Just Listen: Lucia Fontaine – Best Boy
Lucia Fontainé Words: Gary Fenney Although Lucia Fontainé’s name is one that has been bubbling just underneath the surface in her native Glasgow for quite a while now, she’s an artist who has been hard to pin down for most of that time. With live shows mostly restricted to support slots (and a somewhat surreal … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia 2016
Liverpool Psych Festival 23rd & 24th September, Camp & Furnace, Blade Factory and District Tickets available here Words: Nick Jacques The Liverpool Psych festival is not something that would usually garner much attention from Popped Music. Acts will be travelling from all corners of the globe to congregate in the city’s glorious industrial haven. Most … Continue reading
Album Review: The Parrots – Los Niños Sin Miedo
Los Niños Sin Miedo Released: 26th August 2016 Words: Gary Lambert There are certain record labels that not necessarily guarantee your enjoyment of their releases as they span a variety of genre, but always guarantee a level of quality. One such is Heavenly Recordings. A record label run by music lovers that provides music for … Continue reading
Just Listen: Feeder – Eskimo
Feeder Words: Nick Jacques Newport’s finest Feeder return to the scene with the menacing and compelling single Eskimo. This is the lead single taken from their forthcoming album All Bright Electric, their 9th offering to be exact. Judging from this, it’s set to be triumphant return to form. On Eskimo, vocalist Grant Nicholas sings of … Continue reading
Album Review: Teen Canteen – Say It All With Kiss
Say It All With a Kiss Released 9th September 2016 Words: Gary Feeney Having only heard a few of TeenCanteen’s songs before being sent their debut album, I was intrigued by some of the quotes on the press release which accompanied it. From the singles I had heard, phrases like “post-punk” and “sparkling synths” seemed … Continue reading
Festival Review: Bingley Music Live 2016
Bingley Music Live 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Graeme Watt Bingley Music Live is a wonderfully strange event. Popped Music, and this writer in particular, are big fans of it. For one, it is a really small festival which means a wide variety of bands can be seen without doing too much damage to your … Continue reading
Festival Review: Always The Sun
Always The Sun 10th and 11th September 2016 Words & Photos: Elena Katrina “Who calls their festival always the sun?!” calls out a nonplussed Jamie from Get Inuit during their soggy set. “Always the Rain…. only joking! They’re paying us….!” He might be joking but he does have a point – it was always going … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Amazons – In My Mind
The Amazons Words: Gary Lambert In My Mind is for me the sound of The Amazons. Heavy-leaning rock music but without the desire to cause shock, fear or deafness just for the sake of it. The bass work on this track is one of my favourites of 2016, not because I have any technical knowledge, … Continue reading
Just Listen: Hicari – Catch Fire
Hicari Words: Gary Lambert Starting with a synth line that is reminiscent of cliched sounds of the orient whilst being attention-grabbingly sharp, it gets the listener ready for what more is to come. This motif is repeated throughout the track and works as break between the different acts of the song. Catch Fire by Hicari … Continue reading
Just Listen: Jaws – Right In Front Of Me
Jaws Words: Lewis Rogers Alongside officially announcing their new album Simplicity set to drop in November, Birmingham’s JAWS have revealed Right In Front Of Me, the second single to be taken from the upcoming LP. Unlike their 2015 stand-alone single Bad Company with indicated a heavier, more grunge infused change of direction for JAWS, Right … Continue reading
Just Listen: White – Recreational TV
White Words: Gary Feeney Another week, another great new single from White…well, almost. It’s not quite a weekly occurrence, but coming hot on the heels of I Liked You Better When You Needed Me and Step Up, new releases from the quintet are coming thick and fast, a state of affairs that we could very … Continue reading
Just Listen: Chloe Black – Death Proof
Chloe Black Words: Eliza Laben London-based songstress Chloe Black’s new single Death Proof is one closely resembling Florence and the Machine and Lana Del Rey’s gothic-pop energy. A track with deep, buttery vocals belting out lyrics on the wildness of youth filled with pounding drums and haunting guitar riffs. The contrast of catchy, pop lyrics … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Greasy Slicks – Hawks
The Greasy Slicks Words: Eliza Laben Rock’n’roll three piece The Greasy Slicks have produced an energetic, bouncing rock track for their newest single Hawks. It opens with fast paced guitars and is quickly interrupted with gritty, roaring vocals, not to dissimilar of Pretty Vicious’ Brad Griffiths. Fast, energetic guitar riffs and drums continue throughout the … Continue reading
Just Listen: Youth Hostel – It’s All In Your Head
Youth Hostel Words: Gary Hughes It’s All In Your Head is is two and a half minutes of smiley, summery sounds. Two and a half minutes of head-bobbing, happiness-inducing hearing. Too much, I know. Anyway, if unclear so far, I like this offering from the relatively new Liverpool four piece Youth Hostel. A debatable line … Continue reading
Just Listen: Shvllows – Zurich
Shvllows Words: Gary Hughes Four blokes, each of them with decent hair, does not necessarily make a band, but it is usually a decent start. And Shvllows follow up the strong hair with similarly strong music. Shvllows say they are influenced by the likes of Everything Everything, Prides, 1975 on their website, and that is … Continue reading
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