Just Listen: Native Kings – Afraid To Love You
Native Kings Words: Nick Bewes Continuing the great tradition of rock’s trios, Liverpool’s Native Kings produce a big noise even though there’s only three of them. Think more Muse and Ash than Genesis though! The band have released a new single Afraid To Love You and it’s a cracker, right from the opening riff to … Continue reading
Festival Preview: When In Manchester
When In Manchester 15th April – Various Venues NQ, Manchester Keep up on Facebook Words: Julia Grantham Are you sick and tired of all the insipid mainstream music out there in the world today? Perhaps, like me, you are increasingly bored of all the mass-produced stuff that’s forced upon us at every possible marketing opportunity, … Continue reading
Just Listen: Eat Fast – Scrambled Egg
Eat Fast Words: Gary Feeney Following on from the blistering Public Display of Affection and Sand Drone, Scrambled Egg, the latest single from Eat Fast’s forthcoming EP, is a slightly less frenetic but no less fuzzy affair. A little more nuanced than the others, the curiously -titled track opens with syncopated drum and bass pattern … Continue reading
LIVE REVIEW: KYKO – BRIGHTON
Kyko Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 27th March 2017 Words: Tara Matthews Words: With the release of an EP a couple of weeks ago, it was only right that Kyko would embark on a UK tour, starting at Brighton’s Hope & Ruin and continuing through to Manchester, Southampton and ending with a sold out date at … Continue reading
Just Listen: White Hart – Friction
White Hart Words: Leander Hobbs With a title like Friction, I was ready for Brighton band White Hart’s debut single to be raw, abrasive and well frictional. In fact what I got was a poppy, energetic and pretty pleasant sound that doesn’t exactly blaze a trail but had me singing along by the second chorus. … Continue reading
Festival Review: Ditto Live – Liverpool
Ditto Live Camp & Furnace, Liverpool, March 2017 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Mark Holmes Festival Season does not start on a Friday night before the clocks go back, but if it did then Ditto Music’s live event at Camp and Furnace in the Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool city centre would be the perfect way … Continue reading
Live Review: Peace – Sheffield
Peace NME Topman Show, Sheffield, March 2017 Words: Eliza Laben The long-awaited comeback of Peace is finally here and everyone is bursting with joy. The indie-rock quartet went on a brief hiatus, having not released an album since 2015’s Happy People. There were then rumours last year that one was on the way, with a … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Threshold 2017 Pt4
Threshold Seven 31st March -2nd April 2017 Tickets for Threshold Seven are on sale Online now Keep updated: Website // Facebook // Twitter Threshold Festival, now in it’s 7th splendid year, is a collaborative approach to a festival – with many other people involved in curating the music stages and events and this year we … Continue reading
LIVE REVIEW: THE VRYLL SOCIETY – LONDON
The Vryll Society Camden Assembly Hall, March 2017 Words: Nick Jacques Having supported the likes of Blossoms recently and received glowing reviews in the process, much is expected of The Vryll Society and on this evidence so there should be. I was not aware that the venue Camden Assembly Hall was previously home to the Barfly … Continue reading
Just Listen: Baby Strange – Motormind
Baby Strange Words: Gary Feeney Having confirmed their status as one of the finest purveyors of full-on rock’n’roll in recent times with their 2016 album, Want It, Need It, Baby Strange have returned louder and more visceral than ever with their new single Motormind. Clocking in at just two and a half minutes, Motormind seems … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Prefix – Mmmurder
The Prefix Words: Elena Katrina This is very different to anything we have posted on Popped for a long time but I was pulled into the debut single, Mmmurder, by The Prefix by it’s rhythmic tapping and then with the beautifully hypnotic vocals and by the time the twinkling game boy sounds (as I like … Continue reading
Just Listen: Dantevilles – Graffiti
Dantevilles Words: Gary Lambert As Stockport slowly turns into the northern powerhouse of up-and-coming guitar music, the latest act to start their spring is Dantevilles. If you are expecting a Blossoms sequel though I am glad to say that you are going to be disappointed. Dantevilles have a distinctly northern England sound, but with this … Continue reading
Just Listen: Jalen N’Gonda – Why I Try
Jalen N’Gonda Words: Gary Lambert With every generation creating truly innovative, fresh music becomes more and more difficult – if not touching the impossible – due to the quality and variety of the inspirational acts which have gone before. Every piece of music that an artist loves affects their work in some way which can … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Threshold 2017 Pt3
Threshold Seven 31st March -2nd April 2017 Tickets for Threshold Seven are on sale Online now Keep updated: Website // Facebook // Twitter Threshold Festival, now in it’s 7th splendid year, is a collaborative approach to a festival – with many other people involved in curating the music stages and events and this year we … Continue reading
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