Just Listen: Aquilo – Good Girl
Aquilo Listen to Good Girl here: A slight departure from their slower, cinematic and more intense melodious efforts, Aquilo take the notch up a fair bit with new single Good Girl. I’m not sure, in all honesty that this style does their stunning vocal and harmonies much justice but it’s more than a good hand … Continue reading
Just Listen: Colour – Strangers
Colour Listen to Strangers here: Watch the video for Strangers here: With a determined beat and shimmery notes comes Colour with their new track Strangers. This is a band who are know just how to pen an indie delight and I’ve seen them perform this live with real gusto too. They really have a knack … Continue reading
Just Listen Saltwater Sun – Making Eyes
Saltwater Sun Listen to Making Eyes here: Sometimes it feels like bands just churn out track after track after track and other times it feels like it’s been an absolute age until they drip feed us some more of their musical medicine. It’s not really been that long since Saltwater Sun delivered but long enough … Continue reading
Just Listen: Black Honey – Corrine
Black Honey Listen to Corrine here: I refuse to be swayed on Black Honey. As far as I am concerned there’s not a bad word to be said about them. They make me feel like I’m happily drunk and spinning around and around in a very fuzzy 60s dream world where I have mascara running … Continue reading
Just Listen: Folded Like Fabric – You Said
Folded Like Fabric Listen to You Said here: Folded Like Fabric provide an abundance of texture and contrasts in their new track You Said, lifted from their debut EP I Tried. From a warm raspy vocal to an industrial sounding harp, sparse electronica with notes that simply twinkle. The sounds are woven loosely together letting … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Japanese House – Cool Blue
The Japanese House Listen to Cool Blue here: The vocal layering on Cool Blue against the repetitive guitar at the start of this track is a damn smart move by The Japanese House because it grabs your attention but in an undemanding way. It captures the imagination and before it gets a chance to become … Continue reading
Just Watch: The Big Moon – The Road
The Big Moon Watch the video for The Road here: The Big Moon aren’t the kind of band who scream and shout “look at us look at us”. No. What they do is much more subtle than that. They’re ninjas. Their sounds casually attack you when you least expect it. The Road does just that … Continue reading
Just Watch: BANNERS – Ghosts
BANNERS Watch the video for Ghosts here: The first time I heard this song BANNERS was called Raines and this song, Ghosts, sent me over the edge. Now it’s picking up some sweet sync deals over in the US so this here amazing video has been made for it and it’s set me off all … Continue reading
Just Listen: Flor – Let Me In
Flor Listen to Let Me In here: The fine folks of Flor have done it again. Their brand new track Let Me In is perfectly balanced electro pop. It begins by being beautifully subtle with delicate vocals which wrap warmly around your ears and heart. Then it breaks out and the hook gets you. The … Continue reading
Just Listen: Kyla La Grange – So Sweet
Kyla La Grange Listen to So Sweet here: Kyla La Grange brings a huge dose of sickly sweet 80s pop to her new track So Sweet. It might sounds oh so sweet and lovely but as if often the case with Miss La Grange, there is an edge to it you just have to kind … Continue reading
Just Listen: Mexico City Blondes – First Cut
Mexico City Blondes Listen to First Cut here: From the first few bars of First Cut by Mexico City Blondes I was hooked and then slowly but surely they dragged me into their world of dreamy silk-like vocals that nestle within a soundtrack that balances on a knife edge of math rock and electronic-psychedelia. First … Continue reading
Album Review: The Bohicas – The Making Of
The Making Of Released 21st August 2015 Words: Gary Lambert The Bohicas are a four piece from East London releasing their debut album, The Making Of, at the same time as another four piece from London release a long awaited third album. The comparisons die there though because The Bohicas’ version of indie rock is … Continue reading
Just Watch: Eaves – As Old As A Grave
Eaves Watch the video for As Old As A Grave here: Following a wave of hugely successful acts in the realm of singer songwriters and doom-folk inspired acts to include the likes of Hozier comes Eaves with his new video for As Old As A Grave. Full of beautifully haunting high notes from Eaves’ strong … Continue reading
EP Review: The Clameens – Techno
Techno Released 11th September 2015 Words: Gary Lambert The very first thing that hits me upon listening to the opening title track Techno is that the song sounds very summery without any of the summer song cliches which usually govern releases from May to August. There are no trumpets, overly up tempo verses or summer … Continue reading
Album Review: Gold Celeste – The Glow
The Glow Released September 11th 2015 Words: Nick Jacques Gold Celeste are a threesome from Norway. Their name is inspired from by the beautiful play of colours and lights in the sky during the golden hour, right after sunrise or just before sunset. And as the name of their band suggests, they couldn’t be further … Continue reading
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