Posted by popped music on August 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Transviolet Listen to Girls Your Age here: Watch the video for Girls Your Age here: It took me ages to realise that it takes well over one minute for any actual music to come into the equation in Transviolet’s new track Girls Your Age. It’s all the vocal that keeps your attention. OK it has … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 10, 2015 · 1 Comment
Banners Listen to Shine A Light here: Shine A Light is the massive follow up single for BANNERS (formerly RAINES) and sees him take yet another step toward exploding into the public’s conciousness. Shine A light begins quite ominously, full of deeply dark and luxurious vocal textures set against the breakout of soaring vocals that … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 7, 2015 · 1 Comment
Jimi Charles Moody Listen to The Woman here: Jimi Charles Moody returns after his last single The Other Man with new single The Woman.Another undeniably moody by name moody by nature track. With huge swathes of blues and soul that drips with every breath and beat. To add to it there’s a real bitterness … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 6, 2015 · 1 Comment
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Listen to Freedom! 15 here: I have found lately that there has been some serious changes in the way my mind processes music that it likes and dislikes, you might have noticed, you might not have. But I’m really starting to enjoy more than a little Disco and Funk and well … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 6, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Watch the video for Ur Life One Night here: To be totally honest I can’t quite get a solid grasp on the lyrics to Ur Life One Night by Unknown Mortal Orchestra but yet the rhythms and melodies and even the vocal style totally speaks to me. Aside from that this video … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Jingo Listen to Ghost In The Machine here: The beauty of this song is in the deconstruction of its title; ‘The Ghost’ being represented by the vocals, and ‘The Machine’ portrayed by the music. I can’t remember the last time I heard a piece of music that opened with an Acappella voice of such ethereal … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Clean Cut Kid The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool, 29th July 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Live Photos: Gaz Jones Support band Lying B’stards kept to their name by performing fifteen minutes later than their advertised start time. The wait was definitely worthwhile as they played a mixture of blues mixed with straight out rock music. Mixing the … Continue reading →
Category Live Review, New Music · Tagged with Clean Cut Kid, Declan McKenna, gig, gig review, Live, Live Review, Liverpool, Lying B*st*rds, Lying Bastards, Review
Posted by popped music on July 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Festevol 2015 Words: Gary Lambert One of the highlights of the Liverpool Music Calendar is the Saturday shenanigans of Festevol. A music festival put together by Liverpool promoter Evol spread over two Saturday afternoons and nights on consecutive weekends held at the beloved Kazimier and Kazimier Gardens. A Scouse-centric line up as per tradition allows … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Fictonian St Pancras Old Church London, 16th July 2015 Words: Lauren Grigor Fictonian opens to a great reception from the crowd, yet seems a little withdrawn. The venue could be a tricky one as there are church pews where people are sitting relaxed and arm in arm. The energy is chilled out and him and … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Anieshi Pearl Hailing from Northampton Anieshi Pearl is a singer songwriter with more than just an ability to pen a pretty tune. Her latest offering, Lifeless, presents a dark world with haunting vocals that transcend the depths and give life to the shadows. The video, for which she has kindly offered us the exclusive for, … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Foals Listen to Mountain At My Gates here: Foals have announced their new single is to be Mountain At My Gates. The single is taken from the band’s forthcoming new album, What Went Down, which is out on 28th August 2015. Mountain At My Gates sees Foals once again revisit a little of their rocker … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
D.I.D Listen to Fast Food here: I get a little bit hooked on D.I.D it must be said, their last track Hotel, has become an absolute staple in my playlist diet. There’s just something they manage to bring to the table that sets something in me on fire. I think it’s the little drops of … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
XYLO Listen to Afterlife here: Afterlife is the new single from XYLO and it’s a pretty dark affair. It’s a song that takes a look at how the portrayal of beauty and how we feel like we can’t be loved unless we look a certain way or unless we are celebrities. It is, on the … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Slow Turismo Listen to I Sit Down As Soon As I Get Up here: This is a real slow burner of a track but it’s packed with so many musical components that make me happy that I don’t mind that I had to give it those few extra listens to really let it sink in. … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Lost Tuesday Society With a real mellow flow Swansea’s Lost Tuesday Society cast the net wide with new track Constant State Of and reel you right in. Soft and enticing vocals are only a small part of the magic this band weave on this track. The guitars also play their part, dancing lightly, flickers of … Continue reading →