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RaW Sounds Today

- Chris Hillman bit.ly/raw soundstoda­y E love hearing new stuff and this week’s playlist is headed up by a new track from Funke and the Two Tone Baby, another from Mackenzie, and a pop-up from playlist favourites Spriggan Mist.

WAnd that’s not all. The RaW Sounds Today playlist features 10 great tracks to enjoy at your leisure, and they are all available on Spotify.

Simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundst­oday and enjoy the music.

There is also a Facebook page and group chat that bands and music fans can tap into. You can search for RaW Sounds Today and it will come up.

Funke and the Two Tone Baby – Can’t Stop the Music

I’m always impressed with solo performers that keep the attention of an audience when they are the only person on the stage. This artist is certainly one of those, as he showed to full effect, entertaini­ng the crowd with his energetic impressive set, at a Club Velocity Reading Show earlier this year.

Kent based Funke and the Two Tone Baby aka Dan Turnbull has just released Reacclimat­e, a very strong album full of excellent songs that combine blues, funk, dance and more with moving and socially aware lyrics.

This song is from the album and you certainly don’t want to stop the music when it’s as good as this – funkeandth­etwotoneba­by.co.uk

Mackenzie – Ordinary

Photograph­er, Andy M, and I went along to a recent Rila’s Edge gig and, unfortunat­ely, we missed the opening act as we also had to pop into another gig.

So many gigs to go to ... a nice problem to have. Anyway, it meant we missed, Mackenzie, the opening act, but we heard good things about this singer from Reading so I checked out her latest single.

Oh my – it’s great. It’s a wonderful uplifting pop rock anthem which I haven’t been able to stop playing. Her other singles are very good too. We’ll definitely make sure we get along to a future live show that’s for sure. – linktr.ee/Mackenzieo­fficial

Spriggan Mist – Kintbury Witch

To celebrate the 10th Anniversar­y of their Ghostly Tales album, Spriggan Mist have released this re-recording of a song from that album.

It’s well produced by local soundman Aaron Cilia and the vocals of Fay Brotherhoo­d combined with the band’s Spriggan magic give it an updated fresh feel.

They return to their home town this coming Saturday 11 to headline Bracknell’s Acoustic Couch – www.sprigganmi­st.com

Hayley Griffiths – Melanie

This is the title track from the album by an artist we saw at an excellent show on a road trip to Southampto­n’s The 1865 venue.

Hayley and the band are, not too far away, and will be at Guildford’s Electric Theatre on March 2 – www.hayleygrif­fiths.com

Our Hollow, Our Home – Downpour

Here’s a band from the south coast who have built quite a following and they will be headlining on November 18 at the Reading Rising event at Reading’s Face Bar – www.facebook.com/ ourhollowo­urhome

Pinewall – You Didn’t Go Up There To Fish

A Reading band who are also at Reading Rising on November 18 and at The Couch, Bracknell, on Friday, December 15 – linktr.ee/pinewall

The Veras – Something to Say

It’s that band who bring the pysch pop sounds of the 60s right up to date as you can hear on this new single – theveras.co.uk

Trampolene – Thinking Again

Last Saturday was the 19-Something Festival in aid of Age UK Reading and Trampolene from Wales were one of the bands performing – www.trampolene.co.uk

Eddie & The Hot Rods – Guardians of the Legacy

Here’s the title track from the band’s new album and they are at Reading Face Bar on Saturday, November 11 – www.eddieandth­ehotrods.com

Beans on Toast – AI

This singer songwriter is coming back to the Reading Face Bar on March 5 as part of an extensive tour – beansontoa­stmusic.com

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Picture: Andrew Merritt Funke and the Two Tone Baby
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