The Lightning Struck is an indie rock band from Toronto. To watch The Lightning Struck is to be transported to New York’s Lower East Side, sometime between ’69 and ’91. Listen carefully – you can hear the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, the Ramones and Television. Of course, this careful curation of sound didn’t happen by accident. In 2000, Loren Davie moved to New York City after listening to the Velvet Underground and Nico one too many times. After 20 years of making music there, he returned to Toronto, bringing that New York sound with him.

One night while he was walking home from an open mic, Davie became fascinated with the unknown stories of everyone passing around him, and he got to thinking how much of life is spent in transitional moments between events. In some way it’s the “real” life we fail to acknowledge.

New song, “Inbetweening,” is about those moments that happen between what we think of as events – walking from one place to the next, waiting for something. Generally these happen when you’re alone, and it’s in these moments that self-reflection happens – when we give ourselves permission to think about what things actually mean.

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ADELAIDE BASED HEAVY ROCKERS RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM ‘LEGEND’ + ANNOUNCE LAUNCH SHOW

Adelaide based classic Hard Rock/Stoner Rock outfit Loaded Billy have released their highly anticipated debut album called ‘Legend’, which was premiered via Metal Roos. 

The band have also announced that they will be playing a launch show at The Gov in Adelaide on 23rd September. 

The record is a true album listening experience from start to finish, embodying the spirit of classic Rock records from the 70’s and 80’s.

“The record could be conceived as a semi-conceptual story; much is based around the tale of a boy and a girl who both left their country upbringing for the promise of a better life in the big city. Better life…well, that’s not necessarily what happens. They are two different people who don’t know each other yet their stories are connected in both tragedy and love.”

Loaded Billy have had a massive year so far. Earlier this year the band released their explosive single and music video called ‘Boys Run Wild’, which was the first offering from their debut album. The release was premiered via The Rock Pit and received airplay on radio stations across the globe.

The band then followed up with the release of single ‘Scarlet’. The single and accompanying video were premiered via Hysteria Mag and once again gained rotation on radio stations all around the world. 

New album ‘Legend’is available now on all major streaming services.

Throughout the years, borza has collaborated on many records with emerging artists from the Quebec music scene, as well as with international established artists such as Emmylou Harris, the McGarrigle sisters, and Lauryn Hill. BORZA is a musical chameleon – his first release in 2016 was the alternative folk EP playing with time, his debut LP in 2019 was the indie rock/folk/reggae influenced Cocoon, and now he is offering something new – an urban/R&B/roots song, “Mundo de ilusión.” 

“Mundo de ilusión” is a track that has a mixture of cultures and styles – something grounded in roots, with electro beats, and a sprinkle of Latin flair. The song features lyrics in Spanish, French, and English. borza wanted to write a reminder to enjoy life. Don’t wait for that perfect moment to start living the life you want, get closer to it every day, one day at a time! 

The song was finished during a trip to Cuba where he met the Spanish singer, Yoandris Torres Fondin. As they were waiting for the studio to be ready, the two of them relaxed on the beach, playing around with song ideas. They recorded vocals for the track right there, and it ended up being the take used in the final version.