Andrew Bishop, a versatile musician hailing from Vancouver, has established himself as a prominent figure in the city’s pop music scene over the past decade. He’s contributed his talents as a guitarist to bands like Alex Little & the Suspicious Minds and Twin River, while crafting country-infused solo tracks under the name White Ash Falls. Now, he’s embarked on a new musical journey with WAASH, merging his prolific songwriting skills with a passion for expansive shoegaze soundscapes, marking both a culmination of his musical career and a fresh start. Although WAASH initially began as a solo project, it has evolved into a full-fledged live band.

The WAASH self-titled EP, anticipated on November 20th, consists of five meticulously crafted tracks that showcase Andrew‘s departure from his conventional songwriting process. Instead of relying on the guitar, he explored beats and basslines as starting points for his compositions. This approach allowed him to delve into minute details, crafting lyrics and melodies that intricately fit each song, including “There’s Never Enough Voices.” Despair and confusion swirl in the new single, which is about trying to come to an understanding about the intentions within your actions and the realization of your past mistakes.

JIMBO was founded in 2017 after guitarist Joe Narducci and drummer Jacob Tessier met in a stairwell on their way to an audition for a university music club. Shortly after meeting each other, they joined up with bassist and vocalist Alex Van Der Heyden to complete their sound. Within no time at all, the three had made a name for themselves in the Kingston, Ontario, music scene. In 2022, JIMBO added guitarist and vocalist Claudia Northey who has helped JIMBO reach new heights musically. 

Their new song “Ship I Can Sink” is a cheeky take on a breakup song, and a literal pun on a “relation-ship.” Lyrically, the song tries to capture this realization and acceptance while shrouded in a generous dose of self-pity. 

This song, like many melodramatic numbers, is in response to a break up that Van Der Heyden experienced last summer. It is possible that a relationship, romantic or other, can bring out the worst in you and though you are committed and comfortable in a certain place with their company, the only way to make change is to sever that person from your life. To draw on “Ship I Can Sink,” Van Der Heyden felt as though during the relationship’s course that he had lost himself at sea and it was time that he went down with my ship.  

Torontonian singer-songwriter Jeremy Voltz is unveiling his sophomore album, Running Away, a theatrical and hard-hitting exploration of courage, both within ourselves and our relationships.

The record is a collaboration with producer and artist Oliver Charles, blending two sonic worlds: Voltz’s indie-soul sound and Charles’ impactful, gritty pop production, interlaced with dark harmonies and virtuosic vocals.

 “We both wanted to create something exciting and almost beyond us, like a soundtrack for an epic action movie that doesn’t exist yet,” says Voltz about the new project. “What we came up with I like to call ‘battle songs for the empathetic.’ Electronic singer-songwriter rock that hits hard yet still feels vulnerable.”

Running Away’s title track opens the record, crafting a gentle portrait of a woman that Voltz knew who felt trapped in her life. “We recognized that in each other. It’s all we really had in common,” he explained. “Running away was her fantasy, it kept her going. From her parents, her life, everything. She just had to get out. And I felt that too. I think we all do sometimes.”

The song’s sentimental production darkens and evolves, layering greater depth as Voltz exposes its narrative and the strong emotion at its core. “Running Away” blends acoustic guitar, cinematic strings, and a hard hitting rhythm section. The song’s video is Voltz’s directorial debut, a short film which reflects its story.

Melbourne based Thrash Metal outfit Vault Hill have just unleashed their powerful new single and music video called ’27.1’, which was premiered exclusively via Hysteria Mag. 

The heartfelt new single was written to honour the lives of those who have become a part of the infamous ’27 club’.

“I wanted to tell their story and tragic evolution of what intense stardom does to the individual, how they become and live like gods but it becomes all-consuming and the fire blazes out so to speak in their fatal loss of life, often by drug overdose or abuse.”

Vault Hill distil a unique strain of heavy Thrash Metal embedded with harmonic undertones, spine wrenching break downs and the torrential screams of the scratched out and unrested.

The band debuted in 2022 with the release of their EP ‘Amber Falls’. The EP received positive coverage from the likes of AAA Backstage, HEAVY Mag, and Hysteria Mag. The band has since gained notoriety for their blistering live sets laden with frenzied power and relentlessness.

Vault Hill continue to cement their name as a must see act in the Australian Heavy music scene.

New single ’27.1’ is available on all major online stores and streaming services.