Album Review: Jamie T – Trick
Trick Released 2nd September 2016 Words: Lewis Rogers After taking a five year hiatus from music, Wimbledon’s Jamie T made a triumphant return to the scene with his excellent 2014 album Carry On The Grudge. Thankfully Jamie hasn’t made us wait half a decade for a new album again and is back with Trick, his … Continue reading
Just Listen: Henry Jamison – Real Peach
Henry Jamison A real surprising beauty is this release from Henry Jamison. With a simple acoustic guitar opening and powerful lyrics the listener is grabbed into this very cinematic of songs. As Real Peach builds from humble beginnings into a deep textured track with a heart and soul, it brings forth an idea that this … Continue reading
Just Listen: Louis Berry – Restless
Louis Berry Words: Gary Lambert Restless is more soulful than the traditional rock n roll offerings we would associate with Louis Berry, but adds even more to the excitement surrounding this guy’s work. With a bluesy Americana feel to his vocal, it makes the listener think of Bruce Springsteen and late Johnny Cash mixed with … Continue reading
Just Listen: Fours – Painful To Watch
Fours Words: Gary Lambert Opening up with a weird, electro-ish vocal being heavily treated it could have been that this track was going to be painful to listen to. Thankfully, once Edith Violet is allowed the freedom to sing and lead this song, we get taken into a track ideal for the last days of … Continue reading
Just Watch: Norma Jean Martine – I Want You To Want Me
Norma Jean Martine Words: Gary Hughes Norma Jean Martine has an interesting journey to date. At least one incredible writing partner (Burt Bacharach) , varied writing credits (one of the Pussycat Dolls and an Italian X Factor winner) and support slots (ODell and Coombes)…. Echoes of Lana Del Rey’s vocals in previous song Animals; the … Continue reading
Playlist Winner Q&A: Twin Pines
Twin Pines Playlist 003 Winner For those who haven’t got to grips with you yet – please introduce yourselves: Hello Popped Music! We are Twin Pines from Glasgow! We play music that we like, which obviously would involve synthesisers, good beats and cool guitar sounds. There’s three of us (No, there’s no twins). Barry on … Continue reading
Popped Playlist: #004
Popped Playlist #004 With more minutes of music coming in than hours available in the day to listen to and share there’s only one way forward. A collection of our favourite tracks that hit our ears each month. Some that have already featured on Popped and plenty that just we ran out of time for … Continue reading
Just Listen: Blaenavon – Let’s Pray
Blaenavon Words: Lewis Rogers Following the release of their EP Miss World in October and then April’s unveiling of single I Will Be The World the Blaenavon have now shared Let’s Pray, the second track to be previewed from their upcoming debut album. Let’s Pray builds upon the promise of their former releases, and successfully … Continue reading
Just Watch: Sundara Karma – She Said
Sundara Karma Words: Georgia Mae Blackman Sundara Karma have already had a huge year and we’ve already had a little taster of their upcoming debut album, Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect, with tracks such as A Young Understanding and Loveblood. The third track to be released from the album is She Said, which, … Continue reading
Just Listen: Kid Bloom – Lately It Feels Alright
Kid Bloom Words: Eliza Laben American psych-pop band Kid Bloom have released their third single, titled Lately It Feels Alright, taken from their upcoming debut EP A Different State Of Mind. Distorted guitars and a keyboard driven beat draws immediate comparisons to Tame Impala’s psychedelic-pop sounds. Although the song doesn’t seem to go anywhere, hazy, … Continue reading
EP Review: Clean Cut Kid – We Used To Be In Love
Clean Cut Kid Words: James Booton With refreshingly upbeat indie-pop and passionate on stage performances, Clean Cut Kid have emerged as one of the best live acts in Liverpool. After making a name for themselves as one of the ‘must see’ bands around (if not for the atmosphere, simply for the sheer amount of impressive … Continue reading
Just Listen: Jamie T – Drone Strike
Jamie T Words: James Booton Wow! Jamie T is well and certainty back, and he’s better than ever. The new release Drone Strike will be a welcome treat for fans who are still in love with the old Jamie. Although it is clear to see Jamie T has matured not only as an artist but … Continue reading
Just Listen: Zuzu – Get Off
Zuzu Words: Eliza Laben Coming from independent label Hand in Hive is Liverpool-based band Zuzu. Their brand new single comes in the form of Get Off, an indie-rock track with grungy guitars and powerful, beaming vocals, a nod towards grunge-rock singer Courtney Barnett. Female-fronted and punk-infused bands are always a crowd pleaser and this song … Continue reading
Just Listen: Goat – Alarms
Goat Words: Nick Jacques Alarms is the latest offering from the much liked Swedish psychedelic collective GOAT. Blending tribal beats, spaghetti western themes with mantra-like harmonies and blissed out guitar licks that are satisfyingly familiar but at the same time completely different to lots of other music around at the moment. They seem to live … Continue reading
Just Listen: Get Inuit – Teriyaki
Get Inuit Words: Georgia Mae Blackman Get Inuit really have a passion for creating noisy and messy beats and sounds, it comes naturally to them and new single Teriyaki is another winner. Its’ jam packed full of messy riffs and pop-punk like vocals which really give them an edgy sound. Delivering chaotic guitar sounds at … Continue reading
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