Just Listen: Holy Holy – You Cannot Call For Love Like A Dog
Holy Holy Listen to You Cannot Call For Love Like A Dog here: It’s not just the title of You Cannot Call For Love Like A Dog by Australian band Holy Holy that is epic. There’s a real 80s/90s power ballad vibe going on here. Just follow that relentless fast paced drumming, the quick rise and … Continue reading
Just Listen: Life In Film – Alleyway
Life In Film Listen to Alleyway here: If you love say, Vampire Weekend and early days Kings Of Leon then you may well just be in for a right old treat with Life In Film’s new track Alleyway. They completely blend elements of both bands, from those oh so jaunty guitar riffs and, well, the … Continue reading
Just Listen: Trails And Ways – Skeletons
Trails And Ways Listen to Skeletons here: I’ll admit that the thing that won me over on this track was those little “ohh wahh”s that are peppered throughout this jangly little number called Skeletons by US band Trails And Ways. After a few listens I was also completely taken with the image of skeletons dancing … Continue reading
Just Listen: Racing Glaciers – What I Saw
Racing Glaciers Listen to What I Saw here: Unlike much of their previous work, Racing Glaciers don’t race through their new track What I Saw. Rather they drape it around you. Parts of the track are sparse, giving more impact to the denser textures that build and weave in and out as if they’re painting … Continue reading
Just Listen: Black Honey – Spinning Wheel
Black Honey Listen to Spinning Wheel here: I reckon Black Honey have come up with a tune in Spinning Wheel that will make Quentin Tarantino reach for his clapper board quicker than you can shout Pulp Fiction! It is sultry, edgy rock n roll. Oh and it screams, literally. Spinning Wheel is one of the … Continue reading
Just Watch: Flo Morrissey – Pages Of Gold
Flo Morrissey Watch the video for Pages Of Gold here: There is something quite chilling about the vocal delivery and guitar combination of Flo Morrissey’s new single Pages Of Gold. It’s chilling yet beautiful and wholeheartedly enchanting. Admittedly things do warm up a little by the chorus but those dissonant tones still err on the … Continue reading
Just Watch: Fictonian – Make It Be Ours
Fictonian Watch the video for Make It Be Ours here: Listen to Make It Be Ours here: Multi instrumentalist Fictonian releases his debut single, Make It Be Ours, on May 4th 2015. The single has a daydream quality to it, not only in the lyrics but the track’s overall make up. It’s a daydream I … Continue reading
Just Listen: Flyying Colours – Running Late
Flyying Colours Listen to Running Late here: Australian shoegazers extraordinaire Fylying Colours will be releasing their new EP, ROYGBIV, on UK Label Club AC30 on May 11th, from which comes the track Running Late. The band aren’t afraid to wear their influences on their sleeves and do so proudly and unashamedly. They bring splashes of colour … Continue reading
Just Listen: Young Empires – The Gates
Young Empires Listen to The Gates here: Watch the video for The Gates here: Young Empires tread ever so boldy through the hard subject of depression and isolation within their new track The Gates. Rather than take the more tried and tested slow depressing route they’ve opted for a much harder hitting method of delivery … Continue reading
EP Review: Jamie T – Magnolia Melancholia
Magnolia Melancholia Released 13th April 2015 Words: Gary Feeney Having withdrawn so completely from the public eye in 2009 following his sophomore release Kings & Queens to the extent that social media pages were set up voicing concern for his well-being, London songster Jamie Treays, better known as Jamie T, caused something of a stir … Continue reading
Just Listen: Bells Atlas – Future Bones
Bells Atlas Listen to Future Bones Here: Perhaps Future Bones is a little outside the usual prescribed Popped tunes but it’s so steeped in feel good summery vibes that are very much needed right now, that it has to be shared. Plus I’ll share anything that really excites. Hailing from Oakland California, Bells Atlas have … Continue reading
Just Listen: Girl Friend – You Lead The Way
Girlfriend Listen to You Lead The Way here: Immerse yourself in the disco pop bliss that Manchester’s Girl Friend offer up with current track You Lead The Way. It’s not a fast paced affair, more of a sexy come hither sway of a track and they’re definitely leading the way. Find Girl Friend on Facebook
Album Review: Amber Run – 5AM
5AM Released April 20th 2015 I can’t believe that it has arrived at this time already. Not 5AM, but that Amber Run are releasing their debut album. It feels like it was only the other month that I was stood in a very muddy field watching them play, what was at the time, their 6th … Continue reading
Just Listen: Kloë – Feel
Kloë Listen to Feel here: With urban overtones new pop starlett Kloë brings to the table her newest track, Feel. It follows on from her sold out debut show in her home town of Glasgow and after the hugely popular debut taster release of Grip at the end of 2014. Find Kloë on Facebook
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