Harvey McLaughlin - Rascality - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Tabloid News is the debut solo album by San Antonio born and based singer and songwriter Harvey McLaughlin. The album represents something of a throwback to the 1970's piano based long players by the likes of greats such as Warren Zevon, Randy Newman and Tom Waits with nods to New Orleans R&B and Chicano Soul while maintaining the urgency of the young roots rock bands that Harvey has honed his craft and musicianship with over the last dozen. He only half-jokingly admits InchI want to play the piano the way Link Wray plays the guitar.Inch Thematically the album draws on thirty year old McLaughlin's fascination with pulp magazines and urban legends as seen through the eyes of a young but weary romantic. The collection of thirteen original songs is simultaneously poetic and musically engaging but lacking the saccharine precociousness of many of his contemporaries. The LP is pressed on 140 gram black vinyl and has a tabloid newsprint insert.

2018 . The Irish guitarist Stevie McLaughlin is better known for his riff attacks with the Irish metal band, Sandstone. The band has recorded four albums so far, one of which - the highly respected debut Tides Of Opinion - will be digitally released for the first time along with this album. Now, in order to live out his full musical sphere, something he is unable to do when playing with the band, the talented guitarist, songwriter and singer has recorded his first solo effort. Toy Empires delivers ten songs which act as a colorful bouquet of flowers. Versatile, emotional and of the highest technical standard, but basically always close to the heavy metal genre, Stevie McLaughlin is spot on, right down the line. Apart from the technically perfect guitar parts, melodies and harmonies are important components of this album. But also songs with a large portion of prog influences, such as 'Apocrapha' makes the listener sit up, and whilst listening to the groovy, impressive numbers such as 'Immortal Rose' it is impossible to sit still. On the other hand, the title track is exemplary melodic, tight heavy metal with clean lines of melody. Stevie McLaughlin's vocals are pleasantly unobtrusive, yet also concise. On 'Toy Empires' all the musical fragments fit together to a perfect whole, pleasing the listener with it's cleanly arranged, melodic metal songs, and further recommending itself with it's strong, great melodies and classical guitar parts.

Hailing from South Florida, The Haunt are an alt-rock band led by a sister and brother duo, Anastasia (vocals) and Maxamillion Haunt (guitar/production). The Haunt's creative DNA is heavily influenced by the dark pop and modern rock forged by bands such as Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, and Paramore. The Haunt balance smoky and soulful vocals with cinematic soundscapes, underpinned by shuddering rock, glitchy synth transmissions, and gothic electronic nuances and conjure a singular vision equally steeped in pop noir and controlled industrial chaos. New Addiction was produced by Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate, Jelly Roll, Landon Barker, Iann Dior) and also includes their breakthrough single InchMasochistic Lovers,Inch a collaboration with Craig Mabbitt from Escape the Fate, which is currently climbing the Active Rock Radio charts. 1. New Addiction 2. Bad Omen 3. Going Under 4. Masochistic Lovers (feat. Craig Mabbitt of Escape the Fate) 5. Blood Red Heart 6. Claws 7. Teeth 8. Dead 2 Me 9. Worst In Me 10. Own Me