Having already released three albums, performed at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, and also written the Bafta and Ivor Novello award-winning themes to hit BBC dramas Wallander and The Shadow Line, you can definitely say that Emily Barker & The Red Clay have had a successful career to date, and come July 8th they’ll be looking to add to this with the release of a new studio album via Linn Records.

‘Dear River‘ is the first single to be lifted from the studio album of the same name, and Emily Barker has had the following to say about the track:

Dear River is a song about journey, it is a longing for the unfamiliar, where the journey itself becomes a home. However, the more I travel and experience, the more the river calls me back and I start longing for what I knew: those first landscapes, those first loves

You can watch the official video for the ‘Dear River‘ single below:

If you’re a guitarist or a bassist then the chances are that you could benefit from having an Electro Harmonix Big Muff pedal in your collection. The Big Muff creates a very classic sounding distortion tone and you can get an absolutely perfect tone for rock music with this pedal. A lot of band’s have the Big Muff in their pedal collection, and for very good reason too; the Electro Harmonix Big Muff really does create a great sound, and even if you have other distortion pedals in your collection already, this is still a great pedal to add to your collection and a pedal that you’ll no doubt get a huge amount of use out of it.

If you have an aspiring bassist/guitarist in your family then the Electro Harmonix Big Muff would be an absolutely perfect gift to buy them as a Christmas or birthday present. I’m sure this pedal would certainly put a massive smile on anyone’s face to receive, and would most definitely be put to good use.

As a bassist myself, it’s the Bass Big Muff that I personally have experience with, an absolutely fantastic pedal for bass guitarists, the standard Big Muff has long been used by bassists also however, and for someone that plays both bass and guitar, I’m sure the Big Muff Pi would be a great addition to their pedal collection, and a pedal that they could happily use on both of their instruments of choice. So as a guideline, Bass Big Muff for bass, and Big Muff Pi for guitar, but do understand that the standard Big Muff would also compliment your bass guitar very nicely and so may be a better choice for those that play both instruments.

For all those of you out there that love your pop-punk, The Wonder Years have made their new ‘The Greatest Generation‘ studio album available for streaming on YouTube.

‘The Greatest Generation‘ is the fourth studio release to date from The Wonder Years, and is another absolutely fantastic album from the band which will no doubt strengthen their already incredibly sturdy reputation within the pop-punk scene and beyond.

You can listen to the ‘The Greatest Generation‘ album below:

Official video for the Candy Says track ‘Favourite Flavour‘. Candy Says are currently a favourite for BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne, and it’s really not hard to hear why; ‘Favourite Flavour‘ is an incredibly impressive track from the band, and on the basis of what’s on display here, Candy Says will no doubt have an incredibly impressive future ahead.

Official video for the All Time Low track ‘Backseat Serenade‘, taken from the band’s 2012 ‘Don’t Panic‘ studio album. ‘Backseat Serenade‘ is the third single to be released from the album.