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Garage rock/power pop supergroup Swansea Sound have a new single out that's a Christmas song masquerading as a killer fuzzy power pop track. "(I Wanna Wear a) Mirrored Hat Like Slade" doubles as a tribute to glam rockers Slade. If you hate typical holiday music but still want to be festive, this one is perfect for you since it doesn't sound anything like a typical Christmas song. It's a great power pop song leaning into the world of glam that's also a tribute to a legendary glam rock band, and if you can't get into that, we don't know what to tell you. Christmas music can be great, but it's easy to get burnt out on it. "(I Wanna Wear a) Mirrored Hat Like Slade" can even be listened to in the summer months without looking like a weirdo. You can listen to "(I Wanna Wear a) Mirrored Hat Like Slade" below. The single is out now with a B-side of "Dreamland," and is available via Bandcamp . For more on Swansea Sound, check o...

Swansea Sound is the new musical project of Hue Williams and Amelia Fletcher of The Pooh Sticks. The UK band just released a new single, "Toxic Energy," which imagines a duet between the late Terry Hall of The Specials and Elon Musk. (Williams plays Terry Hall, and Fletcher voices Elon Musk.) The song is a hyped up song that is both punk and pop, but not pop punk. It's joyous and biting with all of the attitude you would expect from a song with such a subject matter. "Toxic Energy" is the kind of fun you only get with a punk song that is both happy and angry. You can tell Swansea Sound are taking great delight with this one. You can watch the video for "Toxic Energy" below. The single is out now on Skep Wax, Formosa Punk, and Sm. Craft Advisory, and is available via Bandcamp . For more on Swansea Sound, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . Upcoming tour dates are below the video. 16 Nov: Cambridge,   Blue Moon (Sold out​)  23 Nov: Bristol,  ...

Swansea Sound hail from Swansea, UK and make this delightfully twee style of power pop. Their latest single, "Markin' It Down," is a duet between Hue Williams and Amelia Fletcher that sees Williams playing a customer at a second hand shop and Fletcher as the unimpressed employee. It's a fun song that could be garage rock if they just rocked a little bit harder. But that's not Swansea Sound's... sound. "Markin' It Down" just kind of plods around in its own gear and softly rocks. It's like power pop without the usual power. This is the kind of sound that could only come from the UK. You can watch the video for "Markin' It Down" below. The single is due at as part of Record Store Day on April 20 on Skep Wax Records. For more on Swansea Sound, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram .