Just Listen: MiAmigo- Hard To Love
MiAmigo Listen to Hard To Love here: Embarrassing as this is to admit, but I thought I had already posted this beast of a track. I hadn’t. I must make amends for the error of my ways as this has been a staple track on my playlist for the last month. MiAmigo bust out some … Continue reading
Festival Review: Sound City 2015
Sound City 2015 Bramley Moore Dock, Liverpool 21-23 May 2015 Words: Elena Katrina and Lauren Grigor This year saw Liverpool’s Sound City festival take a brave new step away from the warm open arms of the city centre venues and take a massive leap into becoming pretty much a full on outside festival, open to … Continue reading
Just Watch: Johnny Sands – Arno Arno
Johnny Sands Watch the video for Arno Arno here: Listen to Arno Arno here: Johnny Sands returns with his new single Arno Arno, taken from his current EP and delivers sparkling vocals over an atmospheric track that has so much space it’s easy to roll around inside it. Tantalisingly melodious and beautifully produced. Find Johnny … Continue reading
Live Review: John Joseph Brill – Liverpool
John Joseph Brill Leaf, Liverpool, May 13th 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Local promoter Harvest Sun have a reputation for gigs of quality but often acts you have never heard of. I am a bit of a fan of a random ticket purchase to their nights. It was one of those random nights at Studio2 to … Continue reading
Just Watch: Aquilo – Calling Me
Aquilo Watch the video for Calling Me here: Aquilo showcase their new track Calling Me with this beautiful video depicting the importance of self expression. The video gives added depth to the heart of the lyrics. This track, as with all of Aquilo’s music, pitches beautiful storytelling with an atmospheric soundtrack and harmonies that are … Continue reading
Just Listen: Model Aeroplanes – Deep In The Pool
Model Aeroplanes Listen to Deep In The Pool here: Model Aeroplanes have smashed it out of the ball park yet again with latest track Deep In The Pool. It’s pure sunshine fun in 3.24 minutes. The funky bassline totally kicks ass, the jangly guitars make my shoulders dance around and well, it’s one of the … Continue reading
Just Listen: Powers – Beat Of My Drum
Powers Listen to Beat Of My Drum here: Admittedly Beat Of My Drum almost never made the cut but then the chorus kicked in and slowly but surely I was pulled in to this poptastic disco party and I danced. Boy did I dance. Hands in the air, my shoes couldn’t help it, they were … Continue reading
Just Listen: Max And The Moon – Actor
Max And The Moon Listen to Actor here: Max And The Moon return with their new pop infused track Actor. With a clear story to be had it’s a pretty easy song to fling yourself around to as well as sing along to. Some sweet riffs and melodies thrown in to the mix too. Find … Continue reading
Just Listen: Louis Berry – 25 Reasons
Louis Berry Listen to 25 Reasons here: Following on from his debut offering, .45, and winning the coveted one to watch for 2015 award at this year’s GIT Awards in his hometown Liverpool, Louis Berry shares his latest track, 25 Reasons. As before, his track is a bounding rock n roll romp, relentless in it’s … Continue reading
Just Listen: Adira – Falling
Adira Listen to Falling here: A #SoundCloudStumble lead me to fall in love with Adira’s track Falling. It is a sweepingly romantic and dramatic rise and fall. With violins and piano against the build up toward the end is as wholeheartedly passionate as it’s crescendo. Vocally Adira has a pretty impressive range and a voice … Continue reading
Introducing: Lying B*st*rds – Head To Tokyo
Lying B*st*rds They are probably one of Liverpool’s newest and most exciting bands and Lying B*st*ards deliver all of the required ingredients for bringing some magical lofi to the party. They also mange to just take it just off kilter, adding some seriously funky bass. There’s not much to be found on these guys if … Continue reading
Live Review: The Maccabees – Manchester
The Maccabees Manchester, Ritz, 13th May 2015 The Maccabees have been kind to the North West lately. We’ve had two gigs – a special one off show in Liverpool toward the end of 2014 and now this show, as part of their pre-album release tour. I’m so pleased to have been able to make it … Continue reading
Just Listen: Full Of Keys – Strike The Lightning
Full Of Keys Listen to Strike The Lightening here: Watch the video for Strike Lightening here: Some people are just inherently good at what they do, as though they were born to do nothing else. I feel like Sweden’s Anni Bernhard, AKA Full Of Keys, was born to do this and a life time of … Continue reading
Free Track: Flor – Unsaid
Flor Listen to and download Unsaid here: Saying you have favourite bands is a bit like picking your favourite child, apparently, but quite frankly if a band consistently delivers songs that drive me crazy with excitement then screw it I’ll happily label them a favourite. Flor are fast becoming one of these bands. Unsaid is … Continue reading
Video Premiere – Jake Morley – Ghostess (Sofar Sounds Session)
Jake Morley The lovely people at Sofar Sounds always have some prettty amazing acts come to perform at people’s homes and at unusual locations. They’ve been pretty damn ace and offered us up and exclusive preview of one of our fave tracks to share with you. Ghostess by Jake Morley is the session in question … Continue reading
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