Time –
Here’s another band that we’ve featured before and we’ll keep on featuring them if they keep on coming up with great singles like this one. It’s another brilliant example of their anthemic uplifting powerful and melodic sound.
These Oxford based indie rockers performed a great set at Wokingham Festival last year and we see that they are playing a home town show at Jericho Tavern in Oxford on August 16. That’s not too far away so well worth getting along if you can – https://www.facebook.com/purplegraceband
San Demas – Lost Lover –
This is the new single from another exciting band who release riff laden melodic anthems. They follow in the footsteps of Purple Grace, above, as San Demas will be appearing at Wokingham Festival this year! Having heard this single and their other releases we are looking forward to that! – https://linktr.ee/sandemas
Neil Sadler – No Love Left, No More –
Many will know Neil from his days in Wokingham. He’s just released his excellent ‘Past To Present’ album – https://www.neil-sadler.com/
The Room – Run –
Its live faves, The Room, who are playing their impressive brand of classic rock locally at Wokingham Festival on Saturday 24th August – https://theroom.band/
Predatür – Time To Go –
Here’s classic rock from Reading based, Predatür. They will be at Reading Face Bar on October 26th with another Reading rock band, Dead Can Wait, who feature The Room’s Andy Rowe and Chris York in their line up – https://www.predatur.com/
The March Violets – Hammer The Last Nail –
A welcome return to Reading Face Bar on 24th July and a new album, ‘Crocodile Promises’ – https://linktr.ee/marchvioletsband
Cast – Faraway –
With many hits in the 90’s and a new album called, ‘Love Is The Call’ out this great band headlined Fi-Fest in Fifield last Saturday – http://www.castband.co.uk/
Sonic Whip – Blue Skies –
This young exciting three piece are coming from the Netherlands to headline a stage of Wokingham Festival on August 26 – https://www.sonicwhipband.com/
Gemma Rogers – Coming for the Top –
A great single from the extremely talented artist that we saw at one of the On The Mount At Wasing shows – https://linktr.ee/gemmarogersmusic
You can listen to all the songs featured in our Spotify playlist at https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday
