Ralph's Top 10 Blogged Band Chart - as Played on Radio KC 9.4.17

Posted on the 08 April 2017 by Mike Lindley @fruitbatwalton
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Tracks from the Top Ten Blogged Bands are played 
every Sunday 5-7pm on Radio KC as part of Ralph's Indie Show.



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RALPH'S BRAND NEW TOP 10 CHART

Published 8.4.17 and as played on 

RALPH'S RADIO KC INDIE SHOW 9.4.17


No 1: Stillia

Ralph's favorite video this week is Let Me In by St Helens band Stillia
The video was directed by none other than Johnny Vegas for the release of their single and produced by his production company Woolyback Promotions.


Filmed and Edited by WASP Video
No 2: Scott Lloyd


The In The Garden EP will be the sixth Scott Lloyd release to date and covers insightful themes such as getting older, childhood, mental health and loss. Normally a solo performer, Scott has used a full band to back him on the EP, which is a step away from his previous acoustic sound. The EP was recorded at Limefield Studios, Manchester in July 2016 and will be released independently by Scott.


No 3: Factory Acts
Ralph's long been a fan of Factory Acts who are a Salford post-punk electro duo who live on the edge of the analogue-digital divide, sometimes dreaming, always dancing.
After garnering copious amounts of critical acclaim with their debut EP Thirst in 2014, Salford's underground, post-punk maestros Factory Acts return with their highly anticipated sophomore release Second Amendment which is available on official release April 21st.
No 4: Syd.31
Self-styledangriest band in the UK Syd.31 have pronounced that they're taking rage to a level rarely heard before.
With two successful EPs and a single behind them, they are attempting to redefine what it means to be a band as society rips itself apart - music with purpose and impact. Imagine Slayer joining forces with Die Antwoord, or the bastard love child of Grace Jones and the late lamented Sid Vicious fronting Atari Teenage Riot
No 5: Feral Five
It's hard to believe that it was as far back as 2013 when Ralph first came across Feral Five and they donated a track to the Ralph's Life CD for the mental health charity Rethink. 
Nearly four years down the line, Feral Five have produced another 'banger' of a CD and March 31st sees the official release of Man Cat Doll Machine (I'll forgive them not calling it Man Dog Doll Machine) with some splendid artwork by Tracey Moberly who's previously collaborated with Banksy and Bill Drummond.
No 6: SKIES


Off the back of their debut EP If You Feel Like It, SKIESwent from strength to strength last year. With support from Radio 1 DJ’sHuw Stephens' and Phil Taggart's, online plaudits from Clash, Q, TMRW, Punktastic, and regular backing from Abbie McCarthy of BBC Intro Kent.
They took to the road with the likes of Clean Cut Kid, Coasts and Get Inuit, culminating in SKIES seeing out 2016 in perfect style with a jam-packed headline show at Camden Assembly
No 7: Floodhounds
FloodHounds - 'I Wanna Know' Pre Order the single from floodhounds.bandcamp.com Officially released on iTunes/Spotify etc on 4th March. Video by Tom Flynn Using footage from Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis.
Make Noise Studios/Practice Sheffield provided the live band footage.
No 8: The Lightning Year
Ralph's Video Of The Week is Endless Memory by The Lightning Year who are a psychedelic rock band based in London.
Buy It: http://goo.gl/d8qI0YStream It: http://goo.gl/FmqoFsFollow The Lightning Year
No 9: Stocksnskins

Ralph's recently encountered the musical stylings of  Stocksnskins who are post punksters who seem to render poetry via electronic music. Ralph decided to have a quick word to find out.
 "We nod towards post punk electronica mixing lots of beats and bass with poetic spoken word and the odd rants. We formed in May 2016 in Bournemouth. and have been played on the Neil Lomax Teenage Kicks radio show a few times and supported Endea at Sound Circus, Bournemouth."
No 10:Graham Marshall

It's fair to say we're fans of Graham Marshall here in the kennel, not only due to his infectious glass-gargling voice but also due to the tenacity of the man in what is for many, a long and difficult path to achieve anything close to recognition, never mind fame and fortune. 
Ralph will be giving a track from Mr Complicated a spin soon on the Radio KC Indie Show so make sure you tune in every Sunday from 5-7pm GMT on rkc.noip.me. and hopefully we'll see Graham Marshall hitting the road soon and not just in his 40' ASDA delivery truck.