HOT TRACK | “Velociraptor” by Krooked Tongue

Yew! Today is the day. The new single for Krooked Tongue is out for the masses to hear. Amplify the Noise got an early sneak listen to the single, and we’ve been spinning it ever since. “Velociraptor” is the 2nd single from the forthcoming EP that is due later this year. Oli Rainsford says this of the song, You have to find space in this … Continue reading HOT TRACK | “Velociraptor” by Krooked Tongue

What We Loved in 2022

2022 was a year of change for Amplify the Noise. While we rebranded ourselves from Pretty Vacant One, our focus to “dig through the music crates of life and share what we like” remains unchanged. We also dialled in our focus to raise the frequency of music we like without crapping on the dreams of others. If something wasn’t to our taste, we simply didn’t … Continue reading What We Loved in 2022

Listen: Lupines by Krooked Tongue

Over a haunting strum of bass and an echo of a guitar, vocalist and bassist, Oli Rainsford, kicks off the latest Krooked Tongue single, “Lupines”, with a vibrato in the likes of Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and the confident vocal swagger of the late Jim Morrison (Doors). The opening of “Lupines” is haunting, quiet, and subdued but as guitarist, Dan Smith, and drummer, Harry Pritchard, … Continue reading Listen: Lupines by Krooked Tongue