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2015

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out 14th august new single from bromide ‘i remember’

 

on limited edition cassette and download

 

 

   

 

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2015

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bromide ‘wheels’ / ‘saddest thing (that didn’t matter in the world)’
download single SR 00028 released 2nd march 2015   distributed by cargo

 

"A three-piece hailing from London, Bromide mix the best bits of The Lemonheads and Dinosaur Jr on opening track 'Wheels' from new album 'I Remember' replete with melancholic melodies and J Mascis-ish guitar lines" Vive Le Rock

 

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bromide ‘i remember’

cd album SR 00026 + download SR 00027 released 26th jan 2015   distributed by cargo

 

"Combining bittersweet elements and steeped in the aesthetic of late 80s and early 90s US scene, Bromide have created a quintessential alt-rock / indie album with no shortage of tunes or energy" whisperinandhollerin.co.uk

 

"‘I Remember’ is a brisk, snappy affair, which combines super-melodicism with athletic, abrasive guitars. Berridge’s confessional lyrics pull off the double feat of being both refreshingly down-to-earth and also angular at the same time" pennyblackmusic.co.uk

 

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2013

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jonny cola & the a-grades ‘spitfire’

vinyl SR 00024 + cd/download SR 00025 album released 9th September 2013  distributed by cargo

 

"With [Spitfire], the A-Grades have effortlessly succeeded in taking everything that makes them such a great band and wrapping it up into 45 minutes of glam-pop bliss" pure rawk

 

“This was my introduction to Jonny Cola And The A Grades. It’s left me intrigued, a little baffled and relieved that there are still young bands out there with the ambition to aim for the stars and the talent to succeed for the most part. Most bands that I love are doomed to die in obscurity and poverty. Just this once people, prove me wrong. They deserve better” louderthanwar

 

"Thinking man's glam ... the swirling coolness of Bowie teetering on the brink of Queen over-the-top theatrics" Vive le Rock

 

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jonny cola & the a-grades ‘straight to video’ / ‘marlborough road’

download AA side single SR 00021  released 3rd april 2013  distributed by cargo + special limited edition 7 inch orange vinyl SR 00022 available here

 

“Strutting guitars, elegant Queenesque piano, wandering Bowie style chords, and Genesis-era Gabriel vocal tones with a touch more camp.This lot could be massive given a real studio budget and a publicity push” Record Collector

 

"Magnificent and majestic, bliss kissed with a stunning glam retro vibe that irrefutably tugs at a ‘different class’ era Pulp styled outsider-ism whilst clipped with Butler-esque ‘dog man star’ shenanigans and tailored with just enough strut cooled sassiness to have you wondering if the blighter’s been time tunnelled from a ‘73 edition of Top Of The Pops” godisinthetv

 

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2012

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full english breakfast ‘candy in weightlessness’

cd album + download  SR 29112  released 3rd december 2012 distributed by cargo

 

"Lush, largely instrumental, cut-up music that tweaks memories of everyone from Yello and Stereolab to Denim.. Spetz’s restless imagination wins the day.” Uncut

 

“It is sweetness and it is light and it is 42 minutes and 37 seconds worth of moon age confectionery for our modern times” godisinthetv

 

“Breathtakingly brilliant” pennyblackmusic

 

Breakbeats, samba, stolen dubstep basslines and crunching rock riffs.. With the colour of music currently a dull beige (Mumford/Adele/ Sande et al), artists who put 2 and 2 together and come up with anything but 4 are needed now more than ever, add spetz to the list of beautiful outsiders.” 8.6/10 withguitars

 

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bromide ‘some electric sometime’

cd album + download  SR 00019   released 9th july 2012   distributed by cargo

 

"Musically upbeat, but lyrically bruised fabulous first studio album in fifteen years from Bromide.. captures the momentary nature of life, and does so magnificently" pennyblackmusic

 

“Bromide’s songs have a relaxed storytelling style, they’re not in a hurry to impress, happy to await their election into the hall of fame.. They exist in the margins where all the interesting notes are made.” americana-uk

 

“Simon Berridge's voice is as strong as ever, with the songwriter only gaining in sound and fury” clashmusic

 

“An album to cherish.. ‘Small Rewards’ has an infectious pop feel to it that radio stations the country over should playlist" amusicalpriority

 

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jonny cola & the a-grades ‘halo’ ep

download SR 20613 released 26th march 2012 distributed by cargo

 

Jonny’s louche-Bowie voice is a delight. It slinks all over the EP’s title track, from dirty gropings in the lower scale, to soaring falsettos in the chorus, with all the ease of the Goblin Kingjoyzine

 

“A band that can get away with namechecking mums favourite supermarket Iceland in a way only Suede or Morrisey used to be able to get away with" pure rawk

 

"Halo" is the song I've been waiting for from a British band, think of Bowie and PULP with amazing Bernard Butler influenced guitars, groovy sexy dandy pop at its best!"Rain Stopped Play" gets more in the MANICS/early PLACEBO territory, a punk rock song with an indie pop feel while "Ripples" displays the softer pop side of the band, as if MORRISSEY and JOBRIATH wrote a song together veglam (germany)

 

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2011

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jonny cola & the a-grades ‘postcode wars’ ep

download SR 20612 released 27th june 2011 distributed by cargo + limited edition 10inch vinyl SR 20611 available here

 

All the young dudes’ with the slick rhythms of Blondie.. you’ll be waving a feather boa over your head and grinning like a muppetArtrocker

 

"Perfectly crafted POP! complete with falsetto “oo”s in the chorus, like every pop classic should have.. catchy as hell” godisinthetv

 

“The angular Mr Cola and his A-Grades return with new EP which showcases their refreshing  mix of  “Oxfam glam” and astute social commentary , imagine if Suede had read Marx(Groucho and Karl) Von Pip Musical Express

 

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2010

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matthew neel ‘new maps of hell’

cd album + download SR 56962  released 15th march 2010 distributed by cargo

 

'Unique and totally mesmirising, this is an album which proves difficult to turn off’ Maverick

 

‘Taking obvious cues from Cat Stevens from start to finish Matthew Neel has successfully set himself apart from the crowd on this far-reaching debut album and has clearly worked hard to redeem the title of the singer/songwriter’ Bearded Magazine

 

‘Snappy lyricism and black heart.. a competent and assured debut that promises much for the future’ americana-UK

 

'An interesting voice; at times like a jaunty Phil Ochs.. some fine and pretty moments' Bucketful of Brains

 

'Recalls Ray Davies's finest cynical hours.. a series of unflinching meditations on oblivion' Acoustic Magazine

 

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2009

full english breakfast ‘full english breakfast’

cd album + download SR 30112  released august 2009  includes download single ‘song for a nut’  distributed by cargo

 

A highly eccentric but thoroughly engaging electronic/art-pop debut that aligns him with The Fall, Denim and Frank Zappa”  Uncut

 

“The fine and unfathomably funky Full English Breakfast.. If Beefheart had a surreal senior moment and reformed his Magic Band to perform S Club 7 covers, it might sound something like this” The Guardian

 

“One-man art-pop prankster.. this year’s cult model”  Mojo

 

“Pulls together the sound of The Fall, Edwyn Collins, Devo and Wire.. seriously good” ****  Sunday Times

 

“Fall-like panache” Artrocker

 

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the rocks ‘letters from the frontline’

cd album WEEK009GSA + limited edition heavy vinyl WEEK009GSALP  released may 2009 distributed by cargo (previously released june 2008 on weekender records in germany / austria / switzerland)

 

the rocks ‘lost’ 2nd album finally gets a UK release.. sounding like a mutant iggy pop / brett anderson hybrid fronting late ‘70s heroes the only ones, the legendary south london stage botherers follow up their 2004 debut with a collection of molten punk/pop classics. comes with FREE ‘yessssssss!!!!’ cd compilation of early singles. both releases previously only available in europe.

 

“A huge dose of exciting rock’n’roll  Artrocker

 

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2008

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spork ‘many of them seriously’

cd album SR 25032  released august 2008  includes download single ‘phantom power  distributed by cargo

 

“From a slow burning, intensifying, building crescendo of noise that is opening track ‘Dust Bowl’ through to the following 13 tracks, this is an album of imagination, brilliant invention and noise landscapes designed to intrigue and titillate.. will be whispered as a favourite influence for years to come" ***** subba-cultcha

 

"Big brawny electronica laid over fuzzed-out trip hop beats.. ideal for drifting off in the early hours" Plan b

 

A convincing set of guitar-heavy soundscapes Uncut

 

"Dense astral guitars.. a killer groovy bass.. large cracks and thuds that spray up vapour into the air.. set aside some time, some attention, and get stuck in" thelineofbestfit

 

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bromide ‘the trouble with... bromide’  

cd album SR 31072  released august 2008  incl. download single ‘looking for aliens’  distributed by cargo

 

“Ultra-catchy, jangly acoustic pop that reminds you of Lloyd Cole, Teenage Fanclub or American Music Club” soundsxp

 

“Memorable slices of acoustic whimsy.. CK bottles nostalgia while the effortless sounding Xwhere could have been conjured up by the underrated Mojave 3” Q magazine

 

“An off-kilter look at the traumas, troubles, and triumphs of love Berridge has an air of a man at ease with his emotions, able to take the hits and still come back fighting for more. ‘Looking For Aliens’ would have even the most depressed student up on the dancefloor stretching their drainpipes.. whilst his take on GBV’s ‘Game Of Pricks’ is worthy of the old dogs themselves.” americana-uk

 

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2004

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the rocks  ‘asking for trouble...’

cd album SR 11112  released august 2004  distributed by cargo

 

‘If The Strokes were fronted by a massive score of drugs that make you go Raaargh they’d probably sound as anthemic as this’ The Fly

 

‘Great name, great band. Drawing on influences from The New York Dolls to The Ramones to The Make Up, The Rocks unleash an explosive debut album’ Music Week

 

‘The influence of the Clash is writ large on the group's rhythm-driven rock.. A lucky bag of very live and alive-sounding treats’ The Observer

 

‘Mix of blazing guitars, shiny pop melodies and the kind of screaming normally reserved for teen slasher movies’ The Guardian

 

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the rocks  ‘can you hear me?’

cd single SR 00012 + 7 inch SR 00017  released july 2004  distributed by cargo

 

 

‘Think The Clash being eaten by lions. Brilliant’ Rocksound

 

‘A stroppy, Britpoppy garage rock blast, vocalist James Taylor howls like a man in dire need of a Strepsil. Which is good. NME

 

 

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the rocks - yesssssss!

the rocks ‘yessssssss!!!!’

cd singles compilation SR 55552  released april 2004 (europe only)  distributed by cargo

 

collection of the rocks’ first 3 singles on scratchy. the rocks were part of a vibrant early noughties live music scene in london energised by the tidal wave of new music from the states that included the strokes, white stripes, interpol and yeah yeah yeahs. their gigs would elasticate from chaos to genius sometimes within a single song.. if they managed to get to the end of it. given their appetite for destruction maybe it was inevitable that their debut album proper ‘asking for trouble’ would end up in the shadow of their myth - this early snapshot however captures a band who were having too much fun to care what the future might hold..

 

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2003

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the rocks  celeste

cd single SR 80082  released november 2003  distributed by cargo

 

it’s a girl-on-boy romp across brilliantly shimmering Britpop guitars that doesn’t even come up for air, let alone a post-coital cigarette’. NME

 

‘an artrock track equal to New Wave’s “Another Girl, Another Planet”  Artrocker

 

‘a mini mod pop anthem’ Drowned in Sound

 

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the rocks  ‘we got it’ / ‘the bomb’

AA cd single SR 77342 + 7 inch SR 01092  released july 2003  distributed by cargo

 

‘Specialising in off-the-wall rock’n’roll and delighting in the most shambolic of live shows, The Rocks’ second single throws a subtle groove into the mix (‘We Got it’) before going super-cool and obscure (The Bomb’). Given time this self-destructive art offensive could do great things.’ Rocksound

 

’A track that not only declares it’s confidence, but demonstrates it. A bouncing Motown bass and tickling drums define the groove, before James Taylor’s Princey falsetto enters, then letting his larynx rip into the chorus. Combined with the thrashier ‘The Bomb’, this is a real statement of intent from one of the few British garage hopefuls.’ X-Ray

 

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the rocks  ‘everybody in the place’ / ‘i won’t need you

when you’re dead’

AA cd single SR 01382 + 7 inch SR 01387  released march 2003  distributed by cargo

 

‘It’s the best debut of the year, and will probably remain so. It’s institutionalised England gone mad. It’s everything that means everything. It’s loud. It’s hope. It’s god. And it’s fucking alive man, it’s fucking alive..’ The Fly

 

‘They have the most pissed sounding vocalist since Shane MacGowan.. When he screams ‘JUST F**KING LEAVE IT’ during ‘Everybody In The Place’ it’s easy to imagine that he really is in the middle of a fight, and it’s quite likely that he started it.’ Kerrang

 

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2001

no space

bromide ‘no.space.anymore.even.inbetween.words  

cd album SR 18873 released oct 2001 distributed by cargo

 

‘Delicate and accomplished indie romanticism’ Time Out

 

‘Sounds particularly like something Neil Young and Turin Breaks might have collaborated on in the unlikely event they had met at school’ Q Magazine

 

‘Songs that celebrate space and the time cats spend doing nothing’ The Organ

 

‘A promising album in the vein of Smog, Silver Jews and Pinback. “Rollercoaster” would be a jukebox classic in nowherelandGonzo Circus (Netherlands)

 

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1998

if all yr dreams

bromide ‘if all your dreams come true where are you going to sleep’

cd ep SR 46712  released feb 1998  distributed by pinnacle

 

‘Quite good British melodic hardcore-guitar stuff. Sure to be signed up by a major and spoiled, just like Bivouac before them’ Time Out

 

‘Title and pleasant surprise of the fortnight honours go to Bromide. This ep is in turns edgy (proof) melodic (where it fell) and passionate (non committal) bringing to mind other fine 3-piece outfits Husker Du and S*M*A*S*H. Which is nice’ Ripple Mag (Leicester Uni)

 

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1997

fool in my brain

bromide  ‘fool in my brain’

7 inch single SR 61657  released june 1997  distributed by pinnacle

 

‘Romping indie pop blast that recalls the heyday of The Only Ones: “If you were dead I could let go, Not while you’re still breathing though”’ The Times

 

‘More hooks than the DIY department at Homebase Melody Maker

 

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iscariot heart

bromide  iscariot heart’

cd album SR 61652  released feb 1997  distributed by pinnacle

 

‘A bedroom mini classic that harks back to Kevin Ayers, discovers Sonic Youth and has chronic lovesickness to spare’ Evening Standard

 

‘A febrile soul who can do pop in many voices’ Melody Maker

 

Mainman Simon Berridge has an ear for a canny tune and a keen lyrical eye for detail. Front that with his Ray-Davies-meets-Lloyd-Cole crooning and you’re onto a winner’ The Big Issue

 

‘Bright shining songs that sound like they should be all evening Radio One.. search this out it’s a bit of a gem’ The Organ

 

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