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Legendary Emmy Award winning recording artist and AOR/Melodic Rock icon STAN BUSH is proud to announce his brand new studio album, entitled ‘Born For Battle‘, out on September 5th, 2025 via Cargo Records UK. Emmy Award winner Stan Bush is best known for his songs “The Touch” and “Dare,” both featured in Transformers: The Movie (1986). “Born For Battle” is Stan’s 15th studio album. With a voice as powerful as ever, and world-class production, the relentless optimism of Stan Bush […]

Propter Hawk – Toronto, Canada 

https://www.instagram.com/propterhawkband/?hl=en

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Stream Propter Hawk “Sorry!” EP on Spotify

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PROPTER HAWK UNLEASHES RAGING NEW SINGLE “SORRY!” – A SELF-LOATHING

ANTHEM FOR UNDERACHIEVERS

Hard-hitting rock & rollers Propter Hawk are back with their latest single, “Sorry!” – a blistering, no-holds-barred number about the frustration of failing yourself. Fueled by distorted guitars, pounding drums, cavernous vocals and unfiltered emotion, the track delivers a gut-punch to anyone who’s ever felt like they’ve come up short.

“Sorry!” isn’t just an apology—it’s a scream of self-reproach, a furious self-interrogation wrapped in bluesy licks and bellowing vocals. The song blends the aggression of classic British blues rock with the modern intensity and refreshing musical outlook Propter Hawk is known for.

The track delivers Propter Hawk’s signature mix of retro rock goodness blended with deeply personal lyricism and fans of the Jeff Beck Group, Led Zeppelin and Queen will find themselves right at home in the track’s visceral elements. “We wanted this song to feel like a psychedelic blues explosion” adds Brian Derro, the band’s nimble fingered bassist. Despite its title, “Sorry!” makes no apologies and sets the stage for Propter Hawk’s busy upcoming tour schedule. “We are excited to release the EP in June and are really proud of the quality of songs we’re getting out there. We’ll be playing across Canada this year in a busy summer festival season and hope to connect with as many rock loving music fans as possible!” mused lead vocalist Malorie Jo Blake.

Produced by Carlin Nicholson and recorded at Toronto’s Pineship Sound, “Sorry!” is the follow up to the band’s political anthem “Time Won’t Wait”, and the title track from their upcoming EP set for release in June of 2025. The Toronto based rock ensemble has experienced an exciting start to the year with international radio play, a sold out release show and national TV feature, and now looks forward to another issue of their signature musical numbers.

Join Propter Hawk in rejoicing your inner aimlessness with the release of “Sorry!” on all streaming platforms and at their single release show at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Canada on April, 4, 2025.

Propter Hawk Single Release Party for “Time Won’t Wait” Live at Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5V 2A2 Canada

Propter Hawk unites with some of Toronto’s best local bands to celebrate the release of their new single “Time Won’t Wait.” With the return of Propter Hawks HORN section, the Boneheads, Feral Minks, and The Young Scones will bring you on a high-voltage journey. Whether you’re a die hard fan or just looking for an epic night out, these bands promise a wild ride. Grab your tickets and hold them dear! See you on Jan 31, 2025!!!

Established in 2020, Propter Hawk is a rock and roll outfit from the ambiguous corners of Toronto, Ontario. Commixing influences and sounds, Propter Hawk is Humble Pie, The Beatles, The Band and Otis Redding tossed in a burning barrel at the dark end of an unmarked street. Resurfacing from the pandemic with a plethora of material, the band laid down their finely tuned tracks at Pineship Sound in Toronto with Carlin Nicholson and Mike O’Brien of the staple Canadian rock band Zeus. Employing vintage gear and a live horn section, Propter Hawk established the foundation of their sound on their debut, self titled record. After the release of their 3 singles (Theatre Of The Whole World, Telephone, and Clean Old-Fashioned Hate) and now a full length album, this fiercely dedicated and experienced group of musicians is ready to reveal their distorted vision of a new era of rock and roll.

https://www.propterhawk.ca/

Thank You Propter Hawk!

Propter Hawk – Toronto, Canada 

https://www.instagram.com/propterhawkband/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/officialpropterhawk/

Stream Propter Hawk “Sorry!” EP on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qf3w4KZ2lkITIUj2uAX8G

PROPTER HAWK UNLEASHES RAGING NEW SINGLE “SORRY!” – A SELF-LOATHING

ANTHEM FOR UNDERACHIEVERS

Hard-hitting rock & rollers Propter Hawk are back with their latest single, “Sorry!” – a blistering, no-holds-barred number about the frustration of failing yourself. Fueled by distorted guitars, pounding drums, cavernous vocals and unfiltered emotion, the track delivers a gut-punch to anyone who’s ever felt like they’ve come up short.

“Sorry!” isn’t just an apology—it’s a scream of self-reproach, a furious self-interrogation wrapped in bluesy licks and bellowing vocals. The song blends the aggression of classic British blues rock with the modern intensity and refreshing musical outlook Propter Hawk is known for.

The track delivers Propter Hawk’s signature mix of retro rock goodness blended with deeply personal lyricism and fans of the Jeff Beck Group, Led Zeppelin and Queen will find themselves right at home in the track’s visceral elements. “We wanted this song to feel like a psychedelic blues explosion” adds Brian Derro, the band’s nimble fingered bassist. Despite its title, “Sorry!” makes no apologies and sets the stage for Propter Hawk’s busy upcoming tour schedule. “We are excited to release the EP in June and are really proud of the quality of songs we’re getting out there. We’ll be playing across Canada this year in a busy summer festival season and hope to connect with as many rock loving music fans as possible!” mused lead vocalist Malorie Jo Blake.

Produced by Carlin Nicholson and recorded at Toronto’s Pineship Sound, “Sorry!” is the follow up to the band’s political anthem “Time Won’t Wait”, and the title track from their upcoming EP set for release in June of 2025. The Toronto based rock ensemble has experienced an exciting start to the year with international radio play, a sold out release show and national TV feature, and now looks forward to another issue of their signature musical numbers.

Join Propter Hawk in rejoicing your inner aimlessness with the release of “Sorry!” on all streaming platforms and at their single release show at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Canada on April, 4, 2025.

Propter Hawk Single Release Party for “Time Won’t Wait” Live at Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5V 2A2 Canada

Propter Hawk unites with some of Toronto’s best local bands to celebrate the release of their new single “Time Won’t Wait.” With the return of Propter Hawks HORN section, the Boneheads, Feral Minks, and The Young Scones will bring you on a high-voltage journey. Whether you’re a die hard fan or just looking for an epic night out, these bands promise a wild ride. Grab your tickets and hold them dear! See you on Jan 31, 2025!!!

Established in 2020, Propter Hawk is a rock and roll outfit from the ambiguous corners of Toronto, Ontario. Commixing influences and sounds, Propter Hawk is Humble Pie, The Beatles, The Band and Otis Redding tossed in a burning barrel at the dark end of an unmarked street. Resurfacing from the pandemic with a plethora of material, the band laid down their finely tuned tracks at Pineship Sound in Toronto with Carlin Nicholson and Mike O’Brien of the staple Canadian rock band Zeus. Employing vintage gear and a live horn section, Propter Hawk established the foundation of their sound on their debut, self titled record. After the release of their 3 singles (Theatre Of The Whole World, Telephone, and Clean Old-Fashioned Hate) and now a full length album, this fiercely dedicated and experienced group of musicians is ready to reveal their distorted vision of a new era of rock and roll.

https://www.propterhawk.ca/

Thank You Propter Hawk!

Some may remember back in 2023 Desert Psychlist getting a little excited about “Contact” the debut release of Floridian groovsters Florist, an enthralling blend of stonerized metal and space rock that we described as being “music to skateboard through wormholes to“. Well we are about to get excited all over again because Florist, Frankie Consoli (vocals/guitar,/sitar); Kevin Roy (bass); Mike Amador (drums) and Jer Dillow (theremin, synthesizers, percussion),  have just dropped their second album “Adrift” (Threat Collection Records), a release that takes those ideas explored on previous album “Contact” to the next level.

Florist kick off their second album with “432Hz” a thoroughly engaging instrumental that splices together eastern motifs and Hawkwind-esque whooshes and swirls over a groove that for large parts of its existence boasts an otherworldly reggae-ish feel but does in its last quarter wade through heavier waters. Next up is “Another Moon” and here we find Florist jamming a mix of stoner-ish and heavy psych grooves beneath clean easy on the ear vocal melodies, the space like whoops and whirls this band are so fond of utilizing still all very much in place but this time applied with a modicum of subtlety. “Out Of Space” follows and is classic space rock straight out of the Hawkwind for dummies manual, in other words hard driven rhythms supporting fairly simple chord progressions over which clipped clean and slightly punkish vocal melodies do battle with electronic synthesised weirdness, it is quite frankly SUPERB!  “Grow” kicks off slightly quirky and off-centred accompanied by an equally quirky vocal melody but then starts pulling into its spacious grooviness elements of the blues and classic rock, the band even sounding a little Deep Purple-ish in the songs closing stages, albeit a Deep Purple with Hawkwind’s Michael ‘DikMik’ Davies on the keys. Last but one comes “Adrift (Part A)” a tome that finds the band sounding like a cross between Nashville’s Howling Giant and 60’s psychedelic cult legends Spirit, it is followed by “Adrift (Part B)” a song which sees the band donning black robes matched with lurid legwear to bring us an instrumental opus that is parts proto-doom and parts acidic rock and is totally on-point in both departments. 

Some may remember back in 2023 Desert Psychlist getting a little excited about “Contact” the debut release of Floridian groovsters Florist, an enthralling blend of stonerized metal and space rock that we described as being “music to skateboard through wormholes to“. Well we are about to get excited all over again because Florist, Frankie Consoli (vocals/guitar,/sitar); Kevin Roy (bass); Mike Amador (drums) and Jer Dillow (theremin, synthesizers, percussion),  have just dropped their second album “Adrift” (Threat Collection Records), a release that takes those ideas explored on previous album “Contact” to the next level.

Florist kick off their second album with “432Hz” a thoroughly engaging instrumental that splices together eastern motifs and Hawkwind-esque whooshes and swirls over a groove that for large parts of its existence boasts an otherworldly reggae-ish feel but does in its last quarter wade through heavier waters. Next up is “Another Moon” and here we find Florist jamming a mix of stoner-ish and heavy psych grooves beneath clean easy on the ear vocal melodies, the space like whoops and whirls this band are so fond of utilizing still all very much in place but this time applied with a modicum of subtlety. “Out Of Space” follows and is classic space rock straight out of the Hawkwind for dummies manual, in other words hard driven rhythms supporting fairly simple chord progressions over which clipped clean and slightly punkish vocal melodies do battle with electronic synthesised weirdness, it is quite frankly SUPERB!  “Grow” kicks off slightly quirky and off-centred accompanied by an equally quirky vocal melody but then starts pulling into its spacious grooviness elements of the blues and classic rock, the band even sounding a little Deep Purple-ish in the songs closing stages, albeit a Deep Purple with Hawkwind’s Michael ‘DikMik’ Davies on the keys. Last but one comes “Adrift (Part A)” a tome that finds the band sounding like a cross between Nashville’s Howling Giant and 60’s psychedelic cult legends Spirit, it is followed by “Adrift (Part B)” a song which sees the band donning black robes matched with lurid legwear to bring us an instrumental opus that is parts proto-doom and parts acidic rock and is totally on-point in both departments.