Live Review: Prides – London
Prides London, Heaven 12th February 2015 Words: Stuart Evans So, underneath the arches of Charing Cross station is the place where Glaswegian three piece electro indie dance smashers Prides played their biggest headline show to date. And it was a triumphant, magical set of dance-floor delerium. Supported by the quite wonderful Remi Miles – a … Continue reading
Album Review: Idlewild – Everything Ever Written
Everything Ever Written Released 16th February 2015 Words: Stuart Evans Firstly I must start with a confession: Idlewild are my favourite band/artist in the world. They have heavily influenced my musical and written tastes in ways that I cannot thank them enough for. That isn’t to say that this review is guaranteed to be positive … Continue reading
Just Watch: John Joseph Brill – Pieces
John Joseph Brill Watch the video for Pieces here: John Joseph Brill shares the video for the title track to his forthcoming EP, Pieces. The track itself is a deep and dark soundtrack with an even darker sentiment, that despite having a promise of something positive, somehow still manages to sound somewhat menacing. It’s a … Continue reading
Live Review: Baby Strange – Glasgow
Baby Strange CCA Glasgow, 3rd February 2015 Words: Gary Feeney The Ramones, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Libertines, The Strokes…Baby Strange. This is not an odd-one-out question about who doesn’t have a “The” in their name, although there are more than a few differences between the latter and the rest than the format of … Continue reading
Just Listen: Rhodes – Turning Back Around
Rhodes Listen to Turning Back Around here: Watch the video for Turning Back Around here: Rhodes has shared his brand new single Turning Back Around this evening. The track showcases a much fuller sound for Rhodes, whose previous tracks have been predominately a solo affair. This track pushes ever forward thanks to the drums … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Wombats – Emoticons
The Wombats Listen to Emoticons here: The Wombats are back in force in 2015 and Emoticons is another fine example of how easy it seems to be for this Liverpool based band to put pen to paper, fingers to synths etc and come up trumps time and time again with blissfully perfect pop songs. Emoticons … Continue reading
Just Watch: Florence + The Machine – What Kind Of Man
Florence + The Machine Watch the video for What Kind Of Man here: Florence + The Machine today shared the video for the new single, What Kind Of Man, and news of the new album How Big How Blue How Beautiful. The album is the first for Florence since the Grammy nominated Ceremonials released in … Continue reading
Album Review: The Subways – The Subways
The Subways Released February 9th 2015 Words: Stuart Evans “Indie/Rock Bands don’t last these days, name a band that had a debut album ten years ago and are still going” A friend of mine said that at the weekend and I admit, I struggled. Bloc Party? No, think they are done. Editors? Ahh there’s one. … Continue reading
Just Listen: Iyes – Simmer (Live)
Iyes Listen to Simmer (live) here: Iyes prove their vocals and sound are strikingly strong in their rawest of forms with this stripped back live version of their track Simmer. The track is available as a free download here. Their next single, Glow, is released on 1st of March. Find Iyes on Facebook. LIVE 12th … Continue reading
Introducing: Dazes – Neon Lover
Dazes Hailing from the sprawling metropolis of that there (North) London come new fourpiece Dazes. Though initially their name bought up images of a totally different sounding band, I was somewhat surprised, and happily so, to hear a band whose guitar riffs and vocals drip with psychedelia as much as it does indie pop and … Continue reading
Just Listen: Kid Wave – Wonderlust
Kid Wave Listen to Wonderlust here: Heavenly Records’ singing Kid Wave present their latest offering in the hazy summery swirling sounds of Wonderlust. The track is released on March 30th. It is also taken from the bands, as yet unannounced, debut album. Find Kid Wave on Facebook. LIVE MARCH 5th London Brixton Windmill 12th London … Continue reading
Just Watch: Glass Caves – Breaking Out
Glass Caves Watch the video for Breaking Out here: Glass Caves present the video for their forthcoming single Breaking Out, due for release on 9th March. The single comes form the band’s 2014 debut album Alive. LIVE 18th Feb: The Attic, Glasgow 19th Feb: Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh 21st Feb: Madhatters, Inverness 7th Mar: The Macbeth, … Continue reading
Free Download: Jennifer Davies – Silhouette (Piano Version)
Jennifer Davies Listen to and download Silhouette (Piano version) here: Liverpool’s Jennifer Davies has shared this delicately stripped back version of her EP track Silhouette. This version of the track further showcases Jennifer’s flawless vocals as well as the perfectly matched songwriting relationship with Tord Knudsen . It was recorded in Elevator Studios for GetIntoThis … Continue reading
Just Listen: Max Taylor – The Optimist
Max Taylor Listen to The Optimist here: From the second Max Taylor opens his mouth and that first note escapes exquisitely from it, is around about the time I began to hold my breath. I didn’t even notice until about half way through when I exhaled loudly. The Optimist is a delicate track that slowly … Continue reading
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