LONG before The Firm had a novelty hit with Star Trekkin’, Spizzenergi were making waves by asking ‘Where’s Captain Kirk?’
Their single is a much-loved piece of 70s indie rock, and it heads up our playlist this week.
Why? Because Spizzenergi, the team behind the song, are coming to Reading on Saturday.
It’s just one of 10 great tracks to tune into this week.
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.
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.
Spizzenergi – Where’s Captain Kirk?
Here’s a 70’s classic from those exciting punk days and it was the first-ever No.1 on the Indie Chart.
It still sounds as good today as it did then, as does the current lineup of the band, led as always by the charismatic Spizz. They are celebrating 10 years of being together with live dates around the country, including a Club Velocity night in Reading at The Facebar this Saturday, November 19.
As well as classics like this single plus Soldier Soldier, Red and Black and others, Spizzenergi have released recent great singles such as Here Comes The Machines and City of Eyes – https://www.spizzenergi.com/
Voodoo Radio – C30 C60 C90 Go
We first heard this song on Spizz’s excellent weekly radio show on Resonance FM and loved it so much that we had to include it this week, especially as this power punk duo from Cumbria will be supporting Spizzenergi at their above-mentioned gig.
It’s a brilliant exciting cover of the Bow Wow Wow classic and is even more reason to get along – 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 are 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
Katie performed a wonderful set at Wokingham Festival in August, backed by a band of very good musicians and anyone that saw that will have been lucky to get a preview listen of this new single – https://www.katieellwood.com/
Doops – Pull Back the Shades
Doops joined the bill at Third Lung’s album launch show at Sub 89 with a great performance. This band from the local area creates moody atmospheric songs with this taken from their Deflections EP – https://www.facebook.com/doopsband/
Glenn Miller Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade
Timeless music from the 1930s as the Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Ray McVay will be at the WADE afternoon charity concert on Saturday, November 19, at the new Carnival Hub – https://www.glennmillerorchestra.co.uk/
OSP – Call Me
It’s one of our fave artists of the year and they were one of the highlights of August’s, Wokingham Festival. Here’s rap quartet from Reading, OSP, with a new single, and it’s another good one – https://www.facebook.com/ospmusicuk
Indigo Child – Lies
This is the debut single from Reading-based duo, Lou and Matt, and it was recorded at Generation Studio with producer, Dean Nelson.
It’s a good start for the duo with its melodic indie sound – https://www.facebook.com/indigochildoffical
Third Lung – No Names
This is the latest single from the band’s excellent debut album Gameplay that is getting great reactions from press and radio.
What an excellent album launch show it was recently at Reading’s Sub89 – http://thirdlungband.com
