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
Festival Review: Bingley Music Live
Bingley Music Live Words and Photos: Gary Lambert There is a stretch of England through the Pennines where Lancashire and Yorkshire are almost indecipherable from each other; where ITV can fit more Sunday night drama into a 60 minutes than happens in a year in reality; and where places can be further north, but nowhere … 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
Just Watch: Lewis & Leigh – Heart Don’t Want
Lewis & Leigh Watch the video for Heart Don’t Want here: With harmonies reminiscent of The Civil Wars comes Lewis & Leigh with a video for their recent single Heart Don’t Want. It’s a track with an abundance of charm and warmth thanks not only to the duo’s harmonies but the added brass and the … Continue reading
Just Listen: Half Moon Run – Turn Your Love
Half Moon Run Listen to Turn Your Love here: Back with the next new track from their forthcoming sophomore album, Half Moon Run deliver something a little softer than their last offering Trust. This mellower effort, Turn Your Love, still has enough punch and enough movement to keep your interest and there is a chorus … Continue reading
Just Watch: Connie Constance – Stars
Connie Constance Watch the video for Stars here: Connie Constance’s new single Stars brings brings together an abundance of musical elements that find her straddling several genres, or boxes, that we all love to put musicians in. You could say it’s neo soul, you could say it’s electronica, you could say it’s this it’s that … Continue reading
Just Listen: Fours – Leave Me
FOURS Listen to Leave Me here: Our latest #SoundcloudStumble comes in the shape of FOURS and their track Leave Me. It was an instant ear-pricker of a song with it’s effortlessly infectious melody. There’s something very Florence + The Machine about the vocal delivery and it’s certainly no bad thing in my book. This is less … Continue reading
Album Review: Paul Smith and The Imitations – Contradictions
Contradictions Released August 21st 2015 Words: Julia Grantham Contradictions is the second solo album from Maximo Park front-man Paul Smith. Five years since releasing his debut, Smith has retained the lyricism and energy in his music that he is known for, all the while remaining committed to the band that saw his rise to fame … Continue reading
EP Review: Tijuana Bibles – Ghost/Dance/Movement
Ghost/Dance/Movement Released September 4th 2015 Words: Gary Feeney Tijuana Bibles first came to my attention at Live at Glasgow earlier this year, turning in a raucous late night (early morning, to be pedantic) performance in the basement of the popular music venue Broadcast. Playing to a rather well-lubricated hometown audience, it was obvious that this … Continue reading
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