Reviews

Emerging from the murk and dirt of their Cardiff home, Chain Of Flowers have lifted the lid on new track ‘Crisis’, along with details of their long-awaited debut album. Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in […]

Dream pop, Indie duo Beach House are releasing their fifth album Depression Cherry on August 28, the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2012 Bloom. On this latest release the duo circles back to the […]

This is Jake Evans first solo album and it’s a pretty solid one to start off with. I have seen and heard his contributions to Jimi Goodwin’s album and consequent live shows which he did some […]

Destroyer shares his latest single ‘Times Square’, taken from what is already one of this year’s most critically acclaimed records, Poison Season, out worldwide August 28. Whereas previous singles two singles ‘Dream Lover’ and ‘Girl In […]

Abandcalledboy are a four piece pop-infused noise-rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland who used to be band called ‘Boy’. Having gained the attention of the music press in the UK and Ireland with features in […]

As regular readers probably know, I have a bit of a soft spot for Glasgow six piece The Insomniac Project. Combining disco, electronica and synthpop (think of LCD Soundsystem versus Giorgio Moroder), the band caused […]

Halo Tora are a five piece union of progressive rock burgeoning from Glasgow, Scotland. A bond formed through years of writing and live shows supporting the likes of Jamie Lenman (Reuben) and My Vitriol as […]

Let’s  catch up on an album that’s gotten some buzz online but will likely be missed by the masses. It’s Y Dydd Olaf, the first solo album of Gwenno Saunders (formerly of The Pipettes) and […]

New Zealand musical titans The Phoenix Foundation are releasing their 6th album, Give Up Your Dreams on August 7th. They are a band who have earned rock god status in their home country and are […]

Frank Turner has had quite a career. Being a solo artist since 2005 after the split of his punk band Million Dead, Turner’s relentless touring has paid off for him, with him selling out Wembley […]

What a year it has been for The Twilight Sad. The release of their stellar album, “Nobody Wants to be Here, and Nobody Wants to Leave “ in late October of 2014 catapulted them onto […]

In the short time since putting their heads above the parapet in 2012, the Sailmakers folk rock sound has changed somewhat and has seen a shift towards the purple haze side of the airwaves. A […]

A revered UK songwriter and firm fixture of the 80’s Liverpool music scene; the woefully under appreciated Michael Head is someone most music aficionados have never sonically encountered. Through no fault of his own Head […]

Stepping out to the front of the stage can be a daunting decision for a performer. Richey Rose best known as the guitarist and collaborator with songstress Jennie Vee has taking the plunge with his […]

April Towers will release their brand new single ‘A Little Bit Of Fear’ on 28th August. The Nottingham-based duo have been creating a buzz since the beginning of the year thanks to their incendiary singles […]

The Phoenix Foundation are set to return with their kaleidoscopic new studio album Give Up Your Dreams this Friday 7th August. Read our 7/10 review of the album HERE. Neil Finn of Crowded House and […]

Is Another One a new Mac DeMarco album or not? It’s certainly a question up for debate through this review and the release itself. The label call it a ‘mini-LP’ but Mac has referred to […]

Iain Morrison’s Eas, his 6th album to be released, is a Scottish folk based collection of songs inspired by ancient traditional piping tunes. Iain was taught the highland bag pipes by his father on the […]